YKK AP America, a manufacturer of aluminum windows, sunshades, curtain walls, storefronts and entrances for use in commercial and institutional construction, has added a new unitized wall system to its enerGfacade product line.
By Joel Scanlon
19 May 2012
SageGlass, an electronically tintable glass from SAGE Electrochromics, has helped Hayward, California-based Chabot Community College to achieve LEED Platinum certification for its Community and Student Services Center (CSSC). tBP/Architecture decided to use large numbers of glass in the CSSC to bring in huge amount of daylight and maintain an outdoor connection for the students’ well-being.
By Will Soutter
19 May 2012
KBR, a global engineering, construction and services company, has received a new manufacturing plant construction contract from CTL Packaging, a producer of plastic packaging products for the pharmaceutical, food, personal care and cosmetics industries.
By Nick Gilbert
19 May 2012
Balfour Beatty, a globally recognized infrastructure group, has received a certification to the new Collaborative Business Relationships standard by the British Standard Institute. This standard also known as BS11000 recognizes the significance of collaboration for the improvement of sustainable relationships, company performance and competitiveness.
By Nick Gilbert
19 May 2012
Costa Rica-based luxury design architectural firm Sarco Architects is taking efforts to build energy efficient homes so that customers can cut down on electricity costs. According to statistical data collected by the Costa Rica Star CNFL customers expect their electricity bills to increase by 4.7% during the month of May.
By Joel Scanlon
18 May 2012
US-based Regency Centers, specialising in the operation and development of community and grocery based shopping centres has announced that two of its buildings in North Carolina and Illinois have received LEED Silver certification from the USGBC.
By Will Soutter
18 May 2012
PRISM Group of companies’ subsidiary PRISM Developments has won LEED Gold Certification from the USGBC for its property in Beltline District. Though the property was known as PRISM place during the construction stage, it will now be marketed as 11th Avenue Place.
By Nick Gilbert
18 May 2012
An agreement has been signed for the lease, construction and operation of the LYNC Blue Line Extension light rail project by the Charlotte Area Transit Systems (CATS), the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) and Norfolk Southern Corporation.
By Nick Gilbert
18 May 2012
3M has donated new acoustic tile to Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C., to help in the reduction of noise levels and creating a quieter environment for visitors. One of the main attractions in the zoo was the Great Ape House, which features six western lowland gorillas and six orang-utans.
By Nick Gilbert
18 May 2012
Colliers International has announced that the company has bought 50 Connaught Road Central (the property) in Hong Kong. Agricultural Bank of China has provided HK$4.88 billion for this purchase.
By Nick Gilbert
17 May 2012
Maryland based NDI Homes is introducing a new model of home construction in Montgomery County.
By Joel Scanlon
17 May 2012
Jyco Sealing Technologies is introducing commercial and residential windows that feature its new weathersealing technology. Under the new technology the windows will be framed with thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) which is a rubber plastic compound that was introduced by the company during the year 2000.
By Will Soutter
17 May 2012
A team of experts from Dundee Kilmer Developments, officials from the city and a group of architects conducted the formal ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the first condominium building in Canary District.
By Nick Gilbert
17 May 2012
Close on the heels of winning the 2012 Design Award from Lodging Hospitality this month, the Omni Dallas Hotel has been awardedthe LEED Gold New Construction (NC) certification. This certification catapults the Omni Dallas into the distinction of being Texas’ only LEED Gold hotel as well as the largest US-based LEED Gold Certified Hotel outside Las Vegas.
By Nick Gilbert
17 May 2012
Active House USA, a customized sustainable home is being constructed in Webster Groves, Colorado, by integrating the best green home building practices of the United States and Europe.
By Nick Gilbert
16 May 2012