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LEED Silver Certification Awarded to Verizon New Jersey Operations Center

Verizon's operations center in Basking Ridge, N.J., has earned the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® Silver certification for the center's environmentally friendly design and energy efficiency. Abou...

31 Dec 2009

VA Regional Office in Idaho Receives Environmental Certification from Independent Group

The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) announced today plans to construct a 1.1 Megawatt solar array near its Yankee substation in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Construction of the project will beg...

31 Dec 2009

Corian Finds Applications in Areas Other than Just Kitchens

Corian® China is the proud sponsor of the Urban Picnic project, designed by Jason Carlow for the 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. Until Feb. 2010, the DuPont™ Corian® solid surface structure is on display in Hong Kong.

29 Dec 2009

New TV Series on Building Beautiful Outdoor Space

World-renowned environmentalist and landscape architect Jamie Durie brings his “Outdoor Room” concept from his native Australia to the United States in HGTV’s The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie

29 Dec 2009

Eggrock to Install Bathrooms in New Holiday Inn Express

Eggrock LLC, the U.S. leader in pre-built bathroom pods, announced that it has received an order for 81 bathrooms for a new Holiday Inn Express

29 Dec 2009

TV Show Features Axion's Structural Products Made Using Recycled Plastic Technology

Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high-load industrial products, announced that News 12 New Jersey aired a segment on the high-load th...

29 Dec 2009

Heritage Aviation Installs Wind Turbine, Solar Electric System and Solar Thermal System

In a first for the renewables and aviation industries, Heritage Aviation, the new General Aviation Facility at the Burlington International Airport, has installed a wind turbine on-site at their new facility. It is a...

29 Dec 2009

AECOM Wins US$20 Million Contract for City of Edmonton’s LRT Extension Project in Canada

AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it was awarded a US$20-m...

29 Dec 2009

Clean Energy Fuels to Build CNG Fueling Station in Texas

The City of Austin, Texas has awarded a 10-year contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) to design, build, and maintain a new public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station located adjacent to Aust...

29 Dec 2009

Excel Homes Starts Offering Sprinkler Systems to All New Homes

The recent Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council's vote to mandate the placement of sprinklers in all new one- and two-family residences and townhomes built in Pennsylvania will take effe...

29 Dec 2009

Swiss Hotel Reaps Benefits from Aluminium Construction

Self-sufficient with water and energy, thanks partly to Hydro's Wicona-brand aluminium building systems, the new Monte Rosa Hut is accepting guest reservations for its first winter in the Swiss Alps. Monte Ro...

28 Dec 2009

Advanced Metal Roofing Make Qualified Remodeler Magazine's Exterior 200 List for 2009

James Kenton and Advanced Metal Roofing are pleased to announce that the company has been included in Qualified Remodeler Magazine's Exterior 200 list for 2009. Advanced Metal Roofing ranks number sixty-five on the l...

28 Dec 2009

NT Ruddock to Distribute SpectraQuartz Colored Quartz Aggregate from Mineral Visions

The N.T Ruddock Co. has been named the exclusive distributor of SpectraQuartz® colored quartz aggregate from Mineral Visions to construction, flooring, and pool markets in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Western Pennsylvani...

28 Dec 2009

Ram Power Receives Permit to Drill Geothermal Exploratory Wells in Imperial Valley, California

Ram Power, Corp. (TSX:RPG) ("Ram Power), through its wholly owned subsidiary Ram Power, Inc., has received a Geothermal Conditional Use Permit ("the Permit") for the 49.9 MW Orita I Project located in the ...

28 Dec 2009

ITC Hotel in Bengaluru Becomes India's First Hotel to Achieve LEED Platinum Certification

ITC's new luxury hotel in Bengaluru, the ITC Hotel Royal Gardenia was conferred the highest rating for green buildings in the world - the LEED India Platinum Rating. This recognition makes it the world's largest ...

28 Dec 2009