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Stephen Hamstra, "Legend in Energy" Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Joins Greensleeves LLC as Chief Technology Officer
Stephen Hamstra, P.E., HBDP, CGD LEED® AP joins Greensleeves LLC to advance technology allowing for 35-50% lower utility bills without increasing construction cost. - January 19, 2010 - Greensleeves LLC
Birdair, Inc. Project Wins International Award
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Named Winner in the International Category of the Steel Construction Design Awards by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction - January 16, 2010 - Birdair, Inc.
Leo Dowell is Featured on Cutters Productions "For Your Home" and Explains the "New Vintage." He Explains How He is Designing New Homes That Look a Hundred Years Old.
Leo Dowell shares his vision of reclaiming European materials even down to whole rooms and clock shops and building new homes around them. To Leo it is more about quality of space than quantity. - January 12, 2010 - Leo Dowell Interiors
New LED Outdoor Lighting System Technology to be Presented by Cincinnati’s Outdoor Lighting Professionals, NiteLites, at the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show
NiteLites Cincinnati outdoor lighting professionals to showcase the latest in outdoor LED lighting systems at the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show March 6th through 14th. - January 11, 2010 - NiteLites Outdoor Lighting
Great House Design Distributes Gifts to Homeless Teenagers for the Holidays
Great House Design, a Custom and Stock House Plan Business located near Spokane, Washington, pitched in to help out Santa and local homeless teens for the holidays. The owners at Great House Design, Glen & Donna Hyman, carried out their beloved Christmas tradition of shopping for gifts and... - January 11, 2010 - Great House Design
Architecture Firm Farewell Mills Gatsch Celebrates 35 Years in Business
Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects, LLC is proud to celebrate 35 years of award-winning architecture and begin its 36th year of practice. Since the firm’s founding in 1974, FMG has been widely recognized for the design of new buildings and the stewardship of historic structures. Today, that... - January 10, 2010 - Farewell Mills Gatsch, LLC
Brentano’s Smart Home Contest Winner Visits Chicago
Kim Klingeisen of Smithgroup tours “Chicago’s Greenest Home.” - January 10, 2010 - Brentano, Inc.
Acoustiblok, Inc.’s Sound Abatement Material Named 2009 Best Products Winner by Builder News Magazine
Builder News Magazine, the national residential and multifamily media brand for builders, developers, contractors and designers, released its 2009 "Best Products" edition naming Acoustiblok noise abatement products among the top products used in the building industry throughout the... - January 07, 2010 - Acoustiblok, Inc.
ACT Global Sports Completes Natural Grass Study at Texas A&M University
Research by leading synthetic turf manufacturer and Labosport benchmarks sport performance of natural turf. - January 07, 2010 - Act Global
Der Scutt Architect Engaged for 1615 L Street Renovation Project
Spitzer Engineering, LLC has engaged Der Scutt Architect as its design consultant for the renovation of 1615 L Street NW in Washington, DC., a 13 story office building. Der Scutt Architect is removing the façade from the bottom three floors and replacing with a new low-E energy efficient... - January 07, 2010 - Der Scutt Architect
Construction to Begin on Voorhees Hall Façade Recladding Project
Der Scutt Architect's design for New York City College of Technology Voorhees Hall renovation slated to begin construction in Spring 2010. - January 07, 2010 - Der Scutt Architect
Birdair, Inc. Launches Tensotherm(TM) with Nanogel(R) Web Site
New Site Provides Comprehensive Overview of World’s First Insulated Composite Membrane Roofing System - January 07, 2010 - Birdair, Inc.
ZebraOptical OptoProfiler for Bow, Warp, Roller Wave Glass, and Edge Kink Metrology for Tempered Glass, Thin Film Solar Cells, and Other Devices
SOLLC: Zebra OptoProfiler Glass Metrology Tool for full surface tempered glass measurements including roller wave, and edge kink, and full surface metrology for thin film solar cells manufacturing. Same technology in scaled down version is offered for glass MEMs substrates. - January 06, 2010 - Sunrise Optical LLC
Inspections by Bob Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award
Inspections by Bob, LLC, of Gaithersburg, MD, has been awarded the prestigious 2009 Angie’s List Super Service Award. - January 04, 2010 - Inspections by Bob
Shade Systems Provides Its Mega Span Shade Covers for City of Miami Springs, FL
Shade Systems is proud to announce it has provided multiple Mega Span shade covers for the City of Miami Springs, located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As a satisfied repeat buyer of Shade Systems products, municipal staff again selected Shade Systems to provide its Mega Span shade products at two of the City’s beautiful parks. - January 04, 2010 - Shade Systems, Inc.
Fine Homebuilding Gives Outlook for the Building Industry: Predictions for 2010 and the Decade Ahead
The editors of Fine Homebuilding have made their predictions for what you can expect from the residential building industry in the decade ahead. - December 31, 2009 - The Taunton Press
BJAC Designs UNC Hospitals Imaging & Outpatient Care Center
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that the firm designed the UNC Hospitals Imaging & Outpatient Center. The new 30,000 square ft, two-story building will house a... - December 24, 2009 - BJAC
Lightswitch Architectural Sheds New Light on the Shedd
Lightswitch Architectural created a dynamic and immersive lighting design for the newly “re-imagined” Oceanarium exhibit, originally built in 1991, at The John G. Shedd Aquarium, in Chicago. The new Oceanarium immerses visitors in the vibrant Pacific Northwest coastal eco-system,... - December 22, 2009 - Lightswitch Architectural
Ibstock Brick Hosts MP Visit
MP visits Ibstock factory in West Sussex and gains an insight into the current condition of the construction industry from the UK’s largest brick manufacturer. - December 20, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
Ibstock Brick Wins Top Award at Ceramics Biennial
Ibstock Brick has been presented with the ‘Ceramics in Industry Award’ at the British Ceramics Awards in Stoke-on-Trent. The award is the top honour for technological innovation in ceramics which Ibstock received for its CoolVault and Elementix Express product ranges. - December 20, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
Ibstock Leads the Way for Inspirational Schools
Ibstock Brick is right at the heart of three innovative and striking new school buildings in London, Northampton and Birmingham. Brick used in school building designs as it is versatile, durable and sustainable as well as low in cost and maintenance. - December 18, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
Ibstock Dominates BDA Award Shortlist
Ibstock Brick’s building projects account for over 50% of this year’s Brick Development Association (BDA) Awards shortlist. The BDA Awards recognise excellence in design and construction using brick. - December 18, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
Ibstock Sweeps the Board at BDA Awards
Ibstock Brick dominated the Brick Development Association (BDA) Awards winning nine awards in total including the Supreme Winner Award 2009. The awards recognise excellence in design and construction using brick. - December 18, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
Ibstock Launches New SUDS Pavers
Ibstock launches a new range of brick pavers for drives and patios that are SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) compliant, allowing for run-off of excess water in heavy rain. - December 17, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
Ibstock Launches New Brick Selector
Ibstock Brick launches a new easy to follow ‘Brick Selector’ brochure to help builders and the general public simplify the process of choosing and matching clay facing bricks. - December 17, 2009 - IBSTOCK BRICK Ltd
AIA Southwest Michigan Recognizes Four Firms at Its 2009 Design Awards
The event honors TowerPinkster, Diekema Hamann Architecture and Allegretti Architects, Inc. - December 17, 2009 - American Institute of Architects Southwest Michigan
BJAC Appoints New Project Interior Designer
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced Barbara Dokulil has joined the firm as an interior designer. In this position, Dokulil will be responsible for designing detailed... - December 17, 2009 - BJAC
Linda Searl of Searl Lamaster Howe Architects Attends Mayors' Institute on City Design
Linda Searl, FAIA participated in a three day conference for the Mayor's Institute on City Design. - December 16, 2009 - Searl Lamaster Howe Architects
Insights with Host Hugh Downs Features Donald Trump and Trump Plaza
Trump Entertainment Resorts as Part of the Interstitial Programming for Public Television. - December 12, 2009 - InsightsSeries
Architecture Firm Francis Cauffman Hires New Director of Healthcare for New York Office
James May, formerly of the architecture firm Granary Associates, Inc., has joined Francis Cauffman as Director of Healthcare in its New York office. - December 12, 2009 - Francis Cauffman
FreemanWhite Names Alan Holley, PE, Director of Engineering
FreemanWhite (www.freemanwhite.com), an architectural, engineering, interior design and consulting services firm for healthcare organizations worldwide, has announced that Alan Holley, PE, former southeast regional director for the firm’s engineering consulting services, has been named... - December 11, 2009 - FreemanWhite
Luis Riobueno Joins BJAC
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that Luis Riobueno has joined the firm as a designer. In this position, Riobueno brings his 25 years of architectural design experience... - December 10, 2009 - BJAC
Nationally Renowned Leaders Speak at 2nd Annual Leadership in Capital Projects (LinCP) Forum
Leadership in Capital Projects (LinCP) Forum announces nationally renowned keynote speakers Barbara White Bryson and Jack Lowe Jr for the February 2010 event. - December 10, 2009 - LinCP Forum/Synergy Builders
ACT Global Sports Earns Synthetic Turf Council Certification
STC certification another recognition of quality and reputation for leading artificial turf manufacturer. - December 09, 2009 - Act Global
Great House Designs Delivers Dream House Plans and Custom Home Designs to Donna & Patrick Rowan
Great House Design, an online retailer of pre made house plans and home designs that also specializes in custom house designs, delivers a customized dream house design to the couple Donna & Patrick Rowan. The Rowans had bought a starter home in the beginning of 2004, but since then their... - December 09, 2009 - Great House Design
Pennsylvania Hospital Goes Green with LEED Silver Certification
The Critical Care Building (CCB) at Geisinger Health System’s Wyoming Valley campus, part of architecture firm Francis Cauffman’s master plan, has received a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification, highlighting the hospital’s commitment to green building and energy-efficient operations. - December 06, 2009 - Francis Cauffman
PDGFazio Design Group Wins Another Dental Office Design Award
PDGFazio Design Group produces another award winning design. Mint Hill Dentistry in NC, recently won the 2009 Matsco “Dental Office Design of the Year” for group practice as the top award given in the national Matsco Dental Design Competition. Matsco, a leading provider of dental... - December 05, 2009 - PDGFazio
New York City’s First ‘Zero Energy Building’ Coming to the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn
Designs for New York’s first sustainable zero-energy, live/work building are nearing completion, with ground-breaking scheduled for February and completion planned for summer 2010. This structure is expected to become a distinctive new addition to the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. As defined... - December 03, 2009 - Redhook Green
New Jersey Architecture Firm Recognized for Excellence in Civic Stewardship, Preservation
Two prestigious design and preservation organizations honored Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects, LLC for its preservation of New Jersey government and educational landmarks, including Cass Gilbert’s early 20th-century Essex County Courthouse and Princeton University’s Whig Hall, which was transformed in the early 1970s by the late Charles Gwathmey. - December 03, 2009 - Farewell Mills Gatsch, LLC
Trust for Architectural Easements Announces Tour of Historic New York Apartment Building Courtyard
The Belnord is privately owned and access to its 22,000-square-foot courtyard is normally restricted. The Trust for Architectural Easements is organizing self-guided tours of the courtyard from December 1st through December 16th (2 p.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays only). Reservations are required. Please email rsvp@architecturaltrust.org to make a reservation. - December 02, 2009 - Trust for Architectural Easements
BJAC Names Nancy A. Padgett as Marketing Director
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that Nancy A. Padgett has been named as the firm’s new marketing director. In this position, Padgett will use her decades of... - December 02, 2009 - BJAC
BJAC Names New Communications Director
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that the firm has promoted Rebecca Edmunds, former director of marketing, to the firm’s new communications director. In this... - November 26, 2009 - BJAC
America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2010
DesignIntelligence publishes 11th annual edition of definitive rankings. - November 26, 2009 - Greenway Group
NASA Names Thermablok® to Its Top 49 Product Spin-off List for 2009
NASA's new aerogel technology, the highest R-value ever developed, now set to change the world. - November 24, 2009 - Acoustiblok, Inc.
Special Christmas Networking Reception for Built Environment Professionals at the East London Design Show, Friday December 4th
Business Junction and Design Minded are holding a special networking reception aimed at design and built environment professionals, at The East London Design Show on Friday December 4th at 6.00pm in Shoreditch Town Hall. The event will offer a unique opportunity for London designers, architects and other construction professionals to network over a glass of wine and food, with all the show exhibitors previewing their work. Book here: http://www.businessjunction.co.uk/index.php/fuseaction/events. - November 23, 2009 - Business Junction
Ned Jennings Appointed Vice Chair of Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Small Business Committee
FreemanWhite (www.freemanwhite.com), an architectural, engineering, interior design and consulting services firm for healthcare organizations worldwide, has announced that Ned Jennings, principal, senior mechanical engineer, and Raleigh office manager, was elected to the 2009/2010 Greater Raleigh... - November 21, 2009 - FreemanWhite
St. Joseph's Health System Breaks Ground on New Critical Care Facility in New Jersey, Inaugurating Phase III of Francis Cauffman's $250 Million Master Plan
On Thursday, November 12, St. Joseph’s Healthcare System (SJHS) broke ground for a new, $100-million, 230,000-sq.-ft. Critical Care Building (CCB), launching the expansion and renovation of St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in downtown Paterson, New Jersey. The project is part of the hospital's plan to improve its services and revitalize the urban area. - November 21, 2009 - Francis Cauffman
VHDRI Skies: Magic Hours, Out Now
Hyperfocal Design releases new High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI) collection, 'VHDRI Skies: Magic Hours.' Digital Art developer Hyperfocal Design has bowed to demands for a VHDRI sunset and twilight collection by offering a huge VHDRI collection with 20 sunset and twilight HDRs. The sky panoramas in Magic Hours weigh in at 14,000 x 7,000 pixels with super high dynamic range - up to 20 stops. Magic Hours is the third product in Hyperfocal's "V Series" of products. - November 20, 2009 - Hyperfocal Design
AIA Iowa Uses Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard at New Office
AIA Iowa, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has moved to a new office and is using QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) to educate the public on the office’s sustainable interior. After 15 years at the 1000 Walnut Street location, AIA Iowa has... - November 20, 2009 - QA Graphics
Six Flags Mexico Purchases Cafe Umbrellas from Shade Systems
Shade Systems announces it has provided its innovative Cafe Umbrellas to Six Flags Mexico. Cafe Umbrellas by Shade Systems feature a cantilevered (offset) design for maximum seating underneath, and one-crank opening and closing - suitable for restaurants, hotels, resorts, and theme parks looking for durable commercial umbrellas. - November 19, 2009 - Shade Systems, Inc.