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The Fascination with Foo Dogs
Raymond Pittet; well-known Swiss born European architectural antiques expert and owner of Pittet Architecturals, a 30,000 square foot sales showroom in Dallas, Texas featuring museum quality mantles, fountains and doors dating from the 17th to 19th century to be used as décor accents in fine... - June 30, 2014 - Pittet Architecturals
No Risk Automation a Hub for North Carolina Distribution Center Growth
"North Carolina, and the entire Southeastern United States is quickly becoming the hub of new distribution centers. Many are currently considering automation as part of the planning process," according to John Hayes, founder and thought leader of No Risk Automation... - June 28, 2014 - No Risk Automation
Foundation Damage Can Cause Stucco Cracks
Construction Company Offers Repair of Stucco Damage to Homeowners - June 28, 2014 - Julian Construction
California Drought Affecting Home Foundations
State-Wide Drought is Bad News for Home Foundations Says Construction Company. - June 28, 2014 - Julian Construction
Relegen Pty Ltd Hosts RPDE Regional Meeting
Relegen, a leading supplier of people and technology solutions to Defence, maritime, law enforcement, mining and asset-intensive industries, played host last week to the RPDE [Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation Program] Regional meeting at its headquarters in Sydney. RPDE is a joint... - June 27, 2014 - Relegen Pty Ltd
Capital Safety Australia Introduces Their New Protecta® Kevlar® Welders Fall Protection Range
Fall protection that resists fire and sparks. - June 27, 2014 - Capital Safety Australia
PHX Architecture Hosts 6th Annual Architecture Summer Camp
PHX Architecture just wrapped up their 6th Annual Architecture Summer Camp. Each year they host a two-week long educational camp for junior high and high school students to introduce them to the basics of a career in architecture. This year the camp was held from June 9th - June 20th and had an excellent turn out. Check out photos from camp on their blog and Facebook page. - June 27, 2014 - PHX Architecture
New England Valve and Controls Blog Provides Insight and Knowledge to Technical Side of Industrial Valves
The blog is intended to teach and inform through application case studies and problem-solving uses for industrial ball valves, gate valves, globe valves, high performance butterfly valves, knife gate valves, pneumatic actuators, electric actuators, limit switches and positioners. - June 26, 2014 - RENCOR Controls
Performance Architects Achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialization for Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
Performance Architects, Inc. (www.performancearchitects.com), a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), a two-time Oracle Business Analytics (BI/EPM) Excellence Award winner, announced today that the Performance Architects team has achieved OPN Specialized status for Oracle Hyperion... - June 26, 2014 - Performance Architects, Inc.
Performance Architects Achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialization for Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service
Performance Architects, Inc., a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and a two-time Oracle Business Analytics (BI/EPM) Excellence Award winner, today announced it has achieved OPN Specialized status for Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service. To achieve OPN Specialized status,... - June 22, 2014 - Performance Architects, Inc.
USGBC-Illinois Announces New Sponsorship and Vendor Opportunities for 2014 GreenBuilt Home Tour
The unique educational event offers a wide range of corporate sponsorship packages and branding opportunities for building products manufacturers and consumer-focused brands and institutions. - June 20, 2014 - USGBC- Illinois Chapter
PROLIM Wins “Salute to Entrepreneur Winner Award” from Crain's Business
PROLIM Global Corporation, an IT PLM and Engineering services consulting firm is proud to announce that it has won the Salute to Entrepreneur Winner Award from Crain's Business for delivering software technology and infrastructure services to major Fortune 1000 clients. - June 18, 2014 - PROLIM Global Corporation
Ingenious Inc. CEO Vibhu Sharma Elected to the Houston Technology Center Advisory Board
Ingenious Inc. CEO, Vibhu Sharma, has been elected to the Houston Technology Center’s (HTC) advisory board. The HTC works closely with entrepreneurs and startup companies providing in-depth strategic and tactical business guidance, fundraising counsel, and helps them connect to new opportunities, allies, and capital. Their focus is to assist in the success of emerging technology companies. - June 12, 2014 - Ingenious Inc.
NoRiskAutomation Founder John Hayes Talks Appropriate Automation Solutions
Knowing the “tricks of the trade” has inspired the creation of the newly formed company, No Risk Automation. Asking the right questions from the beginning drives a much more precise selection of appropriate automation solutions. This knowledge and experience-based approach cannot be... - June 10, 2014 - No Risk Automation
Puralytics and Medad Technologies Win BlueTech Awards at SIWW
The 2014 TechXchange at Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) announced the winners of the BlueTech Awards from its TechShowcase session today. In this year’s competition, Singaporean-based Medad Technologies received the BlueTruffle™ Award and American-based Puralytics won the Disrupt-o-Meter™ Award. - June 09, 2014 - BlueTech Research
EMLab P&K's Phoenix Lab Now AIHA-LAP, LLC Accredited for PCM Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K's Phoenix environmental laboratory is now AIHA-LAP, LLC accredited to analyze asbestos samples using Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) analysis. The Phoenix lab is EMLab P&K's fourth lab accredited by AIHA-LAP, LLC for PCM asbestos analysis. - June 09, 2014 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Stevens Signs Memorandum of Understanding with INCOSE for Collaborative Research on Systems Engineering Professional Certification Data
Stevens Institute of Technology and the International Council on Systems Engineering signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct research and facilitate the best systems engineering principles and practices. - June 07, 2014 - INCOSE
EMLab P&K Files for Patent Protection for MoldRANGE™ Climate Reports at the U.S. Patent Office
EMLab P&K files for patent protection through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its proprietary MoldRANGE™ Climate report. The mold lab report correlates historic outdoor mold data with each climate’s unique range of outdoor mold spores. - June 06, 2014 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
MetalTech-USA Panels Revamp LATTC Learning Resource Center
MetalTech-USA fabricates 34,000 square feet of zinc, interlocking reveal panels to clad the facade of the newly renovated Learning Resource Center and Los Angeles Trade Technical College. - June 06, 2014 - MetalTech Global
Performance Architects, Inc. Announces Endeca Practice
Performance Architects, Inc., a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and a two-time Oracle Business Analytics (BI/EPM) Excellence Award winner, announced the launch of a new practice area focused on Endeca, specifically Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (OEID). OEID is an... - June 06, 2014 - Performance Architects, Inc.
LaurelRock’s Lead Designer Inspires $25,000 Donation to PLANET’s Academic Excellence Foundation (AEF)
Scholarship to Pave the Future for Students in the Landscaping Industry - June 05, 2014 - The LaurelRock Company
ACEC New York Recognizes Karen Rae with Chair’s Award; Engineer of the Year and New Principal of the Year Also Honored
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) will present its Chair’s Award to the New York State Deputy Secretary for Transportation, Karen Rae, on June 11th at the Union League Club in NYC. Two consulting engineers, John Waltz, P.E. and Brian R. Miller, P.E., will receive the Engineer of the Year and the New Principal of the Year awards, respectively. - June 04, 2014 - ACEC New York
PROLIM is Participating at THE BIG M 2014 Event
PROLIM is proud to announce it will have Booth #102 at the upcoming 2014 THE BIG M Event on Monday, June 9 through Thursday, June 12th 2014 at the newly renovated COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan. - June 04, 2014 - PROLIM Global Corporation
Basement Finishing Experts Arrive in New England
An award-winning basement finishing firm has just arrived in New England, promising to beat up moisture and water damage with their innovative waterproof wall and subflooring system. Matrix Basement Systems of New England - an offshoot of their Illinois-based headquarters - will be stationed at a... - June 03, 2014 - Matrix Basement Systems
F.E. Moran Awarded for Safety by Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
Stringent Safety Protocols and Impressive Safety Statistics Earn F.E. Moran Safety Award for Two Consecutive Years - June 01, 2014 - The Moran Group
ACET Achieves ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 20000:2011 Certification
On May 19, 2014 the QAS International certifying body for the International Organization for Standards (ISO) certified ACET for compliance with ISO 20000:2011 for IT Service Management and issued the registration certification document. This achievement follows the certification of ACET on December... - May 31, 2014 - Adams Communication & Engineering Technology, Inc.
Construction Company Recommends Home Retrofitting
Julian Construction Inc Recommending Retrofitting for Homes for Structural Integrity - May 31, 2014 - Julian Construction
Earthquake Readiness Must be a Priority in Los Angeles
Structural Inspection Specialist Warns Los Angeles Residents to be Ready - May 31, 2014 - Julian Construction
No Risk Automation Founder Discusses Eliminating the Automation Bias in AutomationMedia
No Risk Automation founder, John Hayes, authored a feature article in the current issue of AutomationMedia.com. The article, entitled, “Eliminating the automation Bias,” argues that representing an automated guided vehicle (AGV) vendor is often a conflict of interest. Hayes recalled,... - May 29, 2014 - No Risk Automation
Sightline Energy Set to Boost Energy Efficiency Design in the Inland Northwest
Sightline Energy launches in the U.S. Northwest region to assist architectural and engineering firms with energy efficiency, life-cycle costing, and sustainability challenges in new construction. - May 29, 2014 - Sightline Energy
Sheerline Structural Engineering Opens Office in San Francisco
Sheerline Structural Engineering, a full-service structural engineering firm, located at 665 Third St, Suite 513, San Francisco, CA 94107, opened its doors for business April 1, 2014. The principal of the firm, Michael Hicks, who has been in the structural engineering field for over 30 years,... - May 29, 2014 - Sheerline Structural Engineering
Amplicon Introduces Powerful Fanless Embedded PC with Multiple PCIe Expansion
The Amplicon Impact-E 300 builds upon the strong foundations of the Impact-E 200, offering reliability, monitored life cycle and road mapped components. Packaged in a light-weight chassis designed for optimal heat dissipation, the Impact-E 300 is a powerful embedded system with full OEM branding options available for the chassis and operating system; resulting in a professional branded unit. - May 29, 2014 - Amplicon
No Risk Automation Avoids Conflict of Interest with Vendor Agnostic Automation
John Hayes, founder and CEO of No Risk Automation, is featured in the current issue of Business Excellence. The article, entitled, “Agnostic Automation Vendor Selection: Objectivity Required,” discusses the four steps of no risk automation. Hayes explained representing an automated... - May 25, 2014 - No Risk Automation
RSC Architects Designed New Team Walker Learning Center in Jersey City
On Saturday, May 17 at 11 a.m., Jersey City, NJ native Jerry Walker and the Team Walker foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Team Walker Learning Center, located at the corner of Communipaw Ave. and Halladay St. on the site of a former vacant lot in Jersey City. Designed... - May 24, 2014 - RSC Architects
Industry Innovator Total Door Systems Participating in SME’s THE BIG M Tours
American-Owned Door Company Gives Rare Peek Inside Locally Sourced, Advanced, Sustainable, Green Design and Production Process. - May 23, 2014 - Total Door Systems
Pros to Know Thought Leader John Hayes Shares NoRiskAutomation Four Steps
John Hayes, Founder of NoRiskAutomation, is a 2014 Supply and Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know. Hayes suggested that all companies considering the purchase of automation, particularly automated guided vehicles, follow a four step process. Four Steps to No Risk Automation Step 1: Application... - May 23, 2014 - No Risk Automation
BluEntCAD, Leading Revit Drafting Services Provider Participated in the Toronto Entrepreneurs Conference 2014
BluEntCAD, a leading BIM consulting and Revit drafting services provider in Ontario participated in the Toronto Entrepreneurs Conference 2014. - May 23, 2014 - BluEntCAD
UBuildNet's New Consumer Portal is Here to Facilitate Connections with Contractors
UBuildNet has launched a new consumer portal at www.ubuildnet.com to connect individuals seeking home, business, or other construction and building services with contractors in their area, facilitating business-to-consumer connections. - May 22, 2014 - Universal Building Network
PRO Landscape Version 20 Now Available in Multiple Languages
Drafix Software, Inc., the leading provider of professional landscape design software has announced new Spanish, Italian, and German language releases of its PRO Landscape Version 20 design software. - May 22, 2014 - Drafix Software, Inc.
PROLIM Sponsors Booth at the Annual Michigan Minority Procurement Conference
PROLIM Global Corporation, a global Engineering, IT, and PLM consulting firm participated in the annual Michigan Minority Procurement Conference (MMPC) at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit, Michigan to share the experience and expertise focusing on PLM areas of product line to bring together the users in IT, Engineering and Product Design teams. - May 21, 2014 - PROLIM Global Corporation
PPI Group Welcomes the Topcon Technology Roadshow to Portland
PPI Group announces the arrival of the Topcon Technology Roadshow on June 4 and 5, in Portland, Oregon. The custom 52-foot mobile solutions center will roll into town to showcase the latest construction, survey, civil engineering, architecture and design technologies in a hands-on educational environment on a 23,000 mile tour across North America. This live learning experience will feature demonstrations and presentations by industry experts from Topcon, Autodesk, Bluebeam and PPI Group. - May 17, 2014 - PPI Group
PARAGON to Complete Penthouse Apartments at The Bravern Towers
PARAGON Construction Consulting, Inc. has been awarded a construction management contract from Riverstone Residential Group (RRG) to facilitate the completion of the Penthouses at The Bravern Towers located in the heart of downtown Bellevue, Washington. The owner, Invesco Ltd, acknowledges The... - May 16, 2014 - PARAGON Construction Consulting Inc.
Finalists Announced for the 2014 GreenBuilt Home Tour
The one-of-a-kind tour of sustainably built homes taking place in July features innovative building projects from Northbrook to Naperville and neighborhoods across Chicago. - May 15, 2014 - USGBC- Illinois Chapter
Sanibel School Students and R.S. Walsh Landscaping Celebrate Earth Day
R.S. Walsh Landscaping partnered with students from the Sanibel School to celebrate Earth Day. Lisa Walsh, owner of R.S. Walsh Landscaping, and Robin Brocious, manager of R.S. Walsh In The Garden, Sanibel's Retail Garden Center and Outdoor Showroom, met with 4th grade students from Tylor Stewart... - May 15, 2014 - RS Walsh Landscaping
ACEC New York Awards Scholarships to 24 New York STEM Students
Twenty-four scholarships awarded to third-year students in a four-year program or fourth-year students in a five-year program studying various engineering disciplines. - May 14, 2014 - ACEC New York
US Building Consultants Brings in Experienced Forensic Investigator as New Principal
US Building Consultants has hired Scott Stephen as a new principal. With years of experience in building envelope field analysis and diagnostic testing, roof design and installation consulting and more, Stephen brings a vast amount of experience to USBCI. - May 14, 2014 - USBCI
US Building Consultants Hires Experienced Local Architect as Fourth Principal
US Building Consultants has hired Scott Krehl as its fourth principal. With both a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Architecture degree from the University of Florida, Mr. Krehl brings an invaluable amount of experience to USBCI. Mr. Krehl has worked on over 100 projects throughout his career which serves as the highlight of his prolific career. - May 14, 2014 - USBCI
PROLIM Corporation is Named in Silicon India's Top 20 List
PROLIM Global Corporation a global PLM and IT Consulting firm offering PLM Software/Services, IT and Cloud Solutions and services, announced the debut of their unique approach towards PLM that helps the 2005 founded firm to maintain an edge over its competitors. - May 14, 2014 - PROLIM Global Corporation
Nick Richmond and Brian Barrick of Matrix Basement Systems Honored with Big50 Award
Nick Richmond and Brian Barrick, owners of Matrix Basement Systems, Inc. and Matrix Manufacturing, USA have been selected by REMODELING magazine to join the REMODELING Big50. The Big50 awards were presented at a gala dinner at the Remodeling Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2014. - May 13, 2014 - Matrix Basement Systems
OT+9 Design Architect, Sean Williams, Selected to Judge US Green Building Council North FL Chapter’s Fifth Annual Green Building Awards
OT+9 Design founder and lead architect, Sean Williams, has been selected as a judge for the Fifth Annual Green Building Awards held by the US Green Builders Council’s (USGBC) North Florida Chapter. Williams will serve on the panel of judges evaluating the submissions and nominations for this... - May 10, 2014 - OT9 Design