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Lightswitch Architectural Shines New Light on Chicago Skyline
After decades, exciting new lighting designed by Lightswitch Architectural truly makes a difference to the skyline in a city already known for its breathtaking architecture and silhouette and energizes the windy city. - October 07, 2009 - Lightswitch Architectural
U S Building Consultants, Inc. Considers Homeowners the Winners with New Certified Protocols
The homeowners wanted back the value of their homes and they wanted assurance that the fix was not going to be a band-aid type repair. Armed with this information, USBCI and the DDIA launched a six month pursuit in designing a cost effective protocol that would insure homeowners would only have to go through this nightmare once. Spending 90% of the time on the solution and 10 % of the time on the problem. - October 05, 2009 - USBCI
BJAC’s Chief Operations Officer Receives 2009 Mover and Shaker Award
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that Jenna Geigerman, chief operations officer, has received a 2009 Mover and Shaker award presented by Business Leader magazine. The... - October 04, 2009 - BJAC
The Time to Prepare for Earthquakes is Before It Starts to Shake
Julian Construction Urges Homeowners to Ensure Their Houses Are Properly Secured to Their Foundations - October 04, 2009 - Julian Construction
movemanSKG Goods Lift Makes Waves
movemanSKG has installed a Titan goods lift in Princess Yachts' Plymouth manufacturing facility. It is used to move vessel parts between floors safely, quickly, and efficiently. The lift helps the company meet tight production deadlines. - October 03, 2009 - movemanSKG
FSI Technologies Inc. and EyeVision Technology AG Announce Partnership
FSI Technologies Inc., and Eye Vision Technology AG have joined together to bring EyeSpector Smart Cameras and EyeVision machine vision software to North America. - October 02, 2009 - FSI Technologies Inc.
Palm Beach County Selects Wantman Group, Inc. for Jog Road Extension
Wantman Group, Inc. (WGI) is pleased to announce their selection by Palm Beach County to provide professional engineering services for the Jog Road Extension from SR 710 to Northlake Boulevard. - October 02, 2009 - Wantman Group, Inc.
EMLab P&K Increases Mold Testing & Bacteria Testing Capacity to Support Georgia and the Southeast After Flooding
In response to flooding in Georgia and the Southeast region, EMLab P&K has added mold testing and bacteria testing capacity to support the increased need for environmental testing. - October 01, 2009 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Successful Remodeling: a Free Seminar for Homeowners at Papa Razzi in Wellesley MA
A free educational seminar being held on October 22, 2009 at Papa Razzi in Wellesley will provide information to equip homeowners with tools and information to help them start and complete a remodeling project with confidence. The first 3 registrants who attend the event will receive a free... - October 01, 2009 - Mitchell Construction Group Inc.
Fyfe Co. LLC Awarded Patent for Reinforcing Connector
On August 18, 2009, Fyfe Co LLC was awarded a United States Patent for Connectors for Reinforcing the Attachment among Structural Components (US Patent No. 7,574,840 B1) - September 30, 2009 - Fyfe Co. LLC
Home Inspections of Northern Virginia Expands Service Area Into Fairfax, VA and Arlington, VA
Home Inspections of Northern Virginia has expanded its service area to include Fairfax, VA and Arlington, VA. Home buyers in these areas are encouraged to contact Joseph Weissglass for any home inspection needs. - September 30, 2009 - Home Inspections of Northern Virginia
Tom Booth of Hardin Construction Company Named to Leadership Raleigh
Hardin Construction Company LLC (www.hardinconstruction.com) has announced that Tom Booth, vice president and general manager for Hardin Construction Company’s Raleigh office, has been chosen to participate in Leadership Raleigh. Leadership Raleigh is a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber... - September 27, 2009 - Hardin Construction Company
Highlight Homes of Georgia Extends a Helping Hand
Local Builder Offers Aid to Atlanta Area Flood Victims. - September 27, 2009 - Highlight Homes, LLC
Wantman Group, Inc. Selected by FDOT – District 4
Wantman Group, Inc. (WGI) is pleased to announce their selection by Florida’s Department of Transportation (FDOT) – District 4 to provide professional services for the Design-Build – Dixie Highway Flyover project in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. - September 27, 2009 - Wantman Group, Inc.
Hughes Environmental Receives 2009 Best of Cincinnati Award
Hughes Environmental has been selected for the 2009 Best of Cincinnati Award in the Air Duct Cleaning category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). - September 25, 2009 - Hughes Environmental
BJAC Named to List of Top Women-Owned Businesses
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 ranked among the top women-owned businesses in the Triangle, according to the Triangle Business Journal’s List of... - September 25, 2009 - BJAC
Apetito’s Goods Lift Moves Heavy Loads
movemanSKG has installed a heavy-duty Titan goods lift at apetito ltd’s manufacturing plant in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. apetito is a global company that supplies quality frozen food and catering solutions. It has over 8,000 employees and boasts an impressive ten year track record in growth and... - September 24, 2009 - movemanSKG
Lifting Solution for Extreme Access Needs
movemanSKG’s new platform lift, Companion Extreme, features a robust steel construction with a painted finish. This means it resists rust and withstands harsh weather conditions, even those typical of Scandinavian winters. Suitable for wheelchair users, the lift is perfect for companies with... - September 24, 2009 - movemanSKG
CertifiGroup Program for General Contractors – Avoid Delays from UL Testing Issues on Jobsites
Knowing what to do when jobsite delays might occur makes the difference between days and weeks for solving UL problems. What are the questions for suppliers of non-certified equipment? - September 24, 2009 - CertifiGroup
Capital Safety Australia Introduces their Nomex®/Kevlar® High Temperature Fall Protection Range
Offers extended protection for Hot Work and the Utility industry, eliminating the risk of your fall protection equipment igniting or melting. - September 24, 2009 - Capital Safety Australia
Miho Koshido Named Retail Design Creative Director
International retail brand strategy and design firm, JGA, recently named Miho Koshido to creative director at JGA. She will be overseeing the project design process, working closely with her clients from initial conceptual development through final design. In announcing the appointment of Ms. - September 23, 2009 - JGA
movemanSKG Lift Feeds Hungry Students
Feeding nearly 400 hungry children is no easy task, but in term time Winchester House Boarding School serves meals to pupils three times a day, every day of the week. A two-stop movemanSKG dumb waiter moves food and beverages from the kitchen to upper level dining rooms. Located in the market town... - September 21, 2009 - movemanSKG
University Opts for movemanSKG
movemanSKG has supplied a Titan goods lift to Bristol University’s acclaimed Department of Anatomy, which offers medical, veterinary and science courses to students, and conducts pioneering morphological research. The lift moves clinical waste, and human bodies between a newly built cold... - September 21, 2009 - movemanSKG
Goods Lift Close to Heart
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) recently opened a new Furniture and Electrical (F&E) Store in Leicester, which sells donated items to raise money for the nation’s heart charity. A movemanSKG Titan goods lift allows F&E staff and volunteers to move heavy items from the basement... - September 21, 2009 - movemanSKG
2009 International Photography Awards (IPA) Awards Juan Mullerat with a 1st Place and an Honorary Mention on Different Categories
The International Photography Awards Competition (IPA) awarded Juan Mullerat, an architect and urbanist who currently resides in Miami, Florida, the 1st place in Special - Industrial category for the entry "nuclear dawn" and an Honorable Mention in Architecture - Cityscapes category for the winning entry "reflected highlights" at their 2009 Competition. - September 19, 2009 - Juan Mullerat
Home Inspections of Northern Virginia Introduces Chinese Drywall Testing and Inspections
Virginia home owners worried about the health risks and damaging effects of Chinese drywall can find information on the website of Home Inspections of Northern Virginia, LLC, www.hiofnva.com. Chinese drywall has the potential to be the largest material defect to impact the construction industry... - September 19, 2009 - Home Inspections of Northern Virginia
CertifiGroup CE Marking Program Cuts Trade Barriers for US Companies Selling Products in Europe
Europe’s laws for importing products can be a costly trade barrier for US manufacturers and distributors. Learn how to cut through EU red tape and get a CE Marking that will satisfy the authorities. - September 18, 2009 - CertifiGroup
NH Green Builder Steven Reddy Featured Speaker at Manchester Home and Energy Show
New Hampshire (NH) custom home builder Steven Reddy of Zetland Homes LLC to speak on Green Building and Energy Efficiency at the Manchester Home and Energy Show September 26 and 27, 2009. - September 18, 2009 - Zetland Homes LLC
BJAC’s Professional Staff Now 86 Percent LEED Accredited Professionals
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional service for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that 86 percent of the design staff has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional (AP) by the U. - September 18, 2009 - BJAC
New Moss Roof is the Lightest and Most Energy Efficient Green Roof on the Market
verticiel Inc. today announces the arrival of a moss tile system designed to be the lightest and most energy efficient green roof and living wall system on the market. The moss tile system, made of completely recycled materials, has an insulation value of R-35 when mature and weighs less than 7... - September 18, 2009 - verticiel inc.
CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc. (CLD) Annual Golf Tournament Contributes Funds to New Horizons
CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc. of Manchester, NH Raises Money for local soup kitchen. - September 17, 2009 - CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc.
East End Foods Shops for Platform Lift
movemanSKG has supplied East End Foods, the leading UK Indian foods distributor, with a custom-built goods lift for its cash and carry branch on Darwin Street in Birmingham. It allows customers to move desired purchases from the building’s upper floor to the ground level checkout... - September 16, 2009 - movemanSKG
movemanSKG Supplies Platform Lifts to Top Bristol Restaurant
Brasserie Blanc, the famous restaurant chain, is using two movemanSKG Prestige platform lifts at its branch in Cabot Circus, Bristol. Cabot Circus is a recently opened shopping development in Bristol city centre, which cost £500 million to develop. It incorporates shops, offices, restaurants,... - September 16, 2009 - movemanSKG
movemanSKG Serves Scheff Foods a Lifting Solution
Scheff Foods’ new £5m production facility in Birmingham features a movemanSKG Prestige platform lift, which allows wheelchair users to access the building’s upper floor offices. It means the busy food manufacturer can accommodate less able employees, and complies with the... - September 16, 2009 - movemanSKG
Titanic Lift for Foster & Freeman
A heavy-duty Titan goods lift from movemanSKG allows Foster & Freeman to move heavy products from its upper level workshop to a ground floor shipping area. Foster & Freeman develops and manufactures scientific instruments for the police and forensic laboratories, which improve the quality... - September 16, 2009 - movemanSKG
Prestigious Platform Lift for Historic Venue
A Prestige platform lift from movemanSKG provides an access route for wheelchair users at Dundas Castle in Scotland. Specially built to fit in an existing shaft, it replaces a water-powered lift and travels nearly six metres between three floors. Dundas Castle, located near South Queensferry to the... - September 16, 2009 - movemanSKG
movemanSKG Makes the Grade
“We ensure any student with a disability is able to enjoy and access the full curriculum and facilities” says Carol Sheffield, Business Manager at West Bridgford School. “Our new Prestige platform lift from movemanSKG means wheelchair users can access the theatre, in which we hold... - September 16, 2009 - movemanSKG
SEPI Engineering Group Named Top Woman-Owned Business
Sepideh Asefnia, president of SEPI Engineering Group (www.sepiengineering.com), a firm which provides civil engineering, surveying and environmental design services to private and public sector clients across the southeast, has announced that the firm has been ranked as one of the top women-owned... - September 16, 2009 - SEPI Engineering Group
Metal Coating and Joining Technology Showcased in Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine
"Reverse Machining" Technology, developed by Schultz-Creehan LLC, is profiled. - September 16, 2009 - Schultz-Creehan Holdings, Inc.
Watersahpe Magazine Interviews Designer Randy Beard
Watershapes magazine recently posted an exclusive interview they conducted in August 2009, with watershape designer and Genesis 3 Platinum member, Randy Beard of Pure Water Pools in Costa Mesa, California. The interview traced his career from the 19 year-old swimming pool technician who cleaned... - September 15, 2009 - Pure Water Pools
USBC States the Importance of Certification in Remediation for Chinese Drywall
An entire program has been designed out of the workgroup Defective Drywall in America (DDIA) which included top analytical scientists, chemists, toxicologists, a major university, consultants in the environmental field and 12 business sectors that were considered in the development of the certified protocols. - September 12, 2009 - USBCI
USBCI Takes Stand on Remediation of Chinese Drywall
Spiderman S. Mulholland, a leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese Drywall of U S Building Consultants, Inc., takes a stand on remediation. Mr. Mulholland and the Defective Drywall In America (DDIA) workgroup has for months tried every conceivable... - September 12, 2009 - USBCI
Chinese Drywall Certification Presented by USBCI in Orlando, Florida
Spiderman S. Mulholland, a leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese Drywall of U S Building Consultants, Inc. and U S Building Laboratories, Inc., takes a stand on remediation. USBCI and USBLI continue to do research and experiment with all kinds of... - September 12, 2009 - USBCI
Certified Inspection & Remediation Protocols Presented by U S Building Consultants, Inc.
Mr. Mulholland of U S Building Consultants, Inc. understands that standardization of inspection and remediation protocols are essential in bringing a viable solution to the current crisis. Mr. Mulholland who is part of a workgroup called Defective Drywall In America (DDIA) have now completed protocols. - September 12, 2009 - USBCI
Ronstan Introduces U.S. Market to Comprehensive Tensile Architecture Solutions
Architectural/Engineering Communities Benefit from New End-to-End Contracting Services - September 11, 2009 - Ronstan Tensile Architecture
BJAC Named to Triangle Business Journal’s Largest North Carolina Architect Firm List
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 ranked among the top architect firms on the Triangle Business Journal’s lists for Largest North Carolina Architects. - September 11, 2009 - BJAC
U S Building Consultants, Inc. and DDIA Comes Out with Certified Protocols for Inspection/Remediation of Chinese Drywall
Spiderman S. Mulholland, a leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese Drywall of U S Building Consultants, Inc., and part of the Defective Drywall In America (DDIA) workgroup that was formed about five months ago has been spending 90% of their time on the... - September 10, 2009 - USBCI
Elizabeth Bublitz, Contributing Writer for the American Dog Magazine, Writes About "Toxic Plants" with Veterinarian Kris Ahlgrim of Golden, Colorado
Elizabeth Bublitz, contributing writer for The American Dog Magazine, writes about "Toxic Plants" with veterinarian Kris Ahlgrim of Golden, Colorado. Elizabeth is the author and creator of Pawfriendly Landscapes - a pet friendly landscape company that creates beautiful yet functional yards based on dogs' habits. - September 07, 2009 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Elizabeth Bublitz Appeared on 9 News on September 4 to Discuss Pet Friendly Backyards
Elizabeth Bublitz, owner and author of Pawfriendly Landscapes, appeared on Channel 9 News on September 4 to discuss how to create pet friendly yards. Elizabeth was interviewed by 9 News Anchor Mark Koebrich of the 4 o'clock news. Her topics included material that prevents dogs from harming themselves in their backyard including safe edging and mulches, coyote roller and how to prevent dogs from escaping with chicken wire. - September 07, 2009 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Facilities Solutions Group Receives 2009 Best of Elk Grove Village Award
Facilities Solutions Group has been selected for the 2009 Best of Elk Grove Village Award in the Architectural Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each... - September 06, 2009 - Facilities Solutions Group, Inc.