Businesses Believe in Green Building Benefits, According to Report from McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has released its latest SmartMarket Report, Commercial and Institutional Green Building. Key findings from the report, which covers market activity, key triggers and obstacles, show an increase in the perceived value of green building among architects, engineering firms, contractors and owners over the last three years, especially as related to financial benefits: — Decreases of... 

Carrier Launches New Software for LEED EA Analysis

Carrier Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX ), has released version 4.40 of their E20-II Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) software. HAP v4.40 provides significant new features making Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Energy and Atmosphere (LEED® EA) Credit 1 analysis faster and easier. Version 4.40 also greatly expands the “wizard” automation features so energy cost performance of heating, ventilation... 

Ditec automated sectional overhead doors fitted to the sixty garages featured in the Valencia (Spain) street race track

Once again, Ditec will open the doors or, more appropriately, the garage doors to car and motorbike racing teams! This time Ditec has fitted special automations for sectional overhead doors installed in the 60 garages featured in the new Valencia (Spain) street race track. After fitting entrances to the paddocks of Ducati Corse, Ferrari Corse, and of other famous Motomondiale teams (Aprilia, Yamaha, Honda), Ditec products can now be seen in the more... 

Lender Processing Services, Inc. to Present at Bank of America Credit Conference

Lender Processing Services, Inc. a leading provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage industry, today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Carbiener, is scheduled to present at Bank of America’s Credit Conference on Thursday, November 20 at 10:30 am ET. Investors may access a live webcast of the presentation by logging onto www.lpsvcs.com. About Lender Processing Services Lender Processing Services,... 

A Survival Guide for Growth in the Central and Eastern European Welding Markets

Frost & Sullivan will host a free telephone and web briefing on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 15.00 GMT to provide industry participants with an overview of CEE Welding Market. The Central and Eastern European welding market is currently in its growth stage. With the industrial activity moving in to Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania there is an increasing demand for the welding equipments and consumables. The demand for products like... 

Intelligent Living Cleared for Filing Under Rule 15c2-11 for Re-listing on the NASD Over the Counter Bulletin Board Exchange

Intelligent Living Corp. a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today the Company has been cleared to file Form 211 for re-listing on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board Exchange (“OTCBB”). The Company has, over the past 12 months, maintained all of the necessary filings required for fully reporting status with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) including... 

Intelligent Living Adopts Green Building Practices, Saving Our Most Valuable Resources

Intelligent Living Corp., a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today the Company has adopted green building practices for all of its projects. Green construction and building practices are integrated into the Company’s suite of product offerings which include commercial, institutional, industrial, and multi-unit construction and major renovations. Green buildings, also known as... 

BAU 2009: The future of building – Dialog between architects and industry

What does the future of building have in store, and what will the dialog between architecture and the industry look like in the future? Answers to these and other questions will be available at BAU 2009, which features two first-rate forums addressing architects, planners, project developers and engineers. The new Future of Building Forum will be in Hall C2. Its revolves around the BAU slogan of the same name and will be broken down into six key themes... 

Vacon 100 HVAC sets new standard in HVAC drives

The AC drives manufacturer Vacon introduces a new product range, specifically tailored to building automation industry, comprising of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning sector (HVAC) applications. Globally, 40% of the energy is used in buildings, where HVAC applications are the biggest consumers. AC drives can dramatically decrease the energy consumption of HVAC applications, thus contributing to a global reduction of CO2 emissions. “We... 

American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators Joins Growing Community of Regulators Improving Consumer Protection by Automating Mortgage Examinations

ComplianceEase®, the nation’s leading provider of mortgage risk management solutions, announced today at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 95th Annual Convention and Expo that the Board of Directors of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) has approved the adoption of examination automation solutions for its members, selecting ComplianceAnalyzer® and RegulatorConnect™ to power a new era of mortgage lending oversight...