Ponzi Scammer Art Nadel’s Home Front Homes, LLC Sold by Court Appointed Receiver

January 23, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Ponzi Scammer Art Nadel's Home Front Homes, LLC Sold by Court Appointed Receiver

Jerry Gillman a director of South American Development Corporation (SADC) announced that they have purchased Home Front Homes LLC, a Structural Insulated Panel manufacturer located in Englewood Florida. Home Front Homes has manufactured energy efficient environmentally friendly Structural Insulated Panel homes (SIPS) for over ten years. The Home Front Homes “building system” products have won many building and environmental awards including one... 

VAST Enterprises, LLC Expands Distribution into the Chicago Area with Illinois Brick Company

January 23, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
VAST Enterprises, LLC Expands Distribution into the Chicago Area with Illinois Brick Company

Today in Chicago, Ill. at the Mid-America (Mid-Am) Horticultural Trade Show, Illinois Brick Company and VAST Enterprises, LLC announced that Illinois Brick now supplies VAST composite masonry products to builders and contractors in the Chicago area. The expanding line of VAST composite masonry products — manufactured in VAST’s patented blend of recycled car tires and plastic containers — includes Composite Landscape Pavers, Composite Permeable... 

Texas Stadium Implosion Set for April 11, 2010

January 17, 2010 Filed Under: Construction
Texas Stadium Implosion Set for April 11, 2010

The City of Irving announced today that Texas Stadium, the iconic facility that served as home of the Dallas Cowboys for 37 years, will be imploded at daybreak on Sunday, April 11, 2010. “City officials are currently determining logistics such as staging and viewing areas, parking, and how to manage traffic around the stadium.” Interest is building and outlets are being developed so the public can be involved in the demolition progression from... 

Burj Khalifa Dubai, the World’s Tallest Building Inaugurated

January 14, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
Burj Khalifa Dubai, the World's Tallest Building Inaugurated

A dazzling fireworks display marked the inauguration of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai) in downtown Dubai. Burj Khalifa opened its doors to the public who rode Otis double-deck elevators to “At the Top, ” the 124th floor observation deck. At 828 meters high and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa is 319 meters taller than the previous record-holder Taipei 101. The official inauguration of... 

W Hoboken Hotel & Residences redefines by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects

January 13, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture
W Hoboken Hotel & Residences redefines by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects

With the recent completion of the W Hoboken Hotel & Residences and two additional projects under construction in Manhattan, the W New York-Downtown Hotel & Residences and 400 Fifth Avenue, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (GSAA) is redefining the standard for designing luxury hotels & residences. A new landmark on the New Jersey waterfront is the W Hoboken Hotel & Residences, a 26-story metal and glass building that... 

Atkins Celebrates Iris Bay Topping Out

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Atkins Celebrates Iris Bay Topping Out

Atkins officially celebrated one of the construction industry’s oldest customs, the structural ‘topping out’ of the 32-storey Iris Bay office and retail tower at Business Bay in Dubai. Aside from the distinctive architectural design of this unusually shaped commercial building, Iris Bay was an early opportunity for Atkins to explore the challenges of sustainable design in a hot climate and incorporates both passive and active environmental... 

MWH Leads Design and Construction Management of African Continent’s Tallest Dam

November 22, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
MWH Leads Design and Construction Management of African Continent's Tallest Dam

MWH, the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, and joint venture partner Energoprojekt Co. Ltd., helped celebrate the completion of the $350 million Tekeze Hydropower Project in northern Ethiopia. The government-funded project – and tallest dam in Africa at 188 meters-high – is expected to provide a reliable, renewable source of power for the country that... 

Acme Brick to Distribute Green Building Products from VAST Enterprises, LLC

November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Acme Brick to Distribute Green Building Products from VAST Enterprises, LLC

Acme Brick and VAST Enterprises, LLC announced that Acme has agreed to distribute VAST composite masonry products as an alternative for green building. VAST composite masonry products, which are manufactured in a patented blend of post-consumer recycled automobile tires and plastic containers, include Composite Landscape Pavers, Composite Permeable Pavers for stormwater management, Composite Deck Pavers, and Composite Thin Brick. Under the agreement,... 

Flatiron Infrastructure Projects Win Numerous Awards for Design and Construction

November 13, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Flatiron Infrastructure Projects Win Numerous Awards for Design and Construction

Flatiron, one of the nation’s largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has been recognized with eight industry awards for infrastructure projects, including the Best Overall Award from the Design-Build Institute of America for rebuilding the new I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis after the old bridge collapsed in 2007. The I-35W Bridge project, recipient of more than 20 industry awards to date, was again recognized with the Design-Build... 

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Board Announces Plans to Move and Elevate Building

November 13, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Board Announces Plans to Move and Elevate Building

The Board of Directors of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library announced today that it is pursuing a plan to move and then elevate its flood-damaged museum building. The museum building will become part of a new and expanded facility. The 15-year-old structure is an architectural icon in Cedar Rapids and the museum’s red roof rising above the 2008 floodwaters depicted the Cedar Rapids disaster around the world. In an effort to...