Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Kate Haas, Interior Design, and Laura Hamilton, Interior Design, have successfully completed the LEED Professional Accreditation exam and are now registered LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP). LEED APs are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building and the LEED® Green Building Rating...
Alcoa announced that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects. The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that have...
Despite the concerns about the availability of credit, 75% of the commercial real estate executives surveyed said they would not be any less likely to construct “green” buildings. Green buildings are designed to be more efficient in their use of energy, water and other resources and to create better environments for occupants. In total, 754 commercial real estate executives were surveyed for Turner Construction Company’s 2008 Green...
Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Kate Haas, Interior Design, and Laura Hamilton, Interior Design, have successfully completed the LEED Professional Accreditation exam and are now registered LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP). LEED APs are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building and the LEED® Green Building Rating...
Alcoa announced today that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects. The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that...
Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Annie Lee, IIDA, Senior Project Manager, Alice Hechavarria, Designer, and Amanda Gilbert, Designer, have successfully completed the LEED Professional Accreditation exam and are now registered LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP). LEED APs are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building and...
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and Entrepreneur Magazine have announced that IBT Holdings has been named one of the Top 50 fastest-growing women-owned/led privately-owned businesses in North America. Comprised of IBT Enterprises, Design Build Concepts and International Banking Technologies, IBT Holdings offers the complete continuum of solutions for the financial services and specialty retail industries. IBT Holdings companies provide...
Build Boston and Greenbuild Expo — Autodesk, Inc. announced that it is opening a 65,000 square-foot office building in Waltham, Mass., to serve as the new headquarters for its architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) division. Autodesk intends to seek Gold LEED Certification through the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for Core & Shell and Platinum LEED for Commercial Interior programs. The interior of...
RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson today announced that 901 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, WA, a 41-story 558,607 sq. ft office tower has achieved LEED-EB™ (existing building) Silver certification. The certification marks the completion of one of the largest environmental retrofits in the industry for an existing property and Seattle’s first full city block targeting LEED certification. The new ownership and management of Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue...
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded two contracts by Lockheed Martin for the production of GAU-22/A gun systems for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft. The contracts have a combined value of nearly $9 million. According to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Gun Systems Program Manager Howard Brott, “Our GAU-22/A gun system serves a vital role in the...