VAST Composite Landscape Pavers in a 4×8-inch Size for Large Commercial and Residential Hardscapes

February 25, 2010 Filed Under: Construction
VAST Composite Landscape Pavers in a 4x8-inch Size for Large Commercial and Residential Hardscapes

VAST® Enterprises, LLC, a material science research and manufacturing company, announced that it has developed a new version of VAST Composite Landscape Pavers in a 4×8-inch size. Manufactured in VAST’s proprietary composite blend of up to 95 percent recycled car tires and plastic containers, VAST Composite Pavers fulfill the most demanding requirements for hardscape beauty, design versatility, toughness, and installation efficiency. VAST’s... 

LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West

February 11, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West

As media from around the world descend upon Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, they will experience in the Games’ broadcast media center an unparalleled model of sustainability. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects, in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) has just been awarded LEED® Canada Platinum certification, the first convention centre project in the... 

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... 

Precast Concrete Company Announces Green River Parkway Job to be Completed February 2010

January 16, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Precast Concrete Company Announces Green River Parkway Job to be Completed February 2010

In its largest east-coast project to date Artisan Precast, one of the nation’s leaders in providing precast concrete barrier solutions, will complete the construction of a wall bordering the Green River Parkway in Stuart, Florida this February. Artisan Precast, based in Los Angeles, offers multiple field-tested products which are available nationwide. As indicated by the Florida contract, the company can provide full turnkey installation at any... 

Keter Invest Announces Price Reduction of Luxury Villas Fameya

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Keter Invest Announces Price Reduction of Luxury Villas Fameya

Keter Invest has decided to reduce prices despite the fact that even in ongoing global economic crisis the prices of real estate on Croatia Coastline remained the same and are now even growing. The real estate prices in Croatia are growing because of the positive tourism trends in Croatia. Keter Invest started building a Luxury Villas resort a year ago under a trademark Fameya. The resort consists of 22 luxury villas which are in the vicinity of... 

Jenner Headlands Pacific Coastal Ranch Sold

December 19, 2009 Filed Under: Real Estate
Jenner Headlands Pacific Coastal Ranch Sold

The Jenner Headlands Ranch landowners have sold their 5,630 acre spectacular Pacific coastal property at the mouth of the Russian River to the Sonoma Land Trust for $36 million. The Jenner Headlands Ranch extends from Sheephouse Creek to Russian Gulch north of Bodega Bay and San Francisco, and west of Santa Rosa, California. About 1,220 acres of the Jenner Headland’s 5,630 acres is coastal prairie with nearly two miles of frontage on Highway... 

Rancho Vista Del Mundo East, Santa Barbara

December 5, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Rancho Vista Del Mundo East, Santa Barbara

This is a genuine adobe built in the 1940s and is in excellent condition. It is a traditional adobe style with a center courtyard surrounded by the main structure, which features six bedrooms, four bathrooms and eight fireplaces. One of the largest ranches in Santa Barbara, offering convenient location, panoramic ocean, island and coastline views, diverse terrain, an authentic hacienda adobe, and opportunity with eleven legal parcels. The land is... 

Mover and Shaker August Black Gives Men their Much Needed “Space”

November 11, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement, Real Estate
Mover and Shaker August Black Gives Men their Much Needed "Space"

August Black, a bi-coastal interior design firm that offers fashionable as well as functional living solutions for the modern male lifestyle, is now celebrating its one year anniversary in business. The company, which has been a leader in creating both comfortable and memorable bachelor pads, is now expanding its offerings by providing men with both design and moving services. Since the company’s inception, August Black has helped men discover... 

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

November 2, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, set to open in 2010, is the world’s first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind. It will be an intense multi-sensory experience and a must-visit for enthusiasts, fans and families. The Park pays tribute to the passion, excellence, performance, technical innovation that Ferrari has established over the years and represents today. Its iconic sleek red roof is directly inspired by the classic double curve... 

Shaw Makes History with Major Milestone at World’s Largest Surge Barrier in New Orleans

October 25, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
Shaw Makes History with Major Milestone at World's Largest Surge Barrier in New Orleans

Just 10 months since breaking ground on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier project, The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) has completed a major phase of construction on Lake Borgne near New Orleans, driving the final 66-inch diameter, 144-foot-long vertical pile on the foundation of the world’s largest storm surge barrier on Oct. 21, 2009. The two-mile floodwall, designed as part of a system to provide 100-year-level storm protection...