Water Treatment Plant by Steven Holl

Has finished so many project building such as housing, houses, office, museum, infrastructure, master plan and landscape, educational and campus work, and so on, The architect Steven Holl introduced you with one of his latest project design, Water Treatment Plant located in Hamden, Connecticut. so if you are the fans of this architect you gotta love this project design of him. via

brio54 Prefab Homes

Here are the collection of prefab homes of brio54, a new company based in Connecticut. This company is designing and producing modern prefab homes that feature a number of environmentally friendly products and technologies, as well as stylish interiors by Valcucine. via

The Zachs Hillel House by Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Another great and beautiful house architecture design is coming from Boston, Massachusetts based architects Leers Weinzapfel Associates, This architects have designed the Zachs Hillel House at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. This sophisticated house design is designed for people who live in urban with modern lifestyle. The interior design is made so chic with beautiful furniture that complete this modern house design. This house is design... 

Icynene Integral to Connecticut’s First Net Zero Energy Home

Icynene spray foam insulation was used in concert with other energy efficient technologies such as solar power as part of a “whole-house” approach to building Connecticut’s first net zero energy home. Construction on the 3600 sq ft New England Farm House Style home was completed in November 2009 resulting in a house requiring no fossil fuels for heating and hot water, no net electrical usage from the utility company and no emissions from fuel... 

Newest Antique Home Restoration by Gulick & Spradlin LLC of Madison, CT

Gulick and Spradlin LLC prides themselves in their ability to blend up-to-date technologies with the craftsmanship of the past. While respecting the architectural significance of the property, Gulick and Spradlin have again shown in the Stone/Shelley House their solid commitment to build “green” by saving and reusing building materials, their sensitivity to energy requirements through the use of efficient insulation and heating and cooling... 

Stone & Youngberg Underwrites Landmark $145 Million Harbor Point Financing

Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm, and Building & Land Technology, a Connecticut-based developer, today announced that they have completed a $145 million financing for the Harbor Point Project in Stamford, Connecticut, a pioneering smart growth project that has been awarded a LEED-ND Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The project is nationally significant and will create thousands of jobs and generate... 

Recycling Brings Treasured Times for Children and Families in Trumbull (CT)

Children in Trumbull (CT) have one more reason to go outside, play and get dirty – a sustainable playground – thanks to Wilton-based Sun Products Corporation, makers of fabric care products including all®, Wisk® and Snuggle®. Sun Products’ FULL CIRCLE playground initiative utilizes “plastic for playgrounds” representing the equivalent of 50,000 Sun Products plastic (HDPE#2) laundry containers recycled and saved from landfills.... 

Brookfield Properties’ 1225 Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC Earns LEED Platinum Certification

Brookfield Properties Corporation announced that its recently redeveloped 1225 Connecticut Ave. office building in Washington, DC has earned LEED Platinum certification – the industry’s highest rating for environmental sustainability. It is the first redeveloped office building in the Eastern United States to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The following building features facilitated the LEED-CS (Core & Shell) Platinum rating from the... 

Carrier Acquires Noresco to Expand Energy Solutions Capabilities

Carrier Corp., the world’s largest provider of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, and a unit of United Technologies Corp. has acquired Noresco, a leading independent energy services company. The acquisition was completed on Nov. 20. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Established in 1984, Noresco has implemented thousands of efficiency and infrastructure upgrade projects that reduced energy and water consumption... 

EDR Data Indicates Commercial Real Estate Will Continue to Struggle

The commercial real estate industry is suffering continued declines in activity across the nation, according to Environmental Data Resources (EDR) trend data published today. EDR’s ScoreKeeper State of the Market Report reported a 17% decline in the number of environmental site assessments conducted across the U.S. in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Because Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) are a standard...