PCL Centennial Learning Centre, Edmonton

The PCL Centennial Learning Centre was built in celebration of PCL’s corporate centennial and focuses on staff training and education. It includes a large training room for up to 60 people, rooms dedicated to remote training for worldwide personnel, professional development and human resource offices, a new corporate boardroom, and an assembly hall to host PCL staff functions.

D-Link Pioneers Green Home Wi-Fi

In light of rising energy bills combined with growing pressure to reduce carbon footprint, D-Link has introduced the first eco-friendly home Wi-Fi routers capable of reducing energy usage by up to 40%. The use of Wi-Fi networks in homes and offices is growing at a considerable rate. For home users that enjoy surfing the web, streaming movies from their PC to their TV or making internet phone calls, they can now do so knowing that they will not only... 

ArquitectonicaGEO Team Designs Landscape for New Miami Art Museum

ArquitectonicaGEO has been selected as the landscape architect for the new Miami Art Museum (MAM). According to the Miami-based firm, the design team has brought to life a highly artistic and rigorous landscape image envisioned by Herzog & de Meuron and has added significant elements of sustainable design, native plants, and a program of public artwork. The site is four acres of land in Museum Park (formerly called Bicentennial Park), “a... 

Learn How Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Remote Service Support Boosts Energy and Operational Efficiency

To meet growing demands for more efficient customer service and to adapt to an evolving workforce, the air conditioning and heating industry is looking at innovative ways to streamline equipment support systems. Trane Intelligent Service Engineer Paul Wheeler explains how remote service support for HVAC equipment can improve overall service planning, technician productivity and customer satisfaction in a new webinar, hosted by the Association for... 

Sloan ECOS Dual-Flush Sensor

The Sloan ECOS Dual-Flush Sensor for floor-mounted or wall-hung commercial toilets keeps track of how long a user is in front of it and selects a 1.1- gallon flush if they leave in less than 65 seconds, or if the user lingers longer, a full 1.6-gallon flush.

Moss & Associates Recognized for Safety on Ivy, Mint Projects in Miami

Moss & Associates, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based construction management company, has received the Florida Sunshine State Safety Recognition Award for its workplace safety programs at the $237 million Ivy (pictured here) and Mint residential/mixed-use development projects. The towers share the same site along the Miami River in downtown Miami.“Keeping a complex jobsite safe takes education and daily focus from every employee and subcontractor... 

Houshang Seyhoun {Half a century of artistic activities in the world of art and architecture}

Houshang Seyhoun {Half a century of artistic activities in the world of art and architecture} Seyhoun received his education at the College of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran, where he later served as a Professor Of Architectural Design and Measurement. Shortly after graduation, his graduation project won the first prize in an art show in Tehran. In the years following the Second World War, Seyhoun won several additional contests and prizes... 

Immersive Archeology – Aura Lily breathes life into the architecture and culture of Ancient Egypt

Immersive Archeology – Aura Lily breathes life into the architecture and culture of Ancient Egypt Aura Lily has been using Second Life to recreate the artifacts and architecture of ancient Egypt. Using maps drawn by one of Napoleon’s artist engineers, she’s also working on an accurate recreation of temples and buildings on the island of Philae. Aura’s work is simply amazing, and I think the educational potential to use Second... 

The oil that fuels the academic machinery

When it comes to supporting the UI’s various colleges and institutions, money talks. The university’s largest source of funding came from tuition and fees – bringing in $240 million in revenue, according to the General Education Fund budget for fiscal 2007. A report published by the UI Office of Finance and Operations said that last year, the university projected to have $2.4 million in additional tuition revenues. The report attributed... 

EUROPES FIRST FARM MACHINERY AUDIT GETS UNDERWAY IN COUNTY CLARE

County Clare, IRELAND, Mon 11th June 07 – Europe’s first ever large-scale audit of farm machinery is being undertaken in County Clare, Ireland. The Clare Farm Machinery Audit aims to document unprotected early agricultural machinery and to establish a strategy for their conservation and posterity of such items as seed drills, harrows, ploughs and rollers, horse carts, and harvesting and haymaking machinery. The Clare Heritage Office recently...