SJI Announces Change in Project Timing

South Jersey Industries announced that the opening date for its joint-venture project to construct and operate a thermal energy project to serve the Echelon Resort on the Las Vegas strip would be later than anticipated. Earlier today Boyd Gaming announced that, while remaining fully committed to the Echelon project, it was delaying construction on the project for nine to 12 months. The Boyd Gaming release attributed the delay to “a difficult environment... 

ConEdison Solutions to Provide Energy Services for the New York Power Authority

ConEdison Solutions, one of America’s leading energy service providers, has been awarded a contract through competitive bidding to provide energy services for the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state-owned power organization. NYPA, which provides low-cost electricity to New York customers that include government agencies, community-owned electric systems, private utilities for resale, and job-producing companies, launched... 

Local Gladstone Homes Continues to Thrive and Build Communities in Spite of Market Turn Down

The home building industry continues to endure challenging economic times as the state of the U.S. economy faces a slow down. According to a recent report by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), housing sector activity has declined by an additional 30 percent due to the credit market crisis. In fact, single housing starts are down 63 percent from peak levels of production with some of the most troubled markets down 80 percent or more.*... 

Major Cost Savings in Transport and Storage of Bulky Foam Based Goods and Soft Furnishings

Chris McCormack is a man on a mission. His new business, Space Vac, is dedicated to reducing the costs of storage, transportation and handling of bulky textile, foam and soft furnishing products. Vacuum packing machines from Space Vac provide a secure protective plastic covering from which most of the air is removed. This substantially shrinks the volume of blankets, fleeces, towels, duvets, pillows, curtains, soft toys, cushions, mattresses and... 

Gyro Tech® Develops Acuwave Touchless Sensor

NABCO Entrances has introduced a new “touchless” sensor for automatic slide doors, that activates the door with a wave of the hand. The Acuwave can also be used on non-swing or non-fold side of swing and folding doors. The new sensor, the Acuwave, was developed for access areas with heavy cross-traffic like sidewalks and hallways, where the chance of unnecessary door activation is high. The Acuwave is also an excellent solution for restrooms,... 

Millenia Wall Solutions Achieves GreenSpec Designation

Millenia Wall Solutions, developer of the revolutionary Millenia Retaining Wall System, announced that its lightweight, eco-friendly retaining wall units have been selected for listing in the GreenSpec Directory. Building industry professionals rely on GreenSpec as the most accurate, unbiased and trustworthy source of authoritative information on products that are truly green. GreenSpec undertakes rigorous analysis of all products submitted for review... 

Interior Translucent Panels

The Laminated and Cast Polymer lines of interior translucent panels from Panelite offer a wide range of design possibilities: light-diffusing walls and doors, signage, and even countertops and furniture parts.

Low-Flow Sink Aerator

Ecotech’s Low-Flow Sink Aerator for lavatory faucets incorporates an aeration technology that pulls air in through the side of the unit, boosting pressure while reducing flow to 0.33 gallons per minute—significantly less than the 2.5 gallon-per-minute federal standard for lavatory faucets.

Color Kinetics LED Lighting

Color Kinetics combines LEDs in a variety of color options with controllers, power supplies, software, and peripherals to create energy-efficient, customizable architectural lighting effects for everything from retail displays to massive commercial exteriors to residential applications.

Oasis QT Sound Masking Device

Cambridge Sound Management’s Oasis QT uses a narrow range of frequencies to mask speech in open-office settings where privacy is necessary, such as call centers or banks.