Green Depot Opens Showroom on Long Island

Tuesday, August 26th 2008

Green Depot, the Brooklyn-based supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and solutions, is opening its newest showroom space on August 28 in Greenport, N.Y., on the North Fork of Long Island. The store, Green Depot’s fifth on the East Coast, second in New York and first on Long Island is located near the northeastern tip at 67380 Main Rd./CR-48 in Greenport. Green Depot showcases the very best of green building... 

Ratcliff Designs New Energy-Efficient Windrush School Building to Take Advantage of Its Environment and Achieve a LEED(R) Gold Rating

Tuesday, August 26th 2008

On September 2, Windrush School students will return to school and receive hands-on environmental science lessons — indoors. These lucky El Cerrito elementary and middle school students will be learning to make the most of their innovative new library and classrooms, some of the greenest learning spaces in the Bay Area. The building is expected to achieve a “Gold” rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in... 

Self-cleaning Nanotechnology Solution For Today’s Pollution

Wednesday, August 20th 2008

Green Earth Nano Science Inc., a nanotechnology solutions provider and global supplier of proprietary photocatalyst* coatings, recently introduced its newly improved, easy to apply, green, environment friendly, transparent self-cleaning coatings for exterior applications distributed globally under the SolarStucco™ brand. SolarStucco self-cleaning coating technology utilizes natural photocatalyst and nanotechnology. At the presence of light, the... 

Riverwalk Fire Victims Seek Answers Through Filing of Class-Action Complaint Against Developer and Contractors

Monday, August 18th 2008

A class-action complaint was filed in Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas this morning alleging that negligence on the part of the developer, building and management contractors of the Millennium apartment complex here contributed to the catastrophic losses suffered by hundreds of residents as a result of last Thursday’s eight-alarm fire, Robert J. Mongeluzzi, attorney for the plaintiffs said after the filing in Norristown. The attorney,... 

Genesis Worldwide Poised to Fulfill Saudi Rising Housing Demand

Monday, August 18th 2008

Genesis Worldwide Inc., a leading provider of “green” structural building technology using light gauge steel aimed at the residential, commercial and institutional building markets, is pleased to announce that, as stated in the Company’s press release dated August 6, 2008, it has entered into a license and services agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sawabeh International Group (“Sawabeh”) of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,... 

Thermafiber® introduces RainBarrier™ insulation for rain screen and cavity wall applications

Saturday, August 16th 2008

Thermafiber, Inc. officially announces the launch of the RainBarrier product line. RainBarrier 30 (3 lb. density) & RainBarrier 45 (4.5 lb. density) have been specifically engineered to repel water and efficiently drain moisture in rain screen and cavity wall construction applications. RainBarrier provides thermal insulation, fire protection, and acoustical control while efficiently draining water from a wall cavity system. Highly UV resistant,... 

GERBER EXPANDS VIPER’S PRODUCT OFFERING WITH NEW COLOR CHOICES

Tuesday, August 12th 2008

Appealing to various preferences in the bath, Gerber introduces a new sophisticated line of color options for its Viper™ high performance toilet.“The Viper is Gerber’s deepest gravity product line,” comments Kevin McJoynt, director of marketing for Gerber. “We are constantly reviewing and modifying our product lines so they appeal to today’s diverse design styles and tastes.”The high-performing Viper utilizes Gerber’s HP2 flushing... 

Gerber’s Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet

Tuesday, August 12th 2008

The breadth of Gerber’s popular Wicker Park™ kitchen and bathroom collection is increasing with the introduction of two innovative product additions: the pull-down kitchen faucet and the Roman tub filler. Available Spring 2008, Gerber takes this luxury product series to new heights.

Northwestern University Green Chemistry Lab Renovation, Evanston, IL

Tuesday, August 12th 2008

A 7,000 nsf undergraduate science laboratory renovation located on the Technological Institute Building D-Wing second floor on the Evanston Campus of Northwestern University. Lab was designed as a collaborative teaching space for majors and non-majors and to support an updated organic chemistry curricula based on the principles of green chemistry.

Satterfield & Pontikes Corporate Headquarters by Kirksey Architecture

Tuesday, August 12th 2008

Completed October 2006, this Class A office building is a 65,000 sf, three-story, cast-in-place concrete structure. Satterfield & Pontikes initiated and encouraged the integration of a virtual building process, Building Information Modeling (BIM) with an expectation of hurdling common challenges resulting from the traditional structured projects.