LEED Rated PrecisionCraft Log Home

For Mark and Crystal Ryan, building their dream mountain house was synonymous with building what is commonly referred to as a “green” home. This Oregon couple turned to award-winning Mountain Architects and PrecisionCraft Log Homes & Timber Frame to help them design and manufacture a log home that is now in the final certification process to be awarded the LEED Platinum rating. LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a... 

Delucchi Plus — Finalist in Eight Categories for 2009 Nationals(SM) Awards

Christine L. Delucchi, President of Delucchi+, an innovative, full-service, strategic real estate marketing firm located in Washington, D.C., announced today that the agency is a 2009 Nationals(SM) Awards Finalist and has received eight Silver Awards in several key categories. Silver Award winners are the top vote recipients in each category and are the finalists for the Gold Awards, which will be announced and presented at the Nationals(SM) Awards... 

Verizon’s Buildout of Its FiOS All-Fiber-Optic Network to 27,000 Aimco Apartments in 11 States Nears Completion

Residents of 27,000 apartments in Aimco housing complexes in 11 states will be able to subscribe to Verizon’s advanced FiOS services by year-end, as the company completes the buildout of its all-fiber-optic network in the complexes. The project, which began last year under an agreement between Verizon and Aimco, will make FiOS ultra-high-sped broadband services available to all the apartments. Residents of apartments situated in areas where... 

Rent to Beat the Credit Crunch, says RoomBuddies.com

Growing numbers of people are looking to rent or let out a room as the credit crunch really starts to bite, according to leading UK house share website RoomBuddies.com. Thousands of new people have already registered their profile on the site so far this month in hope of finding somewhere to live and someone to share the rent and other bills. With the housing market in freefall and few good mortgage deals about, there has never been a better time... 

Technology and Environmental Leaders Unite to Call for National Strategy on Economy, Energy and Environment

Technology and environmental leaders announced a new initiative to develop a national strategy for information and communications technologies (ICT) to improve the energy efficiency of the economy. The Digital Energy Solutions Campaign is made up of leading technology companies and organizations as well as environmental and energy conservation groups working on energy efficiency initiatives. The Campaign will work with the incoming Obama Administration... 

L.A.’s First Solar-Powered, All-Green Urban Community Premieres in Hollywood

Utility costs may be rising, but utility rates will remain at an all-time low at one eco-friendly Southern California community. The Gatsby Hollywood has announced it will be Metro L.A.’s first all solar-powered, all-green urban community. The enclave is now under construction on the corner of Hollywood’s Fountain and Wilcox Avenues. A first for the area, the all-new, single-family-home community offers premier sun-powered features and... 

Ash Grove Cement Company Earns Working for Cleaner Air Award From North Texas Clean Air Coalition

Ash Grove Cement Company’s Midlothian, Texas cement plant earned the “Working for Cleaner Air Employer of the Year” award from the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC). The North Texas Clean Air Coalition announced that Ash Grove received the top 2008 award for North Texas companies with less than 500 employees at events with civic and business leaders in Dallas and Fort Worth. Ash Grove’s Midlothian plant is the first Texas... 

Many Save on Utility Bills Indoors, but Not with Their Yard, Lawn, or Garden

While most (96 percent) of U.S. adults have personally adopted sustainable or energy efficient practices at home, comparatively fewer (58 percent) use energy or water saving techniques in their yard, lawn, or garden, according to a new national survey about sustainability. Conducted online by Harris Interactive® on behalf of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the results were presented at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Philadelphia. Of...