Genesis Worldwide Poised to Fulfill Saudi Rising Housing Demand

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,... 

HomArt Kona Seagrass Beverage Caddy

Backyard picnics, patio dining, and group meals get a touch of easy tropical style with HomArt’s Kona beverage caddy. Crafted of woven seagrass, a sustainable aquatic plant with strong, resilient fibers and a silky-smooth texture, this handy carrier holds four water or wine bottles for efficient transport and tidy organization at the table.

Anji Mountain Bamboo Rug Co. 4-Foot-by-6-Foot Bamboo Area Rug

Give your feet–and your conscience-a feel-good gift with a plush shag rug by Anji Mountain Bamboo Rug Company. Available in a range of sizes and colors, each rug is made of an 80% bamboo/20% cotton blend with a 100% cotton backing.

Northwestern University Green Chemistry Lab Renovation, Evanston, IL

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

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.

Maverick Landing, East Boston. Design by ICON architecture

Maverick Landing sits squarely at the heart of the redevelopment opportunities in East Boston, commanding spectacular waterfront views. This is a LEED certified sustainable development that includes photovoltaic panels and a cogeneration system by ICON architecture. The urban design concept for Maverick Landing removed the monolithic superblock of the existing site and restored the historic neighborhood street pattern, thereby reconnecting the site... 

Headquarters Offices at Old Parkland by Good Fulton & Farrell Architects, GFF Interiors

The historic buildings of Dallas’ Parkland Hospital were constructed on this 8-acre site in the Oak Lawn neighborhood in 1915 and 1921. Crow Holdings purchased the campus, which is now under construction with a restoration and major addition to the landmarked building to serve as their corporate headquarters. The central design challenge was to accommodate the company’s corporate culture (which features a non-hierarchical large room of... 

Information Center for the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro

This project received an Honorary Award in a national architecture competition for the Information Center of the new Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro. The complex is one of the largest public infra-structure projects ever to be undertaken in Brazil, and is currently being coordinated by PETROBRAS, the state-owned oil company.The complex will be located in the municipality of Itaboraí, in the edge of Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region,... 

Boston Children’s Museum Built by Shawmut Design and Construction

Boston Children’s Museum New Addition and Renovation, Boston, MA Multi-phase project within an occupied museum; 23,000 sf new addition onto the existing building included ticket booth, lobby, flexible exhibit spaces, covered outdoor seating, and Adventure Center, hard scaping site work and landscaping;

Green Building Event of the Year

The Green Building Conference is just a mere few weeks away. The conference is to be held at the Vodaworld (Midrand) on the 21st to 23rd of August. This year’s green event promises to exceed all expectations and cover more ground than last year’s green building event. Due to all the changes in the industry, with professionals both nationally and globally working hard to push the ‘green’ envelope, information, techniques and programmes is...