TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate’s One Boston Place Awarded First LEED-EB Gold Certification for Operations and Maintenance

TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate announced today that One Boston Place in Boston is the first building to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance is a rating system that recognizes buildings with maximum operational efficiency and minimal environmental... 

Rex Plus® – The Electronic Watchdog That Never Sleeps

STI announces an effective way to help protect homes and businesses from burglars, thieves and intruders. Rex Plus (ED-50), the electronic watchdog, can “see” through thick doors, walls and glass with his electronic radar eyes and produces a barking alarm when a person approaches a protected area. Rex is versatile and provides an excellent form of protection, without the annoying problems of owning a real dog. He doesn’t require... 

Advice on Protecting Your Kids from Hot Water Burns

Parents have to deal with a multitude of ways their children face injury, and it’s their job to protect them from harm. In recognition of National Childhood Injury Protection Week September 1 – 7, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is offering advice to parents on how to prevent their children from getting hot water burns – a danger that can often be overlooked. According to the National Safe Kids Campaign, hot tap water accounts for nearly...