Cornell TranZform Fire Found Compliant for Means of Egress Openings

Thursday, January 14th 2010
Cornell TranZform Fire Found Compliant for Means of Egress Openings

Cornell announces that TranZform Accordion Folding Fire Doors have been evaluated by the International Code Council Evaluation Service to be compliant for use in means of egress openings per the International Building Code®. Now, as per Evaluation Report ESR-2300, TranZform Fire provides an alternative equal for rated side-hinge swinging doors in means of egress openings such as elevator lobbies, horizontal exits and as opening protectives in fire... 

Swedbank Headquarters, Vilnius designed by Audrius Ambrasas

Wednesday, January 13th 2010
Swedbank Headquarters, Vilnius designed by Audrius Ambrasas

The Swedbank’s new head office building in Vilnius is located in a fairly recently developed but rapidly growing political, commercial and recreational centre of the Lithuanian capital, which was moved from its historical centre to the right bank of the Neris River. A distinctive feature of the new head office building is its openness and accessibility by the public. The site for the Banks building is being developed on the old Ukmerges street... 

Select Blinds Now Offers Matching Horizontal and Vertical Faux Wood Blinds

Monday, December 7th 2009
Select Blinds Now Offers Matching Horizontal and Vertical Faux Wood Blinds

Faux wood blinds are an excellent alternative to real wood blinds for several reasons. Resistance to warping in extreme climates is one of those reasons. As the harshest winter months approach, Select Blinds announces an offering of custom Faux Wood Blinds that provide coordination of the same colors and finishes in multiple sizes. The four white colors, consisting of two in a smooth finish, and two in an embossed finish, can be matched with the 3... 

Kohler Acquires Historic Hamilton Hall in St Andrews

Saturday, December 5th 2009
Kohler Acquires Historic Hamilton Hall in St Andrews

Herb Kohler, Chairman and CEO of Kohler Co., announced that the company, through its subsidiary, The Old Course Limited, has purchased Hamilton Hall of St Andrews, Scotland, one of the most photographed buildings in the world of golf. Kohler Co. emerged as the accepted party from a competitive bidding process for the property conducted by Jones Lang La Salle and the Bank of Scotland. The Old Course Limited now owns and operates the 5 AA Red Star Old... 

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Board Announces Plans to Move and Elevate Building

Friday, November 13th 2009
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Board Announces Plans to Move and Elevate Building

The Board of Directors of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library announced today that it is pursuing a plan to move and then elevate its flood-damaged museum building. The museum building will become part of a new and expanded facility. The 15-year-old structure is an architectural icon in Cedar Rapids and the museum’s red roof rising above the 2008 floodwaters depicted the Cedar Rapids disaster around the world. In an effort to... 

KUD International Developed Waldorf=Astoria to Open

Wednesday, November 11th 2009
KUD International Developed Waldorf=Astoria to Open

The Bonnet Creek Resort adjacent to Walt Disney World, featuring a 500-room Waldorf=Astoria, a 1,000-room Hilton Hotel and a Rees Jones signature golf course, celebrates its grand opening November 12. The 428-acre project, developed by KUD International LLC, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., also features a 249,000-square-foot conference center and a 25,000-square-foot Guerlain spa. Key elements of the Manhattan Waldorf=Astoria were recreated... 

Echelon Accelerates Enterprise Energy Management Momentum

Wednesday, November 11th 2009
Echelon Accelerates Enterprise Energy Management Momentum

Echelon Corporation announced broad support for Enterprise Energy Management solutions (EEM) based on Echelon’s technology. EEM encompasses multi-site energy management solutions that deliver cost savings and operational improvements to quick-service restaurants (QSR), schools, banks, retail and convenience stores, data centers and other locations. Based on Echelon’s LonWorks® control networking technology, and featuring the new i.LON® SmartServer... 

Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Monday, October 26th 2009
Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties National Bank of Arizona and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) are working to create one of the nation’s largest distributed, community-wide solar power systems at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Upon completion, the community is expected to be the largest solar-powered community in the continental... 

Golden Square and Golden Villas Open in Pompano Beach

Sunday, October 4th 2009
Golden Square and Golden Villas Open in Pompano Beach

Water front views, Energy-Star appliances, cultured marble vanities and ceramic tile floors are just a few of the amenities that allow the Housing Authority of Pompano Beach and Pinnacle Housing Group to redefine the notion of affordable housing. On September 17th, Golden Square and Golden Villas, located at 1415 N.W. 18th Drive, introduced the new face of quality affordable rental communities. A Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated... 

The Melbourne Convention Centre earn a ‘6-Star, Green-Star’

Sunday, September 6th 2009
The Melbourne Convention Centre earn a '6-Star, Green-Star'

In the highly competitive Business Events market, hundreds of cities around the world are vying to attract global attention and a larger slice of the meetings market. Melbourne, one of the World’s Most Livable Cities – according to The Economist – has found a way to not only be noticed, but to set a global benchmark. Responding to the international call for sustainability, the Australian city has opened the ‘greenest’ convention center in...