Paradise Gardens by Alfred Newman Beadle

Al Beadle is best known as one of the Case Study architects, and then regionally for his strong influence on desert modernism. Beadle graced the Phoenix Mountain Preserve with his only single family home project, the Paradise Gardens Subdivision. Avant garde for the era, the clean lines, flat roofs, and more open floorplans now have multi-generational appeal. This Saguaro model is in beautiful original condition. It has been well maintained and mechanical... 

Daktronics LED Display the First Real-Time Carbon Counter

Recently, Van Wagner Communications chose Daktronics to design and manufacture a new, light emitting diode (LED) display as a component of a spectacular new sign for its client, Deutsche Bank AG Climate Change Advisors. The curved LED display functions as the world’s first scientifically valid, real-time carbon counter. The carbon counter is the prominent feature of the nearly 70-foot tall Deutsche Bank billboard located in the heart of New York... 

Solyndra Offered $535 Million Loan Guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy

Solyndra, Inc. announced that it is the first company to receive an offer for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Solyndra, a Fremont, California-based manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems, will use the proceeds of a $535 million loan from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Financing Bank to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity in California. “The leadership... 

Rain Bird to Showcase Earth’s Purest Form of Entertainment Through Its 2009 Tournament of Roses® Float– Entertaining Expedition

Now in its 13th year of bringing awareness to water conservation and environmental preservation through its participation in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, will once again pay tribute to the central role that water plays in sustaining all of the Earth’s inhabitants with its 2009 float entry, Entertaining Expedition. In accordance with this year’s Rose... 

Next Century Associates Announces $2 Billion Vision for Century City

Next Century Associates, LLC, a partnership between Los Angeles based real estate investor Michael Rosenfeld and an entity in the D.E. Shaw Group, today unveiled plans for a $2 billion mixed-use project on the 5.75 acre Century Plaza hotel site. The project will feature two soaring towers rising from a grand plaza with a 240 room Five Star hotel and 163 hotel residences, 130 luxury residential condominiums, 100,000 square feet of office, 106,000 square... 

KYOCERA and Independence Power Announce Completion of 268 kW Solar Power System in Burbank, California

As part of the construction of a new private aviation hangar at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., Independence Power has completed a 268 kW solar power system which meets 100% of the requirements for the new hangar and attached office building. The structure was built by Shangri-La Construction, and is occupied by Avjet Corporation. The structure has been certified at a LEED Platinum level, and is the first aircraft hangar to be entirely powered... 

Silhouette Office Furniture

Designed as part bespoke sculptural object, part functional office apparatus and part internal space invigorator this experimental design of a ‘4’ part office furniture system explores concepts of material re-interpretation and the ability of light to re-invigorate and alter internal space. Conceived as a long bank of continuous work space the system of double layered desktop and optional support storage units is at its most effective spatially... 

Charles R. Stinson’s Architecture Chronicled in Book

Charles R. Stinson’s architecture is chronicled in a new book within the Master Architect Monograph Series entitled Charles R. Stinson: Compositions in Nature. The modern architecture book, with text by Camille LeFevre and photography by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze, features Stinson-designed homes and buildings that have achieved international recognition along with his distinctive style—light, line and space expressing a dynamic co-existence. Charles... 

Homex Announces 2009 Revenue Guidance Above the Industry’s Expected Average Growth Rate

Desarrolladora Homex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced its guidance for 2009. The Company expects to perform favorably in the year ahead with revenue growth in the range of 8 to 10 percent and EBITDA(1) margin in the range of 23.0 percent to 24.0 percent bolstered by continuing demand for affordable entry-level homes and the favorable mortgage conditions to finance them under federal housing programs. During 2009, Homex expects challenging macroeconomic conditions... 

Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc., Files Suit Against Investors in Federal Court

Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. announced that it has filed a complaint against Roswell Capital Partners and Centre Court Asset Management, along with their respective funds, BridgePointe Master Fund, Ltd., CAMOFI Master LDC, and CAMHZN Master LDC in New York Federal Court. The Company seeks a declaratory judgment against the Investors for alleged breach of contract and breach of fiduciary responsibilities by committing violations of...