ING Renault F1 Team Sustainable Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre

Thursday, December 4th 2008
ING Renault F1 Team Sustainable Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre

Faced with two challenges in creating a new research and development facility – meeting an almost impossible construction deadline and ensuring minimal environmental impact – the ING Renault F1 Team turned to ABM Bridge Systems to win the race against time. The resulting, Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre at the team’s HQ in Enstone, Oxfordshire, has now been recognised by the Concrete Society as an outstanding example in the Concrete... 

Award-Winning Architect of Incheon International Airport, Curtis W. Fentress, Modernizing Los Angeles International Airport

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008

Curtis W. Fentress, founder of Fentress Architects, has earned international recognition for designing some of the world’s finest airport terminals. These include Incheon International Airport in South Korea (the first airport ever to earn “Best Airport in the World” for three consecutive years, 2005 – 2007, by the Airport Council International’s Quality Passenger Survey), and Denver International Airport in Colorado (named “Best Airport... 

California Infrastructure Investment to Result in Thousands of New Jobs

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008

The developer of the 244-acre Sacramento Railyards project announced today that approximately 3,000 new jobs will be created in 2009 as a direct result of voter passage of Proposition 1C, the $2.8 billion Housing and Infrastructure Bond and Proposition1B, the $19.9 billion Transportation Bond as well as other local and federal infrastructure funds. The announcement comes as the Obama administration considers a federal economic recovery plan with a... 

PGA TOUR Star, Course Designer Brad Faxon to Advocate Benefits of Axion Golf’s ‘Green’ Building Materials for Bridges, Walkways

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

Axion Golf — a division of Axion International Holdings Inc. and provider of the company’s 100-percent “green” materials for building golf-course bridges and walkways — today announces PGA TOUR star and accomplished course designer Brad Faxon will promote its products as company advisor. A 25-year TOUR veteran with eight victories and two Ryder Cup appearances, Faxon will help market Axion’s environmentally sound,... 

South Korea’s Songdo International Business District Sets Global Standard as ‘Eco-City’

Monday, November 17th 2008

New international standards are being set by Gale International in sustainable building design, systems engineering, and urban infrastructure and planning with Songdo International Business District (IBD), a new city currently under construction off Incheon, South Korea, on the Yellow Sea. Songdo IBD is a joint venture between Gale International and Posco Engineering & Construction and is the largest private development in the world. Songdo IBD,... 

Hamptons Green Alliance 1st Annual Event on How to Finance and Build Green Projects Sponsored by Citibank Commercial Banking

Monday, November 17th 2008

The Hamptons Green Alliance (www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org), a consortium of local building professionals committed to green initiatives in building, will hold its first annual event on the subject on Tuesday, November 18 at the Citibank Financial Center, 180 West Montauk Highway, Hamptons Bays, NY. The sponsor of the event is Citibank Commercial Banking, whose Vice President of Environmental Affairs will address ways in which green projects can be... 

China Architectural Engineering Awarded $80 Million in New International Projects; Backlog Rises to Record $245 Million

Tuesday, November 11th 2008

China Architectural Engineering Inc., a leader in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end building envelope systems, today reported that it has been awarded two new contracts for projects valued at $80 million in Dubai and Singapore. The Company today also reported that its project backlog has increased to a new record of $245 million. Two Latest Contracts Represent Ongoing Success of CAE’S International Expansion Strategy Today’s...