Car Park Safety – Due to Colour Coding and Fire Protection

Bright, friendly and with well-conceived traffic routing: The new underground car park at Luxemburg Airport proves just how modern a functional building can be. The main creative element is colour. The footprint of the four car park levels is identical, but each one is painted in a different colour. All fire barriers – doors leading to stairs and entrance doors – fit perfectly into the simple guidance system. For example, the colour code not only... 

Rental successes at Capital Square in Budapest

HOCHTIEF Development Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung, has found more tenants for Capital Square. The Hungarian electricity provider Budapesti Elektromos Müvek Nyrt (ELM?) signed up for almost 4,000 square meters of space. On another 1,500 square meters, the first office services center of FirstClients, a newly founded company providing office services, will be opened on April 1, 2009. CA Immo International had bought... 

Rental successes at Capital Square in Budapest

HOCHTIEF Development Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung, has found more tenants for Capital Square. The Hungarian electricity provider Budapesti Elektromos Müvek Nyrt (ELM?) signed up for almost 4,000 square meters of space. On another 1,500 square meters, the first office services center of FirstClients, a newly founded company providing office services, will be opened on April 1, 2009. CA Immo International had bought... 

ABM Green Care Helps Companies Secure the Benefits of Green Cleaning and Achieve U.S. Green Building Councils LEED® Certification

A growing number of companies are seeking the benefits of “green cleaning” as a way to enhance employee health and productivity and to have a positive impact on the environment, according to ABM Industries Incorporated, one of the United States’ leading facility services contractors. The need for green cleaning is acute: According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans on average spend 90 percent of their time indoors – and poor... 

The Streets of Buckhead Pursues Certification for Environmentally Friendly Building and Construction

A lifelong resident of Atlanta, Ben Carter has made an environmental commitment to the community by seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for his company’s luxury mixed-use development, The Streets of Buckhead. Featuring more than 500,000-square feet of world-class retail, dining and residences, The Streets of Buckhead will be one of the country’s most expansive and affluent developments to be awarded Silver...