Discount Wine Cellars Gets A Make-Over

January 23, 2010 Filed Under: Home Improvement
Discount Wine Cellars Gets A Make-Over

Discount Wine Cellars gets many calls a day from prospective customers who’d like to have an entire wine cellar designed by professionals. Discount Wine Cellars likes to make this process simple for their customers. Customers can simply fax or e-mail a rough sketch of the room that they would like outfitted with wine racks to the Discount Wine Cellars office. Most times they are able to design a beautiful wine storage solution for the customer within... 

Innovative Decorative Concrete Company Taking the Intermountain West By Storm!

January 22, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Innovative Decorative Concrete Company Taking the Intermountain West By Storm!

Now anyone can afford to have durable, long lasting, decorative concrete in and around their home without the high cost and hassle of tearing out and replacing old concrete. Xtreme Resurfacing is quickly becoming the leader in the concrete restoration business. This material is being looked at in so many new ways. Not only is Xtreme Resurfacing getting more calls from general contractors, but now Xtreme Resurfacing is getting just as many calls from... 

Albuquerque’s Green Urban Townhomes Focuses on Your Roof Top Garden Lifestyle

November 24, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
Albuquerque's Green Urban Townhomes Focuses on Your Roof Top Garden Lifestyle

Downtown Albuquerque’s largest urban green development Elements Urban Townhomes has created outdoor living space utilizing the roof tops of the 72 urban town homes that are designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. The living room area, kitchen and one half bath are located on the second floor, with the master bedroom, second bedroom, full baths and laundry room on the third floor. “Currently there are no other Albuquerque homes for sale or... 

Power HotSpot Provides Remote Power Anywhere It’s Needed

November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Construction, Home Improvement, Real Estate
Power HotSpot Provides Remote Power Anywhere It's Needed

Sid Thyhsen has a simple wish: maintain a deer feeder and surveillance camera at his hunting camp near Deland, Florida, without having to replace or recharge batteries every third or fourth day. Replacing batteries can get expensive and recharging them, a hassle. So when a friend told him about the Power HotSpot™, he knew the “power gods” were about to grant his wish. The new solar-powered product by Solis Energy can run small 12 volt... 

James Hardie Building Materials and San Diego Habitat for Humanity Build “Green-Friendly” Homes

November 13, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
James Hardie Building Materials and San Diego Habitat for Humanity Build "Green-Friendly" Homes

San Diego Habitat for Humanity® (SDHFH) has made significant modifications in the design and construction of its homes to make them increasingly self-sustaining, reducing maintenance costs for the partner families as well as the need for repairs and upgrades. Smart design incorporates eco-friendly and recycled materials, energy efficient appliances and lighting, and drought tolerant plants and trees. James Hardie® Building Materials has stepped... 

Patrick Square Opens Three Village Homes Models

October 29, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
Patrick Square Opens Three Village Homes Models

Patrick Square, Clemson’s first traditional neighborhood development (TND), has opened three fully furnished models of its Village Homes. The models represent the various sizes and price ranges of the seven distinct Village Home styles. Featuring Colonial, Carolina, Craftsman, Greek Revival, Georgian, and Victorian architecture, the Village Homes were designed by renowned TND Urbanist/Architect of Whole Town Solutions. Including home sites, standard... 

Solatube Daylighting System, Meeting the Green Roof Challenge

October 21, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
Solatube Daylighting System, Meeting the Green Roof Challenge

It’s not surprising that designers are starting to embrace the concept of green, or living, roofs as the industry moves to meet the increased demand for environmentally conscious buildings. In addition to the obvious benefits of providing a habitat for many small animals and insects, they also work effectively as giant air filters, removing pollutants and putting oxygen back into the atmosphere. They can also make a significant contribution to reducing... 

Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

September 13, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Spring 2010. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring 2010, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots, and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/spring2010. The release of the PANTONE Fashion... 

The Colorado Yurt Company Named A Colorado Company to Watch

June 18, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
The Colorado Yurt Company Named A Colorado Company to Watch

The Colorado Yurt Company, makers of eco-friendly yurts, tipis and canvas bungalows, was recently recognized as one of 50 Colorado Companies to Watch. The durable and unique structures manufactured and sold by the company in Montrose, Colorado offer individuals, camps, RV parks, ski resorts and other businesses a building option that is sustainable, affordable and quick to set up. The 50 Colorado Companies to Watch, chosen from 250 nominees, will... 

Embassy Suites Hotels Introduces Spacious One-Room Suite Concept

May 22, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
Embassy Suites Hotels Introduces Spacious One-Room Suite Concept

Embassy Suites Hotels, the international chain of upscale, all-suite hotels, unveiled its first one-room suite, designed to pack more room into a smaller space for today’s cost-conscious traveler and hotel developer. This new suite concept represents the first major room design change since the upscale brand’s launch 25 years ago. The new one-room suite design delivers the same amenities and upscale value to Embassy Suites guests, including a...