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

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,... 

TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate’s One Boston Place Awarded First LEED-EB Gold Certification for Operations and Maintenance

TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate announced today that One Boston Place in Boston is the first building to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance is a rating system that recognizes buildings with maximum operational efficiency and minimal environmental... 

Shea Homes Becomes First National Builder to Make Solar Power Systems an Included Option on New Homes

Victoria Gardens by Shea Homes announced today that solar power systems will be an included optional feature on its Shea Green Certified (TM) homes, beginning immediately. As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the cost of home ownership and improve environmental performance, Victoria Gardens teamed up with BP Solar, a global leader in solar energy, to offer solar panels at no additional cost and reduce electric bills by up to 60 percent per... 

Hill International Selected as Project Manager for SmartCity Kochi in India

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by SmartCity (Kochi) Infrastructure Private Ltd. to provide project management services for the development of the SmartCity Kochi development in India. The two-and-a-half year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately INR 373 million ($9.1 million). Located in the southeastern Indian coastal city of Kochi, SmartCity... 

Builders FirstSource Signs On to Certified Green Dealer Program

Builders FirstSource Inc. announced today that it has signed on to the Certified Green Dealer(tm) Program. Builders FirstSource will certify our retail distribution centers through the program. Certified Green Dealer(tm) is a Web-based “distance learning” program that uses online multi-media training and printed resource materials to educate and certify building material dealers as sources of information about green building and green...