
For Mark and Crystal Ryan, building their dream mountain house was synonymous with building what is commonly referred to as a “green” home. This Oregon couple turned to award-winning Mountain Architects and PrecisionCraft Log Homes & Timber Frame to help them design and manufacture a log home that is now in the final certification process to be awarded the LEED Platinum rating. LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a...
Jensen Precast recently installed machinery to manufacture Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) in their Sparks, Nevada facility. The decision to make RCP came in early 2007, after many customers repeatedly asked them to supply it. “RCP is generally used for storm drain applications greater than 15 inches,” Lance Semenko, Senior Vice President of Engineering for Q & D Construction, said. “We specify RCP because it’s stronger...
RCC Holdings Corp is pleased to announce its new company website at www.rcciws.com. The new website was created to better describe the opportunities and markets that RCC/IWS now finds available to it. The company began as a wastewater treatment system company for new rural subdivisions, and now finds that its main market resides with repairing or modularly replacing systems that are currently either non-performing, or in areas where health issues...
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has certified five new green buildings under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards this year as part of an effort to further reduce the environmental impact of Honda’s operations and products in the U.S. One of these facilities – Honda’s Data Center in Longmont, Colo. – is the first LEED Version 2.2 Silver certified data center in the country. Data...
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,...
At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, Mass., Owens Corning announced it has increased the certified recycled content in its flagship PINK Fiberglas(TM) insulation to a minimum of 40 percent. At this level of recycled content, the amount of waste glass diverted from landfills could form a two-lane glass highway that extends 1.3 times around the world(1). The certification, supplied by leading, independent third-party certifier...
Alcoa announced that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects. The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that have...
Alcoa announced today that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects. The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that...
Build Boston and Greenbuild Expo — Autodesk, Inc. announced that it is opening a 65,000 square-foot office building in Waltham, Mass., to serve as the new headquarters for its architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) division. Autodesk intends to seek Gold LEED Certification through the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for Core & Shell and Platinum LEED for Commercial Interior programs. The interior of...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Building materials industry is available in its catalogue. World Building Materials Market Brief The global outlook series on Building Materials provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global construction landscape, identifies major market segments, and offers a bird’s...