The building is the first in downtown Ann Arbor to be registered with the USGBC and designed to LEED-CI Gold Certification standards. It is also the first building with a Green Roof, the first to use a Geothermal Energy system, the first to meet the Mayors 2030 Challenge and the first winner of the Ann Arbor Energy Challenge for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Chino Hills’ first permanent Government Center is under construction at City Center Drive in Chino Hills. The $91 million project includes a new city hall, library, police station and fire administration headquarters as well as a parking structure with subterranean and four stories of above ground parking. T.B. Penick, one of Southern California’s largest and most trusted contractors, was selected to do the structural concrete work for the Chino...
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...
CMiC, the leader in providing software solutions for the architectural, engineering and construction industry, announced today that Independent Construction Company, a heavy highway contractor based in California, chose CMiC to increase productivity. “CMiC will eliminate unnecessary work for us,” said Dan Beck, Assistant Controller of Independent Construction Company. “With our current system there was a lot of duplication of effort, and CMiC...
Energy Focus, Inc. announced a corporate reorganization to reposition Energy Focus, Inc. as a turnkey lighting energy solutions provider. The reorganization will capitalize on the growing demand for lighting and energy services in the commercial buildings marketplace. “At Energy Focus, we are committed to creating shareholder value by leveraging our unique technology and expertise to aggressively address opportunities in the global lighting...
Home Comfort Zones, Inc., manufacturer of the MyTemp energy management and temperature control system, announces the appointment of its first Certified Dealers in Colorado. MH Plumbing & Heating and The Coffman Group consisting of Coffman & Company, B&F Heating, Precision Air and Genesee Heating & Cooling have completed training, and are now certified to sell and install the MyTemp system. The service area of these dealers makes...
The GENIVAR Income Fund is pleased to announce the acquisition of Zenix Engineering Ltd., an Ottawa-based firm specialising in building services such as envelope design and roofing, fire and life safety, code review, security, interior design and architecture, as well as mechanical-electrical and structural design. With this acquisition, GENIVAR now has over 550 employees in its Ontario offices. “I am very pleased to welcome Zenix onto GENIVAR’s...
First National Bank is one of the first banks in the country to receive USGBC LEED Certification for it’s environmentally friendly design. Upon initial occupancy, the 3,500 sf facility was the second smallest commercial building in the country to be certified showcasing the benefits of sustainabile design in the small business environemnt.
Winter can be lovely, except when it lands on your vehicle. Don’t you love leaving work after a long day and discovering that your windshield has a concrete-like, thick coating of ice? It’ll never bother you again, as long as this little number is in your car. We’ve never seen anything clear ice and snow from a windshield like this. Clever engineering, smart ergonomics, and good old innovation combine to make this, hands down, the...
Dallas-based Centex Corporation announced Fortune has ranked the company No. 1 in the home building industry on the magazine’s annual list of “America’s Most Admired Companies.” This is Centex’s fifth No. 1 ranking in the last eight years on the Fortune list, ranking No. 1 three of those years in engineering and construction, and No. 1 two of those years in home building. Fortune selects “America’s Most Admired...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
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Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
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The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
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The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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