Soft organic shapes realised through a morphic material to create a sensual living environment…a space that echoes the digital techno-organic world we live in, evoking an alternative way of experiencing the home environment…and one of the most creative, colourful and inspiring installations of the Milan design week 2010. Realised through of the creative vision of Karim Rashid and the scientific expertise of DuPont, “Smart-ologic Corian®...
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...
It’s brand new. It can be seen from miles around. It’s an architectural landmark that embodies key influences and inspirations from ancient Islamic art and traditions, melded with the artistry and geometries associated with speed, movement and spectacle. Its visual impact is all made possible by leading-edge LED technology. It’s the Yas Hotel, a 500-room, 85, 000-square-meter complex recently completed by Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s...
Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties National Bank of Arizona and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) are working to create one of the nation’s largest distributed, community-wide solar power systems at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Upon completion, the community is expected to be the largest solar-powered community in the continental...
Enfis Group Plc., an innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced a development that further narrows the gap between LEDs and traditional light sources. The company has introduced its next generation of fully-controllable white LED lighting products for myriad high-quality general illumination applications. Enfis will be making these systems available immediately through its North American distributors and specialist partners. Last...
The 7-watt GE Energy Smart(R) LED PAR20 lamp and 10-watt GE Energy Smart(R) LED PAR30 lamp (pictured), enable restaurants, retailers and other commercial customers to make significant strides toward general lighting with white light-emitting diodes. These products of ecomagination(SM), available as spots or floods, feature advanced optical control to concentrate the white LED light on the targeted area and effectively diminish wasted extraneous light.
Echelon Corporation and ROMlight International, Inc. announced the first installation in Canada of a high bay lighting system featuring LonWorks® control networking technology to provide smart, two-way communicating lights. The new solution installed at the Kelly Western Services Ltd. aircraft hangar in Winnipeg uses energy efficient, individually dimmable lights to cut energy use by over 60 percent, or over 250,000 kWh per year. Combined with rebate...
Intelligent Living Corp. a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today that High Road Communications, Microsoft Canada’s public relations provider for Windows™ based Home and Entertainment solutions, originated a News Canada media feed on ILVC’s sustainable building automation and technology solutions. As a result, ILVC received editorial coverage in the Vancouver Courier,...
Coulomb Technologies announced it will provide the first smart charging infrastructure installation base for new and existing alterative fueling stations within California for extended range electric vehicles (EREV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and all battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Largely powered by solar electric panels, these new and existing alternative fueling stations are considered the wave of the future and will sell several...
San Francisco-based Project FROG®, a smart building start-up, announced today that it has closed an $8M Series B financing led by RockPort Capital Partners. The financing will enable the company to accelerate the product development and sales of its cutting edge, high performance building products and systems. “RockPort has a very impressive track record and we are excited to have them join the FROG team,” said founder and CEO Mark Miller. “Their...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
Murillo, the Philippines based manufacturer has been involved in manufacturing furniture and...
Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
Looking for modern interior inspiration for your office, here we got some preview of the contemporary...
The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
Today’s modern house inspiration is coming from Richard Librach Architect, Toronto-based...
The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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