American Honda Motor Co. Certifies Five Green Buildings in U.S. This Year

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

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... 

Introducing Zoneworks: New Companys Flexible Fabric Wall Systems Allow Facilities to Adapt, Change Interior Spaces Without Challenges of Permanent Walls

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

Frommelt Products Corporation introduces Zoneworks™ (www.zoneworks.com): the first global company to custom design, manufacture, and market flexible fabric wall systems that give industrial and commercial users a highly adaptable and cost-effective means to achieve environmental control and separation of large interior spaces, while eliminating the need to construct or relocate permanent walls. Zoneworks’ flexible barrier systems are constructed... 

Luminus Wins Business of the Year Award from Enterprise Bank

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

Luminus Devices, Inc., announced that Enterprise Bank of Lowell named the company one of the recipients of its 2008 Business of the Year Awards at the recent Celebration of Excellence gala held at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in front of nearly 1,000 people. “The first Enterprise Bank Awards celebrated the positive impact successful businesses such as Luminus Devices have on our community,” said Jack Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Bank. “This year’s... 

Insituform Technologies, Inc. Announces North America Region Management Reorganization and $4.2 Million Reduction in Administrative and Overhead Costs

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

Insituform Technologies, Inc. announced a reorganization of its North America Region business unit management that will eliminate layers of management to reduce administrative and overhead costs. The Company expects to realize approximately $4.2 million in annual cost savings from these efforts. The reorganization plan includes the elimination of 35 management and support staff positions. Approximately half of the positions are located at the Company’s... 

Introducing Zoneworks: New Companys Flexible Fabric Wall Systems Allow Facilities to Adapt, Change Interior Spaces Without Challenges of Permanent Walls

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

Frommelt Products Corporation introduces Zoneworks™ (www.zoneworks.com): the first global company to custom design, manufacture, and market flexible fabric wall systems that give industrial and commercial users a highly adaptable and cost-effective means to achieve environmental control and separation of large interior spaces, while eliminating the need to construct or relocate permanent walls. Zoneworks’ flexible barrier systems are constructed... 

Luminus Wins Business of the Year Award from Enterprise Bank

Tuesday, November 18th 2008

Luminus Devices, Inc.announced that Enterprise Bank of Lowell named the company one of the recipients of its 2008 Business of the Year Awards at the recent Celebration of Excellence gala held at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in front of nearly 1,000 people. “The first Enterprise Bank Awards celebrated the positive impact successful businesses such as Luminus Devices have on our community,” said Jack Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Bank. “This year’s... 

Autodesk to Open New AEC Headquarters in Waltham, MA, Seeks LEED Gold Certification for Core and Shell, Platinum LEED for Commercial Interior

Tuesday, November 18th 2008

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... 

China Advanced Construction Materials to Present at the Second Annual Roth Capital Partners China Only Conference

Tuesday, November 18th 2008

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (“China ACM”) a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced that Mr. Jeremy Goodwin, member of the Board of Directors of China ACM, will present at the Second Annual Roth Capital Partners, LLC China Only Conference to be held on November 19 – 21, 2008 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. The company is scheduled to present at 9AM PT on November 21, 2008 The presentation... 

South Koreas Songdo International Business District Sets Global Standard as Eco-City

Monday, November 17th 2008

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,... 

American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons

Sunday, November 16th 2008

Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons are at the forefront of a movement among architects today who draw inspiration from the wellspring of the classical traditions in architecture. They have developed a body of work that reflects and adheres to the long-held theories of proportion and order passed down through many past generations of scholarship and practice. practice.