Engel & Völkers Real Estate Opens in Punta del Este, Uruguay

Engel & Vôlkers North Mallorca and Menorca, Spain opens their first real estate office in Punta del Este, Uruguay. In this major strategic move, E&V are expressing their confidence in the international real estate market which continues to recover from economic downturn, with an increasing number of people seeking their place in the sun. Since the early 1960’s, Punta del Este has made its mark on the international “jet set”... 

LaPolla Reports Third Quarter Profit

LaPolla Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:LPAD.OB ) (“LaPolla”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation and coatings designed to reduce energy consumption in the commercial and residential new construction and retrofit markets, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. “LaPolla continues to grow sales dramatically despite the current economic crisis. Mainstream acceptance... 

Mies Van Der Rohe: 1886-1969 (Basic Architecture Series)

Less is more: finding perfection in purity Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886?1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture. The creator of the Barcelona Pavilion (1929), the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois (1945?1951) and the Seagram Building in New York (1954?1958), Mies was one of the founders of a new architectural style. Well Well

26th Street Low-Income Housing by Kanner Architects

26th Street Low-Income Housing integrates a sustainable approach with Modernist design, effectively challenging the paradigm of affordable urban housing. The design of this 4-story, 44-unit building provides open spaces in an urban setting, taking advantage of fresh air, sunlight and open sky. The entry has been formed to break up the massing. A white frame around the upper levels helps the lower units recede from the street. The mass of the façade,... 

Many Save on Utility Bills Indoors, but Not with Their Yard, Lawn, or Garden

While most (96 percent) of U.S. adults have personally adopted sustainable or energy efficient practices at home, comparatively fewer (58 percent) use energy or water saving techniques in their yard, lawn, or garden, according to a new national survey about sustainability. Conducted online by Harris Interactive® on behalf of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the results were presented at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Philadelphia. Of... 

GENIVAR Income Fund Acquires Zenix, an Ontario Engineering Firm

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... 

Austro Group comes on at 80% premium

Austro Group made its debut on the main board of the JSE at R1,62 today and quickly forged above R1,80 – an 80% premium to the R1 at which shares were placed ahead of the listing. That price gave the company a market capitalisation of R590,9m a distinct premium on the R400m estimated by the promoters before the listing. The company imports and distributes woodworking machinery and aims at headline earnings of R33,4m in the year to August 2007 –...