Strong Homebuyer Demand Fuels Robust Opening Sales of “The 2010 New Home Collection”

The Irvine Company announced that the grand opening of “The 2010 New Home Collection” resulted in an astounding 70 home sales — the largest number of new home sales on The Irvine Ranch since 2006. More than 10,000 visitors toured the highly anticipated 2010 New Home Collection – a series of 25 consumer-inspired floorplans by many of California’s most-respected homebuilders – located throughout eight neighborhoods in the acclaimed... 

Energy-Saving Glass Using Heat Mirror Suspended Film Technology

Southwall Technologies Inc., the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that it will supply the high performance insulating glass for InnovisionTM Windows, a new line of residential and commercial-grade fiberglass windows introduced last week by Owens Corning, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass insulation and building materials. Southwall Insulating Glass, a joint venture company formed by... 

New U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados by Sorg Architects

The new U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown is part of a larger New Embassy Compound designed by Sorg Architects for the U.S. Department of State. The new Embassy consists of a renovated existing five-story office building along with a new addition of similar scale, and is located on a dramatic site in Wildey, St. Michael, outside Barbados’ capital city, Bridgetown. In response to the challenging site and Department of State security requirements the design... 

Certified Green Dealer Customer Survey Reveals Broad Satisfaction with the Program and Content

The Certified Green Dealer™ Program, which certifies that building material dealer sales personnel have received green training—today announced results of a survey of the dealers in the Program, which was conducted by Propel Marketing Group, a North Carolina-based marketing agency. The results show broad satisfaction with the Program and its contents. A remarkable 93% of participating dealers would recommend the Program to other lumberyards. An... 

U.S. Architects Report Increased Adoption of Green Building

Greenbuild Expo — Autodesk, Inc. and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have announced the results of the 2008 Autodesk/AIA Green Index, an annual survey that measures how AIA members are practicing sustainable design, as well as their opinions about the green building movement. This year’s index shows an increase in the implementation of sustainable design practices from architects and building owners. In addition, it shows that... 

Spertech Announces Greentech Wallboard(TM), an Environmentally Sustainable Alternative to Standard Drywall

In response to the lack of green alternatives to conventional drywall manufacturing, Spertech today announced Greentech Wallboard. This patented wallboard technology is developed from recycled materials without producing harmful carbon emissions during the manufacturing process. “Drywall is the most common indoor building material in the United States, but it’s produced in a manner that’s highly energy-intensive, emitting an excessive amount... 

Finding The Oldest Hanix Excavator in the UK

Excavator experts, Hanix Europe, are celebrating 20 years trading in the UK. To mark the success, they launched an appeal to find the oldest working Hanix excavator in the country and discovered one of their very first machines still going strong. The N220 mini excavator owned and operated from new by EPS Hire Centres in West Yorkshire was made in 1988. Used continuously since then, the 20 year old machine was still in daily use until this year when... 

AMB Property Corporation(R) Awarded Gold LEED(TM) Certification for Savannah Development

AMB Property Corporation® (NYSE: AMB – News), a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, today announced that AMB Morgan Business Center – Building 100 in Savannah has been awarded Gold LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 346,000 square foot facility is the largest investor-owned industrial development in North America to achieve Gold LEED Core & Shell® certification. “This project... 

Serious Materials Introduces ThermaRock(TM) Energy-Saving Drywall

Serious Materials announced its new line of ThermaRock energy-saving drywall. ThermaRock XI (eXtreme Insulation), reduces energy costs up to 30%, with potential savings of $1,700 per panel over the life of the product. ThermaRock XI provides an insulation R-value of up to R4.1, compared to an R value of 0.5 for typical gypsum drywall. This dramatically higher R-value substantially reduces heat transfer through un-insulated or insulated exterior walls,... 

Portland Aerial Tram by Agps Architecture

The tram is designed as a minimal intervention with light and open structures that dematerialize transportation infrastructure. The building elements include an upper station, an intermediate support tower, a lower station, and two tram cars. The upper station is an open air covered platform supported by braced steel legs balancing on a steep site, wedged between hospital buildings. The intermediate tower is built of steel plate, shaped in response...