Tempe Urban Living by Baldinger Architectural Studio

Modern architecture design is designed by Baldinger Architectural Studio. This beautiful design is called Tempe Urban Living, a fifteen unit residential project, located in the university town of Tempe, Arizona. Tempe Urban Living is a fifteen unit urban infill project located in the university town of Tempe Arizona. The dwellings are designed as modern Tri-level units. The three levels are connected by an open stairwell that acts a light shaft, drawing... 

Construction Resumes at 1015 Half Street in Washington D.C.’s Revitalized Riverfront Redevelopment Area

Construction of a 400,000-square-foot office building at 1015 Half St. SE resumed on Monday, April 26, according to the receiver of the property, Douglas Wilson, owner of the Douglas Wilson Companies (DWC). Currently owned by Half Street SE, LLC, construction of the building was halted when the owner’s parent company, Opus East LLC, filed for bankruptcy in mid 2009. The property is located in Southeast Washington D.C.’s burgeoning Capitol Riverfront... 

Project FROG Modular Green Classroom

Project FROG designs and custom- fabricates modular classrooms and other commercial buildings that feature high-performance envelopes, natural daylighting, high-efficiency mechanical systems, healthy materials, and green components. Built using central “spines,” different-shaped wings, porches, and mechanical rooms, these modular units come in a wide range of price points, from relatively affordable trailer alternatives to state-of-the-art, net-zero-energy,... 

Caterpillar AP500E Asphalt Paver

Caterpillar Inc. announces the addition of the AP500E Asphalt Paver to the Paving Products machine family. Excellent mobility, superb visibility, powerful C4.4 engine, quick setup, and a comfortable operating environment are just some of the features that you can expect from the AP500E wheel-type asphalt paver. The compact, lighter weight design allows contractors to haul the paver along with other necessary job site equipment, maximizing machine... 

Capitol Hill: Pre Civil War House to Carbon Neutrality

This Carbon Neutral House is located just four blocks from the Nation’s Capitol in the heart of Capitol Hill. The modest existing wood stick home dates back to the early 19th century. Although it has been vacant for several years in disrepair, the property is a wonderful opportunity to showcase “DC’s first Carbon Neutral Home.” With strict historical standards, well informed neighbors, tight building conditions, tough existing structural conditions... 

New GE LED Module Simplifies Lighting, Makes Luminaires Upgradeable and Serviceable

General lighting with energy efficient long-lasting LEDs in directional applications such as recessed downlights, tracks, pendants and sconces becomes as easy as changing a standard light bulb early next year. A new technology “twist” from GE Consumer & Industrial—a small puck-shaped LED module that gives lighting designers and end-users the ability to easily upgrade LED lighting as technology advances—addresses the inflexibility of integrated... 

Paradise Gardens by Alfred Newman Beadle

Al Beadle is best known as one of the Case Study architects, and then regionally for his strong influence on desert modernism. Beadle graced the Phoenix Mountain Preserve with his only single family home project, the Paradise Gardens Subdivision. Avant garde for the era, the clean lines, flat roofs, and more open floorplans now have multi-generational appeal. This Saguaro model is in beautiful original condition. It has been well maintained and mechanical... 

GE Evolve LED Series Area Light for Outdoor Lighting

The next generation of outdoor area lighting is here with the GE Evolve™ LED Series Area Light from GE Lighting Systems, Inc. GE’s new area light combines the latest in LED system electronics, thermal management, mechanical and optical design to make the advantages of LED lighting a practical reality in parking lots and general lighting applications. It delivers 30 percent energy savings compared with traditional metal halide lighting while providing... 

Matrix Total Home System from NTI

NTI’s Matrix is an integrated appliance that combines a gas-fired condensing boiler and furnace, condensing demand water heater, and heat-recovery ventilator into a single unit, and it is pre-configured for air conditioning. According to NTI, the Matrix’s advanced heat exchanger is capable of reducing gas consumption by 30% compared with a conventional system, providing an AFUE of 94 for forced-air and 92.7 for hydronic heating, and an energy... 

Hobart Brothers Offers Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Welding Wire for X80 Pipeline

To ensure consistent chemical and mechanical properties when welding on critical X80 pipeline applications, Hobart Brothers offers its Hobart® Fabshield X80 self-shielded flux-cored welding wire. The Fabshield X80 creates welds with high tensile strength and excellent CVN (Charpy V-Notch) impact toughness that remain ductile at low temperature. Classified under AWS (American Welding Society) A5.29, class E81T8-Ni2 J, the Fabshield X80 wire provides...