The product of a partnership between Convia (a Herman Miller company) and wiring production leader Wiremold, Convia Energy Management Infrastructure is a modular energy-management platform that integrates lighting, switches, occupancy sensors, timers, and other devices and links them to sophisticated controls and dashboards to monitor and adjust a building’s overall energy performance. Convia’s infrastructure uses plug-and-play components that...
Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that its affiliated development company, Hill International Real Estate Partners, LP, has received the unanimous approval of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission for certain zoning and other regulatory variances necessary for the development of the proposed American Commerce Center, a 2.2-million-square-foot office and hotel tower to be located at 1800 Arch Street...
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. today announced plans to eliminate 95 jobs, or approximately six percent of its 1,500-person workforce. This reduction is in response to the current national economic situation and the corresponding slowdown in demand for Miller’s commercial and industrial products. Miller is a leading manufacturer of arc welding and plasma cutting equipment for industrial, construction, motorsports, farm/ranch and home-hobby use. The company...
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...
Neff Corp. (“Neff”) announced today that it is offering each of the holders of its 10% senior notes due 2015 (the “Senior Notes”) an opportunity to become a lender (a “Term Lender”) of term loans (the “Term Loans”) under its senior secured first lien credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) in the amounts described below in consideration for properly tendered and accepted outstanding Senior Notes and consents for amendments to...
The long-standing norm of doing takeoffs with paper blueprints, along with the costs of shipping and handling of those prints through conventional methods, is quickly being outpaced by digital blueprints and an email delivery system. Because digital takeoff and estimating is becoming the standard throughout the industry, many software vendors are seeking ways to develop their own software or to partner with other software companies to create industry...
From the arid deserts of Tucson, Arizona to the icy forests of Poori, Finland to the tropical beaches of New South Wales, Australia to the urban jungle of downtown Manhattan, critics Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne have traveled to the farthest reaches of the globe to find all that is new in the design of sustainable, sustainable,
TMI is the industry leader in manufacturing and installing highly customized air handling systems sold to the commercial, institutional, and industrial markets; its sister company Miller-Sage provides mechanical contracting and installation for these and other systems. TMI announced today its acquisition by MiTek, Inc. the world’s leading supplier of state-of-the-art engineered connector products, equipment, software, and services for the building...
BlackEagle Partners, LLC, a Michigan-based special situations private equity firm, acquired InStar Services Group, LP, a non-core division of The ServiceMaster Company, a portfolio company of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice, Inc. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, InStar is a leading national provider of disaster response, insurance restoration and reconstruction services operating from 14 branches throughout the East Coast, the Southeast...
Younan Hospitality Group announced today that it has successfully defended itself and won on all claims against Falcon Physician Reviews, which filed a lawsuit against Younan Hospitality Group. The suit, filed in the 160th Judicial Court of Dallas County, erroneously claimed that Falcon’s business was interrupted when Falcon breached its contracts with Younan at its Holiday Inn Select in North Dallas. In fact, a Dallas County jury unanimously concluded...
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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