Modern Residential Building in Berlin Germany

When you are visiting Berlin, Germany, you will see a lot of beautiful residential and apartment that has beautiful design based on the mixture of traditional architecture and modern buildings that come together offering an excellent experience. and here is one of those residential, a Modern Residential Building located in Berlin, Germany. via

Condos in Washington, DC

McInturff Architects designed this six additional residential units located in a rooftop village above two mid-nineteenth century buildings on Georgetown’s main shopping street. Everyone knows that Georgetown is a very historic neighborhood in Washington, DC. and full of heritage buildings and the residents, and this is becomes the challenge of the designer to designed this building and make them something contemporary. via

Maison de la Lumiere by Duilio Damilano

Maison de la Lumiere is a contemporary modern house that was designed by the architect Duilio Damilano. Designed not only as a nice place to live this house residence also designed based on the requirement of the owner that wanting to have a house that avoiding the stereotypes of the residential buildings in the region and realizing a technologically advanced house. Because of this special order of the owner, the architect designing this house residence... 

Sequoia Equities Acquires Luxury Multifamily Apartment Property

Sequoia Equities, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the Cross Pointe Apartments, located on the border of Brentwood and Antioch, two of California’s fastest growing cities. Built in 2003, this 244 unit luxury apartment community totals 220,840 square feet, and includes 15 two and three-story residential buildings and two single story buildings containing a management office, fitness facility, and clubhouse. Situated adjacent to the region’s... 

Leviton Urges Consumers to “Switch” to “Green” Alternatives

Leviton Manufacturing, a leader in energy-efficient electrical devices and sustainable solutions, is urging consumers to choose “green” alternatives to standard electrical switches when purchasing or installing these devices in residential and commercial buildings. Leviton’s “Make the Switch” campaign kicks off on April 22nd, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and provides consumer education on lighting control products that can easily substitute... 

Stone & Youngberg Underwrites Landmark $145 Million Harbor Point Financing

Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm, and Building & Land Technology, a Connecticut-based developer, today announced that they have completed a $145 million financing for the Harbor Point Project in Stamford, Connecticut, a pioneering smart growth project that has been awarded a LEED-ND Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The project is nationally significant and will create thousands of jobs and generate... 

Ratzeburg School Complex by Mikou Design Studio

The new schools complex in Ratzeburg is located in a mainly residential cityscape, in the middle of an area of low-density detached housing, characterised by brick architecture and pitched roofs that make up the neighbourhood’s identity. This schools complex includes an existing specialised school, a primary school and a lower form secondary school, and it aims to be a strong, identifiable landmark in its urban setting, on the scale of the city... 

Metal Building Installation Opportunities Offered by VersaTube Building Systems

VersaTube® Building Systems has announced the launch of a new Authorized Installer Program designed to link local contractors with building installation experience to its customers in need of installation services. For many licensed construction contractors and handymen, this program represents an opportunity to add a new revenue stream in an otherwise challenging economic market. Because steel frame components have been pre-engineered, pre-cut,... 

In Weekly Cycles: Apartment Walls and Slabs in Fair-faced Concrete Quality

GRIDFLEX, the aluminium grid slab formwork system from PERI, once again showed its numerous advantages during its initial use in Brazil. Within a very short period of time, it has been possible to construct the floor slabs of the MaxHaus Morumbi residential complex with even, ready to-be-painted ceiling surfaces. Modern living in a rectangular form In São Paulo´s Morumbi district, 128 modern apartments are currently being constructed, spread across... 

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...