RedBrick Signs Development Deal for 50 Cafes in Delaware and Maryland

November 25, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

RedBrick Pizza Worldwide, Inc. has announced the signing of a new Development Agreement with Eat Inc., which grants the Maryland company exclusive rights to develop up to 50 RedBrick Cafes in Delaware and Maryland. “We are thrilled to expand in the Northeast with Eat Inc., a company that has tremendous experience in the fast-casual restaurant business,” RedBrick Pizza Worldwide, Inc. President Jim Minidis said. “RedBrick Pizza’s... 

HousePlansAndMore.com Goes “Green”

November 21, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Green homebuilding is undeniably the hottest trend in the housing industry. The growing concern for protecting the environment and energy efficiency has filtered into just about every product market imaginable, and has generated the focus for the latest additions to HDA’s home plan web site www.houseplansandmore.com. At House Plans and More, customers can easily find this terrific new green section by clicking the green box labeled, “Green... 

Dot VN, Inc. Signs Danang City Office Lease

November 21, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Dot VN, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dot VN” or the “Company”) (http://www.dotVN.com), (Pink Sheets: DTVIs), an Internet and Telecommunications Company and the exclusive online global domain name registrar for the Country of Vietnam, announced that it, through a wholly-owned Vietnamese subsidiary formed under the authority of the People’s Committee of the City of Danang (“Dot VN Danang”), has executed a... 

U.S. Architects Report Increased Adoption of Green Building

November 19, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

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... 

RedBrick Pizza Signs Development Deal for 31 Cafes in Northwest Florida and Alabama

November 19, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

RedBrick Pizza Worldwide, Inc. has announced it has signed a new Development Agreement with master developer Triple JM, LLC, which grants the company exclusive rights to develop up to 31 RedBrick Cafes in Northwest Florida and southern Alabama. “We are excited to further RedBrick’s reach into the Gulf Coast cities of Northwest Florida and the southern region of Alabama,” RedBrick Pizza Worldwide, Inc. President Jim Minidis said.... 

Executive Centre Reduces Carbon Footprint and Earns Energy Efficiency Award

November 18, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

The Executive Centre on Merchant Street in Cincinnati, a 521,000-square-foot office building housing General Electric and CINCOM Systems, Inc., recently announced completion of building-wide renovations that will drastically reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in its three buildings. As a result of the renovations, the building’s property manager, CB Richard Ellis, anticipates more than $40,000 in savings per year from reduced energy... 

Congressional Solar Energy Tax Credit Bill Creates Affordable Renewable Energy Systems for Homeowners

October 27, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

A part of the bailout package recently passed by the U.S. government included a generous solar energy tax credit bill which will dramatically reduce the cost and hasten the payback to homeowners for installing residential solar energy systems. A full 30% federal tax credit is now available for solar PV and thermal installations starting January 1, 2009. The Renewable Energy Division of S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the... 

Seven Houses on Lake Shore Drive District: 1530 North Lake Shore Drive

September 4, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture
Seven Houses on Lake Shore Drive District: 1530 North Lake Shore Drive

The seven grand mansions on the 1200- and 1500-blocks of North Lake Shore Drive are rare survivors of what was a prestigious residential street in late-19th century and early-20th-century Chicago. The residence at 1530 Lake Shore Drive was built in 1916 for Bernard Albert Eckhart, a prominent businessman, philanthropist, and politician. The architect, Benjamin H. Marshall, was renowned for the designs of the Blackstone Hotel, the South Shore Country... 

ARCADIS Divests Copijn to Hoek Hoveniers

August 5, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

ARCADIS, the international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, today announced that it will sell Copijn to Hoek Hoveniers from Voorhout, the Netherlands. Copijn, established in 1807, is a design and contracting firm specializing in green amenities projects in the Netherlands. Its sixty staff members will continue to work for Copijn. The company, with annual gross revenues of EUR 6 million, became a part of ARCADIS in 1994.... 

Munich design firm develops exclusive yacht interior

August 2, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Home Improvement

My yacht is my style – anyone who forks out millions for the ultimate status symbol of a luxury yacht has the right to an interior that looks more than merely ‘functional’. Taking design to a new dimension is the task that the team of the Munich architect Kathrin Haak have set themselves. In collaboration with their creative crew, they develop boat interiors that set new standards for both pragmatic and aesthetic excellence. Their idea is that...