Ethan Allen Furnishes HGTV Dream Home 2010
Ethan Allen has again partnered with HGTV as primary furnisher of the HGTV Dream Home. The HGTV Dream Home 2010, located in Sandia Park, New Mexico, proved an ideal stage for Ethan Allen’s custom services and wide range of products. Modern Style Meets Mountain Views was the theme for this year’s HGTV Dream Home. The single-story, 3,900-square-foot home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a home office, a home theater, a gourmet kitchen with...
Southern Crane Lifts U2 in Raleigh
The area’s longest-running crane service provider, Southern Crane, recently experienced the thrill of lifting into place the massive stage supporting the world’s biggest band. Southern Crane was contracted by LiveNation to help assemble the stage for U2’s 360 Degree Tour when the band performed in Raleigh last month. View the massive stage under construction through a Southern Crane time-lapse photo shoot at Carter-Finley Stadium. The octagon...
Napa Valley’s Historic Bardessono Farmstead Morphs Into America’s Greenest Luxury Hotel
Phil Sherburne, a pioneer in modern green development, will open his long-awaited Bardessono hotel, restaurant and spa in California’s famed Napa Valley during the first week of February. The 62-room luxury hotel with its 92-seat restaurant and bar is situated on the Bardessono family farmstead in the heart of historic Yountville. Sherburne, who was hand-picked by the Bardessonos to develop their six-acre property, promised an ecologically-friendly...
Venice Beach Lofts by Steven Ehrlich Architects
Four lofts occupy this tight 60 ft. x 120 ft. site in Venice, California, a half block from the popular and crowded boardwalk. The design concepts of the lofts were to maximize the potential of the small lot and explore how large volumes could extend into the ocean breeze beach environment. By working within the tight constraints of the parcel and a 30-foot height limit, the design explores the concept that four units at 1,900 square feet each can...
Helal New Moon Residence – United Arab Emirates by Steven Ehrlich Architects
Islamic culture is embodied and reinterpreted through modern technology and design in this 35,000-square-foot residence, located in the Persian Gulf. Searing temperatures and ample desalinated water allowed the desert site to be transformed into an oasis with pools and landscaping. Sheathed in shimmering aluminum, a massive curved roof shelters and unites the compound’s series of two-story buildings. In section, the canopy forms a crescent moon,...
CYC Construction and Remcon Move Into New Headquarters
CYC Construction and Remcon, Inc. will open for business December 1 in their new corporate headquarters at 10003 South 152nd Street, according to Operations and Business Development Director Shelly Jochim. The companies’ 250 employees will move into the two-story, 25,000-square-foot facility during the Thanksgiving holidays, Ms. Jochim said. The companies will continue operations throughout the transition, she added. “The new office will...
CYC Construction and Remcon Move Into New Headquarters
CYC Construction and Remcon, Inc. will open for business December 1 in their new corporate headquarters at 10003 South 152nd Street, according to Operations and Business Development Director Shelly Jochim. The companies’ 250 employees will move into the two-story, 25,000-square-foot facility during the Thanksgiving holidays, Ms. Jochim said. The companies will continue operations throughout the transition, she added. “The new office will...
SL Green StreetSquash Center to Open in Harlem
Stephen L. Green, Chairman of SL Green Realty, an NYC-based real estate management and development firm, will be joined by civic, community and government leaders on Thursday, November 20, 2008 for the grand opening of the $9 million, 20,000-square foot SL Green StreetSquash Center on West 115th Street — home to StreetSquash, an innovative free afterschool program that combines academic tutoring and college preparation with squash instruction,...
American Honda Motor Co. Certifies Five Green Buildings in U.S. This Year
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has certified five new green buildings under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards this year as part of an effort to further reduce the environmental impact of Honda’s operations and products in the U.S. One of these facilities – Honda’s Data Center in Longmont, Colo. – is the first LEED Version 2.2 Silver certified data center in the country. Data...
Popular Science Names Hurricane-Resistant Curtain Containing Honeywell Spectra(R) Fiber ‘Best of What’s New’
Honeywell announced today that Popular Science magazine has awarded a 2008 Best of What’s New Grand Award to hurricane-resistant curtains containing Honeywell’s high-strength Spectra® fiber. The curtains were named the top innovation in home technology. Honeywell’s Spectra fiber, commonly used in bullet-resistant body armor, enables the Storm-A-Rest(TM) curtains to protect windows and doors during hurricanes. Because it uses Spectra...
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