VAST Composite Masonry Products in Green Building and Sustainable Development Projects
VAST Enterprises, LLC, announced that using its composite pavers in construction applications can contribute to six or more LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits. VAST produces green building products with its patented technology that transforms post-consumer recycled rubber and plastics into an environmentally friendly material: composite masonry. All VAST products are made from up to 95 percent recycled car tires and plastic...
Offices at Park Place Earns USGBC’s LEED Gold Certification
Hallmark Development’s first office building at Offices at Park Place in Clearwater, Fla., has been awarded LEED-Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and high performing buildings. The Offices at Park Place structure is the first new office building in Tampa Bay to achieve this prestigious recognition. “It...
Latitudes Launches Composite Board for Marine Applications
Universal Forest Products, makers of Latitudes® Composite Decking and Railing, announces the addition of Latitudes Marine composite decking. Latitudes Marine decking navigates innovation with composite dock boards specifically designed for use at marinas, on boardwalks, on floating docks or for applications such as stair treads, where more robust boards are needed. Latitudes Marine decking is fortified with the same proven Strandex® technology used...
Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center, China
As host to the 14th FINA World Championship in 2011, the city of Shanghai invited international bids for the design of a competition venue commensurate with the international standing of the city, to incorporate a swimming stadium, sports stadium and outdoor swimming pool for high-diving competitions. As part of a permanent improvement of the city, former industrial brownfield sites along the HuangPu river are being redeveloped. Like the World Fair...
Office Depot is First Retailer to Receive LEED Gold Certification from U.S. Green Building Council
Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that its “Green” retail store prototype has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The USGBC’s LEED system is widely recognized as the benchmark for green building design, construction, operations and maintenance. Office Depot received the Gold Rating for the Company’s...
Advanced 10-in-1 Hyde Multi-Tool Meets Tough Pro Demands
After extensive interviews with pros, and testing to meet rugged construction site requirements, Hyde Tools’ design engineers announced a breakthrough in “the one tool most needed for nearly every trade.” “Pros told us they can’t carry a lot of heavy tools in their tool belt and they need a tool that can work for hundreds of jobs, ” said Hyde’s Director of Product Development Corey Talbot. “Our research...
Military History Museum, Dresden, Germany
Located in the northern part of Dresden, a spectacular museum development is taking shape – an eye-catching structure from the renowned architect, Daniel Libeskind. His concept, split between the old and the new, was the eventual winner of the architectural design competition: the former Saxonian arsenal building restored to its original state and supplemented by an integrated, modern new structure. A bold, almost 100-metre long wedge construction...
Mexico Alive Announces Sian Ka’an Golf Resort & Spa
Mexico-based sales and marketing company Mexico Alive, in conjunction with Condo Hotel GBP and the popular hotel operator Grand Bahia Principe announced plans to develop the Sian Ka’an Golf Resort & Spa in the Mayan Riviera. The new luxury development will follow the condo-hotel model that has been gaining in popularity in Mexico tourism regions and will soon be selling with pre-construction pricing. Residents of the 300-unit Sian Ka’an Golf...
Nexxus Lighting Announces Launch and First Sales of Its Array™ Lighting Brand LED Light Bulbs
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. announced that it has begun production and sale of its new Array™ Lighting brand of LED lamps. The new Array™ Lighting Par 30, Par 16 and G4 LED are the first bulbs to begin production and offer direct replacement for conventional incandescent, halogen and CFL Par/R light bulbs and T3 bi-pin bulbs. The Array Lighting LED lamps feature its patent pending, Selective Heat Sink (SHS) technology to achieve the highest efficacy...
JENCOLOR offers high quality spectral and color sensor systems
In close cooperation with JENOPTIK Polymer Systems GmbH MAZeT assumes full responsibility for the development and manufacturing of customer specific sensor modules from electronics through optics. Together, both companies aim to develop applications in the area of RGB-LED lighting and want to open up further fields of application for integrated spectral and color sensors. The advantage for the customer lies in the combination of sensors, electronics...
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