Architec The Gripper 10-by-14-Inch Bamboo Cutting Board

Architec is hopping on the green bandwagon by implementing eco-friendly elements in both its manufacturing process and end products. One of their new lines consists of products made from bamboo. A quick-growing grass, bamboo is renewable and tree-saving, with many of the same attributes as wood. The Gripper cutting board, for example, made of laminated strips of bamboo, is strong and durable, won’t absorb moisture, and won’t harm knives. The glue used in the lamination process is food-safe.... 

Beswicks PCFCD Wins 2008 Golden Mousetrap Award

Beswick Engineering’s “PCFCD” Pressure Compensated Flow Control Valve was selected as the Best Product Winner, in the Motion Control category, of Design News magazine’s 2008 Golden Mousetrap Awards. This accolade was just announced to the public in the September 22nd, 2008 issue of Design News. The PCFCD-1N1 is designed to maintain a constant flow rate, which the customer can adjust, regardless of upstream or downstream pressure variations. It works with both liquids (incompressible... 

Shea Homes Becomes First National Builder to Make Solar Power Systems an Included Option on New Homes

Victoria Gardens by Shea Homes announced today that solar power systems will be an included optional feature on its Shea Green Certified (TM) homes, beginning immediately. As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the cost of home ownership and improve environmental performance, Victoria Gardens teamed up with BP Solar, a global leader in solar energy, to offer solar panels at no additional cost and reduce electric bills by up to 60 percent per home. This newest feature in Shea Green Certified... 

26th Street Low-Income Housing by Kanner Architects

26th Street Low-Income Housing integrates a sustainable approach with Modernist design, effectively challenging the paradigm of affordable urban housing. The design of this 4-story, 44-unit building provides open spaces in an urban setting, taking advantage of fresh air, sunlight and open sky. The entry has been formed to break up the massing. A white frame around the upper levels helps the lower units recede from the street. The mass of the façade, along Santa Monica Blvd—one of LA’s busiest... 

Weyerhaeuser Signs a Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Sell Commercial Construction Business To Atlas Holdings

Weyerhaeuser Company signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Trus Joist® Commercial division to Greenwich, Connecticut-based Atlas Holdings. The proposed transaction will include four manufacturing plants across the United States (located in Chino, Calif.; Hillsboro, Ore.; Delaware, Ohio and Stayton, Ore.) and 13 sales and engineering offices. About 428 employees concentrated in the Northwest, Southwest and East serve the business. “Our goal is to ensure that the Commercial Business... 

Sitar Company Brokers Named New Jerseys 2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Brokers

Sitar Company, a leading New Jersey commercial real estate firm, today announced that Joseph Nitti, Douglas J. Sitar and William Sitar III have been named “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Brokers” by Real Estate New Jersey. The “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Broker” rankings are awarded by Real Estate New Jersey, a monthly commercial real estate magazine, to New Jersey brokers who have demonstrated excellence in notable real estate transactions. Recipients will also be honored... 

Perfect solution for protecting bathtubs

Blake Products has patented the perfect solution for protecting bathtubs while construction, remodeling, and building is going on in your bathroom. This product is not only a lifesaver for builders but it is also a green building product. Tubwrap is the new product and it will hold 1237 lbf per square foot and help protect your reputation as a builder when it comes to the accidental chipping and scratching of tubs during construction. Many builders have suffered the stigma of ruining someone’s... 

Q-Tran Introduces Q-Scape, Innovative Power System Infrastructure for Landscape Lighting

After three years of research and development, Q-Tran introduces Q-Scape, the first power system infrastructure invented and engineered specifically for landscape lighting applications. Q-Tran is the industry leader of high-performance power supply systems and transformers for low voltage and LED lighting. A completely thorough system of 217 originally designed components, Q-Scape includes everything from the fixture to the home or Building – offering flexibility, ease of installation, exceptional... 

Andersen and Renewal by Andersen Products Receive Leading Indoor Air Quality Certification

Whether you’re engaged in remodeling or new construction, with Andersen and Renewal by Andersen you can rest assured you’re buying products that contribute to a healthier living environment. Andersen® windows and doors and Renewal by Andersen® replacement windows have received Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) Indoor Advantage™ Gold certification for indoor air quality. This level of certification meets North America’s strictest indoor air emission criteria, namely the California Section... 

Digital Realty Trust Announces New Turn-Key Datacentre Lease Agreement With IBM in Paris

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., the leading owner and manager of corporate and Internet gateway datacentres, has completed a Turn-Key Datacentre(TM) lease agreement with IBM. Under this agreement, IBM will establish a new hosting datacentre in Digital Realty Trust’s property located in suburban Paris. “IBM understands the value of green datacentre design both in terms of the impact on the bottom line and its importance for corporate responsibility. It is great to work with a company such...