SPG Solar, Inc., The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (PEP), and Salt River Project (SRP) Earthwise Solar announce the largest solar energy initiative in Arizona at the Gatorade manufacturing and distribution facility in Tolleson, Ariz. NFL Star, Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Matt Leinart also joined Arizona government officials and representatives in making the announcement.
The photovoltaic [...]
China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAE) (NASDAQ:CAEI ), a leader in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end building envelope systems, today announced that Wang Xin, former CFO of the Company, has been appointed as the Company’s interim CFO, to replace Xin Yue Jasmine Geffner, who has decided to leave CAE for personal reasons, effective [...]
Expolux brings together the most important industries in the lighting sector. Event is part of the International Construction and Lighting Week in São Paulo, which takes place between 8th-12th April at Anhembi, in São Paulo
With revenues of US$ 1 billion a year and 604 companies the Brazilian lighting sector recorded growth of around 7% in [...]
Ember, a provider of ZigBee networking systems, and Itron have teamed up to help electric utilities reduce peak load demand and home owners conserve energy by using ZigBee-enabled wireless technology. Itron has integrated Ember’s ZigBee technology into its OpenWay by Itron Advanced Metering Infrastructure platform. Specifically, Itron’s OpenWay CENTRON smart meters are embedded with Ember’s [...]
The new BCA Part J “greenhouse regulations” will send everyone in the building and construction industry back to school to relearn the basics, according to Mark Tatum, Technical Manager with Kingspan Insulated Panels.
Part J summary
NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS NOW IN FORCE
* BCA PART J: Mandatory Energy Efficiency Measures for Non-Residential Construction.
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If you are Ed Skahan, it is more than easy being “green.â€
It is what he does when he goes to work – and when he goes home.
The Fox Valley architect has applied concepts of energy-efficient construction – called “green building†in the housing industry – to his own home. It is a four-level house he [...]
GridPoint, Inc.â„¢, a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) products, today announced at the 2007 International Builders’ Show that the award-winning GridPoint Connectâ„¢ is featured in the only two residences in the United States to receive the definitive credential in the green building industry — a platinum score from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership [...]
In the age of environmental awareness, greening your home is the next frontier. The question is how do you green your house and what are the benefits? The answer is, it is easier than you think. Greening your home is affordable, good for the environment, increases its value, lowers your utility bills and makes [...]
Advanced Virtual Engine Test Cell, Inc. chose the Cincinnati-based architecture firm Champlin/Haupt, Inc. to design its new headquarters.
The 40,000- to 50,000-square-foot building will be located in the NextEdge Technology Park on state Route 40, just east of Springfield.
According to AVETeC President Robert Evans Miller, the firm’s experience with high-tech building design and focus on energy [...]
The American Institute of Architects, Santa Barbara Chapter, has been awarded $10,000 of grant funding from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in Washington, D.C. to develop an initiative that addresses sustainability for future buildings in the Santa Barbara region. The grant award is a part of AIA’s community-based initiative “Blueprint for America,†celebrating its [...]
A new package of materials from the Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform in the Digital Age is designed to update communities on how to eliminate overlapping and duplicative regulations that increase the costs and slow the construction of residential and commercial buildings.
The CD-ROM report from the alliance, the fourth in a series, also includes information [...]
Yale University, famous for its Gothic buildings, is showing off a newly restored jewel that marked the beginning of its modern era.
The Ivy League university has completed a $44 million restoration of the main building of its art gallery that was designed by legendary architect Louis Kahn, who designed the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort [...]