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 [...]
SolarPower Restoration Systems announced today, under an exclusive global product license agreement, T.Clear Corporation will manufactured and distributed their T.Clear SOLAR LG LIGHTGUARD® and SOLAR HG HEAVYGUARD® Protected Membrane Roof (PMR) insulation panels based on SolarPower Restoration’s SolarSeal Technologies™ “Surface Overlay” and “Power Island Systems” design.
“This new partnership combines the roofing industry’s well-known T.Clear LIGHTGUARD® [...]
The 5th Annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild) returns this year as the largest and most cohesive green-building Expo in Southern California, offering a number of ‘firsts’ and unprecedented presentations, including the first official presentation by collaborative Green Cities California (GCC). AltBuild will take place on April 25-26, 2008 at its new location, [...]
The International Engineering Consortium rings in the New Year with a record number of exhibitors for its annual DesignCon-2008. With more than 135 key exhibiting companies, the event serving semiconductor engineers has also drawn a record number of pre-registered attendees. In addition, more than 300 experts will present 120 educational sessions to complement the cutting-edge [...]
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 [...]
A good school district, desirable homes and appealing surroundings have helped increase the value of Murrysville homes in recent years.
While the 2006-07 median sale price of Westmoreland County houses has risen by 1.6 percent over last year, Murrysville home prices are up 9 percent for the same period.
And since 2003-04, the median sale prices [...]
The 49ers may again be in the market for a new home. After burning most of their bridges with San Francisco and then annoying Santa Clara with demands, the 49ers are stirring up memories of 1997’s failed stadium plan.
What the team needs is a new location, and we have one in mind: the Concord Naval [...]
Capitalizing on the real estate trend towards chic, modern lofts, Hanson Structural Precast, a division of Hanson Building Products North America, is in the process of completing construction at Element, a five-story residential building in Marina del Rey, Calif. Utilizing precast double tee construction, Element is one of the first multi- family housing projects in [...]
For eight communities in the Whitney Ranch residential development in Rocklin, Calif., outside Sacramento, an average of 1.9 homes have sold each month since 2006. A ninth community, Grupe Homes’ Carsten Crossings, stands out with more than twice as many sales, or an average of 4.6 homes sold per month over the same time period.
Four [...]
Celebrity interior designer Kenneth Brown and MSN Shopping have teamed up to bring today’s hottest interior design ideas, trends and tips to the online community.
MSN Shopping will feature seasonal content created by Kenneth that will help inspire users to transform their living spaces with his simple yet sophisticated design tips. This month Kenneth shares his [...]
The Art Institutes schools in California will launch their comprehensive, career-focused Graphic Design and Interior Design bachelor’s degree programs in an Evening & Weekend format in the Summer Quarter starting July 9, 2007. The programs are designed to provide working adults the opportunity to complete their education in three to four years through a combination [...]
Xceive Corporation, the market leader in hybrid silicon tuners with proven success in PC, television and the digital home, today announced its “Breckenridge” reference design for small screen and transportable hybrid televisions. Xceive will demonstrate the world’s smallest high definition television this week at the Computex tradeshow in Taipei.
Xceive’s XC5000, the premium hybrid silicon tuner [...]