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The lobby became a significant focal point with its open and airy feeling inviting residents/patients and their families to a co

November 02, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

John W. Baumgarten Architect, P.C, wins AIA Long Island Chapter‘s Healthcare Award for Renovation

The two-story lobby features inlaid marble floors and wood-paneled wainscoting that pays homage t...

The panels were finished in Cool Bright Red and replaced a standing seam metal roof that was not performing properly.

October 26, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Metl-Span selected for re-roof project

School remained in session during the renovation and it was important to minimize the disruption...

Theres no question that focusing on sustainability is the right thing to do for our environment: commercial buildings account f

October 25, 2011 | By Robert Peck

Commitment to green building practices pays off

The study, conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, built on a good indication of...

The UNT System commitment to building green grew from an initiative to construct future buildings to meet or exceed the latest e

October 20, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

UNT receives nation’s first LEED Platinum designation for collegiate stadium

Apogee Stadium will achieve another first in December with the completion of three wind turbines...

Dwyn Taylor is Stellar's vice president, commercial division.

October 20, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Stellar hires Navy veteran Taylor as vice president

Stellar’s federal experience includes military exchanges (large retail stores on military bases),...

The system is for use in commercial construction and is expected to be widely used by mechanical HVAC contractors, insulation, m

October 19, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

System for installing grease duct enclosures achieves UL listing

Updated installation results in 33% space savings.

Allan Bilka, RA, is a Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) with the Intern

October 17, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

THOUGHT LEADER: Allan Bilka, Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the IGCC

Allan Bilka, RA, is a Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the Internationa...

The project is designed to be a model for green development and is seeking a LEED Silver rating. Green features include water-sa

October 17, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Austin's newest urban apartment complex under construction

Complex sits on a four-acre waterfront site along Lady Bird Lake with spectacular city and lake v...

CertainTeed will utilize Aerialogics aerial measurement technology across a host of corporate applications and provide customiz

October 17, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Aerialogics announces technology partnership with CertainTeed Corp.

CertainTeed to provide Aerialogics’ Aerial Measurement Services to its credentialed cont...

USGBC-LA's Inaugural Sustainable Innovation Awards will recognize exceptional achievement and innovation in each LEED category f

October 17, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

USGBC L.A. Chapter's Green Gala to feature Jason McLennan as keynote speaker

Chapter to presents inaugural Sustainable Innovation Awards,

The curvilinear substructure expresses the regions sporting past and land form. METHOD Design wedded a 3D structural model (opp

October 12, 2011 | By Jeff Yoders, Contributing Editor

BIM Clarification and Codification in a Louisiana Sports Museum

The Louisiana State Sports Hall of Fame celebrates the sporting past, but it took innovative 3D p...

For every Bulbrite Pink Light Bulb that is purchased through the Cancer Center Thrift Shop, 100% of the proceeds will be donated

October 11, 2011 | By BD+C

Pink light bulbs donated to Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

For every Bulbrite Pink Light Bulb that is purchased through the Cancer Center Thrift Sh...

DR Partnership Program will reach thousands of commercial buildings to educate, promote and drive participation in demand respon

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Demand response partnership program announced at Greenbuild 2011

Program will use USGBC’s newly revised LEED Demand Response credit as an implementation...

Otis will install permanent-magnet gearless elevators, which require less space in the building and feature the companys energy

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Otis Elevator announces new contracts for sustainable building projects

Wins reinforce Otis’ position as leader in energy-efficient products.

UL ISR 102 provides detailed requirements with which to evaluate the environmental impacts related to producing a variety of doo

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: UL Environment releases industry-wide sustainability requirements for doors

ASSA ABLOY Trio-E door is the first to be certified to these sustainability requirements...

To track results and progress of the programs, students affiliated with the International Knowledge & Research Center for Green

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Schools program receives grant to track student conservation results

To track results, schools will use the newly developed Sustainability Dashboard, a unique web-bas...

Trades jobs (carpenters, HVAC/boilermakers, electricians, concrete/cement masons, and plumbers) are expected to see the greatest

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Growing green building market supports 661,000 green jobs in the U.S.

Green jobs are already an important part of the construction labor workforce, and signs are that...

Dow Corning 758 Sealant was highlighted in Building Design+Constructions (BD+C) GreenZone Modular High-Performance Medical Fac

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Dow Corning features new silicone weather barrier sealant

Modular Design Architecture >Dow Corning 758 sealant used in GreenZone modular high-performanc...

Known as the 'NEXT Living EcoSuite,' the penthouse suite is located in Toronto's King West neighborhood, at Tridel's successful

October 07, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: NEXT Living EcoSuite showcased

Tridel teams up with Cisco and Control4 to unveil the future of green condo living in Ca...

Panoptix is an intuitive user experience and a subscription-based business model mean that sophisticated building management is

October 06, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Johnson Controls announces Panoptix, a new approach to building efficiency

Panoptix combines latest technology, new business model and industry-leading expertise to make bu...

There is now a call for making enhanced resilience of a buildings structure to natural and man-made disasters the first conside

October 06, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Sustainable construction should stress durability as well as energy efficiency

There is now a call for making enhanced resilience of a building’s structure to natural and man-m...

New solar PV canopy systems are custom-designed and engineered to integrate as part of a buildings architecture.

October 06, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Solar PV canopy system expanded for architectural market

Turnkey systems create an aesthetic architectural power plant.

Often incorporating recycled content, brick exteriors, interiors and landscaping options can increase sustainability that also h

October 06, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Brick offers growing options for sustainable building design

Brick exteriors, interiors and landscaping options can increase sustainability that also helps ea...

BD+C is providing daily news updates from Greenbuild 2011, Oct. 4-7, 2011 in Toronto. Be sure to check here for daily updates.

October 05, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011

Click here for the latest news and products from Greenbuild 2011, Oct. 4-7, in Toronto.

he two collections, Standard and Splended, make Curava the only recycled glass surface maker to offer both larger and smaller pa

October 05, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Two new recycled glass products announced

The two collections offer both larger and smaller particulates.

October 05, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GREENBUILD 2011: Wall protection line now eligible to contribute to LEED Pilot Credit 43

The Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Wall Protection Line offers an additional option for customers to...

September 28, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

GBCI announces LEED fellow class of 2011

LEED Fellows represent green building industry's most accomplished professionals.

September 28, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Opus Group awarded contract for new Church & Dwight Co. headquarters

The campus will include two 125,000-sf Class A, energy-efficient office buildings that will be de...

At 6,780 sq meters, the Centre of Excellence is currently one of the largest buildings to pursue Living Building certification.

September 23, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Okanagan College sets sights on Living Buildings Challenge

The Living Building Challenge requires projects to meet a stringent list of qualifications, inclu...

The $5.5 billion sustainable downtown regeneration project underway will transform a 76 acres site at Qatars capital city.

September 19, 2011 | By BD+C Staff

Portland team hired as LEED and commissioning consultants for $5.5B downtown sustainable project in Qatar

The $5.5 billion sustainable downtown regeneration project underway by Msheireb Properties will t...

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