Bahamas Becomes the First International Country to Embrace the 3 in 1 Roof System
Bahamas Industries and Construction Company Ltd (BICC) has been granted approval by The Ministry of Public Works of The Bahamian Government to utilize the world’s only INSULATING SOLAR TILES known as 3 IN 1 ROOF. Patented in over 40 countries, this supreme SOLAR ROOF SYSTEM was requested for routine use by BICC subsequent to Bahamas Building Code (BBC) acceptance due to 3 IN 1 ROOF system’s unmatched high-wind and hurricane protection. Bahamas Building Control Officer, Mr. Brent Ferguson...
Submit Your Ideas for the Next Version of LEED
The call for proposals is a new addition to the process of developing LEED. On July 9, USGBC announced a 2019 call for proposals to solicit feedback and concepts for the future of LEED. USGBC is exploring how we can strengthen LEED v4.1 and plan what’s next for the rating system. We are working to ensure that LEED remains a global leadership standard, and we know that as we evolve LEED, industry feedback and support are critical. The call for proposals is a new addition to the proce...
Academic and Residential Complex at University of Illinois at Chicago Celebrates Opening
Thornton Tomasetti, Solomon Cordwell Buenz and American Campus Communities Collaborate on Public Private Partnership (Chicago, Illinois ) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, provided structural engineering services to architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) for the new Academic and Residential Complex at The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The fast-tracked project broke ground in January 2018 and its completion was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
GSky Living Green Walls Installs Living Green Pro Wall® System for iPic Entertainment
Pro Wall® Living Wall Design Creates Major Florida Exterior Art Piece Delray Beach, FL – GSky Plant Systems, Inc., a global industry leader in the design and production of interior and exterior green walls, announces installation of a custom Pro Wall® living wall system at the new iPic Entertainment corporate headquarters and theater in Delray Beach, Florida. Pro Wall® systems are ideal for corporate campuses, hotels, malls, retail storefronts, apartment and condominium buildings, and more....
EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture's Museum Hotel Antakya Shortlisted for WAF 2019
New York – EAA’s Museum Hotel Antakya in Antakya, Turkey has been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival Award in the’ Hotel and Leisure’ category for completed buildings. The Museum Hotel Antakya was previously selected as winner of ‘Hotel and Leisure’ category for future buildings in 2014 at WAF. WAF – World Architecture Festival will take place in December 4-6 in Amsterdam this year and the winners will be announced at the WAF gala dinner. “The relationship of Archeo...
Montroy Andersen DeMarco Completes Earthjustice’s Northeast Regional Office
Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed the new 11,000-square foot Northeast regional office of Earthjustice, the country’s largest nonprofit environmental law organization, at 48 Wall Street in Manhattan. Photo by Peter Dressel/Wilk Marketing Communications The design reflects the environmental law organization’s commitment to sustainability New York, NY – Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed the new 11,000-square foot Northeast regional office of Earthjustic...
The Source Hotel Earns LEED Silver
DENVER, Colorado – The Source Hotel has been awarded LEED Silver certification for its environmental performance and sustainable design. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the foremost program for buildings, homes, and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. The 92,000 square foot building, which is owned by Zeppelin Develo...
Sustainability in Hotels Explores Growing Emphasis On Green Building Practices in the Hospitality Industry
WASHINGTON - A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggests that sustainable building practices, including those involving energy and water conservation as well as waste reduction, are increasingly being incorporated throughout the hotel sector to add value and provide a competitive edge to properties. Sustainability in Hotels: Opportunities and Trends Shaping the Future of Hospitality assesses the state of sustainability in the hotel sector by identifying best practices, highlight...
The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE Announces Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety in the United States
The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI) has announced that it has joined the United Kingdom’s global program on Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety by creating a United States program: Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety United States (CROSS-US). Through CROSS-US, individuals may now confidentially submit reports of structural failures, near misses and other similar incidents. First anonymized and de-identified, these reports are t...
Cutwork Designs First Large-Scale Coliving Space in Paris
Cutwork has designed the full interior concept for three new Paris coliving towers for the startup community working within the world-renowned STATION F coworking campus. Launching in June 2019, the coliving space, Flatmates, will start moving in 600 residents from French billionaire Xavier Niel’s nearby coworking campus. The building, consisting of 100 shared apartments, café, private lounge bar and space for events, is available to entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, or staff members wor...
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