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Guardian launches industry’s first glass visualizer for interior design
Guardian Industries released the InGlass Visualizer, an online tool for interior designers and…
Federal applications of renewable energy
Located near Louisville, Ky., Fort Knox is home to the U.S. Army’s Armor Center, Armor School,…
Six buildings now recognized under Living Building Challenge
The Living Building Challenge (LBC), a green ratings system for design and construction that judges…
Label for building products will have ‘global warming number’
The director of the 2030 Challenge for Products says that the organization is aiming to place a…
Top building material executive urges building resilience in sustainability standards
A meeting of 1,000 business executives at the recent Rio+20 environmental conference featured a…
Following spate of skyscraper balcony glass panel breakages, Ontario adopts code change
Ontario's housing minister announced new building code rules to help prevent glass panels from…
Factory worker deaths in Italy raise questions on building codes after earthquakes
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.8 and 6.0 recently rocked the Emilia Romagna region in Italy, killing 17…
HDR opens office in Beijing
HDR opened a new office in Beijing, China. The office, which is located in the Yintai Center in the…
KBE Building wins honor for Armed Forces Reserve Center
KBE Building Corporation (KBE) (www.kbebuilding.com) earned a First Place Award for the Armed…
New York’s massive Penn Station expansion, renovation about to kick off
After 20 years of starts and stops, a massive expansion of New York’s Penn Station is set to begin…
SOM’s Baker receives honorary doctorate in engineering from Heriot-Watt University
William F. Baker, Partner in Charge of Structural Engineering for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,…
USGBC answers Congressional critics over LEED 2012 credits on building materials
After over 70 Congressman wrote to the General Services Administration criticizing proposed LEED…
Living green wall planned for InterContinental Chicago
Laurence Geller, the blunt-talking British chief executive of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, plans…
AIA-NJ honors DMR Architects
The AIA New Jersey Committee on the Environment (AIA-NJ COTE) recently presented DMR Architects…
Thornton Tomasetti appoints Hofmeister and Zhu to board of directors
International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti announced that Kansas City Senior Principal W.…
Golden Gate Bridge Celebrates 75 Years With the Opening of New Bridge Pavilion
The Golden Gate Bridge is acclaimed as one of the world's most beautiful bridges. With its…
Revitalization Efforts Advance in Hackensack, N.J.
As the city of Hackensack, N.J., awaits final approval of its comprehensive rehabilitation plan,…
Hill International Selected as Project Manager for Abu Dhabi Future School Program
Hill International announced it has been awarded a contract by the Abu Dhabi General Services Co. (…
USGBC Joins Six Major Organizations at Rio+20 to Launch the Global Initiative on Urban Resilience
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) joined with six major organizations at the UN Conference on…
Brazilian engineering/construction firm Odebrecht sues Florida over ban on companies doing business in Cuba
Odebrecht Construction Inc., a Brazilian engineering and construction company, is suing the State…
