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World’s first TRUE Zero Waste for Construction-certified public project delivered in Calif.

The Contra Costa County Administration Building in Martinez, Calif., is the world’s first public project to achieve the zero-waste-focused TRUE Gold certification for construction. The TRUE Certification for Construction program, administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), recognizes projects that achieve exceptional levels of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.




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Nov 4, 2011

Mortenson Construction builds its fifth wind facility In Illinois

Shady Oaks Wind Farm is under construction near Compton, Ill.

Nov 1, 2011

Holcim awards winners for North America announced

A socio-architectural project to create regional food-gathering nodes and a logistics network in Canada's high arctic territory won the top prize for North America of $100,000.

Oct 26, 2011

Metl-Span selected for re-roof project

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

Oct 26, 2011

Shawmut Design and Construction awarded Tag Heuer build in Aventura, Fla.

New store features 1,200 sf fit out at Aventura Mall.

Oct 25, 2011

Universal teams up with Earthbound Corp. to provide streamlined commercial framing solutions

The primary market for the Intact Structural Frame is light commercial buildings that are typically designed with concrete masonry walls, steel joists and steel decks.

Oct 25, 2011

Commitment to green building practices pays off

The study, conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, built on a good indication of the potential for increased productivity and performance pilot research completed two years ago, with similarly impressive results.

Oct 25, 2011

DOE issues report on financing solar photovoltaic systems for K-12 schools

The report examines the two primary types of ownership models used to obtain solar installations. This analysis can help school administrators across the country select the best option for deploying solar technologies in their school districts.

Jeff Yoders | Oct 19, 2011

Gehry Technologies partners with Autodesk; BIM-integrated cloud add-on for ArchiCAD; Timberlake nominated to NIBS board

Autodesk and Gehry Technologies today announced that they will work closely together to support an…
Oct 19, 2011

System for installing grease duct enclosures achieves UL listing

 

Updated installation results in 33% space savings.

Oct 18, 2011

Dow Building Solutions invests in two research facilities to deliver data to building and construction industry

 

State-of-the-art monitoring system allows researchers to collect, analyze and process the performance of wall systems.

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