Green Buildings

AIA selects international fund for Animal Welfare for COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award

Congratulations to IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) for being selected by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its...

Maine AGC, EETC, ACE and other Maine associations support MWII

Six major Maine trades and professional associations came together last week to create an unprecedented agreement of collaboration to suppor...

E.S. Boulos nears completion of 1.8m W Solar project for WMEC

E.S. Boulos Company's utility/industrial division is nearing completion of the 1.8mW Photovoltaic Power System for Western Mass. Electric Co...

Landmark Structures' ZUMIX project earns LEED Gold for new construction

Landmark Structures Corp.'s conversion of the abandoned Engine Company 40 Firehouse to The ZUMIX Community Music Center has earned U.S. Gree...

Build Boston to be held Nov. 17-19 at the Seaport World Trade Center

The show attracts more than 250 of the nation's leading suppliers of building technologies, products and services, and more than 16,000 regi...

Could scarcity be the new mother of innovation?

There is no question the next decade will be a defining era for the A/E/C industry. Or, should I say, a redefining era. The methods in which...

"Telepresence Revolution:" How businesses can save substantially on travel expenses

During a difficult economy, business leaders are challenged to "do more with less." At the same time, they face new demands of corporate soc...

Greening trees with concrete

Many cities and towns commonly plant trees up and down their main streets and through-out downtown parking lots to beautify the community an...

Pro Con nearing completion of Wood Partners' Energy Star Alta at Indian Woods complex

The first building of Alta at Indian Woods, a new Energy Star residential apartment community, is nearing completion. Wood Partners is the d...

EPA awards two Reckson/SL Green Realty Connecticut properties with Energy Star Labels

According to Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp., that as part of SL Green's sustainable initiatives, two of the company's Class A ...