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Recent legislation supports greater use of energy efficient lighting

Last December, President Bush officially signed the "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007" into law at a ceremony at the Department ...

Acentech selected by Mandarin Oriental for acoustics consulting

Acentech Inc., a nationally recognized multi-disciplinary acoustical consulting firm, has been selected to work on the city's most luxurious...

Hobbs Brook Mgmt. lends building to fire department before demolishing

The existing building at 175 Wyman St., currently undergoing demolition, was the site of training exercises conducted by the Waltham Fire De...

Brighton Ptrsp. granted designation to build 60 new units of housing

According to the department of neighborhood development director Evelyn Friedman, the city has granted tentative designation to the Brighton...

With name change U.S. Pavement Services continues to evolve as paving and asphalt co.

As revealed this spring, U.S. Seal-Coat has changed their corporate name to U.S. Pavement Services. For more than twenty years, U.S. Seal-Co...

Maintaining the integrity of the building's roofing system a top priority

A building's roofing system should be at the top of the maintenance priority list for every building owner and facility manager.  It is, ...

Five steps toward getting your environmental strategy green-lighted

So you've decided to go green. Good choice, because it's a safe bet your peers and competitors are either doing likewise or about to. And c...

EnviroVantage, an environmental contractor, cleans up York Mills in Maine for Buck Consulting

Part of New England's manufacturing heritage, the first of the seven York Mills of Saco, ME was built in 1829 on an island between Saco and ...

Saving our most precious resource, the environment, through lighting upgrades

The onset of fall and the subsequent need for more lighting to offset the increasingly shorter days stands as an opportune time to reflect o...

The best protection: What businesses need to know before hiring a security company

Good security is a tangible service, and the absence of it can be disastrous for real estate managers and owners. When choosing a security c...