Rhode Island

Baldwin of R.B. Homes visits Newport Area Career and Technology Center (NACTC)

Robert Baldwin of R.B. Homes Inc., vice president of the Rhode Island Builders Association and chairman of RIBA's Education and Workforce De...

RIBA Calendar

Through June 14 For Massachusetts contractors, the Builders Association of Greater Boston (BAGB) is offering prep classes for the Mass. Con...

Advantage Const. to build Valenti Subaru

Advantage Construction has been awarded the construction contract for Valenti Subaru. Advantage is constructing a new 30,000 s/f Toyota aut...

Sternberg of The Triad Group sells 6,000 s/f office/retail building

Michael Sternberg, managing partner of The Triad Group sold a 6,000 s/f office/retail building at 64 Orange St. to D+P Real Estate Advisors ...

RI's RRP regulations receives EPA authorization

EPA has officially authorized R.I. to administer the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) regulations that took full effect on April 2...

President's message

"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Many of us have seen that thought-provoking statement on every medium from television ...

366,600 s/f FM Global headquarters earns LEED Gold certification

The new FM Global headquarters has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green ...

SMMA's Blue Cross & Blue Shield headquarters project wins design award

Design firm Symmes Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA) earned a 2010 Excellence in Design Award from Environmental Design & Construction Magazin...

Construction starts on green hotel at Quonset Gateway

We broke ground last month on what will most likely be Rhode Island's first LEED-certified hotel. At 55,000 s/f, the environmentally friendl...

Gerlach elected AIAri president

Rhode Island's chapter of the American Institute of Architects have elected Cynthia Gerlach, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, as the 2010 AIAri presiden...