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LAKEWOOD, Calif., July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) signed an historic labor agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. This agreement affirms the District's longstanding practice to hire local workers and the agreement ensures that all WRD projects will financially benefit the cities served by the District. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DIY Network premieres the sixth season of the popular "crowd sourced" renovation show, Blog Cabin, on Monday, Aug. 13 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. The series that promises viewers "You Design It, We Build It, You Could Win It!" is showcasing a gorgeous 1880s Cape-style farmhouse in Waldoboro, Maine, as it undergoes a complete renovation. A record-breaking six million viewers voted on all aspects of the renovation -- from kitchen tiles and bathtubs to...
FARMINGTON, Conn., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The worldwide market for green buildings is being driven by increasing awareness of environmental challenges that buildings represent. As the world's largest source of both energy consumption and carbon emissions, the global market for green building solutions has attracted over $4 billion in venture capital over the last 20 years. The future for green buildings is promising, but all of this activity has shifted the market dynamics, as...
Despite the bursting residential housing bubble that plunged the US economy into recession, Construction Project Management Services industry firms weathered the recessionary conditions well through the ensuing recession as a result of backlogged work and funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Continued public-sector construction funding and rebounds in private-sector construction will be the primary drivers of growth in the next five years. The increased scale and...
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Click and Improve, the full-service online home improvement company serving the NY/NJ/CT region, today announced its strong support of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs' crackdown on illegal, unlicensed contractors. The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) yesterday announced that during a two-month period in which more than 380 inspections were conducted, one in five home improvement contractors were...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As Brazil prepares to host two worldwide sporting events in the next four years, Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is helping building designers and owners keep pace with global green building trends and initiatives, expanding its popular Distinguished Sustainability Lecture Series with two events this week in Brazil. Carrier is a part of UTC Climate, Controls...
HONG KONG, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- UBM announces today that its Ecobuild events will team up with the Greenbuild event organised by AMB Exhibitions Sdn Bhd based in Malaysia. Both parties will support and co-operate with each other on the sales and marketing of these events. (Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/04/19/20100419602891.jpg ) Held at London's ExCeL, Ecobuild is the world's leading event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. The 2012...
Learn how these homes are for everyone, saving money, living comfortably and giving the Earth a break. Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) June 30, 2012 Alan Hoffman, leader of Natural Homes marketing group in Santa Fe, New Mexico has designed, built and marketed Solar Homes for more than 30 years and is putting a new face on green building. Alan Greenhome is a place on Facebook where the public can come to keep up with the construction of cutting edge, affordable Solar Homes including the...
FARMINGTON, Conn., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is pleased to be the lead sponsor for Urban Green Council's EBie Awards(TM), a new juried awards competition to select and highlight best practices in greening existing buildings. The event will be held at the Hard Rock Cafe Live Theatre in New York City with winners revealed live from the 18 finalists. Carrier is a part of UTC Climate,...
NEW YORK, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TheMobilityHub.com launched today as an online community with a focus on enhancing security of mobile devices and applications in the workplace. The Mobility Hub is designed for the senior IT managers and business executives responsible for securing mobile apps, optimizing performance, preventing data loss, and managing mobile connections to the enterprise securely, easily, and remotely. It features news, analysis, commentary, and...
