Monthly Archive: January 2018
Despite the current Administration of the United States disregarding global efforts of sustainable development throughout 2017, sustainable building will continue to trend throughout 2018 and long into the future. Individual states, cities, and businesses have persisted in moving forward in a fight for green developments in...
The East Coast Builders Conference is in the final planning stages for ECBC 2018 speakers. Organizers for the event are looking for a few more fresh and cutting-edge educational topics that the attendees would like to hear, that would provide continuing education credit, and that would...
U.S.-based non-profit Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced earlier this month that it has completed acquisition of the global rights to Green Globes ®, a leading sustainability rating system for commercial and multi-family buildings. This acquisition from JLL now allows GBI to support existing Green Globes users...
As interest in sustainable building and construction continues to grow, Americans are looking for more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an article on Forbes.com Lara O’Keefe gives insight into materials architects and designers can use to make projects more sustainable. Among the materials recommended are:...
Each year Dwell on Design invites elite architect and design professionals to share their successes, secrets, and stories on the Main Stage. This year Dwell on Design will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center, April 5-7, with hundreds of exhibitors, notable design influencers, educational opportunities...
Renewed Materials, Inc. (RMI) provides recycled surfaces to the sustainable design community. With a focus on social and environmental responsibility, the company aims to provide a variety of unique surfacing solutions sourced directly from salvaged waste. RMI introduced ALKEMI-copper to the ALKEMI-acrylic line of recycled surfacing...
Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people’s lives better, announced that its Ecore Commercial product collection formerly known as Tru has been renamed Rx and now features new products, colors and patterns. The Rx Collection includes these surfaces: Forest Rx,...
The founders of Bork Design, Inc. and Hall Smith Office, two award-winning and long-standing architecture firms in Georgia, have combined their expertise and created Architectural Collaborative LLC., branded as Arcollab. Principals Lori Bork Newcomer, Joseph Smith, and Gabriel Comstock will lead the new firm, located in...
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