Tag: Construction and Building
EPIC’s Duane Dennis and Jamie Chambers to Present Employee Communications & HR Technology Strategies at Cement Employers Association Annual Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Principal and Senior Consultant Duane Dennis and Director of HR Technology Solutions Jamie Chambers will present at the Cement Employers Association Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 8:15 a.m. at South Point Hotel Casino Spa in Las Vegas.
Eight Oak Hills Local Schools buildings attain Energy Star ratings with assistance from Energy Optimizers, USA and Four Seasons Environmental
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Eight Oak Hills Local Schools buildings have attained the highly coveted U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star certification with the assistance of Energy Optimizers, USA.
Powers of Arkansas Receives ‘Market Dominator’ Award
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /ScoopCloud/ -- Powers of Arkansas, the state's largest commercial HVAC company based in North Little Rock, Ark., announces that the company has received the 2016 Dominator Award from Loren Cook Company. Powers also received the award in 2015.
Trotwood-Madison City Schools secures Energy Star rating for two schools with assistance from Energy Optimizers, USA
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Two elementary schools in the Trotwood-Madison City Schools district have attained the highly sought-after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star certification with the assistance of Energy Optimizers, USA.
Spencerville Local Schools expects to save more than $51,000 annually through project with Energy Optimizers, USA
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Spencerville Local Schools is partnering with Energy Optimizers, USA, to upgrade its lighting systems to LEDs, a move that is expected to save the district more than $51,000 annually. LED lighting also offers a quality of light that is very close to natural sunlight, which creates a more comfortable environment for reading.
Springfield Local Schools to save more than $82,000 annually through partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Springfield Local School District is poised to launch an energy efficiency project with Energy Optimizers, USA that will save the district more than $82,000 in utility and operational costs annually.
Dania Beach CRA Issues RFQ for Real Estate Developer for Downtown City Center
DANIA BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (DBCRA) invites interested parties to participate in a public private partnership and submit qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of property known as the Dania Beach City Center. This 4.5-acre site is owned by the City of Dania Beach.
Currie Sowards Aguila Design Maltz Jupiter Theatre Expansion – Architects Renowned for Performing Arts Portfolio
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- There have been numerous standing ovations at the performance venues designed by Currie Sowards Aguila Architects. For the past five decades, the award-winning Delray Beach-based architectural firm has played an instrumental role in designing some of South Florida's key cultural venues, and recently their designs for the expansion of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre received approval.
Energy Optimizers, USA, secures PACE funding for new long-term care facility
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- When it opens in late 2017, the Livingston Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Washington Township will be the first project in Ohio to install solar energy using PACE funding, an investment made possible with coordination from Energy Optimizers, USA.
Pompano Beach Parking Garage Designed by Currie Sowards Aguila Celebrates First Anniversary
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- One year ago, South Floridians were introduced to one of the most stylish parking garages ever built. The Pompano Beach parking garage, designed by Currie Sowards Aguila Architects, drew raves for its "wow" factor focal points including large Led-lit canvas sails that wrapped the exterior, a giant fish mural and a glass elevator.
Kettering City Schools saves more than $900,000 in utility costs over a three-year period through project with Energy Optimizers, USA
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Just three years after partnering with Energy Optimizers, USA, on an ambitious energy improvement project, Kettering City Schools has saved more than $900,000 in utility costs. The project, which began in 2013, included interior and exterior lighting retrofits, districtwide controls commissioning, advanced energy management programming and Energy Star certifications.
Open Letter from City Leaders Calls for Prevailing Wages in State Housing Reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- In an open letter that ran as a full page ad in today's Sacramento Bee, elected leaders from six of California's eight largest cities called on California Governor Jerry Brown and the State Legislature to include prevailing wage standards in state housing reforms. The ad was paid for by Smart Cities Prevail (SCP).
CosaTron Announces Launch of CosaClean Whole House Air Purification System for Residential Use
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CONCORD, N.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- CosaTron, a global supplier of air purification equipment to the commercial and institutional markets for six decades, announces the introduction of its CosaClean product line into the residential market. Made in the United States, the CosaClean product is being released for consumer shipments starting May 2017.
Choli Aronson of Currie Sowards Aguila Architects Addresses Social Responsibility and Healthy Communities at American Institute of Architects National Conference
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Last week's American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Conference in Orlando united the country's leading decision makers from across the industry for innovative presentations on the best practices for building a better world. Choli Aronson, Senior Associate at Currie Sowards Aguila Architects in Delray Beach, addressed the hot button topic of social responsibility in architecture.
Current Builders Celebrates 45th Anniversary
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders will celebrate their 45th anniversary in June 2017. Formed in 1972, the company has evolved into an award-winning general contracting firm. Throughout the years, Current Builders has worked with the area's leading developers to shape South Florida's landscape with construction volumes of approximately $150 million annually.
Partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, enables Trotwood-Madison and Tri-Village schools to observe Earth Day every day
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Earth Day may be observed just one day a year, but Energy Optimizers, USA, is helping the Tri-Village and Trotwood-Madison school districts lead the charge on earth- and resource-friendly practices every day by sponsoring the districts' Green Teams.
Partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, enables Oak Hills Local Schools to observe Earth Day every day
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Earth Day may be observed just one day a year, but Energy Optimizers, USA, is helping Oak Hills Local Schools lead the charge on earth- and resource-friendly practices every day by sponsoring the creation of Green Teams.
Greyling’s Gregg Bundschuh and Kent Collier to present at April 2017 Risk Management Conferences
WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that managing principal Gregg Bundschuh and client executive and professional services risk consultant Kent Collier of Greyling Insurance Brokerage - a Division of EPIC, are among the featured risk management and insurance professionals presenting at two high profile events targeting the needs of large Construction and Design firms.
Log Home Show Returns to Lake George NY for 2017 with Free Seminars and Opportunities to Learn from Experts
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Residents of the Lake George, New York area and its surrounding communities who are harboring the dream to build, renovate, or maintain a log home are invited to speak with the industry's top log home and timber frame companies and builders along with industry experts during the N.Y. Log & Timber Frame Home Show being held at the Lake George Forum, May 5-7, 2017.
Mahle Cool Air Expands Its HVAC Service Center, Relocating to Larger Office
VENICE, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Air conditioning and HVAC specialist Mahle Cool Air and Heating has expanded operations and relocated into a larger office location. Citing the need to expand operations to its growing client base, the Bryant Factory Authorized and NATE certified central air conditioning service provider Mahle Cool Air & Heating has relocated to a larger space.
STUDY: Linking Prevailing Wage Standards with Housing Reforms Would Close Affordability Gap and Save Taxpayer Dollars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- A brand new study by construction industry research non-profit Smart Cities Prevail shows that linking prevailing wage standards with proposed reforms to streamline new housing development would close the affordability gap, save state and local governments tens of millions of dollars annually, and disproportionately benefit communities of color.
EPIC’s Chuck Simpson to Speak at Distribution Contractors Association’s Annual Safety Congress
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Senior Risk Control Consultant Chuck Simpson will speak at Distribution Contractors Association's (DCA) Annual Safety Congress on Wednesday, March 29 at 8:30 a.m. at Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, La.
EPIC Insurance Recognized as a Top Specialist Broker for Construction and Design Firms Nationally
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that EPIC has been recognized among an elite group of U.S. specialty brokers by Insurance Business America (IBA).
John Cannon Homes Honored at 2017 Parade of Homes Ceremony with 27 awards, 4 in ‘Best Overall’ Category
SARASOTA, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Southwest Florida residential luxury custom home builder John Cannon Homes received four "Best Overall" awards and an additional 23 awards in individual and sub-contractor categories at the 2017 Parade of Homes Ceremony held Thursday evening at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
Partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, nets Graham Local Schools more than $400,000 savings in utilities over three-year period
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Just three years after contracting with Energy Optimizers, USA, on a project to reduce energy usage and save taxpayer dollars, Graham Local Schools has far exceeded initial projections for energy savings.
RMA’s Redevelopment Strategies Spur $200 Million in North Miami Beach Land Sales
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Redevelopment Management Associates (RMA) announced that their award-winning redevelopment strategies for North Miami Beach have spurred land sales of over $200 million, with an estimated $500 million in new construction now underway or approved. The firm was hired to reinvent the city to compete with other thriving municipalities.
John Cannon Homes ‘Best Residential Builder’ as Sarasota Herald-Tribune Reader’s Choice Winner for Unprecedented 25th Consecutive Year
SARASOTA, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- John Cannon Homes continues to prove to be southwest Florida's recurring Best Builder taking home the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Readers' Choice award in the Residential category for an unprecedented 25th consecutive year. Renowned for incomparable waterfront designs and luxury custom homes, John Cannon Homes has garnered 345 awards across four counties in over 100 prestigious communities.
Current Builders Selected as General Contractor for 5500 Broken Sound Residences
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders announced they have been selected as the general contractor for the 5500 Broken Sound Apartment project located in the Arvida Park of Commerce (APOC) in Boca Raton. New Century Companies is the developer of the 180 unit multi-family rental apartment community valued at $25 million.
Current Builders Introduces Drone and Virtual Technology to Enhance Onsite Safety and Resolve Issues in the Field
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Investing in the most advanced technology is essential to Current Builders' mission. The general contractor is introducing the latest drones and virtual reality applications to enhance safety protocols on their South Florida construction projects; and are in the R&D phase of using the technology to resolve issues in the field, an application that will save time and money.
EPIC adds Doug Bull to Construction and Design Solutions Practice in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that risk management and insurance professional Doug Bull has joined the firm's Construction and Design Solutions team in San Francisco as a vice president.
New Tiny House Zero Percent APR Financing Available with National Vermont Company
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vt. /ScoopCloud/ -- Jamaica Cottage Shop, Inc. was getting at least five to 10 requests per day. Potential customers wanted financing options so they could easily afford a tiny house of their own. The Vermont-based retailer acted and now people can apply to pay over time for numerous cottage, cabin, tiny house and shed options.
Real Estate and Paint launches Networking site for Homeowners, Agents and Contractors
DANVILLE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- It was out of necessity that Tom Gore from Thomas Realty Pros learned to market his real estate business. His new website reflects that experience. Tom helps consumers find the best real estate agents with his newly created Real Estate and Paint networking platform. It started with Tom getting his real estate license right before the crash of 2008. That fact necessitated originality when it came to marketing his business.
Solar Mounting Solutions’ Racking Systems heads into 2017 with NYS Code Compliant Design
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Solar Mounting Solutions announces new racking for solar installations. The patent-pending racking design fully covers concrete ballasts to meet the 2016 New York solar installation code requirements, amendment to 1 RCNY105-02.
Free Land and Incentives for Builders Looking to Develop in Osceola, Iowa
OSCEOLA, Iowa /ScoopCloud/ -- As part of a new housing development initiative, Osceola, Iowa's Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) is offering home builders and developers shovel-ready sites at no cost for residential projects as well as reimbursements on interest for construction loans for a 12-month period. The CCDC launched the Zero-Cost Development initiative in an effort to capitalize on the recent growth trends and development throughout south central Iowa.
Trotwood-Madison City Schools saves more than $260,000 after completing energy management project with Energy Optimizers, USA
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Trotwood-Madison City Schools has saved more than $266,000 on its energy costs just one year after completing a sweeping energy management project with Energy Optimizers, USA. Electric usage is down by more than 30 percent and gas consumption by 20 percent following upgrades to the lighting, building controls and air filtration systems at all six of the district's buildings.