Blackhawk on the River, a conservation-oriented residential community, announced today that is taking its sustainable development philosophy and putting it to work with the construction of their new River Lodge. McCall, Idaho — Blackhawk on the River, a conservation-oriented residential community, announced today that is taking its sustainable development philosophy and putting it to work [...]

Independence Station seeks 15 21st century pioneers to make history Independence, OR (Vocus/PRWEB) February 26, 2009 — In the pioneer town of Independence, OR, Independence Station is on track to become the World’s Greenest Building with the highest LEED® rating ever awarded for new construction. The 40 percent complete, 57,000-square-foot mixed-use structure by Aldeia, LLC [...]

Garden Street Lofts’ certification is pending as New Jersey’s first luxury residential project to earn the Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating. The $16.8-million redevelopment project, recently completed by Del-Sano Contracting Corp (www.delsano.com), will also be Hoboken’s only LEED-certified residential building upon certification. The project took 25 months to complete and is [...]

45,000 square foot home is Florida’s first 100% renewable energy home Stuart, Fla. (PRWEB) January 30, 2009 — Greenblock Worldwide Corporation announced that its Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) wall system has been selected for use in the Athena Marie Ocean Front Southern Plantation located on North Hutchinson Island in Vero Beach, Florida. Athena Marie Plantation [...]

Nashville-Based Building & Design Team Gets Points for Innovation In Design Nashville, Tenn. (Vocus/PRWEB) January 28, 2009 — Vanderbilt University continues to go for the gold with its latest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification of three new residence halls. This brings the total to seven LEED-certified buildings at The Commons, the [...]

McGraw-Hill Construction releases first ever global-scale green building market research report at China Green Building and Energy Efficiency Conference in Shanghai. Shanghai, China (PRWEB) September 29, 2008 — McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC), part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released the first-ever global look at green building market trends in a new SmartMarket Report, Global [...]