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June 23, 2006
Outdoor Fireplace Photo Gallery Brings Outdoor Living Design Ideas to Life
Homeowners, designers and builders across the United States are beginning to incorporate outdoor fireplaces into their landscape designs. The Concrete Network’s online outdoor fireplace photo gallery offers an extensive collection of photos exhibiting various concrete outdoor fireplace design options.
Yucaipa, CA (PRWEB) June 23, 2006 – As temperatures begin the upward climb across the country, the appeal of outdoor entertaining has also begun to rise. Outdoor fireplaces have become a staple of outdoor living spaces. Homeowners, designers and builders are turning to The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for concrete information, online outdoor fireplace photo gallery for a collection of photos offering different design ideas and options for incorporating outdoor fireplaces for everyday entertaining.
The appeal of outdoor fireplaces comes from the fact that back yard entertaining does not have to stop once the sun sets. These outdoor fixtures are great for providing light and warmth for friends and family as the evening air begins to cool, and are great as outdoor barbeques and pizza ovens.
They can be easily incorporated into landscape design plans around pools and patios. From rustic, natural pieces incorporating faux rocks to sleek, sophisticated fixtures, these outdoor fireplaces can transform any landscape into an entertainer’s paradise. With concrete, their color options and design possibilities become limitless.
Building with concrete offers long lasting durability, versatility and requires minimal maintenance. It is the perfect option for withstanding outdoor weather. Outdoor fireplaces can be wood or gas burning. Many of the works in these photos can be replicated and/or tailored to meet the needs of the individual, the home, and space restrictions.
The concrete photo gallery is updated every Friday offering new photos of custom and unique designs and applications. Photos for the photo gallery have been collected from contractors around the country and are for design idea purposes only.
Established in 1999, The Concrete Network’s purpose is to educate consumers, builders, and contractors on popular decorative techniques and applications including stamped concrete, stained concrete floors, concrete countertops, polished concrete, and much more. Over 750,000 visitors research The Concrete Network Web site each month.
The site excels at connecting buyers with local contractors in their area through its Find-A-Contractor service. The service provides visitors with a list of decorative concrete contractors throughout the U.S. and Canada, and is fully searchable by 22 types of decorative concrete work and 198 metropolitan areas throughout North America.
News image photo courtesy of Bomanite Corporation. Attached photos courtesy of Advanced Concrete Enhancement and Tom Ralston Concrete.
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IREM® Names RentalHouses.com as New Affinity Partner
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) announces internet listing service RentalHouses.com, a leading online advertiser of residential rental property, as a new affinity partner.
LOUISVILLE, KY (PRWEB) June 23, 2006 -- The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) and RentalHouses.com, Inc. announced today that RentalHouses.com has just become the organization’s newest affinity partner, further expanding the benefits IREM offers its more than 17,000 individual members and 525 corporate members worldwide. IREM is an international organization of real estate management professionals; RentalHouses.com is a national internet listing service advertising residential rental property.
The program with RentalHouses.com is one of several IREM has with specially selected vendors. It provides special financial incentives to IREM members posting properties available for rent on the RentalHouses.com website. In turn, RentalHouses.com will receive promotional exposure from lREM through its member communications channels.
We are pleased to have RentalHouses.com, one of the country’s largest online home rental listing services as an affinity partner, and trust that our relationship will be mutually beneficial.
"Many of our members in the United States manage and lease small structure residential properties," stated IREM President Fred Prassas, CPM®. "We are pleased to have RentalHouses.com, one of the country’s largest online home rental listing services as an affinity partner, and trust that our relationship will be mutually beneficial."
Robert Massey, Jr., CPM®, founder of RentalHouses.com, added, "We are delighted to work together with IREM members to successfully advertise and lease their vacancies. Single family homes, townhouses, condos, duplex, fourplex, and smaller apartment buildings account for over half the estimated 40 million rental dwellings in the United States. We enable real estate managers to exploit national online advertising to rent their vacant units faster, better, and cheaper."
Online real estate listings have become an indispensable marketing tool of property management - even more so for single family homes and smaller multi-unit properties, Massey added. "The unique nature of each vacancy demands an advertising venue that can quickly post and remove a listing, unlike magazines or websites geared to large multi-unit community advertising."
About RentalHouses.com
Founded by a real estate investor and property manager, RentalHouses.com, Inc., offers online real estate listings exclusively for single family homes and other smaller, multi-unit rental properties, such as townhouses, condos, duplex, fourplex, and apartment communities with fewer than 50 units. The website’s thousands of posted rental units, with full-color photos, extensive descriptions, and detailed Google™-derived mapping, enable searchers to easily research and find their next rental home anywhere in the United States. For more information, visit www.rentalhouses.com or call 1-866-822-RENT (7368).
About the Institute of Real Estate Management IREM®
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) has been the source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals for more than 70 years. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors. With 81 U.S. chapters, eight international chapters, and several other partnerships around the globe, IREM is an international organization that serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate management industry.
Membership includes over 17,000 individual members and 525 corporate members. IREM promotes ethical real estate management practices through its credentialed membership programs, including the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation, the Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) certification, the Accredited Commercial Manager (ACM) certification, and the Accredited Management Organization (AMO) accreditation. These esteemed designations certify competence and professionalism for those engaged in real estate management. In addition, IREM offers Associate, Student and Academic memberships.
To learn more about the Institute of Real Estate Management and its chapter network, call (800) 837-0706, Ext. 4650 (outside the U.S. call (312) 329-6000) or visit www.irem.org.
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Eagle Welcomes New Director of Sales and Marketing
Mr. Kohal brings strong experience and skills from the technology sales sector to the senior management team of Eagle.
Mequon, Wisconsin (PRWEB) June 23, 2006 -- Eagle Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Harry H. Kohal to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Kohal brings strong experience and skills from the technology sales sector to the senior management team of Eagle.
Harry was formerly a General Manager for Shady Lady, a lighting manufacturing company, was President of Customer Consultants International, a sales acceleration firm, and was a branch director for a technology-consulting firm. He has extensive experience with the software industry and sales and marketing management.
Harshad Shah, President of Eagle says “Harry’s expertise and experience will contribute greatly to Eagle and the ProTeus solution we provide to our partners and clients, we are pleased to have him join us”. Eagle’s management team will continue to build stakeholder value by actively pursuing new market opportunities worldwide.
About Eagle Technology, Inc.
Eagle Technology, Inc. is a solutions company, incorporated in 1987, that has developed the ProTeus™ family of facility management solutions for time efficiency, documentation, asset management and availability yielding a measurable return on investment to it’s users. Facilities managers throughout the world rely on ProTeus™ to keep their facilities on-line, ISO compliant, and operational. As a leader in the field, with direct interfaces to systems from Trane, Johnson-Controls, Siemens, Honeywell, York, Tridium, Carrier, and others, ProTeus™ from Eagle Technology, Inc. is the logical solution for facility managers with multiple buildings, multiple systems and assets that must be tracked using a common enterprise solution. Additional information about Eagle Technology, Inc and ProTeus™ can be found at www.eaglecmms.com.
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Toll Brothers Web Site Wins Prestigious Webby Award
Visit TollBrothers.com and discover why this popular home builder's web site recently won the "People's Voice" award in this year's prestigious Webby Awards competition. TollBrothers.com was chosen as one of only five finalists in the real estate category from over 5,000 entries from 40 countries. Toll Brothers is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. TollBrothers.com has won many awards for excellence in design, ease of use, and interactive features that make the new home shopping experience easy for home buyers.
Horsham, PA (PRWEB) June 23, 2006 -- Visit TollBrothers.com today and discover why this enormously popular web site recently won the prestigious “People’s Voice” award in this year’s Webby Awards competition! The Webby’s, proclaimed “The Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, recognizes the best web sites in the world. This year, The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the global organization that administers the Webbys, received over 5,000 entries from 40 countries and TollBrothers.com was chosen as one of only five finalists in the Real Estate category. By popular vote, TollBrothers.com earned the “People’s Voice” distinction, honoring the site and its creators for excellence in web design.
Over the past 8 years, Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, has won 32 awards for 12 of its web sites, including TollBrothers.com.
“I’m thrilled to add this prestigious Webby Award to our list of honors.” said Michael Klouda, Toll Brothers Internet Manager. “This prestigious award is the result of a lot of hard work by my entire team. Their creative vision, innovative thinking and commitment to excellence have made TollBrothers.com a very useful tool for our customers.”
On TollBrothers.com, home buyers can search for a new home and save their search results on over 265 communities in 21 states. In addition, home buyers can customize their home with “Design Your Own Home” – an interactive web feature, which has also won several awards.
TollBrothers.com contains information on buying luxurious single-family homes, spacious condominiums and townhomes, and retirement and vacation homes. Home buyers can view video and virtual tours and panoramic photo tours of hundreds of luxury homes and floorplans and obtain community and mortgage information. The only way to appreciate it -- is to visit TollBrothers.com to experience it yourself.
Toll Brothers, Inc. is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company began business in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange under the symbol "TOL". The Company serves move-up, empty-nester, active-adult and second-home home buyers and operates in 21 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
Toll Brothers builds luxury single-family detached and attached home communities, master planned luxury residential resort-style golf communities and urban low-, mid- and high-rise communities, principally on land it develops and improves. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development and land sale, golf course development and management, home security, landscape, cable T.V. and broadband Internet delivery subsidiaries. The Company also operates its own lumber distribution, and house component assembly and manufacturing operations.
Toll Brothers, a FORTUNE 500 Company, is the only publicly traded national home building company to have won all three of the industry's highest honors: America's Best Builder from the National Association of Home Builders, the National Housing Quality Award and Builder of the Year. Toll Brothers proudly supports the communities in which it builds; among other philanthropic pursuits, the Company now sponsors the Toll Brothers - Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network, bringing opera to neighborhoods throughout the world. For more information, visit TollBrothers.com.
CONTACT:
Kira McCarron, Chief Marketing Officer – Toll Brothers, Inc.
(215) 938-8220
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API Launches XD Series Laser Measurement System
Automated Precision Inc announces the official launch of the XD Series Laser Measurement System today.
Automated Precision Inc. (http://www.apisensor.com) announces the official launch of the XD Series Laser Measurement System (http://www.apisensor.com/xdlaser) today. The XD Laser provides unparalleled productivity for machine tool calibration. The system is designed to grow with the needs of a customer. The New Series includes four models with the capability to measure Linearity, Straightness, Pitch, Yaw and Roll. The XD Laser can measure the geometric error of a three-axis machine in two hours compared to days for competitive laser systems.
The XD Series Laser offers many industry firsts:
• Integrated Controller – Eliminates controller and external cables
• High measurement speed – Fastest in the industry – greater than 3 m/sec
• All digital Weather Station – Flexible support for up to 5 temperature sensors
• Dynamic Analysis – Measure Velocity, Acceleration and Vibration - FFT (Option)
• Ethernet communications – High speed data transmission to laptop (Wireless option is available)
The new XD Laser System offers users numerous advancements, scalability and measurement productivity. “With this modular product, we can now offer our customers the ability to measure all six degrees of freedom simultaneously in a single setup” said CEO Dr. Kam Lau. “The XD series offers unparalleled productivity for machine tool, lathe, and coordinate measurement machine calibration.” mentioned Dr. Lau.
The XD Series is an advancement of the industry proven API 5/6D laser. The new XD laser still maintains the previous generation’s competence in measurement accuracy while giving customers more measurement solutions.
Included with all systems is API’s Winner© software. The software provides enhanced modularity and ease of measurement and compensation. With its modular design, customers can upgrade to a new hardware version and not have to learn a new software package that would normally be associated with a typical hardware change.
About API
Automated Precision, an ISO 17025 accredited company, is a world leader of advanced metrology solutions for industry. Founded by Dr. Kam Lau in 1987, API has pioneered progressively higher standards of accuracy for coordinate measuring and machine tool operation. API products are installed and used by all of the world's leading automotive, aerospace, machine tool, and CMM manufacturers. API's experienced engineering team is unmatched in its ability to create advanced innovative products, which meet the needs of rapid evolving industrial technologies.
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Summer Season Calls for Shade Solutions “A Nation in Search of Shade" - Protecting our Kids from Harmful UV Rays
Scientists and policymakers in Washington can debate global warming and its effects until they’re blue in the face. But the summer season is here and one thing is for sure: it’s going to get red hot in a lot of parts of the country and that spells danger for children and adults left unprotected in the hot summer sun.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 23, 2006 -- Scientists and policymakers in Washington can debate global warming and its effects until they’re blue in the face. But the summer season is here and one thing is for sure: it’s going to get red hot in a lot of parts of the country and that spells danger for children and adults left unprotected in the hot summer sun.
More than 1 million people in the United States develop skin cancer each year, and about 10,000 people die from it annually, according to the American Cancer Society. Simply put, the disease kills more than one person per hour nationwide.
Nationally, groups like the American Cancer Society, American Dermatological Association (ADA) and professional baseball player Curt Schilling’s Shade Foundation have sought to educate people on the prevention and detection of skin cancer and the promotion of sun safety. Legislators across the nation have started to introduce bills and measures seeking to protect citizens from the known harmful effects of UV sun exposure.
In California, State Senator Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) sponsored a bill (SB 688) that would require school districts to instruct students about skin cancer prevention in every grade from first through 12th. Notable in Speiers’ measure is that it also would require new school construction to include shade structures over playground equipment and outdoor eating areas.
Already a common feature of the landscape in sun filled parts of the world such as Australia and South Africa, fabric shade structures are rapidly becoming the shade and harsh weather protection solution for park & playground officials, school & daycare administrators, hotel & resort operators and architects and other designers concerned with sun safety.
Dallas-based USA SHADE & Fabric Structures is the leading shade and fabric structure manufacturer in the world. The company, which features the Sun Ports, Shade Structures and FabriTec brands started the industry back in the early 1990’s and has installed over 125,000 shade structures nationwide in a wide variety of market segments.
Shade structures provide architects with an unlimited amount of design options and can add enormous aesthetic appeal to any business or community location. "The USA SHADE & Fabric Structures brands utilize unique Polyethylene knitted fabrics which block out up to 98% of the sun’s harmful UV rays," says Basil Haymann Chairman & C.E.O. The fabrics allow for cool air circulation keeping temperatures underneath as much as 30% cooler. The structures are ideal for parks and playgrounds where children are protected from sunburn, sun stroke, heat exhaustion or being burned by hot playground equipment.
As the temperatures rise, the dangers increase: and, while the global debate continues and the wheels of legislation turn slowly, the numbers tell us that action is needed. Look for shade structures to increasingly play a key role in the prevention of skin cancer and the solution for shade needs.
For more information, contact Jay Jensen: 800-966-5005
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High Energy Costs Call for Window Replacement with Vinyl Windows from Custom Order Online
High gas and electric bills may call for window replacement this summer. Vinyl windows by Custom Order Online provide year round comfort and keep homes cooler during the summer and warmer in the winter.
(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 21, 2006 -- With summer temperatures expected to skyrocket this year, Custom Order Online (www.customorderonline.com) is helping homeowners keep cool by offering vinyl windows for window replacement. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average household spends $1,400 a year on electricity and gas, but homeowners can expect that amount to jump this year by as much as 120 percent, warns Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy.
The 2006 Accuweather.com summer forecast predicts hot weather across much of the United States this year resulting in scorching energy costs. Custom Order Online offers insulated and low emissive glass windows which reduce heat gain and keep homes cooler in the summer.
Custom Order Online helps homeowners with self-installation of vinyl windows by providing instructions and support from professional window installers. By "Empowering the Homeowner" to replace their own windows, the customer is able to control the excessive costs associated with window replacement.
The company also offers a full line of top quality window products for homes, rental properties or new construction projects. Custom Order Online’s product lines include: double hung windows, picture windows, slider windows, casement windows, bow windows, bay windows and garden windows, as well as, vinyl patio doors in a variety of sizes and in 26 color combinations.
"Windows are an interior and exterior home improvement, two for the price of one," said Custom Order Online’s CEO Parth Shah. "Not only do you improve the curb appeal, but you also greatly improve the quality of living on the interior. Energy efficiency, ease of use and easy cleaning are just a few of the advantages."
About Custom Order Online
Custom Order Online is a high-volume custom building materials distributor. The company provides top quality windows and doors in an economical and efficient manner. Consumers are able to "take charge" of their window replacement projects and save thousands in the process through self-installation of vinyl windows. Measuring and installation instruction are provided by the company to simplify the process. All prices are listed on the Web site and Custom Order Online ships the windows straight to the customer. For more information please contact:
Parth Shah
Custom Order Online, Inc.
www.customorderonline.com
press contact phone number: 866-589-9367
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EPA Outlines Best Management Practices for Concrete Washout Water Pollution Protection
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency has issued a fact sheet specifying water pollution protection measures for the treatment of concrete washout.
Elk Grove, CA (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Concrete Washout Systems, Inc. (CWS), announced today that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a fact sheet outlining the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the containment of concrete washout liquids and solids that result from the cleaning of concrete trucks and pumps. The fact sheet highlights the importance of proper containment of concrete washout at construction sites, "The wash water is alkaline and contains high levels of chromium, which can leach into the ground and contaminate groundwater. It can also migrate to a storm drain, which can increase the pH of area waters and harm aquatic life."
In addition to consequences of concrete washout pollution, the fact sheet outlines the problems typically associated with self-installed washout facilities, "… self-installed structures are much less reliable than prefabricated containers and are prone to leaks." The EPA fact sheet also recommends that washouts be placed "in a location that allows convenient access for concrete trucks, preferably near the area where the concrete is being poured."
Mark Jenkins, President of Concrete Washout Systems, Inc, stated, "The EPA fact sheet highlights the advantages of our portable, patent-pending product, over previous methods that were expensive, hard to maintain and prone to leakage. We pride ourselves in helping builders easily cope with an otherwise difficult compliance problem." Jenkins continued, "Previous to the development of our product, builders were forced to build plastic-lined pits surrounded by hay bales. When these pits failed, the caustic washout liquid could seep into ground water or, even worse, storm drains, which puts fish and other aquatic life at risk. Additionally these methods typically did not allow for the easy recycling of the hardened concrete as our system does."
The Concrete Washout System, which is delivered on a standard roll-off truck, is a portable, self-contained and watertight container that can be moved throughout the worksite as needed.
The Concrete Washout System is licensed to independently owned and operated CWS partners. CWS is accepting applications for licensed partners in select markets. Currently Concrete Washout Systems has licensed partners operating in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Texas.
About Concrete Washout Systems, Inc.
Concrete Washout Systems is an industry pioneer in concrete washout and wastewater removal, treatment and recycling. The company develops technologies that reduce the potential sources of water pollution from construction sites. CWS is a cost effective, environmentally friendly and compliant alternative for homebuilders, contractors, ready mix and pump operators and environmental engineering firms.
For more information visit www.concretewashout.com or call (800) 292-7468.
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Bensonwood Homes And MIT Launch Initiative to Transform the Way America Builds Homes
Prototype homes test a new model for design and construction to make highly customized, adaptable, stustainable and affordable homes. Construction of the first of four homes of this project began June 19 in Greenfield , NH and will be home to people recovering from brain injuries at Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center.
(PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology House_n Research Consortium (MIT House_n) and Bensonwood Homes are building a series of four prototype homes through the Open Prototype Initiative, designed to bring innovation to the construction industry.
The initiative will demonstrate new high quality building techniques, making homes more affordable, energy and environmentally efficient, and adaptable to the needs of homeowners through every stage of life, from childhood to adulthood as well as the changing needs of the elderly and people with disabilities. (The House_n Research Consortium at the MIT Department of Architecture is exploring how new technologies, materials, and strategies for design can make possible dynamic, evolving places that respond to the complexities of life).
Construction of the first prototype home, a three-story, 28-by-46-foot house dubbed "Open_1," begins on June 19 and will be completed in only 20 working days, with another new home being built every 18 months through 2010.
"The goal of the Open Prototype Initiative is to revolutionize the way homes are built, making today’s extraordinary into tomorrow’s ordinary," said Kent Larson, Director of MIT’s House_n. "We hope to point the way towards the making excellent residential architecture widely available in an industry that is decades behind others in deploying innovation."
Open_1 is being built at Crotched Mountain, a non-profit hospital, school and rehabilitation facility for children and adults with disabilities. The first prototype will serve as a transitional residence for clients leaving its Brain Injury Center. While the designs and innovations of the Open Prototype Initiative homes are focused on improving the way all homes are built in America, information learned through Open_1 and subsequent prototypes will also be useful for improving in-home treatment of people with disabilities, and a generation of older Americans with a desire to age in place.
"The universal design elements of the home will enable it to adapt quickly and efficiently to our client's needs, changing as their needs change or as their mobility or health improves through rehabilitation," said Don Shumway, president and CEO of Crotched Mountain. "What we learn from this house and subsequent prototypes is very important because as people live longer, the term 'disabled' has taken on new meaning, and having a home that can serve a person or a family's needs throughout their life is something more and more Americans are looking for."
Open_1 will also demonstrate "green" building concepts such as energy-efficient wall, window, roof, and lighting systems, advanced tracking of energy use, and provisions for the best possible indoor air quality. The design and construction processes will also demonstrate the ways that buildings of the future will come together with integrated systems for plumbing, heating and cooling, exterior siding, and more.
As its name implies, the Open Prototype Initiative is an "open source" process in which knowledge is shared among industry participants. Unlike other concept or prototype homes, the Open Prototype Initiative will produce real homes that through everyday use will test the deployment of advanced designs, materials, systems and fabrication strategies, with a goal of showing how high-quality, sophisticated and personalized homes can be built more cost-effectively and in less time.
"The way the construction industry builds homes hasn't changed in more than 150 years. The Open Prototype Initiative will engage people at every level of the construction industry, electricians, plumbers, builders and designers to show that we can change the way homes are built, creating new standards, allowing us to build high-quality, environmentally friendly and energy efficient homes," said Tedd Benson, president of Bensonwood Homes.
During the Open_1 project, Bensonwood is playing the lead role in the design, prefabrication and on-site construction of the home aided by state-of-the-art 3D modeling and computer aided architectural design.
Key Features of Open_1:
§ Design and construction will establish a varied collection of components that can be combined to form unique structures and allowing walls to be moved so the layout of the home meets changing needs;
§ Efficient prefabrication allows for adaptability over time, allowing home owners to add services or seamlessly expand the house faster and with minimal mess and waste;
§ On-site waste will fill only two trash cans;
§ MITes (MIT environmental sensors) - a system of sensors and algorithms are planned to be installed throughout the home to support occupants and monitor, and analyze the performance of the home and its environment to help optimize the building’s performance;
§ The structure and components will incorporate ‘Green’ and energy efficient designs as well as systems to monitor and measure air quality, heat and energy efficiency;
§ The floor, wall and roof systems will be pre-built with wiring pre-installed;
§ The structure will consist of distinct, disentangled and accessible layers that allow for both efficient assembly and for change over time;
§ Floors, ceilings and baseboards will allow for easy access to plumbing, heating and wiring;
§ "Stacked" design of closets makes a shaft to allow for easy installation of an elevator to aid universal design and "aging in place" needs (Open_1 will incorporate an elevator to meet the needs of Crotched Mountain Brain Injury Center clients);
§ The building shell, with exterior finish, will be assembled in five working days;
§ Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems will be installed in three working days;
§ Interior fit-out will be completed in five working days;
§ Interior finishes will be completed in five working days.
Bensonwood is basing the design and construction of Open_1 on the innovative Open-Built® principles it has developed over the past fifteen years. Open-Built® takes a layered approach to building, with the layers defined by their life span and their anticipated need for future alteration. The high quality homes resulting from this process are built rapidly and with minimal waste, and they are easily adapted over time to changing needs. (Open-Built® principles are also being used in the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing Concept Home).
"The average home construction process today produces 8,000 pounds of waste and is an inefficient mess of entangled wires, piping and other services," added Benson. "You'll see in Open_1 that we can disentangle the process, making home building more efficient and affordable and allowing future renovations or home additions to be made at a lower cost."
Overarching Goals of The Open Prototype Initiative:
§ To bring the public a better design and building process;
§ Better management of home construction;
§ Less risk for buyer and builder;
§ Increased certainty of cost, time and quality for buyer;
§ Increased efficiency and control for builder;
§ Share these innovations with the construction industry to help all builders create higher quality and more environmentally friendly and energy efficient homes.
Throughout the Open Prototype Initiative, Bensonwood and MIT House_n will work to create an affiliation of industry partners to fuel the growth of design, data, electronics, software, and physical components of contemporary home building, while seeking industry support and sponsorship.
After Open_1 is completed, MIT House_n and Bensonwood will host a symposium to evaluate the project and set the goals for Open_2, including incorporating additional technology developed by MIT House_n.
"We are at a point similar to where the auto industry was when they began developing hybrid cars but we hope to make these innovations available within a shorter timetable," added Larson. "It’s not about the concept, it’s about developing something that millions of people can take advantage of in only a couple of years, at prices they can afford."
A live Open_1 project web camera can be seen at www.crotchedmountain.org.
About the Open Prototype Initiative: www.openprototype.com
About MIT House_n: http://architecture.mit.edu/house_n
About Bensonwood Homes: www.bensonwood.com
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F&L/Wrecking Corp Joint Venture Pitched the First Ball to Begin Construction of the New Baseball Stadium for DC
F&L/Wrecking Corp Joint Venture (FL/WCA), which was awarded the demolition contract for the new DC Major League Ballpark to house the National League’s Washington Nationals, has neared completion of the complex project, including demolition of six city blocks in southeast DC and hazardous material removal. FL/WCA is an LSBDE partnership of Wrecking Corporation of America (WCA), which has helped pave the way for the future of the DC area through numerous high-profile demolition projects, and F & L Construction Inc., a Washington, DC-based construction and hauling contractor.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- F&L/Wrecking Corp Joint Venture (FL/WCA), which was awarded the demolition contract for the new DC Major League Ballpark to house the National League’s Washington Nationals, has neared completion of the complex project. FL/WCA is an LSBDE partnership of Wrecking Corporation of America (WCA), which has helped pave the way for the future of the DC area through numerous high-profile demolition projects, and F & L Construction Inc., a Washington, DC-based construction and hauling contractor. The general contractors for the project are Bethesda-based Clark Construction Group, Indianapolis-based Hunt Construction and the SR Smoot Corporation of DC.
FL/WCA is handling the demolition as well as hazardous material and debris removal of a six-city-block area, bounded on the north by N Street SE, on the west by South Capitol Street, on the east by First Street SE, and on the south by Potomac Avenue SE. By the time the project is completed, FL/WCA will have dismantled and relocated a working asphalt plant and will have razed some 34 structures, including a number of low-rise industrial steel-frame buildings, a few residential properties, and auto storage yards.
“We’re excited to have thrown out the first ball for the new stadium construction,” said Terry Anderson, EVP for Wrecking Corporation of America. “Even by Washington standards, this is a landmark project, and WCA feels lucky to have the opportunity to participate. We expect the work to be completed by the end of the month.”
“The project is a significant one for the area, and we’re pleased to have taken the first steps toward construction of a permanent home for the Washington Nationals,” said Freddie Winston, President, F&L Construction.
The demolition work and debris removal was done on a fast track schedule, beginning on the southern portion of the site and moving north.
About Wrecking Corporation of America
Wrecking Corporation of America took down its first downtown DC building 30 years ago. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, Wrecking Corp. has worked on a number of high-profile projects downtown and in the surrounding metropolitan areas, including the George Washington Hospital and the Former Washington Convention Center. Wrecking Corp. specializes in the challenges of demolition and excavation on high-profile commercial projects and cramped urban sites as well as sprawling multi-building complexes. For more information, visit the Wrecking Corp. web site at www.wreckingcorp.com or call 703.823.3850.
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PaintPRO Introduces New, Free Digital Magazine
Professional Trade Publications is excited to announce the new digital PaintPRO, the Professional Paint & Decorating Contractor’s Journal. The print edition has been discontinued, and the fully interactive digital magazine will now be available to subscribers for download through e-mail. A trial issue can accessed on our Web site, http://www.paintpro.net.
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Professional Trade Publications is excited to announce the new digital PaintPRO, the Professional Paint & Decorating Contractor’s Journal. The print edition has been discontinued, and the fully interactive digital magazine will now be available to subscribers for download through e-mail. A trial issue can accessed on our Web site, PaintPRO Magazine.
The free publication will allow contractors and enthusiasts from all over the globe access to how-to stories, contractor profiles, product information and more, all with the click of a mouse.
Featured in the June issue are coatings for concrete and masonry, removing rust from painted surfaces, and getting the gray out of wood deck surfaces. Featured products include biodegradable paint removers and roller covers. Profiles spotlight the process of painting the new Georgia Aquarium, said to be the world’s largest, and the work of Colin Griffinson, who recreates amazing Old World finishes in and around Vancouver, B.C.
Available by free subscription, PaintPRO magazine will be easier than ever to obtain. The magazine can be accessed online or downloaded to read later. Current subscribers can enter their e-mail addresses as the subscriber ID and new subscribers will just have to fill out a form and be on their way!
Readers can click on links throughout the stories, making it easy to learn more about the products or techniques they are interested in. Besides great how-to stories, profiles, product information, and colorful photography, digital PaintPRO readers will have access to a complete archive of articles dating back to the magazine’s establishment in 1999.
PaintPRO magazine is a product of Professional Trade Publications, based in Eugene, Ore. The magazine is now published exclusively on the Web six times per year. With unlimited online readership, it features up-to-date, informative articles highlighting the best work, products and techniques in the industry.
For more information, contact Bent Mikkelsen, Publisher, at (877) 935-8906
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Concrete Washout Systems Launches Services in Northern New Jersey and Surrounding Area
Concrete Washout Systems and Haftek CWS partner to offer concrete washout services for Northern New Jersey and surrounding regions.
Elk Grove, CA (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Concrete Washout Systems, Inc., announced today that Haftek CWS is now providing the Concrete Washout Systems (CWS) solution for the northern New Jersey and surrounding areas. CWS provides the construction industry’s best management practice for concrete washout waste removal and treatment.
Haftek CWS is a division of JR Haftek Company of Paterson New Jersey, a long-time provider of pavement and excavation services. “The Concrete Washout System is by far the safest and most cost-effective way to contain caustic washout generated during construction. In addition, it permits us to recycle residual concrete that would otherwise be disposed of in the state’s already scarce landfill areas,” said Roger Haftek, president of Haftek CWS. “We believe it is an ideal solution for home builders, municipalities, and state-wide construction projects,”
“We are very pleased to be able partner with Roger and his team, given the perfect fit with JR Haftek’s pavement and excavation operations and their extensive coverage of northern New Jersey and nearby geographies,” stated Mark Jenkins, President of Concrete Washout Systems, Inc.
CWS is accepting applications for licensed partners in select markets. All partners fully own and operate independent businesses licensing the patent-pending CWS solution. Currently Concrete Washout Systems has licensed partners operating in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Texas.
About Concrete Washout Systems, Inc.
Concrete Washout Systems is an industry pioneer in concrete washout and wastewater removal, treatment and recycling. The company develops technologies that reduce the potential sources of water pollution from construction sites.
For more information, call Haftek CWS at 973 942-3131, visit the CWS website at http://www.concretewashout.com or call (877) 292-7468.
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Lifestyle Design Interiors™ Buying Group: Offers Design Services and Buying Appointments at World Market Center and Las Vegas Design Center
Lifestyle Design Interiors™ : First of its kind, Furnishings Buying Group offering member clients exclusive buying services at World Market Center’s year-round venue…the Las Vegas Design Center.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Lifestyle Design Interiors™ is the only service of its kind providing its members exclusive scheduled buying appointments to permanent showrooms located in the World Market Center. The Las Vegas Design Center is not open to the public and requires a licensed trade professional member to access its showrooms. By 2009, the World Market Center campus will have more than 12 million square feet and will become the largest of its kind in the world.
Lifestyle Design Interiors™ Buying Group Service provides clarity to its members using basic online communications on how the interior design process works. President, Alicia Valair, CID, CKD, Allied Member ASID realized that a huge U.S. demographic, the multi-cultural affluent homeowner lacked the comfort level necessary to retain an interior designer’s services. This has resulted in many potential clients foregoing the advantage of a professional designer’s experience. Despite HGTV and other network exposure, the "mysterious" process of how one can truly benefit from doing business with an interior designer remains unclear.
The World Market Center's Las Vegas location, its impressive list of major manufacturers, its partnering with European markets and its obvious positioning to become the largest furnishings mart in the world, is in Alicia Valair’s opinion: "The best possible source for interior design clients seeking turn-key buying solutions from the licensed professional.” The global impact Las Vegas' newest industry is expected to have on the business of interior design is phenomenal. Lifestyle Design Interiors™ is based upon a service oriented e-commerce business model, offering clients "to the trade" product accessibility, convenience, value, choice, and long-term relationships with its professional interior design associates.
The mission of Lifestyle Design Interiors™ is to develop on-going successful relationships with our buying group member clients as we offer a much needed service. Member clients enjoy the experience of a well-planned and coordinated buying excursion within the confines of one location. CONVENIENT! EFFICIENT! And definitely FUN! A trip to Las Vegas now means more than recreation…it also means saving time and money when furnishing a home! Member clients have access to the latest and best furnishings available and no matter their location, the Lifestyle Design Interiors™ buying group offers value added smart shopping, both in the showroom and online. Three types of exclusive annual membership services are offered: Guest, Standard and Elite, and all are personalized to each member client’s individual “lifestyle” requirements.
With the Lifestyle Design Interiors™ exclusive annual membership, local and national clients are directly on the pulse of one the fastest growing industries and cities in the world…home décor and Las Vegas.
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Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Practice Management Issues Will Be Explored in a New Group of Executive Programs from Harvard Graduate School of Design
Architects, project managers, engineers, and building industry professionals will benefit from a new group of executive education programs from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- This summer, among the more than 40 executive education programs offered by Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), a group of nine will focus on practice management and development strategies for principals, designers, business managers, and project managers in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, engineering, and construction firms.
Financial, marketing, project management, negotiation, and strategic planning issues will all be addressed in this new group of programs that will enable participants to develop new skills to build and sustain more successful organizations.
The programs offered include:
- Effective Strategic Planning: Inventing Your Future, Fully Implementing Your Plan, July 10-11, Instructor: William C. Ronco, Ph.D., Gathering Pace Consulting, Bedford, MA
- Increasing Merger and Acquisition Success: From Doing the Deal to High-Performing One-Firm Firm, July 12-13, Instructor: William C. Ronco, Ph.D., Gathering Pace Consulting, Bedford, MA
- Financial Management for Design Firms, July 13-14, Instructor: Lowell V. Getz, CPA, Houston, TX
- Negotiation Skills, July 13-14, Instructor: John Richardson, Triad Consulting, Cambridge, MA
- Small Design Business Marketing and Management Workshop, July 19, Instructor: Michael McCloskey, Michael McCloskey Design Group, Marblehead, MA, and St. Jane's Development Corp., San Juan,
- Project Budgeting, Concept Estimating, and Life-Cycle Costing for Economic Sustainability, July 20-21, Instructor: Stephen J. Kirk, Ph.D., Kirk Associates, Grosse Pointe Park, MI.
- Financial Savvy for Project Managers, July 31-August 1, Instructor: J Gregory Carmichael, Desero Corporation, Windham, NH.
- Beyond Project Management: Creating a Positive Business Climate, August 2-3, Instructor: David J. Cirillo, Ph.D., Cirillo Consulting, Boston, MA
- Contract Fundamentals for Project Managers, August 7, Instructor: John Philip Bachner, Bachner Communications, Inc., Washington, DC
Effective Strategic Planning: Inventing Your Future, Fully Implementing Your Plan
Effective strategic planning provides strong potential for every organization in the building industry: architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, and facilities organizations. It helps organizations not just survive but thrive, manage change, and raise the bar for performance, productivity, and profitability. This comprehensive two-day program enables participants to achieve the full potential that strategic planning offers. Participants leave with a detailed plan outline for their own organization, learning not only the skills to complete core planning tasks but the theory to link those tasks into a complete whole.
Increasing Merger and Acquisition Success: From Doing the Deal to High-Performing One-Firm Firm
For architecture and engineering firms, a thoughtful merger or acquisition can add valuable competencies, broaden market reach, and make the firm a contender for larger and more interesting projects. This intense, pragmatic program provides participants with a full understanding and appreciation of the challenges mergers and acquisitions face: legal, financial, and firm culture issues; the differences between mergers and acquisitions; what the numbers reveal and what they can conceal; why firms that are most appealing on paper often have the most difficult cultures. It also examines ways to develop a timeline and task list from planning through selection through partnering and full assimilation and how to address differences in office culture and values.
Financial Management for Design Firms
Firms that combine professional excellence with sound financial management are the most successful. However, the emphasis on design aspects of the firm's operations frequently overshadows the time devoted to business practices, which can lead to weak financial controls. This program focuses on understanding financial reports and on learning to recognize the early warning signs of financial problems in time to take corrective action. Now in its 22nd year at Harvard, this program is intended for principals in firms of all sizes as well as for business and financial managers new to the design professions.
Negotiation Skills
This two-day negotiation program, based on ideas developed by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard, explores the ways that people create value and resolve disputes through negotiation. It examines several core themes in negotiation including trust and relationship building, the tension between competition and cooperation, the challenge of expanding the pie, and how to handle difficult tactics effectively. Throughout the program participants will have numerous opportunities to practice negotiating, both individually and in small groups.
Small Design Business Marketing and Management Workshop
Eighty percent of all design done in America is small-business based, yet most marketing and management courses are geared toward corporate design firms. In this program participants will learn how to chart a more direct course to their real goals, work more efficiently, and have more fun doing it. Discussions include branding, strategic planning, marketing, and management. The program is in the style of a workshop and participants are encouraged to bring their marketing materials for class review.
Project Budgeting, Concept Estimating, and Life-Cycle Costing for Economic Sustainability
The cost of a project is one of the most significant factors in its becoming a reality. This two-day program provides a basis for the many areas of cost management that the design and construction professional may face. Intended for project managers, architects, engineers, construction managers, and sustainability specialists, the program offers hands-on examples that will familiarize participants with different types of estimates and their components. With this basis, through research, study, and practical application, they can further expand their cost management/estimating skills relative to their own discipline or management position. Other methods of cost control, such as value management, will also be discussed.
Financial Savvy for Project Managers
This two-day program is designed to provide project management professionals with the working knowledge necessary to estimate resources, justify decisions, and monitor performance using widely applied and accepted financial measures and tools such as cost-benefit analysis, project estimation, and earned-value analysis.
Beyond Project Management: Creating a Positive Business Climate
This two-day program consists of two interrelated parts:
Part One-Organizational Alignment: A Winning Strategy for Motivating Employees, Retaining Customers, and Growing Revenue Business. Owners, managers, and employees interested in examining research-based drivers of employee satisfaction and customer loyalty and how to diagnose and fix problem areas will find this program useful. Discussions and class exercises will be included as will a demonstration of cutting-edge e-survey tools that collect, analyze, and act on critical alignment data to build winning strategies and lead to engaged employees, deeper customer loyalty, and revenue growth.
Part Two-Organizational Power and Influence to Achieve Project Success. In the context of modern project management, power-its use and its potential for producing outstanding achievements-is examined here. Specifically, those responsible for running projects and higher-level managers will gain an understanding of how to use power and influence more effectively to achieve desired project outcomes
Contract Fundamentals for Project Managers
This program focuses on basic contract issues project managers need to understand in order to proceed wisely, lowering their own and their firm's exposure to claims and losses. These issues include the relationship between project size and project risk, the impact of project size on contracting procedures, oral versus written agreements, moving forward prior to the signing of the contract, personal liability, using the contract as the project manual, and the reasonable professional rule. The program also covers subcontractor management and proven techniques project managers can apply to derive greater value and client satisfaction while reducing risk.
All of Harvard GSD’s executive education programs are registered with the AIA (American Institute of Architects) Continuing Education System and earn AIA/CES units. Complete program and registration information can be found at www.gsd.harvard.edu/execed
About the Office of Executive Education at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Office of Executive Education at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) is the foremost provider of Executive Education programs for architects, planners, and real estate and building industry professionals. Executive Education offers an extensive menu of open enrollment programs that explore timely design issues and trends; admissions programs that cover topics in real estate; and customized programs that are tailored to an organization’s or firm’s specific needs. Drawing upon the unparalleled resources of Harvard University, Executive Education programs are led by renowned faculty from the GSD, the Business School, the Law School, and the Kennedy School of Government, as well as eminent practitioners and scholars from across the country and around the world. For more information, visit www.gsd.harvard.edu/execed
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Bovis Lend Lease And Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Enter into a Cooperative Compliance Partnership for the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Project
Bovis Lend Lease and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) have entered into a Cooperative Compliance Partnership (CCP). The signing of the agreement took place at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Project on June 5th, 2006.
Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -— Bovis Lend Lease and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) have entered into a Cooperative Compliance Partnership (CCP). The signing of the agreement took place at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Project on June 5th, 2006. Those celebrating the partnership included officials from the Maryland Department of Labor as well as representatives from MOSH and the Bovis Lend Lease team at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.
“The Upper Chesapeake Team recognizes and understands proper safety planning and partnering with MOSH can foster an Incident and Injury Free workplace. This partnership allows all stakeholders to share and learn best practices from our experiences and build upon them,” said Sissy Martin, Area Environmental Health and Safety Director of Safety for Bovis Lend Lease.
The purpose of CCP is to recognize employers, such as Bovis Lend Lease, with proactive and stringent safety and health programs that are rated above industry standards. Given that Bovis Lend Lease and MOSH have entered into an alliance with one another, MOSH will now conduct scheduled jobsite visits, in lieu of programmed, unannounced visits. This is the second CCP between MOSH and Bovis Lend Lease. The first CCP was formed in November of 2004 with Holy Cross Hospital.
Bovis Lend Lease has one of the best safety records in the industry through years of experience in the pursuit of best practices. Bovis Lend Lease has put in place a Safety Program that is raising the bar for construction safety with the Incident and Injury Fee (IIF) Program — a program that establishes a safety culture on our projects. The goal of Bovis Lend Lease's Program is to establish and maintain a safe working environment for its employees, contractors, visitors, and the public who may have access to its project sites.
Bovis Lend Lease offers over 89 years of experience in the construction industry. In the past decade alone, the firm has provided construction services on over 2,500 projects for 1,100 clients nationwide. Bovis Lend Lease provides a full range of construction services including construction management, general contracting, program management, project management, design/build, and consulting services. Bovis Lend Lease is part of the Lend Lease Group, a leading global real estate services business, having developed, constructed and managed real estate assets around the world for over 45 years. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, the Lend Lease Group operates in 38 countries on six continents, with a significant presence in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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Bovis Lend Lease Raises Over $32,000 for the Children's Inn at NIH
The Washington, DC office of Bovis Lend Lease hosted its tenth annual golf invitational at Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Virginia on Monday, June 12, 2006. Each year Bovis Lend Lease sponsors a golf tournament to show appreciation for the local subcontractor community, while raising money for The Children’s Inn at NIH. With the help of tournament participants, which include over 100 of the area’s major subcontractors, suppliers, developers, and real estate professionals, a total of $32,580 was raised for The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -— The Washington, DC office of Bovis Lend Lease hosted its tenth annual golf invitational at Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Virginia on Monday, June 12, 2006. Each year Bovis Lend Lease sponsors a golf tournament to show appreciation for the local subcontractor community, while raising money for The Children’s Inn at NIH. With the help of tournament participants, which include over 100 of the area’s major subcontractors, suppliers, developers, and real estate professionals, a total of $32,580 was raised for The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Since the tournament’s inception, over $120,000 has been generously donated to The Children’s Inn.
The Children’s Inn is a privately funded residence offering a family-centered environment for children who are being treated for critical illnesses and rare conditions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s premier biomedical research center. The Children’s Inn is a non-profit charitable entity, which relies on contributions to fund its operations. The purpose of The Inn is to keep children together with their families throughout the treatment of their serious illness, reduce their stress, and promote their healing with the support of other families, and Inn staff and volunteers. Since 1990, more than 6,000 children from all 50 states and 57 countries have stayed free of charge at The Inn, some for a few days and some for months at a time.
"The Children's Inn is able to fulfill its mission of providing a 'place like home' for seriously ill children and for their families only because of generous individuals and organizations such as Bovis Lend Lease," said Kathy Russell, CEO of The Children’s Inn. "We are so pleased to have the company's continued support and to see it exceed its fundraising goal this year. The $32,000 contribution will provide over 400 nights for families at The Inn.”
Bovis Lend Lease offers nearly a century of experience in the construction industry. In the past decade alone, the firm has provided construction services on over 2,500 projects for 1,100 clients nationwide. Bovis Lend Lease provides a full range of construction services including construction management, general contracting, program management, project management, design/build, and consulting services. Bovis Lend Lease is part of the Lend Lease Group, a leading global real estate services business, having developed, constructed and managed real estate assets around the world for over 45 years. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, the Lend Lease Group operates in 43 countries on six continents, with a significant presence in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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Midtown Bethesda North Condominiums Tops Out
Bovis Lend Lease announcs that the final floor of KSI’s 20 story Midtown Bethesda North condominium project has been poured. On May 17, 2006, a Topping Out ceremony was held to honor the construction crews for their hard work and to commemorate the successful and safe on-time completion of the highest point of the structure.
Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Bovis Lend Lease announces that the final floor of KSI’s 20 story Midtown Bethesda North condominium project has been poured. On May 17, 2006, a Topping Out ceremony was held to honor the construction crews for their hard work and to commemorate the successful and safe on-time completion of the highest point of the structure. Work will now commence on exterior finishes, followed by interior construction and fit-out. Homes will begin delivery in the spring of 2007.
“This is always an exciting construction milestone,” said John Chappelear, senior vice president of condo operations for KSI. “We know that location is always a key driver in a decision to purchase a new home. The Twinbrook Metro Station, the shopping, the entire marketplace in Bethesda and Rockville have made Midtown Bethesda North a very desirable place to live.”
Midtown Bethesda North is distinguished by luxury living in an urban atmosphere. KSI partnered with Forrest Perkins, a leading interior designer for some of the world’s finest hotels, to bring a boutique hotel feel to the project. Each of the 230 homes will feature designer kitchens with Italian cabinetry, imported granite countertops, Hansgrohe fixtures and hardwood flooring in living areas. In addition, penthouses will have additional options from an array of luxury touches that include upgraded hardwood flooring, separate dining rooms, 10 foot ceilings, oversized showers with frameless doors and oversized soaking tubs. These penthouses are located on floors 17 to 19 where the views are extraordinary.
The 20th Floor Skybox will feature a party room overlooking a pool with waterfall, a spa and a landscaped sundeck.
KSI and Bovis have partnered recently partnered in several developments, including Midtown Reston Town Center, Midtown Lofts, The Metropolitan at Reston Town Center and Midtown Alexandria Station. These along with Midtown Bethesda North have all been strategically located near transit, shopping and restaurants. In addition, KSI offers a wide range of amenities at these communities that convey a community lifestyle to KSI homeowners.
Bovis Lend Lease offers over 88 years of experience in the construction industry. In the past decade alone, the firm has provided construction services on over 2,500 projects for 1,100 clients nationwide. Bovis Lend Lease provides a full range of construction services business, having developed, constructed and managed real estate assets around the world for over 45 years. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, the Lend Lease Group operates in 43 countries on six continents, with significant presence in Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States.
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Vic Plessner of the VHP Group to Explore Teaming with Security Firms in Cambodia
Vic Plessner of the VHP Group Asia, Co., Ltd will be traveling to Cambodia next week to explore teaming opportunities with various security firms.
(PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Vic Plessner of the VHP Group Asia, Co., Ltd will be traveling to Cambodia next week to explore teaming opportunities with various security firms.
"We have over 35 years experience in threat analysis and designing high level security systems all over the world. Security isn’t just throwing equipment at a problem but understanding the architecture, and most importantly, training people to think differently," says Vic Plessner, the Managing Director of the VHP Group.
"The advantage in teaming with a company like the VHP Group is that we can allow the local security, company say in Cambodia, to obtain larger contracts on a more sophisticated level than they are typically capable of doing. Once we enter into a teaming agreement, the local security company is able to use our credentials to illustrate their capability to perspective clients. It’s a win-win for everyone. The client gets a security consultant with word wide credentials, the local security firm increases their added value to new and existing clients, and we get to work on projects we would never know about," says Vic.
Vic Plessner has over 35 years experience as an International Security Consultant. The Company designs High Level Security and Communications Systems and IT Structured Data Systems. In addition they provide Threat Analysis, Security Master Plans, Security Training, Security Policies and Procedures and Auditing.
"Our main advantage is that we understand operations. Although we are experts in technology we don’t look to throw equipment alone at the problem. We think out of the box! Many solutions are a combination of equipment, good administration, policies and procedures and architectural designs to enhance security." said Vic.
When Pablo Escobar escaped from a Colombian prison, Vic Plessner was hired to re-design their prisons and revise their Federal Prison Polices and Procedures and to introduce new courses at their school of corrections.
Vic solved a prison security problem by having an entire village relocated. In another example, he recommended a lunch program for the poor people adjacent to a shipping port to reduce theft and to work with the local people instead of against them. He also encouraged the building of hospital wings and soccer fields.
"We are familiar with securing against guerilla and terrorist organizations. We’ve been doing it all our lives!" says Vic Plessner.
Vic has been a member of the American Correctional Association (ACA), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Expert witness for Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA,) Manufacturers Agents National Association (MANA), Security Industry Speakers’ Bureau, XL Results Foundation, Network for Success, American Chamber of Commerce Thailand, Foreign Correspondent's Club of Thailand, and the National Major Gang Task Force. He has lectured on security subjects all over the world.
For more information visit http://www.vhpconsult.com/
Contact Information
Vic Plessner
Skype: vhpgroup
Cell Phone in Thailand: +66 7-114-9557 or Local: 07-114-9557
US Phone: 201-984-5933
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Leading Digital Home Entertainment and Network Solution Announces New Models and Features New 300 GB DigitaLife™ System Models and IP/network Camera Support
Dedicated Devices, Inc. today announced that new DigitaLife Server 300 and DigitaLife Storage 300 products are now available for its award-winning DigitaLife System, the first digital home entertainment and network solution that is designed specifically to be built into new homes In addition, the DigitaLife System now includes support for network cameras. The new products and the network camera feature are being showcased at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, June 21-23.
Boise, ID and San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Dedicated Devices, Inc. today announced that new DigitaLife Server 300 and DigitaLife Storage 300 products are now available for its award-winning DigitaLife System, the first digital home entertainment and network solution that is designed specifically to be built into new homes In addition, the DigitaLife System now includes support for network cameras. The new products and the network camera feature (www.DigitaLifeSystem.com) are being showcased at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference at the Leviton Manufacturing exhibit, booth 7710, in the North Hall of Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco.
New DigitaLife Server 300 and DigitaLife Storage 300
The DigitaLife Server 300, which sits at the center of the DigitaLife System, provides expanded capacity to securely store digital media files. The DigitaLife Storage 300 module easily adds storage capacity to the DigitaLife System. Available in 120GB and 300GB models, the DigitaLife Storage modules can easily be setup as a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID). The RAID can be setup to provide mirrored redundancy or can be configured for more than a terabyte of storage. With the expanded storage, the DigitaLife System can store over 1 million photos, 1,000 movies, or 200,000 songs.
New Support for IP/network cameras
Support for networked cameras, which allows users to view and control the cameras from any TV, web browser or Internet connection, is now part of the DigitaLife System. The system records in a 24-hour rolling loop for each configured camera. Initial camera models supported include the Panasonic BB-HCM311A wired network camera and the Panasonic BL-C10A wired network camera. Support for additional models will continue to be added.
Matching a Family’s Changing Digital Lifestyle
The DigitaLife System is a complete, integrated system for home entertainment, networking, remote access and Internet access. With the DigitaLife System, families can securely and conveniently store their digital media files in one central location and connect their PCs, stereos, televisions and other audio/video equipment.
Key system features include:
• Centralized management, distribution and control of digital content, in all of the most popular formats, to anywhere in the house.
• Convenient private home network for sharing internet access, files, printers and other equipment throughout the home.
• Built-in residential gateway to the internet.
• Handles up to 8 streams of audio and photos, or 4 streams of video, independently and simultaneously.
• ActivLink software that automates the copying of digital media files to the DigitaLife Server.
• Gracenote Media Management software, which automatically names and categorizes a music collection by artist, album and genre.
• Network Manager, a browser-based control console for managing network and media settings.
Availability
Current owners of the DigitaLife System can obtain the latest updates to the system by using the automatic firmware update feature in the Network Manager. For questions about the update process, contact DigitaLife Technical Support at http://www.dedicateddevices.com/support/2d.php.
The DigitaLife Server 300 and DigitaLife Storage 300 (www.DigitaLifeSystem.com) are available from Authorized DigitaLife Dealers and DigitaLife Builder Partners.
About Dedicated Devices, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Dedicated Devices, Inc. delivers innovative and easy-to-use digital home entertainment network solutions for the residential home market. The company's DigitaLife System is marketed primarily by home builders as a built-in feature in new homes and installed by professional installer/integrator partners.
Dedicated Devices, DigitaLife System and ActivLink are trademarks of Dedicated Devices, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Company Contact
Rebecca Barthel
Vice President, Marketing
408-834-1000
Media Contact
Mike Jackman
Jackman Communications
415-388-3216
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Land & Sea Launches New Real Estate Website Incorporating the Latest in Internet Technology
Real estate firm implements new technology to allow web users a unique way to locate properties.
Marco Island, FL (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 –- Land & Sea Realty raises the bar with a new interactive website. The new website, http://www.LandandSeaRealtyInc.com, integrates the latest in mapping technology to allow map-based searches of properties. Now customers can see exactly where vacant lots are in reference to other properties on the market.
We wanted a site that showcased our firm's properties and allowed our customers to find the perfect property.
Land & Sea Realty's top agents, Mel Slawik and Gregg Hanifin needed a site that highlighted the services offered by their firm. Gregg Hanifin points out, "We wanted a site that showcased our firm's properties and allowed our customers to find the perfect property." Mel Slawik agrees, "We primarily sell vacant land, and the most important feature of these types of properties is the location."
The site was designed by RGB Internet Systems. Gabriel Marvin, with RGB Internet Systems, explains, "The technology combines Google maps with the most current property listings." Customers will be able to access all of Land & Sea Realty's properties as well as listings throughout Florida.
Land & Sea Realty is a full service real estate firm specializing in vacant land and waterfront properties throughout Southwest Florida. Our sales agents can help you make an informed decision about selling or purchasing property. Land & Sea Realty offers first class service with an emphasis on meeting our client’s needs and producing results.
RGB Internet Systems, Inc. is a website and e-mail hosting company. The RGB team specializes in Backup e-mail, Outbound SMTP e-mail, anti-virus, spam control, e-mail encryption & monitoring services. In addition, RGB offers developers and web designer's technical support for your web applications.
Contact Information:
Drew Macdonald
Land & Sea Realty
http://www.LandandSeaRealtyInc.com
239-389-5263
Gabrielle Marvin
RGB Internet Systems
http://rgbinternet.com
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TSI Enables Project Management Success through Process Mapping
Dianne La Fon to lead TSI’s Business Process Improvement Practice.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 21, 2006 -- True Solutions Inc. (TSI), the Dallas-based project management consulting and training firm, today announced that Dianne La Fon has joined TSI as manager of its Business Process Improvement (BPI) Practice.
The foundation of TSI’s BPI practice is a structured process mapping procedure that helps clients to document the ways tasks and projects are accomplished; it results in capturing, documenting, and improving the processes that people follow to accomplish business goals. Completed process maps provide an invaluable tool to organizations which aim to maximize their resources: they illustrate the route of action, dollars and responsibility in completing every company endeavor.
Ms. La Fon brings to TSI her career-long passion for finding ways to increase efficiency in how companies do business, through more than a decade of expertise in process mapping. As Adjunct Professor of Business Process Mapping and Management at University of Dallas since August 2005, she shares her unique experience, saying, “By using TSI’s successful methodology to analyze how clients do business today, TSI’s customers can visualize the best way to achieve their goals; how they can eliminate redundancies, effectively predict project timelines and budgets, and manage personnel.” This knowledge, says La Fon, provides a distinct edge to managers with ever-shrinking corporate budgets and ever-rising human resource costs.
TSI launched the BPI practice in late 2005 as an experiment for two of its Fortune 500 clients. Both clients completed the innovative process mapping exercise and have deployed the maps as part of a successful business process management program. The first client, a global technology supplier, uses the process maps as a sales tool to illustrate its proven delivery model to prospective customers. The second client, a business services provider, has deployed the maps to drive process change in the organization; able for the first time to visualize its entire retail process, end-to-end. A telecommunications giant, TSI’s client since 2003, has just begun the process mapping effort.
By aligning system capabilities with end-user requirements, TSI successfully develops and deploys process maps which serve as tools to facilitate effective business processes. To learn more about how process mapping can help your business, contact Dianne La Fon at TSI at 972.770.0900.
About True Solutions Inc.
TSI is a global project management consulting and training organization founded in 1999. TSI’s experts include technical specialists and tenured academic professionals with years of experience in project management encompassing PMBOK® and PRINCE2™ methodologies, as well as CMMI® implementation. For complete information on TSI's Project Management Training and Consulting resources, courses, and customized workshops, please contact David Prior, Vice President at 972.770.0900.
Contact: Dianne La Fon
True Solutions Inc. (TSI)
972.770.0900
http://www.true-solution.com/
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New Technology Carries Freight & Shipping to Industry Forefront
In an industry where technology has been relatively slow to break in, Freight & Shipping takes advantage of the Internet revolution. Recently completed software – a program that took a team of software developers three years to finish – enables customers to submit a quote request over the Internet with no strings attached. Instantly. And in today’s competitive marketplace – that speed can mean all the difference.
CLEARWATER, FL (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- In an industry where technology has been relatively slow to break in, Freight & Shipping takes advantage of the Internet revolution. Recently completed software – a program that took a team of software developers three years to finish – enables customers to submit a quote request over the Internet with no strings attached. Instantly. And in today’s competitive marketplace – that speed can mean all the difference.
Thanks to a simple form customers quickly and easily complete and submit a freight quote request with just the click of a mouse. According to a company spokesperson, “With so many carriers out there, people could spend hours online and on the telephone searching for the best deal. Customer shipping needs are broadcast to more than 80 major United States freight carriers instantly. Bids for your shipment are emailed directly to you in very little time. There is no cost and no obligation for using this service. The customer has the right to say ‘No’ to any offer.”
Freight & Shipping’s software matches your freight by several criteria including class, weight, and destination to find the best carrier for you. But this new technology is not all Freight & Shipping offers its customers. Freight & Shipping acts as a monitoring service, providing up-to-date assurances to the customer that their shipments will be handled in the best and safest manner possible. According to a company spokesperson, “We call the terminals and the carriers handling your shipment to make sure it is safe, secure, and being delivered on time. We provide up-to-the-minute status reports, so customers don’t have to waste valuable time tracking packages and shipments.
Servicing both commercial and residential shipping needs, Freight & Shipping prides itself on quality customer service that goes above and beyond what even the customer expects. The marketplace is filled with companies who promise fast, friendly, and worry-free shipping services. Freight & Shipping actually delivers on these promises…and much more. For more information, visit www.freightnshipping.com or call toll-free (877) 618-6058.
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3tArchitects' Scott Townsend Certified by Green Communities™ National Initiative
Green Communities is a 5 year, $555 million national initiative whose goal is to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for needy families.
Albany, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Scott Townsend, AIA LEED, principal of 3tArchitects, recently met all of the requirements to achieve the status of Green Communities Charrette Facilitator.
Green Communities is a 5 year, $555 million national initiative whose goal is to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for needy families. This groundbreaking effort is a partnership of The Enterprise Foundation and The Enterprise Social Investment Corporation (Enterprise) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association and leading corporate, financial and philanthropic organizations.
“Green Communities is an initiative that is transforming the way people think about, locate, design and build affordable housing,” said Townsend. “I sought this designation because it is consistent with a central mission at 3tArchitects -- to incorporate green design into our projects and to complete projects with admirable socially conscious goals.”
The Charrette Facilitator designation enables Townsend to lead workshops and meetings with relevant groups (developers, community officials, realtors, other stakeholders, etc.) devoted to meeting the standards of the Green Communities.
Townsend launched 3t in January, 2006. He was the founder of Townsend Associates -Architects PLLC in 1990 and most recently served as director of architecture for Vollmer Associates after having sold his firm to them. A graduate of Mississippi State University, Townsend worked for the 2004 AIA Gold Medal in Architecture Winner, Samuel ‘Sambo’ Mockbee prior to moving back to the Capital Region. He is co-owner, along with his wife, of the Spotted Zebra Learning Center (www.spottedzebra.org), a pre-school located on Everett Road in Albany. He resides in Delmar with his wife and four children.
NOTE TO EDITOR: A high resolution photo of Scott Townsend is available upon request.
About 3tArchitects
3tArchitects, a subsidiary of 3tStudios, a collaborative design group, is committed to the creation of meaningful spaces, buildings and neighborhoods. 3tArchitects strives to create projects that feel correct, are stimulating emotionally and intellectually, function properly and efficiently, are sensitive to the environment, and have relevance throughout the structure or an area's life. 3t was created by Scott Townsend AIA LEED, the original founder of Townsend Associates – Architects PLLC and past Director of Architecture for Vollmer Associates. For more information: www.3tarchitects.com
Media Contact:
Tom Nardacci, Gramercy Communications, (518) 459-2284
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Claybrooke Marketing Inc Announced Today Its Recognition in the 18th Annual Profit 100 Ranking of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies
Profit Magazine ranks companies by five year revenue growth, creating the Profit 100 list which is Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. “The Profit 100 are role models for anyone who wants to seize today’s best business opportunities” says Ian Portsmouth editor of Profit. “By differentiating their products and applying creative management thinking, Canada’s fastest-growing companies are outpacing the competition at home and abroad.”
(PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Profit Magazine ranks companies by five year revenue growth, creating the Profit 100 list which is Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. “The Profit 100 are role models for anyone who wants to seize today’s best business opportunities” says Ian Portsmouth editor of Profit. “By differentiating their products and applying creative management thinking, Canada’s fastest-growing companies are outpacing the competition at home and abroad.”
Claybrooke Marketing ranked 64th for its first year on the Profit 100 list. “We are excited to be recognized by PROFIT,” says David Harvey CEO of Claybrooke Marketing. “Our ranking demonstrates Claybrooke’s commitment to its clients and the marketplace by being a partner rather than a mere supplier.”
About Claybrooke Marketing Inc: Claybrooke Marketing is Canada’s only complete outsource partner for sales, marketing and operations services under one roof. Claybrooke’s client base includes some of North America’s largest manufacturers and retailers. Unilever, Telus Mobility, Best Buy Future Shop, Home Depot among others. Claybrooke’s services include: Professional Services (consulting, IT solutions), Procurement Services (print, fixture management), Logistic Services (fulfillment, warehousing) and Field Services (installation, merchandising, trade). Founded in 1997, Claybrooke continues to stay ahead of the outsourcing industry by developing innovative services and long term partnerships for its clients. More information on Claybrooke can be found at www.claybrooke.ca.
About Profit: Your Guide to Business Success, offers news, strategies, tips, interviews and other resources to entrepreneurs leading Canada’s growing companies. Each year PROFIT-which currently reaches 373,000 readers nationally-hosts a number of events that bring together business leaders in the fast-growth segment and champions the interests of those leaders. PROFIT was founded in April 1982 as Canada’s first national magazine gear to entrepreneurs.
Contact
Claybrooke Marketing Inc
www.claybrooke.ca
905-607-4888
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Let's Get Real
No matter its the rainy season here in Phuket, Thailand, its still sunny days for the real estate sector. The last two months saw billions of baht flow into the market with hotel acquisitions and major property developments taking shape! So what gives?
Phuket, Thailand (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Realty bites. And it seems to be biting hard on the heels of investors, who are busy making hay while the sun shines all over idyllic Phuket island, arguably Thailand's most visited tourist destination. It is no secret that investments continue to pour in and property developments persistently find buyers month after month regardless of rising costs and the global economic outlook in the near term.
Local news items venture the same paradox and all concur that Phuket must be doing something right. So why is the realty scenario in Phuket so resilient despite the times and indeed, moving forward. Billions changed hands the last quarter! The Phuket Area Revenue Office (PARO) reports close to 30% increase in taxes collected compared to the same half-year period last year.
The recent 3.6 billion baht (about US$1 billion) purchase of Crowne Plaza Hotel at Karon Beach by the Dubai-based hotel group Kingdom Hotel Investments, chaired by the Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, spurred ripples of confidence in an otherwise lack-lustre economy. Before that, Karon Phuket Hotel, a joint venture 50% owned by Central Hotels and Resorts Plc, had purchased the 316-room Phuket Islandia Hotel in Karon Beach for 1.05 billion baht.
On 19 May 2006, the Bangkok Post in an article by Boonsong Kositchotethana, captioned "Spanish win fiercely contested global bid" reported, "a European joint venture led by two Spanish business groups has acquired Phuket's first five-star hotel, Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club, for around 1.3 billion baht. Through Puravarna Holdings Plc, its Hong Kong-incorporated holding arm, the consortium bought the prime property on Nai Harn Beach from the US investment bank Lehman Brothers in a fiercely contested international bid", going on to say that "the new owner will continue to run the Le Meridien banner until the marketing contract expires at the end of 2007, when the property will be rebranded as The Royal Puravarna Yacht Club."
The article added that Puravarna aims to invest another 200-250 million baht to appeal to an even more upmarket clientele raising the average annual room rate by 30% to about $350 per night. Puravarna Holdings' chief executive, Steven Granville, was quoted saying "we will make it more than five-star in terms of luxury".
From ripples to waves, the fact that the purchase was a "fiercely contested international bid" to begin with can only augur well for an industry some feel has yet to climax. This awareness has already fuelled development of better infrastructure and instigated hitherto lukewarm plans to build state-funded mega-projects. Already a renown sports destination hosting the Asian X-Games, F1 PowerBoat Racing, the Laguna Phuket Triathlon, King's Cup Regatta and International Golf Competitions, Phuket has since taken another bold step. Topping this month's agenda was the official submission of a 6-million-baht feasibility study of Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura's idea to build a world-class sports complex (reportedly costing 5.02 billion baht) in Tah Chat Chai at Mai Khao, north-west of the island - a step closer to realising Phuket's dream of hosting more internationally acclaimed sporting events. In many ways, Phuket is coming of age, fuelling positive notions of where it's headed and eagerly proving the pundits right at every turn.
This current wave of hyperactivity did not go unnoticed. Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the region's premier travel and tourism exhibition, announced on Tuesday, 16 May 2006, that the Thai resort island of Phuket had been honoured with the inaugural New Frontiers Award 2006. The award was presented during the annual ATM exhibitor's party at the Grand Hyatt Dubai for Phuket's outstanding resilience and positive contribution to tourism development in the face of the overwhelming devastation caused by the Tsunami.
Phuket's not only back from the brink in terms of economic recovery, but it certainly looks like its on track to revisit and surpass past glories if investor confidence is any indicator. Nothing seems to be bucking the trend just yet, and as it appears, not while the sun still shines over this idyllic island paradise.
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Homeowners Planning for Renovation Should Test For Asbestos
Homeowners who are renovating their homes should take care to test the planned area for asbestos prior to replacing the roof or extending the rear drywall.
La Habra, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Homeowners who are renovating their homes should take care to test the planned area for asbestos prior to replacing the roof or extending the rear drywall.
Asbestos is a regulated hazardous material that, if exposed to in excess without any respiratory protection, could cause lung related diseases and cancer. The natural occurring mineral is commonly found in building materials such as duct insulation, roofing materials, flooring materisl and acoustic ceiling.
While it is mandatory for demolition effort to obtain an asbestos survey; homeowners should take the initiative to test suspect building materials for asbestos.
Area measuring 100 sq ft or more that is tested positive for asbestos is to be abated by a licensed abatement contractor. More information can be obtained through the local Air Quality Management District (AQMD).
Christo and Ganesh-M, Inc, which has offices in Northern and Southern California, provides testing and consulting services for asbestos, mold and lead. For more information, please contact (562) 690-9993 or (408) 836-8168
Contact: Siew Yee Lee, Public Relations Officer
Christo & Ganesh-M, Inc
(562) 690-9993
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Modular Manufacturer Awards First Ever Scholarship
Customized Structures, Inc. of Claremont, NH awarded the first ever Customized Structures Scholarship to two students.
Claremont, NH (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Customized Structures, Inc. has awarded the first ever Customized Structures Scholarship to two graduating seniors from Stevens High School in Claremont, NH. As a business member of the Claremont community, CSI understands the value of community support to the local area which is why they created this scholarship.
The two $500 scholarships were designed to recognize and support students who are attending a New England college or technical school and who plan on studying a specific trade. CSI also looked for students who had community service involvement during high school. The two recipients for the 2006 Customized Structures Scholarship were Joshua Bean of Cornish, NH and Zachary Emond of Claremont, NH. Josh will be attending New Hampshire Community Technical Institute in Manchester to study building construction. Zach will be attending the New England Institute of Technology in Rhode Island to study heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
The awards were presented during Stevens High School’s Class Night on Thursday, June 15.
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New England Cedar Homes Acquires Florida Cedar Log Homes
New England Cedar Homes LLC this week announced the acquisition of Florida Cedar Log Homes of Miami, Florida.
MIAMI, FL (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- New England Cedar Homes LLC this week announced the acquisition of Florida Cedar Log Homes of Miami, Florida. New England Cedar Homes is a builder of new homes in communities along the eastern seaboard with its head office in Lyndhurst, Virginia. This acquisition was completed in May 2006.
Florida Cedar Log Homes offers a wide variety of floor plans and home designs for home buyers who want larger homes for their families. Floor plans and designs accommodate the unique lifestyles and needs of every family. In addition to its current offerings, Florida Cedar Log Homes also delivers custom built homes designed around the needs of each specific family.
"Florida Cedar Log Homes expands New England Cedar Home's portfolio by moving it into the rapidly growing luxury housing market," said Scott Steele, General Manager of New England Cedar Homes. "There is a tremendous demand for luxury housing in the United States, and Florida Cedar Log Homes is the first entry into that market for New England Cedar Homes."
About New England Cedar Homes LLC.
(http://www.newenglandcedarhomes.com)
New England Cedar Homes is a growing provider of quality cedar homes and log homes and is comprised of subsidiaries within several different and distinct industry segments.
About Florida Cedar Log Homes
(http://www.florida-cedar-log-homes.com)
Florida Cedar Log Homes offer a range of luxury, custom designed homes, each planned to meet the unique needs of the client.
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Acton Mobile Industries is GSA Approved
Effective May 1, 2006, Acton Mobile Industries is proud to be a supplier of mobile offices, modular buildings and storage space to the Federal Government under the terms of GSA Contract # GS-07F-9473S
(PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- Effective May 1, 2006, Acton Mobile Industries is proud to be a supplier of mobile offices, modular buildings and storage space to the Federal Government under the terms of GSA Contract # GS-07F-9473S.
Acton Mobile Industries is registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and will also be listed in GSA Advantage®. The company will accept all Government Purchase Cards. Our Cage Code (CCR) is 3PXU3. For further information, please email us at e-mail protected from spam bots
The GSA Approval, awarded by the US General Services Administration, the federal government’s premier acquisition agency, is a highly valued designation, given that the mission of the GSA is to help other agencies better serve the public by meeting – at best value – their needs for products and services, and to simplify citizen access to government information and services.
“I am pleased to announce that, after 17 months of trying, we have finally gotten our GSA contract,” said Jack Wyatt, VP Marketing and Sales Support for Acton Mobile. “This designation re-affirms the value and quality Acton Mobile has represented for all these years.”
To speak to an Acton Sales Consultant immediately, call 800-251-1600 and we'll route you to the nearest Acton office. Or, complete a Request for Information form on our website at www.actonmobile.com and we will get back to you promptly with the information you requested.
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June 20, 2006
Design-Build Solutions Provides Single Source Accountability for Roofing Construction, Retrofit and Renovation Projects
With the design-build approach, the building owner has one responsible party for all performance outcomes, including a guaranteed maximum cost, whether they're looking for a long-term roof maintenance contract or designing and installing a new roof. The newly launched DBS Web site is designed to help customers understand how the design-build process works, as well as to share information about all of the specific roof-related design and construction services that DBS provides.
Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) June 20, 2006 -- Building owners looking for a turnkey delivery method to provide single-source accountability from start to finish can learn about the comparative benefits of the design-build approach by visiting www.design-buildsolutions.com, the official Web site of Design-Build Solutions, Inc. (DBS), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. As a fully owned subsidiary of Garland Industries, DBS partners with The Garland Company, Inc., manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solutions for the building envelope, to resolve complex new roof construction, roof retrofit, and roof renovation projects through one responsible party. As Garland's contracting partner, DBS also offers preventive maintenance programs and support for all building envelope projects.
Albert Laird, president of DBS, explains, "Our design-build approach reduces building owner risk by providing single-source accountability for architectural, engineering, design, and construction services. We work directly with building owners to develop material specifications that meet explicit performance, pricing, and scheduling objectives, as opposed to the design-bid-build approach, where there are two distinct lines of accountability and endless finger-pointing between those controlling the design and construction portions of a project. With the design-build approach, the building owner has one responsible party for all performance outcomes, including a guaranteed maximum cost, whether they're looking for a long-term roof maintenance contract or designing and installing a new roof."
According to Laird, the newly launched DBS Web site is designed to help customers understand how the design-build process works, as well as to share information about all of the specific roof-related design and construction services that DBS provides. The site includes a glossary of terms to help building owners understand industry-related jargon, as well as a helpful selection of industry-related links.
About Design-Build Solutions
DBS was founded in 1997, in direct response to customer demands for single-source accountability in designing and implementing complex roofing projects. As a Garland Industries company (www.garlandco.com), Design-Build Solutions, Inc. is backed by the resources of an industry leader in high-performance solutions for the building envelope. Garland Industries, Inc. delivers a full range of innovative materials and services to keep government facilities, schools, healthcare institutions, universities, industrial facilities, and commercial properties watertight.
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Pacific Security Capital Named Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Company in Portland;Real Estate Services Firm Experiences 125% Revenue Growth
Real Estate Services Firm, Pacific Security Capital, is named 35 in the Portland Business Journal’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies honor roll.
Beaverton, OR (PRWEB) June 20, 2006 -- http://www.pacificsecuritycapital.com -- Pacific Security Capital, a vertically integrated real estate services company providing commercial real estate loans, investment sales, advisory and development services, has been named a Top 100 fastest growing private company by the Portland Business Journal.
Pacific Security Capital, which has seen its revenue increase by 125% since 2003, was listed 35 in the Portland Business Journal’s annual honor roll.
“Pacific Security Capital attributes its ongoing success to the high caliber of its employees,” said Louis Swart, President of Pacific Security Capital. “Without the hard work and loyalty demonstrated by our team, Pacific Security Capital would not be where it is today.”
Pacific Security Capital is committed to hiring individuals that support the high-achieving culture encouraged by the company. Pacific Security Capital recognizes that its employees provide an important competitive advantage that can be effectively leveraged to generate creativity, momentum and client loyalty; and to design best practices, overcome obstacles and cultivate company growth.
Along with a 125% revenue increase since 2003, Pacific Security Capital has also added 36 new members to its team. In 2006 alone, Pacific Security Capital has named Louis Swart as its new President and Dan Ferris as COO.
“It’s amazing to see all that Pacific Security Capital has achieved since its inception in 1989,” said Louis Swart, President of Pacific Security Capital. “I am looking forward to leading the company to the next level.”
To learn more about Pacific Security Capital’s core areas of expertise in Commercial Real Estate Advisory Services, Capital Markets, Development Services and Investment Sales, please visit www.PacificSecurityCapital.com or call 1-800-844-6085.
About Pacific Security Capital
Pacific Security Capital is a vertically integrated real estate services company providing advisory services, asset management, development services, commercial real estate loans, structured finance, landlord/tenant representation, and investment sales. Our mission is to add value to client initiatives at every level of the real estate cycle. PSC is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon with offices in major markets in North America. More information about the company can be found at www.PacificSecurityCapital.com.
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IntelliTrack Releases Data Management Software Version 5.1
IntelliTrack now operates on Microsoft’s Mobile 5.0 technology. As a result, many more portable data terminals (PDTs) are supported, including popular models from PSC, Symbol, Intermec and Unitech.
Hunt Valley, MD (PRWEB) June 20, 2006 -- Intellitrack Inc., the leading developer of affordable software for barcode, RFID, batch, and wireless data collection has released version 5.1 of their Data Management Software (DMS). The DMS products include Fixed Assets, Stockroom, Inventory, Check In-Out, and Package Track. These modules provide efficient, cost-effective methods to control equipment, assets, inventory, parts, supplies and packages.
IntelliTrack now operates on Microsoft’s Mobile 5.0 technology. As a result, many more portable data terminals (PDTs) are supported, including popular models from PSC, Symbol, Intermec and Unitech. The new user interface includes numerous features requested by customers and partners to improve usability.
“With the Windows Mobile 5.0 version of our software, we have improved support for a wide range of industrial PDTs, benefiting resellers within our channels,” said James Budniakiewicz, President and CEO of IntelliTrack.
IntelliTrack DMS applications now ship with a fully licensed copy of Seagull Scientifics’ Bartender™ label software. In addition, portable applications have advanced and are much more user friendly. All applications now include Microsoft MSDE®/SQL allowing storage of more data and improving reliability.
IntelliTrack has taken the first steps towards a web-enabled version of DMS with version 5.1 by improving PDT to workstation synchronization. The portable’s information is passed through workstations as well as master and central databases to synchronize the information and allow easy PDA programming and data distribution.
About IntelliTrack, Inc.
IntelliTrack Inc. is the leading developer of affordable software for barcode, RFID, batch and WiFi (RF) data collection. Applications for the software include inventory control, warehouse management, and asset tracking. IntelliTrack software runs on mobile computers from Symbol Technologies, PSC, Intermec, Socket, LXE, Hand Held Products (HHP), American Microsystems (AML) and Unitech. More than 12,500 copies of IntelliTrack software have been deployed on over 40,000 mobile computers and wireless term