Midwest Has Wind Power Staff - 05/11/2009
ITC Holdings Corp., Novi, MI, received approved incentives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build a 3,000-mile transmission line to move wind-generated power from the Midwest costing between $10 billion to $12 billion. The line would deliver power from the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana to Chicago and points east to deliver wind-generated electr...
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Don't Be Colorblind to Green Risks By Dean B. Thomson, Esq. - 05/04/2009
The problem of defining "Green" Before too much energy and money are spent on delivering a Green project, it is beneficial for all participants to define what they mean by or want from a Green or sustainable project. Just like the label "Organic," the word "Green" can have many meanings. Different definitions of a Green or sustainable project can lead to different expectations, and unmet expect...
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LEED Project at State Street By Joanne Ray - 04/27/2009
"Quite a mixed bag," is one way that Michael Moore describes a month-old project on State St. in New Haven, CT. "There are all different kinds of construction going on at any given time," Senior Superintendent Moore said. "We have about 50 working here each day now, but we will have 100 a day right through the winter.
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Solar Installations Complete Projects in Massachusetts and Connecticut Staff - 04/27/2009
Going "green" to serve members of their communities, the Winn Companies have completed solar power installations at various locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Two featured Massachusetts properties are Whaler's Place, 75 units of senior housing in New Bedford, and Stony Brook Village, 98 units of family housing in Boston.
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Going Green In The Midwest By Jim Romeo - 04/27/2009
All across America, there is a clear buzz about the need to go green. The construction industry is hopeful that that this provides opportunity to prosper from new construction revitalized by a dearth of LEED projects, which were helped by government policy from a new administration. The construction industry in the Midwest seems quite conscious and hopeful of a new wave of green.
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DePaul University's New Science Building Staff - 04/27/2009
In Chicago, DePaul University's Lincoln Park Campus recently opened the doors of the new Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building. The new building will be the new home for the chemistry, environmental sciences and biological sciences departments. The new building took nearly five years of planning and construction to complete.
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Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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