August 2006
Milliken Wins Environmental Award
LAGRANGE, Ga. — Milliken Floor Covering was honored as a finalist for the Metafore Innovation Award for its TractionBack bio-based, high-friction coating, which works without the use of modular carpet adhesive and is designed to improve indoor air quality.
Metafore, a Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit, created the Innovation Awards to encourage action-oriented global leaders in business, environment and society to align business practices in ways that achieve environmental, social and financial results.
Denver Museum Breaks Ground, Aims for LEED Gold
DENVER —The Museum of Contemporary Art broke ground on its new $15 million building set to open in June 2007.
The 27,000-square-foot facility, designed by architect David Adjaye, will house five galleries on two levels, which will hold exhibits from local, regional, national and international artists of the 21st century. Two additional spaces will be designated for educational purposes, one on the roof, with a garden, and one on the lower level. Mortenson Construction will manage construction of the facility.
Colorado Commercial Center to Include Green Features
AVON, Colo. — Construction is wrapping up on a $15 million, 3.28-acre green retail and office complex in the Vail Valley.
Traer Creek Plaza , set to open its doors in fall 2006, is a two-level, 52,650-square-foot facility designed by Arthur Erickson and constructed by Shaw Construction. Located adjacent to a Home Depot and Wal-Mart Super Center , the semi-circular complex will provide space for restaurants, shops and commercial offices.
Q&A: Sim Van der Ryn, of Van der Ryn Architects
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Sim Van der Ryn Read MoreLessons LearnedIt could be that the essential component in successful sustainable building is simple thoughtfulness. That certainly has been the hallmark in the relationship between the Los Altos School District and San Francisco-based Gelfand Partners Architects – a relationship that has given the district a greened, modernized infrastructure and Gelfand a slew of honors and awards. |