June 2010

MORRISTOWN Walking through the Morristown Green is a like taking a step back into history; but crossing the street to 14 Maple Avenue is more like a glimpse into the future.

At Blue, dogs are king.

EVERETT The largest building by volume and 1,000 acres: The Boeing Co.s Everett site is impressive for its sheer size. But much of the factory and many of the separate buildings were constructed more than 40 years ago, when the term environmentally friendly was barely a whisper.

The Delaware Chapter of the International Facilities Managers (IFMA) will honor the City of Wilmingtons Price Run Pool House with a Green Building Award during the organizations annual meeting at Green Bank Mill on June 8. The state-of-the-art building, located in Brown-Burton Winchester Park on Wilmingtons East Side (2313 North Locust Street), was rebuilt in 2008 after a fire destroyed the …

The first anniversary of the death of green student protester Mostafa Ghanian was held in Mashhad last Thursday under the watchful eyes of the security forces and plainclothes agents. But despite the intimidations, thousands of people and green opposition supporters participated in this program which was held at Imam Reza’s mausoleum. -Daneshjoo News

Aloft Hotel in Tempe has become the Valley’s first hotel to gain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

After working for more than five years, the Museum of Visual Materials has become the first building in South Dakota to reach platinum status through the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program.

SOMERVILLE Jay Perantoni, principal of borough-based SSP Architectural Group, has been appointed chair of the United States Green Building Council’s LEED for Schools Committee in New Jersey.

STUART Work on the southern leg of Martin Countys Green River Parkway is on budget and on schedule to be done in November.

AT first glance, the home of Antoni and Jo Pisa may not seem all that different from others in The Basin.