September 2010

GREEN BROOK — Green Brook Vision Center draws customers from a wide area, said Howard Finver, the business’ longtime optician.

Nokia Oyj Chief Technology Officer Rich Green says he’s looking for “dirty jerseys” to help the Finnish company regain the edge in smartphones from Apple Inc. and Google Inc.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE — When Gill St. Bernard’s opened on Sept. 7, 703 students returned to new athletic offerings and facilities, “green” improvements, new faculty and staff, and the in-progress construction for a new, open-air, central gathering place that will be completed during the fall.

Nokia Oyj Chief Technology Officer Rich Green says he’s looking for “dirty jerseys” to help the Finnish company regain the edge in smartphones from Apple Inc. and Google Inc.

PITTSBURGH, PA–(Marketwire – 09/20/10) – The Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel is pleased to announce that it has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Gold level from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). “We are proud to continue Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ tradition of operational sustainability and responsible tourism here at the Pittsburgh …

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro is raising the roofs on seven homes on the east side of the city. The building blitz brings together Triad area builders to get the homes done in just five days. Officials are using this blitz to go green.

Mayors from China participating in a two-week U.S. Trade and Development Agency visit will gain green building tips at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento to improve the infrastructure in their rapidly growing home country.

NASA’s Sustainability Base is the winner of this year’s U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Real Property Award in the category of Green Innovation.

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A leading voice in the garage door industry says recent building trends show the economy has bottomed out in the western U.S. and is on the rebound. David O. Martin, chairman of Martin Door® Manufacturing, says close examination of building permits for the states of Utah, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada for the first seven months of the …

Building requirements developed by PCA, IBHS stress durability as well as energy efficiency and other green building requirements