Williams Scotsman Wins Several Awards From Modular Building Institute (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

BALTIMORE, MD–(Marketwire – 03/15/10) – The Modular Building Institute (MBI) recognized Williams Scotsman, the leading provider of modular space and secure storage solutions in North America, with several honors, including Green Building Best of Show, at its annual convention in Orlando last week. The company received seven MBI Awards of Distinction in the categories of education, healthcare …

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Leading the Way in Green Design, Connecticut’s First LEED Platinum Apartment Building Opens Leasing Office (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Becker+Becker, a Fairfield-based design and development firm, today announced that residential leasing has begun at 360 State Street, a new 32-story mixed-use tower located in the heart of downtown New Haven. Â The building has been garnering attention and winning praise as a model for sustainable, environmentally-friendly design.

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Fire guts two Green Lake-area businesses (KING5 Seattle)

SEATTLE – Fire gutted two businesses near Green Lake on Sunday. Neighbors called 911 when they saw smoke pouring from a building at 7214 Woodlawn Avenue Northeast. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to other buildings. “Heavy, heavy fire damage and you can see that. But firefighters really did do a good job at getting flames out quickly and the fire station is less than three …

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800 green building projects ‘are set to be ready by 2012’ (Gulf Times)

Some 800 building projects currently underway in Doha are scheduled for delivery in 2012, an official of Project Qatar 2010 said yesterday “These projects will be environment-friendly compliant, as per the guidelines of Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC). The QGBC vision is to provide leadership and collaboration for Qatar in guiding and adopting environmentally sustainable practices for green …

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