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Accella Performance Materials™ receives SOCMA Performance Improvement Award

Accella Performance Materials™ is pleased to announce that its Accella Polyurethane Systems division has been recognized for exemplary efforts in improving environmental protection, health, safety and security (EHS&S) at its Rancho Cucamonga Facility in Rancho Cucamonga, CA by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), the leading trade association representing specialty chemical manufacturers.

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Ward Village, Hawaiʻi’s only LEED-ND Platinum-Certified project, welcomes its first residents to Waiea®

The Howard Hughes Corporation® last month welcomed its first residents to Ward Village®, the company’s 60-acre master planned community in the heart of Honolulu. As the first mixed-use residential tower, Waiea® marks a significant milestone as the vision of Ward Village transforms into the reality of a vibrant “live, work, play” destination and a model 21st century walkable, sustainable community.

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LMN Architects/Hathaway Dinwiddie selected for new Active-Learning Building at University of California, Irvine

LMN Architects—a multidisciplinary design firm with a reputation for community-focused projects of all scales—and California-based builder Hathaway Dinwiddie announce their selection for the $46 million Classroom and Office Building project at the University of California, Irvine. The 70,000-square-foot building will serve the full range of active-learning pedagogy and underlying academic tenets of the university: exploring, discovering, advancing theories, testing ideas and collaborating.

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SCW 3530 Tilt-Turn window featured at AIA MN Convention

The SCW3530 Tilt-Turn window provides the option for two open positions with one handle controlling all operations.  With a simple 90-degree turn of the handle, the tilt-turn hardware allows the window to tilt inward at the head, for secure ventilation and worry-free protection from the elements.  Alternatively, turning the handle 180-degrees allows the vent to swing inward like a casement window for easy cleaning or a full breeze.  Turning the handle to the downward vertical position securely locks the vent with a full compression seal.

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MGM National Harbor first integrated resort in D.C. to achieve LEED® Gold

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) announced Friday that the U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design™ (LEED) Gold certification to MGM National Harbor, the company’s newest resort. Located minutes from Washington D.C., in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the resort is scheduled to open December 8.

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Diamond View III green project takes home a Gold

Diamond View III in Durham, North Carolina, which had received LEED BD+C: Core and Shell v3 certification in early 2016, was awarded Gold in the “Commercial – Other” category at this year’s Brick in Architecture Awards from the Brick Industry Association (BIA).

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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