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Little Rock celebrates the grand re-opening of its historic Robinson Center

Little Rock celebrates the grand re-opening of its historic Robinson Center

Posted by | Nov 14, 2016 | 0 |

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB)  announces that the Robinson Center’s renovation, restoration and expansion has come to a close, celebrating the facility’s “Second Act” (grand re-opening) with a press conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday featuring Governor Asa Hutchinson, Mayor Mark Stodola, Maestro Philip Mann of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Ed Payton of Celebrity Attractions’ Broadway Theater Series and Miss Arkansas Savannah Skidmore. 

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MSR-Designed housing complex The Rose receives Urban Land Institute Jack Kemp Award

MSR-Designed housing complex The Rose receives Urban Land Institute Jack Kemp Award

Posted by | Nov 14, 2016 | 0 |

ULI established the Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award in 2008, naming the award in memory of Jack Kemp, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and ULI Terwilliger Center national advisory board member. The award is given annually to affordable and workforce housing developments that represent outstanding achievements in several areas, including affordability, innovative financing and building technologies, proximity to employment centers and transportation hubs, quality of design, involvement of public/private partnerships, and replicability of the development, among other criteria.

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Palisades unveils Aire Santa Monica elevating architectural sophistication in the beach city

Palisades unveils Aire Santa Monica elevating architectural sophistication in the beach city

Posted by | Nov 11, 2016 | 0 |

Palisades, a Los Angeles-based real estate firm known for innovative design that enhance the built environment, announces its latest residential project, AIRE Santa Monica. Purposefully designed for its beach-centric location with a focus on architectural expressions of light and space, the boutique collection of residences effortlessly connects indoor and outdoor living while creating an inviting sense of community.

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Dutch design flower bulb mosaic at Keukenhof

Dutch design flower bulb mosaic at Keukenhof

Posted by | Nov 11, 2016 | 0 |

On Thursday, 6 October, gardeners of Keukenhof planted the first bulbs for a spectacular flower mosaic of Dutch Design. Planting the mosaic emphasizes the autumn planting at Keukenhof. The coming months will see approximately seven million bulbs planted in the park.

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Firestone Building Products announces expansion of global manufacturing capabilities

Firestone Building Products announces expansion of global manufacturing capabilities

Posted by | Nov 10, 2016 | 0 |

Firestone Building Products Company, LLC (Firestone) announced that it is expanding its global manufacturing capabilities with the construction of manufacturing space in Heinsberg, Germany. The new facility, which will establish a European insulation manufacturing and distribution presence for Firestone, positions the company to better serve the European construction market. Firestone is a subsidiary of Bridgestone, the world’s largest tire and rubber company.

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Ace Hotel New Orleans restores historic Art Deco exterior and updates performance

Ace Hotel New Orleans restores historic Art Deco exterior and updates performance

Posted by | Nov 10, 2016 | 0 |

Opened in March 2016, Ace Hotel New Orleans has transformed the 1928 Art Deco, nine-story Barnett’s Furniture building into a 234-room boutique hotel with dining, retail, event and meeting spaces plus a rooftop pool. The 184,000-square-foot, mixed-use hotel and retail center is situated in the middle of New Orleans’ Warehouse District at the corner of Carondelet and Lafayette Streets.

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Vivint Solar installs more than 2,700 rooftop solar panels at Vivint Smart Home Arena

Vivint Solar installs more than 2,700 rooftop solar panels at Vivint Smart Home Arena

Posted by | Nov 10, 2016 | 0 |

Vivint Solar announced the installation of more than 2,700 rooftop solar panels at Vivint Smart Home Arena, which is the home of the Utah Jazz and the premier sports and entertainment venue of the Intermountain West, located in downtown Salt Lake City. This full array of solar panels marks one of the largest rooftop solar energy systems among indoor sports venues in the United States.

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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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