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Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Nevada: Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center in Las Vegas; LEED Gold. Virginia: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Virginia Environmental Center in Virginia Beach; LEED Platinum. Colorado: North Colorado Springs Readiness Center, home to the Colorado National Guard; LEED Platinum.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

The award is overseen by Ivory Innovations, a private operating foundation separate from Ivory Homes, and has vetted more than 660 entries to share an annual $200,000 purse funded by the Ivorys’ family foundation. RELATED: How Small and Medium-Size Builders Can Prevail. That’s because Clark Ivory saw the downturn coming.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

The Korte Company

He recalls being the lone man responsible for setting and then removing the oiled plywood forms used to pour foundations. All he needed to do was confine his work to residential projects for two years before going commercial. But Dan’s proudest moment came shortly after The Korte Company’s expansion into the Las Vegas market.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Heroic Efforts In California

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The company administers the HERO (Home Energy Renovation Opportunity) program in California to provide local governments with a comprehensive residential PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing solution. Murrieta is ideally located at the intersection of U.S. Source: City of Hesperia).

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR), managed by UCAR, is a National Science Foundation R&D Center (Boulder, CO). In 2018, approximately 2,200 single-family residential permits were issued in Buckeye. Virginia’s assets and infrastructure continue to set the foundation for success for leading technology firms.

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BC’s Blog December 08

Cassell Construction Estimating

Despite last year’s residential meltdown (-35%), industrial construction recorded strong growth in 2008, and commercial largely held its own, with gains in niches such as the hospitality and office sectors. Major projects in Las Vegas are being mothballed, shutting down mid-stream.

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