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Pella provides perfect blend of past and present using historically accurate windows solutions

BD+C

When multinational energy company Utilicorp United decided to renovate the former New York Life building in Kansas City, Missouri, for its headquarters, the challenge was to create a workplace that embodied a commitment to energy conservation and to the environment.

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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges

FDR Safety

Kansas City OSHA office holds safety training following worker death in trench collapse. Fred’s presentation: “Why to be Safe vs. How to be Safe”. Fred’s highly interactive presentation is extremely motivating, with most participants saying it changed their attitudes towards safety, and their behaviors.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

Green Building Law Update

jurisdictions from New York City to Chicago, from Dallas to Los Angeles, and from Kansas City to San Diego. Envision is a voluntary third party sustainable development rating system for all types and sizes of infrastructure projects, as opposed to buildings (. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).

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There is still time to submit a project to be LEED certified before year end

Green Building Law Update

The projects certified last week ranged from a 4,579 square foot LEED-NC Retail Silver Chick-fil-A in San Jose to a 1,401,298 square foot LEED NC Gold National Nuclear Security Administration plant in Kansas City, and a 224,865 square foot LEED EB:OM Gold office building at 1800 K Street in Washington, DC.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups. Greater Kansas City: Silicon Prairie. We’ve found this in Kansas City. Rick Perry in a statement.

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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

“By working together, numerous organizations across Kansas are supporting the arts, generating strong economic activity in the state and contributing to a better quality of life for Kansans.”. The grant recipients are: InterUrban ArtHouse, Kansas City, $50,000. John Topeka Waterville'

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CAD Shack: Central States Revit Workshop 2012 - Registration is.

CAD Shack

P articipants from the Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Kansas City and beyond will be coming to see presentations like; Steve Stafford - Shared Coordinates. other presenters include; Zach Kron, Joe Eichenseer, Shawn Zirbes, Brian Johnson, and Charlie Ziemba.

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