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Grunau Co., a mechanical contractor and specialty metals fabricator, was awarded LEED® Gold certification for its remodeled headquarters in Oak Creek, Wis. Grunau has participated, or is currently participating, in 12 LEED projects in the state of Wisconsin. "Grunau was the design/build HVAC contractor on Manpower's corporate headquarters building in downtown Milwaukee which achieved LEED Gold status," said Gilbane Project Executive John Gilroy. "It definitely was an advantage to have a
Design approach adds extra floor to condominiums
October 29, 2009 - The 937 Condominiums is a 16-story tower in the relatively new, upscale Pearl District in downtown Portland, Ore. The condos range from $300,000 to $2.2 million. In August 2009, the 937 Condominiums project was a featured building during the region's first urban Street of Dreams, and at the 2009 Ultimate Open House, presented by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland in April. The project may earn a platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council's L
Vipond wins International Distributor of the Year
Oct. 22, 2009 - Vipond Systems Group wins four awards during the 2009 Notifier Annual Distributor Conference in Tucson, Ariz. Vipond is the largest distributor of Notifier products in Canada. "They have grown the Notifier business from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars per year," said the Vice President of Notifier International Sales, Paul Harris. A Honeywell company, Notifier is a leading manufacturer of fire alarm and fire detection equipment worldwide. Vipond's Mississauga, O
APi Group introduces APi CAD Services
Oct. 21, 2009 - APi Group Inc. launched APi CAD Services as a division of APi Facilities Management. The development was finalized Sept. 1, when Premier CAD Services, LLC. was acquired and restructured as a dba. APi CAD Services will grow APi Group's initiatives in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and advance the industry's BIM movement through successful interdependent relationships with like-minded A&E firms, general contractors, construction managers, and mechanical, electrical and plum
