(PRWEB) June 30, 2010 — Heartland Homes, Pittsburgh’s #1 custom home builder, puts a lot of time and effort into making sure they build some of the most energy efficient homes in the area, but that isn’t where it ends. “Energy efficiency and saving money on utilities is only one piece of the green puzzle,” says Heartland founder Alan Gillespie. “Higher indoor air quality, increased comfort, and environmental impact are just as important.” That, says Alan, is why Heartland developed the Heartland Healthy Home as a series of included features put into every home they build. “It’s a much more complete picture than just Energy Star,” he says. “It’s really resonated with customers and is a big reason why we are having our best year ever.”

“We take great care in making sure that the materials we use in our homes are of the highest quality, but also that the manufacturing process used to create and deliver those materials is as green as possible,” says Liam Brennan director of purchasing and costing. “Our customers ultimately care most about their own home, but they also appreciate knowing that we and our partners are taking the extra steps to have a positive impact on the environment.”

• Example – Andersen Corporation was named an Energy Star 2010 partner of the year, given to manufacturers that deliver Energy Star qualified products that help save on energy costs, and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions during manufacturing. An environmentally responsible corporate citizen, Andersen gets over 70% of its wood from sustainable forests. Wood by-products are used as the main energy source for their factory so they aren’t increasing the need for fossil fuel power, and there is less waste from their manufacturing process than from any other window company.

• Example – Whirlpool (maker of Whirlpool, Kitchen-Aid, and Jenn-Air) was the first company to ever receive the Sustained Excellence Award from Energy Star for their commitment to staying ahead of the environmental curve. The award is only given to companies that exhibit outstanding environmental leadership. The company’s long-term commitment to environmental protection began with the creation of a corporate office for environmental control, established before the Environmental Protection Agency came into existence. Energy efficiency, of course, remains a priority. One example: Cleaning a load of dishes in one of Whirpool’s dishwashers is the cost equivalent of a US postage stamp because they maximize efficiency.

• Example – Kohler Co. makes a priority of being good stewards of the environment and creating safe, healthy work environments. Because of extensive research and product development, Kohler offers a spectrum of choices in water-saving products for both residential and commercial applications. Kohler’s involvement in WaterSense, (similar to Energy Star but focused on conserving water – not on reducing heating/cooling costs), an Environmental Protection Agency partnership program, promotes water-efficient products, programs and practices throughout the U.S. Products bearing the WaterSense label offer significant water savings and meet strict performance standards.

• Example – Lennox is the world leader in indoor air quality and has earned the Good Housekeeping seal of approval for their HVAC products. A four-time winner of the Energy Star Manufacturing Partner of the Year Award, Lennox has built a legacy of innovative firsts. Lennox technologies deliver the ultimate in quiet, consistent heating and cooling.

• Example – Another consideration in green building is color, and PPG understands that sustainability is a driving design factor on projects nationwide. PPG is committed to making environmentally progressive products, including paint. The company has re-engineered many of the manufacturing processes at its paint facilities to minimize energy consumption, improve air and water quality and cut waste. Many of PPG’s paint lines have zero or low volatile organic compound (VOC) contents enabling them to assist homebuilders in building green. Pittsburgh Paints Pure Performance was the first national brand paint to receive Green Seal Class certification for meeting environmental standards.

Heartland’s commitment to energy efficiency and the environment has not gone unnoticed by suppliers that share these concerns. “We give a lot of credit to Heartland Homes for what it has done, and is doing, in terms of ‘green’ practices in the homes it builds,” said Tim Rethlake, Vice President of Sales for Heat & Glo Fireplaces. “It is challenging. Every lot where a new home is built is like a small factory where, on average, 22,000 components go into the house.”

Heat & Glo Fireplaces, Rethlake says, adheres to a “lean” policy designed to make the least possible impact on the environment in all respects, from the raw materials used to manufacturing processes to product delivery. For its “lean” philosophy and manufacturing performance, Heat & Glo Fireplaces parent company was awarded the Shingo Prize, called the “Nobel Prize of manufacturing” by a leading business publication.

The final ingredient that Heartland feels is so important is that they are a local company working with local businesses-and supporting the local economy. “Our main office is located right here in the South Hills,” says Scott Blodgett, Chief Operating Officer at Heartland. “We buy our faucets from Kohler, but they are supplied, delivered, and installed by a local small business owner-and at the end of the day any profit we make is reinvested right here in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It isn’t sent back to some other fr away place.”

If being a green company means being responsible, doing the right thing, and giving back to your community-then Heartland Homes is certainly a green company to be proud of.

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Montgomery, NY (PRWEB) May 28, 2010 — There’s a new look to Vistamor, an active adult community under way in Orange County, NY where the focus is on vacation style living with exciting recreational amenities including a spectacular Clubhouse called The Veranda at Vistamor.

The Veranda at Vistamor will be the center of activity for the active lifestyle at Vistamor.

It will feature an outdoor pool, indoor circular exercise pool, fitness center, sauna, spa, yoga classes, library and a state-of-the-art theater with a 5000 movie collection. There will also be a demonstration kitchen for cooking classes and a dedicated activities director from American Leisure, one of the nation’s leading fitness, lifestyle and spa management companies.

In a move designed to provide more natural green space, Vistamor’s new plan eliminates the 9-hole golf course originally proposed for the site. More than 65 percent of the property will remain preserved as permanent open green space where residents will be able to enjoy exploring miles of walking trails with boardwalks over wetlands. Eliminating the golf course will also reduce by more than half the projected homeowner association fees, an important consideration for today’s value conscious homebuyers.

“Since this project was first proposed over a decade ago, there have been significant changes in what buyers are looking for in an active adult community. A golf course no longer makes sense from a financial and environmental standpoint. Our new plan is more in line with today’s new economic realities as well as the need for more sustainable development. You could say we’re eliminating the ‘the greens’ while adding more green,” said Nir Avrahami of Montgomery Group LLC, the developer of Vistamor.

In addition to the Clubhouse facility, Vistamor’s wide range of active and passive recreational amenities include tennis, bocce, croquet, lawn bowling, volleyball, badminton and shuffleboard as well as hard surface jogging trails with exercise stations. Residents of Vistamor will be able to get together at the barbecue and picnic area and enjoy concerts at the bandstand. In a unique feature, Vistamor will offer community gardening and a greenhouse for gardening classes. For anyone interested in playing golf, there are more than two dozen public and private golf courses to choose from in Orange County.

The revised plan for Vistamor also reduces the number of residences and removes commercial space planned for the site. In place of a multifamily building originally planned for the highest elevation of the property, there will now be attractive duplexes in a park-like setting with mews, plantings, walks and benches. Residents will enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the rolling hills and meadows of the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

“We are very excited about the changes we are making at Vistamor. And so are our prospective buyers! So far, nearly 1,000 people have signed up on our priority interest list. Clearly, they recognize the tremendous value we are offering at Vistamor,” said Mr. Avrahami.

Located on 186 acres of lush rolling hills and meadows, Vistamor features three distinctive home collections - Cottages, Classics and Country Homes - preview priced from the $200s to the $400s. The 2- 3- and 4-bedroom residences and recreational amenities are carefully integrated into the landscape to create a neighborhood where most homes open to vistas or green space.

For more information about Vistamor, please call (845) 457-1200 or visit www.vistamor.com

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(PRWEB) April 20, 2010 — The Restoration Environmental Project Management and Site Supervisory Team has accumulated more than one million hours of on-site project management experience, and has completed over 9,000 environmental abatement, remediation, restoration and demolition projects throughout Canada, whether they are small or large projects, from emergency service response calls, or maintenance calls, or multi-million dollar demolition, disaster recovery, and environmental remediation projects.

Restoration Environmental Contractors-REC Demolition announced their 21st anniversary of being GREEN. Established in 1989, and specializing in demolition, asbestos removal, lead abatement and industrial plant cleaning, plant decommissioning & closures, site and soil remediation, disaster recovery emergency response in the ICI industrial, commercial, institutional, and government sectors.

Restoration Environmental prides themselves on their outstanding leadership, their safety record, their commitment to environmental stewardship, the high level of productivity of their skilled unionized workforce and by enforcing the Three R’s - Reduce, Re-use and Recycle, the company’s “Green LEED Philosophy” and market strategy.

REC believes the process should be simple, while at the same time creating options for their clients that offer sound project management and environmental solutions in plant decommissioning, site decontamination, soil remediation and demolition.

The company’s commitment to meet the needs of their clients with experienced, highly skilled unionized workers, well-planned project planning and an assurance to quality means that Restoration Environmental can help with a disaster recovery emergency response readiness plan, plant decommissioning or closure, an asbestos removal, an environmental remediation, demolition or historic restoration project.

Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition - REC Disaster Recovery services include:
- Environmental Abatement and Soil Remediation
- Demolition; De-construction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
- Hazardous Materials Removal; asbestos removal, Mold, PCBs, Lead.
- Plant Closures: Industrial Plant and Site Decommissioning, Soil & Site Remediation
- Removal and Interior Plant Cleaning of Heavy Metals
- Disaster Recovery; Planning Cost saving Service Contracts
- Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
- Emergency Response: bonded secure, CPIC Police Cleared Staff.

Corporate Profile Background:

Restoration Environmental REC Demolition REC Disaster Recovery is a turnkey, full-service, emergency response contractor and environmental contractor, a recognized leader in the environmental, demolition, restoration and construction industry. Their exceptional reputation, aggressive health & safety program and quality client services make them one of Canada’s leading environmental and government emergency response contractors.

Don Bremner and David Bremner are the founders of The Passion Campaign.ca an awareness campaign bringing together local food banks and thirteen charities that help the poor, homeless and less fortunate every day in Brantford, Hamilton, Markham and Toronto-GTA

Website: www.thepassioncampaign.ca;

Don Bremner and Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition - REC Disaster Recovery were the Proud Owners of The Markham Waxers Junior “A” Hockey Club for 11 years, from 1994-2005

Website: markhamwaxersarchives.ca

Don Bremner is the President and majority owner of Abcott Construction Ltd. a Design Build General Contractors (Est. 1972), an awarded Butler Builders, Project Managers and Construction Managers. Builders of ICI specializing in manufacturing, commercial, institutional, government (schools), steel and automotive dealerships / industries.

Website; www.abcott.ca

Press Contact: Don Bremner
P.O. Box 746, 10 Stalwart industrial Drive Unit 5
Gormley, Ontario, Canada, L0H 1G0

Tel:1-905-888-0066 fax: 905-888-0071 Call Toll-free1-800-894-4924 Canada/USA

Please forward all Project or Tender Related E-Mails to: rec (at) restorationenvironmental (dot) com or info (at) abcott (dot) ca

For more information on all REC’s services, please visit our Websites: www.recdemolition.com, www.environmentalhazards.com, www.recdisaster.com

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Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) April 16, 2010 — A highly regarded New Jersey environmental law firm has introduced a new Web site, providing business owners and government officials in the state with access to free online updates regarding timely environmental law and land use matters.

The new site was launched by Lieberman & Blecher, a Princeton, N.J.-based law firm that represents individuals, corporations, small businesses and public entities in an array of environmental, land use, real estate and civil litigation matters.

“Our new site features an opportunity for interested professionals to subscribe to our free e-newsletter, which contains updated news and information on New Jersey environmental law topics and some helpful content regarding the services provided by our firm,” said Stuart Lieberman, a founding member of Lieberman & Blecher and former Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey who was assigned to the Environmental Protection Section.

The new site also includes a page dedicated to law firm news. The firm recently announced that Lieberman has been selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers 2010, an honor reserved for only five percent of the lawyers in the state. The selection process for the New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine is conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters Legal division, based in Eagan, Minn. Each year, Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.

Lieberman & Blecher’s experienced environmental attorneys specialize in the areas of groundwater and drinking water contamination, Brownfields and Superfund cases, land use permitting and compliance matters, hazardous substance discharges, wetlands and toxic torts. For more information, please go to www.liebermanblecher.com or call 732.355.1311.

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Cardiff, UK (PRWEB) April 8, 2010 — Car insurance and energy comparison specialist Confused.com has reached an agreement with equity release adviser Home & Capital to become the price comparison website’s exclusive partner for equity release.

Visitors to Confused.com looking for information on equity release will be able to click through to a microsite operated by Home & Capital Advisers. This will enable them to gain information about equity release and some of the lenders in the market, before speaking to an impartial adviser about equity release products available.

Paul Chohan, Head of Mortgages and Life Assurance at Confused.com said: “This is an important development for Confused.com as we extend the range of products and services available on our website. We know that the internet is becoming increasingly popular for accessing information and researching financial products for a wide selection of people, including the more mature audiences. We wanted to increase our offering in terms of retirement planning, and it made total sense to partner exclusively with Home & Capital who have an outstanding reputation in the industry.

“We are delighted to be the first aggregator to offer this service proving once again that it pays to be Confused.com.”

Simon Little, Director of Home & Capital Advisers, said: “I’m delighted with this ground-breaking deal, which significantly strengthens our online presence. As people in and approaching retirement are increasingly accustomed to using online channels for market research on financial products, it is logical that information about how to release equity is available in this way. This new offering will open up a dialogue with many people who could benefit from equity release advice, and who will value the opportunity to discuss alternatives which are available.

“This is good news for Home & Capital, good news for Confused.com and good news for the consumer - particularly at a time when retirement planning is becoming more important as the state pension and occupational pension schemes are increasingly failing to deliver.”

For further information please contact:
Press office
Confused.com
02920 434 398

Paul Chohan
Head of mortgages
02920 434 274

Notes to editors

About Confused.com:
Confused.com is one of the UK’s biggest and most popular price comparison services. Launched in 2002, it generates over one million quotes per month. It has expanded its range of comparison products over the last couple of years to include home insurance, travel insurance, pet insurance, van insurance, motorbike insurance, breakdown cover and energy, as well as financial services products including credit cards, loans, mortgages and life insurance.

Confused.com is not a supplier, insurance company or broker. It provides a free, objective and unbiased comparison service. By using cutting-edge technology, it has developed a series of intelligent web-based solutions that evaluate a number of risk factors to help customers with their decision-making, subsequently finding them great deals on a wide-range of insurance products, financial services, utilities and more. Confused.com’s service is based on the most up-to-date information provided by UK suppliers and industry regulators.

Confused.com is owned by the Admiral Group plc. Admiral listed on the London Stock Exchange in September 2004. Confused.com is regulated by the FSA.

About Home & Capital
Home & Capital is a leading specialist in equity release, and was established 30 years ago in 1978.

As a founder member of SHIP, the industry body established in 1991, Home & Capital Trust was closely involved with establishing standards for consumer protection in the equity release industry.

The Home & Capital Trust Group Ltd is an equity release specialist whose businesses provide home reversion plans (Home & Capital Trustee Company Ltd), advise on equity release (Home & Capital Advisers Ltd) and administer over 3,000 equity release plans involving over £500m of properties (Home & Capital Trust Ltd).

Home & Capital Trustee Company Ltd provides a range of Home Reversion products, which are marketed solely through financial advisers.

Home & Capital Advisers Ltd provide specialist equity release advice to homeowners of 60+, and focuses on providing the best equity release solutions to suit individual needs and circumstances from providers in the whole equity release market who are SHIP members.

Home & Capital Advisers was winner of the 2008 What Mortgage Adviser of the Year award and runner-up in the Best Equity Release Mortgage Broker category at the Mortgage Strategy Awards 2008.

Home & Capital was the winner of the Moneyfacts 2007, 2008 & 2009 Best Home Reversion Provider Award.

Independent and privately owned until 2006, Home & Capital was then acquired by Sovereign Reversions plc, which is listed on AIM.

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Irving, TX (PRWEB) February 5, 2010 — First Choice Power was selected to provide renewable energy at no cost to the Beach family in Kemah, Texas, who are scheduled to appear on an April episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

The Beach family will receive green* electricity from First Choice Power for two years**, along with a free energy audit after six months and 12 months.

“Thank you. We are so appreciative,” Melissa Beach told First Choice Power.

Beach said while they were on vacation during the construction of the new house, she and her husband were worried about the cost of electricity for building the new house and getting used to the energy costs for the new house.

“First Choice Power has been serving the North Galveston County area for more than 70 years and is thrilled to support the Beach family,” said Brian Hayduk, president of First Choice Power. “By providing renewable electricity and energy audits, we further commit to our vision of making it easier for customers such as the Beach family to go green.”

First Choice Power also provided the electricity during the week-long construction of the house by Blu Shields Construction of Texas City. This is the largest energy-efficient home ever built for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, thanks to the design by Patrick Henderson of Energy Solution Homes, said Blu Shields, owner of Blu Shields Construction.

“First Choice Power is a local company serving the Gulf Coast area for many years, and we were happy to partner with them on this community project,” Shields said. “Once the home is built, utilities are one of the biggest expenses. First Choice Power’s sponsorship of renewable electricity will go a long way for the Beach family.”

Visit the First Choice Power Blog, www.FirstChoicePower.com/blog, to see photos of the house and First Choice Power volunteers at the Beach family’s new home.

About ABC-TVs’ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
The Emmy award winning reality program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” now in its 7th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. It’s executive-produced by Anthony Dominici. David Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs Sundays 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., ET on ABC.

About First Choice Power
Based in Las Colinas, Texas, First Choice Power is one of Texas’ largest retail electric providers. It is a subsidiary of PNM Resources, an investor-owned energy holding company that also owns TNMP. For more information, visit www.FirstChoicePower.com.

*The Simply Better Advantage Green Plan is a 100 percent renewable energy plan.
**Up to a total of $10,000

First Choice Power Special Purpose, L.P. | PUCT REP Certification No. 10008

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 4, 2010 — iCrete LLC, a clean technology leader and the world’s premier concrete technology company, announced today the introduction of a new family of advanced marine concretes.

Said iCrete’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Tom Schneider: “iCrete is pleased to offer worldwide some of its most capable and durable concrete mix designs - designs intended for the harshest marine environments on the planet.”

Seawater in constant motion provides a continuous chemical attack on materials, with weather extremes and the constant impact of waves and splash zones further worsening an already dynamic and corrosive environment. Construction of concrete seawalls, roadways, bridge pilings, piers and locks that abut or cross marine waterways encounter some of the toughest and most threatening conditions on the planet - and expectations for a service life that may extend a century or more.

Said Schneder: “Bridges and tunnels may extend miles from point to point and carry traffic and freight across national borders and international waterways in good weather and bad. iCrete’s newest mixes are specially designed to withstand even the assault of a hostile saltwater environment and meet the lifespan and structural reliability standards set by mega-projects such as these.”

Senior and technical staff currently at iCrete bring to the company experience and skill in the design, construction and operation of massive concrete structures in marine environments going back more than twenty years - including the ten-mile Great Belt Fixed Link, the first physical connection between Denmark and Sweden, and the eight-mile Confederation Bridge that links Prince Edward Island to the eastern shore of the Canadian mainland.

Said iCrete Chief Scientist Dr. Per Just Andersen: “The Danish and the Canadian bridges were built to cross and survive some of the roughest salt water passages in the Northern Hemisphere and are today considered engineering marvels, largely because of the sturdy concrete mixes and advanced concrete technology used in their construction.”

ABOUT iCRETE
iCrete LLC (”iCrete”) is a leading provider of integrated connectivity and computing solutions that will revolutionize the concrete and construction industry. iCrete has developed the industry’s first Internet enabled computing platform: the iCrete Link. The iCrete Link is the digital backbone for iCrete’s unprecedented suite of business solutions that increase the efficiency and performance of ready mixed and precast concrete production.

iCrete’s business solutions include a proprietary mix-design application. iCrete Mix Designs contribute to a significant and immediate reduction in demand for cement, a product responsible for 5-7% of worldwide greenhouse gases, saving producers money and lowering their environmental impact. iCrete is currently in trials with a top three global concrete producer with over 1,000 concrete plants.

Based in Los Angeles, iCrete has validated its technology around the world; signature projects such as 1 World Trade Center and Beekman Tower in New York and the largest concrete producer in the United Arab Emirates currently benefit from iCrete’s business solutions.

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Gulfport, MS (PRWEB) January 28, 2010 — The Renaissance Builder & Developer Guild announced its endorsement of “Element - A Green Community”, a leading edge neighborhood of 123 green-certified, energy efficient townhomes currently under construction at the intersection of West Railroad Street and Hardy Avenue in West Gulfport. The Guild, an affiliation between Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation and Mississippi State University’s Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, fosters the redevelopment of mixed-use and mixed-income communities as environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable through responsible land use practices.

In recognizing Intradel Corporation and the Neighborhood Development Collaborative on the development of Element, Kim La Rosa, President and CEO of Renaissance specifically emphasized that “The use of steel frame technology produced locally is an innovative building technology that will have a direct impact on reducing the insurance costs and termite and mold exposures associated with Gulf Coast housing, which should result in the homes being more affordable for future homeowners in our community.”

Kerry W. Kirby, President of New Orleans based Intradel Corporation, the developer of Element, notes that “after listening to the concerns of the community, Element is embarking upon a mission to assist in rebuilding the Gulf Coast in a smart and eco-friendly way. These homes stand as a model of what can be accomplished though careful planning and design as a solution for dealing with the high costs of insurance, energy and housing, while maintaining a Gulf Coast community look and feel, without compromising on finishing standards.”

Utilizing steel frame technology, Element carries a 140 mph wind load rating, with the additional benefits of high levels of termite, fire and mold resistance. Homeowners in the community can expect substantial reductions in insurance costs from this technology alone.

Element’s design features include low-VOC paint, eco-friendly flooring, Energy Star appliances and the use of sustainable construction materials, each of which contributes to reduced costs of living through the reduction in energy consumption. The community has been planned using the National Green Building Standard for Homes program of the National Association of Home Builders and each townhome will be issued an NAHB Green Program certificate.

Even with its strong emphasis upon affordability, Element offers two-story, three-bedroom, two and a half bathroom units with attached single car garages and covered porches. Among the high grade interior finishes are nine-foot ceilings on the first floor, eco-friendly flooring, granite slab countertops and stainless steel kitchen appliances, paneled doors and spacious master bathrooms. Element currently offers five different plans and pricing models.

Element was originated by Intradel shortly after Hurricane Katrina destroyed over 60,000 homes in the Gulf Coast area. In order to ensure affordability, Intradel called upon its long-term relationship with Neighborhood Development Collaborative, a national non-profit housing organization. Intradel and the Collaborative then assembled financing through the Gulf Coast Recovery Fund of New York-based Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national non-profit established in 1979 by the Ford Foundation. Construction financing was subsequently committed by the Gulfport office of Whitney National Bank.

About Element a Green Community:
Element is a Master Planned Green Community located in the heart of Gulfport, Mississippi. When completed, Element will consist of 123 green certified townhomes in close proximity to the beach, restaurants, recreational and entertainment venues. This first of its kind community offers 2-story, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhomes with attached garages and covered porches. Element’s townhomes will be constructed using the latest green technology, steel framing and designed to exceed building code wind load limits. For further information on Element; visit it online at: www.ElementCommunity.com

About Intradel Corporation:
Intradel Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, was founded in 1993 to provide a unique blend of development services in select residential markets. Intradel’s focus of operations is multifamily developments, such as garden apartment homes, townhomes, lofts and mixed-use housing communities. Intradel specializes in servicing the multifamily industry by providing a myriad of services to investors, for profit and non-profit partners engaging in the acquisition, rehabilitation and development of multifamily communities. For further information about Intradel Corporation please visit: www.intradel.com.

About Neighborhood Development Collaborative:
Neighborhood Development Collaborative, a national non-profit housing organization, was organized in 1978 to address the enhancement of neighborhoods across the country, and has served as a consultant to HUD, the United States Department of Commerce, the United States Department of Veterans Administration, and multiple financial institutions. It is committed to raising the standard of living for a wide spectrum of hard working families in need of housing. To this end, the Collaborative created relationships with for-profit firms, nonprofit organizations and government agencies to build, purchase and revitalize apartment properties in a dozen towns and cities in six states utilizing low interest loans, limited equity cooperatives, low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds.

About Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation:
Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by the Gulf Coast Business Council following Hurricane Katrina with a mission to facilitate the development of mixed income communities which provide safe, quality, affordable housing for the workforce of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. To learn more about Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation please visit: www.msgcrc.com.

About Gulf Coast Community Design Studio:
The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio is a research arm of Mississippi State University’s College of Architecture, Art and Design. It is a nonprofit organization, established to provide community planning and architectural design services to traditionally underserved populations. To learn more about the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, please visit: www.gccds.org.

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(Vocus) January 14, 2010 — In its largest east-coast project to date Artisan Precast, one of the nation’s leaders in providing precast concrete barrier solutions, will complete the construction of a wall bordering the Green River Parkway in Stuart, Florida this February.

Artisan Precast, based in Los Angeles, offers multiple field-tested products which are available nationwide. As indicated by the Florida contract, the company can provide full turnkey installation at any location across the continent; materials also can be shipped to the specified site for the customer to install. Clients can choose from a variety of fencing styles molded to resemble the warm looks of crafted wood or hand-laid brick or the rich appearance of real stacked ledge stone. All these fencing solutions are carefully engineered at NPCA-certified facilities, yet designed with an eye toward reducing carbon impact on the environment.

The construction company chose Artisan as a partner on the Green River Parkway job in November 2009. Stuart, the county seat of Martin County, is located on Florida’s Treasure Coast and forms part of the Port St. Lucie metropolitan area. Martin County is constructing the Green River Parkway as an alternative to congested U.S. Highway 1. This Florida highway project showcases 7′ high FenceStone®, the Artisan designer product that sets the gold standard in concrete fencing, calling for 5,740 LF of stone-look FenceStone® in beautiful Sandstone color.

The Green River Parkway project also points up the durability of precast concrete walls in the full scope of weather conditions. Artisan products are reinforced with steel and manufactured under optimally engineered conditions to provide consistent long-lasting quality. Since the color is integrated into the mix, no painting is required, and there will be no chipping, peeling, or sun damage. The changing Florida sunlight will naturally enhance the FenceStone®’s textural definition for a stunning, authentic visual effect.

Precast concrete walls are installed using a pier system. Holes are bored into which posts are set and then monolithic concrete is poured to hold the posts in place. Wall or fence panels are fit between the posts. On the Green River Parkway, crews faced problems posed by Florida soil conditions which caused the footing to cave in repeatedly. Artisan has succeeded in solving these issues, allowing them to deliver on schedule with a February 2010 completion date.

Highway walling is only one of the myriad uses to which precast concrete solutions may be applied. For more information, visit www.artisanprecast.com.

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(PRWEB) January 12, 2010 — Certain people have minor allergic reactions to non-toxic mold, and once they leave the affected area they most likely recover with few serious side effects. However, if they have been exposed to the dangerous molds such as Stachybotrys or Chaetomium, they could suffer from a myriad of serious symptoms and illnesses such as chronic bronchitis, learning disabilities, mental deficiencies, heart problems, cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple chemical sensitivity, bleeding lungs and much more.

Until now mold remediation was most often temporary, lengthy and costly, involving extensive demolition and the use of products toxic for people and the environment. Fortunately this is no longer the case.

Decongreen inc., a company based in California, has developed a protocol to kill mold using a non-toxic, EPA registered formulation. The solution kills mold, viruses, bacteria, fungi on contact. It is a total indoor air quality management system using a unique green technology. Even if demolition is necessary, the extent of it is dramatically reduced by the efficacy of the product, saving time and money. The process is short and so effective that the company offers up to 5-year warranty on all treated areas. This warranty is transferable to the next owner of the property.

As a Realtor to be able to offer the latest green technology on the market is important in many ways; your clients will appreciate your input and trust your judgment. The realty business is on the list of the biggest creator of carbon footprint, taking a step forward to a solution has just become easier.

Decongreen Inc. services:
Indoor Ar Quality Management
Decontamination: Mold, Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Smoke damage, Bed Bugs
Operates Nationwide and offers up to 10-year warranty

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