• GBI Establishes National Standard for Commercial Green Building

    April 20, 2010
    19 min read
    By Elzy Kolb

    New four-star hotels aren't necessarily big news. But when one opens in a historical space, say, a 19th century jail, it naturally generates a buzz. In the case of the recently opened Liberty Hotel—which has its public spaces and a score of guestrooms housed in Boston's former Charles Street Jail—there's good reason for the stir.

    The hotel complex includes …

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    GBI Establishes National Standard for Commercial Green Building
    The Green Building Initiative recently announced the completion of the first, and only, American National Standard for commercial green building, as approved by the American National Standards Institute.
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    Furniture Revolution Gallery to Debut at NeoCon
    This year’s NeoCon World’s Trade Fair will debut the Furniture Revolution Gallery, a new concept that gives design students the chance to get their unique product in front of the world’s top manufacturers.
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    GSA Invests $4 Billion in Green Recovery Act Construction Projects
    To transform federal buildings into higher performing, greener buildings, the U.S. General Services Administration announced that it awarded construction projects to more than 500 companies, creating jobs in all 50 states, by investing $4 billion in Recovery Act funds.
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    Tile Designer Spins Clay into Gold for Las Vegas Hard Rock
    To entice nightclub patrons to the extravagance within, designers Charles Doell and Daniel Ogassian teamed up to create a gold-glazed custom tile for Vanity, a new private club inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
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    April 20, 2010

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