SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Blach Construction was recently selected by the Orchard School District to provide program management and preconstruction services for the installation of campus-wide energy management and efficiency upgrades. The project is the first of several planned measures intended to leverage green technologies to reduce the district’s carbon footprint while also decreasing operating costs. In addition, the school district will utilize the project as an educational opportunity for the students, staff and the community on the topics of sustainability and environmental responsibility. The new photovoltaic (PV) system will provide a dependable, renewable energy source for the entire campus … Read more

Rockville, Md.— June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Tower Companies (towercompanies.com), the largest Green Builder in our Nation’s Capital and an early proponent of the US Green Building Council’s LEED certification, today announced that Tower’s corporate offices at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, designed by Kishimoto.Gordon.Dalaya PC (KGD), were awarded LEED Platinum certification under the USGBC’s Commercial Interiors green building rating system. Additionally, The Tower Building (towerbuilding.com), an Energy Star building named 2003 Green Office Building of the Year by Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA), was awarded LEED Silver certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings rating system, making it the … Read more

New survey confirms American workers are hardworking, yet underappreciated Fort Worth, TX — A new study shows the economic climate has affected people's faith in hard work and belief in the American dream. To help restore that faith and pride, Dickies, the leading global workwear brand, is honoring hard working individuals by searching for the American Worker of the Year. The 17th annual American Worker of the Year contest seeks out committed, hard working people who take leadership and responsibility seriously and go the extra mile to get the job done. Workers can enter the contest by submitting a photo … Read more

Historic Economic Recovery Project Labor Agreement is Expected to Stimulate 10,000 Jobs and over $2 Billion in Construction Activity New York — Under a historic compact that will deliver significant cost reductions at major construction sites across the city, New York City’s construction unions and their management counterparts have agreed to reduce building costs by an average of 16-21 percent at a dozen, previously delayed or stalled development projects. “The Economic Recovery Project Labor Agreement” (PLA) will stimulate over $2 billion in construction activity, creating or saving 10,000 jobs. In addition to the twelve projects where the PLA has been … Read more