Tag: Houston
New Laminam Facilities Reflect Commitment To Sustainability
Philip Eeles, President, Laminam North America discusses the company's current corporate expansion and its five new facilities across Canada and the U.S.
Hybrid Work Ignites Flight-to-Quality Trend In U.S. Office Market
By various measures, companies are gravitating to higher-quality offices in response to hybrid work, according to CBRE analysis.
EPA Names Top 25 Cities For ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
Los Angeles, Washington DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Dallas make top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions.
15 Cities, Counties Join LEED Government Leadership Program
USGBC LEED certification helps cities and counties accelerate progress on climate change, resilience, and social equity challenges.
PDR Designed HP Inc. Campus Achieves LEED ID+C Gold V4
The interiors of the HP Inc. campus, designed by Houston-based PDR, has been awarded LEED v4 Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Bank Of America Tower Earns Nation’s 1st Leed V4 Platinum For Core and Shell
Bank of America Tower was one of 100 projects selected for the pilot program of LEED Version 4, and was the only one to attempt the Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBCLA) credit.
Public Art In Motion At Houston’s Pennzoil Place
Over the next several weeks, the two-artist team DeeJon will captivate building occupants as they create 3-D art in the lobby of this Class A building.
Friday Funny: Helping Hands
Thanks to Hurricane Harvey, it was tough to find a reason to laugh this week. But this collection of photos proves that even in the most challenging of times, we can almost always find a reason to smile.
Venture X Offers Free Workspace To Businesses, Employees Displaced By Harvey
Due the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey, Venture X is offering free day passes for those from affected areas in its new, 20,000-square-foot flexible workspace in San Antonio, TX.
Houston Skybox One Data Center Achieves LEED® Gold
The 96,129-square-foot purpose-built facility is the only data center in Houston to receive the designation.
Houston, Washington DC Top Cities For Worker Weight Gain
Over a quarter of American employees have access to employer-sponsored wellness benefits, but 63 percent don't take advantage of them, according to new survey.
Super Bowl LI: Tackling NRG Stadium
From maintaining 94,830 square feet of AstroTurf to keeping locker rooms sanitized to protect players from MRSA, here’s some of what it takes to get a facility ready to host the Super Bowl, thanks to SMS Assist.
IFMA Named A Top Workplace By Houston Chronicle
Overall workplace satisfaction in the new location is 80%, a significant increase from the previous location.
IFMA CEO Tony Keane Selected to Greater Houston CVB Board
International Facility Management Association President and CEO Tony Keane, CAE, has been selected to join the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Rooftops Are No Place For Blowup Dolls
In Houston, TX, the public will no longer be subjected to inflatable marketing devices. This comes after a recent incident on a shopping center rooftop, when an out-of-control blowup gorilla deflated and caused a fire.
Bank of America Center Houston Earns LEED EB O&M Gold
The USGBC has awarded Bank of America Center in Downtown Houston's theater district its LEED® for Existing Building, Operations, and Maintenance Gold Certification.
City of Houston Deploys New Brownfield Inventory System
The City of Houston has deployed a customized brownfield inventory system to make its efforts to remediate and redevelop environmentally contaminated properties more efficient.