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Chicago, IL T- September 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) --he One World Trade Center (1WTC) skyscraper in New York’s Lower Manhattan has earned national recognition in the 2014 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony to take place at the tower on Wednesday, September 17 at 2 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, Atlanta, Georgia-based retailer Home Depot® reported a major security breach of their Point of Sale (POS) system. The initial breach occurred in April 2014 and has affected in-store transactions in the US and Canada through September 2014. The breach is similar to the December 2013 Target® breach, in that malware was installed on the Point of Sale Terminal System to steal customers’ credentials (debit cards and credit cards).

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Washington, D.C. - September 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected 11 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The CAE Design Excellence Award honors educational facilities that the jury believes should serve as an example of a superb place in which to learn, furthering the client's mission, goals and educational program while demonstrating excellence in architectural design. These projects exemplify innovation through the client's educational goals through responsive and responsible programming, planning and design. Function and surrounding regional and community context are valued as part of the planning and design process as well as sustainability

BOSTON - August 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Undersecretary of Housing and Community Development Aaron Gornstein announced the launch of www.MyMassMortgage.org (link is external), a website developed to assist potential homebuyers purchase their first home. The website, created under the Mass Mortgage Compact announced by Governor Deval Patrick, will provide information on finding affordable and reliable state sponsored mortgage products.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The longstanding Hustis/Jovanovic team – led by Scott Hustis and Mark Jovanovic, and including Jillian Scheidler, Jackie Jung and Frank Suriano – have made the move to rapidly expanding real estate brokerage, Urban Compass. The team brings with it nearly $10 million of exclusive listings, including a sleek Midtown West penthouse, two Upper West Side condos and an amenity-rich Williamsburg one-bedroom

IRVINE, CALIF. - August 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Elysian at The District, a luxurious 360-unit rental community in Henderson, Nev., developed by The Calida Group of Las Vegas, is under construction. Designed by KTGY, the 18.95-acre new development is located off I-215 and South Green Valley Parkway, anchoring The District at Green Valley Ranch, where residents can take full advantage of one of the most dynamic retail, dining and entertainment districts in Las Vegas, according to KTGY Associate Principal Bill Ramsey.

IRVINE, CALIF. - July 21, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Bellasol (known as "The Zero Home") in Herriman, Utah, received the Gold Nugget Grand Award for the Best Zero Net Energy Design. The Gold Nugget Awards program, presented by PCBC, recognizes "those who improve our communities through exceptional concepts in design, planning and development."

COLTON, CALIF. July 21, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — The Hodgdon Group, a full-service real estate brokerage, development and construction firm, announced today that it has completed construction of the conversion of a former FAMSA building, for the opening of an Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Los Angeles, Calif. Hodgdon Group's HMC Construction, Inc. handled all entitlements and served as the design-build contractor for the major renovation of the 49,374-square-foot two-story freestanding building located south of I-10 freeway, near Grand Station, at 1810 S. Broadway. The Los Angeles location represents the 19th Ashley Furniture HomeStore to be completed by the Hodgdon Group.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Alliance to Save Energy is pleased to announce the 2014 Star of Energy Efficiency Award recipients, each an innovative and steadfast leader in the energy efficiency community.

WASHINGTON - June 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over the years, Realtors® have spent countless time and millions of dollars advancing real estate technologies and keeping up with the latest high-tech tools. The 2013-2014 Realtor® Technology Survey, conducted by NAR’s Center for REALTOR® Technology, found that Realtors® continued to invest in new technology for their businesses in 2013 and spent more than they did in previous years.

WASHINGTON - June 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- ConsensusDocs is announcing a new package aimed for design professionals who want to use fair and balanced contracts. Design professionals will receive a comprehensive set of standard contract documents on the ConsensusDocs Microsoft Word-compatible technology platform that allows either online or office usage. This package is at a lower cost than an AIA contract documents subscription

NEW YORK, NY - June 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the midst of numerous high-profile hires in the last few weeks, Urban Compass continues its strategic expansion with the addition of two top Manhattan sales agents, Jay Glazer and Tinnie Sassano. Both with an extensive knowledge of the Downtown market, Glazer was one of Warburg Realty’s top producers and has been awarded numerous industry honors. Sassano, formerly of Town Residential, closed over $25M in sales in the past year alone.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States can quickly transition to nearly 100% renewable energy and phase out coal and nuclear power, according to a major new report from Greenpeace and the Global Wind Energy Council. Energy [R]evolution - A Sustainable USA Energy Outlook provides a blueprint for transforming our electricity, transportation, and heating systems to dramatically reduce carbon pollution, and demonstrates to policymakers and investors that rapid changes in the way we produce, distribute, and consume energy are possible and cost effective.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - May 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Drawing on its expertise in green building for affordable housing and a national track record that spans decades, Global Green USA today announced its commitment to solar installs across California that will collectively total 1MW by 2017. The CA-based, national non-profit made the announcement at a press conference hosted by the White House today in Mountain View, California where President Obama outlined his vision for more investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. #ActOnClimate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Increasingly, banks, credit unions, and other lenders are beginning to offer loan products to homeowners and businesses for the installation of rooftop solar systems. However, barriers to accessing this growing market still remain. The Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently convened the Banking on Solar working group to engage lenders and other stakeholders to address these barriers.

SCOTCH PLAINS - May 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Union County elected officials, school administrators, teachers and students today broke ground on the construction of a $11 million expansion of the West Hall building for the Union County Vocational-Technical School High School

INDIANAPOLIS - May 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The organizers of the Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology (SIBT) fair have signed a cooperation agreement with the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA). Through this newly-formed partnership, both the fair’s organizers and CEDIA will organize the first edition of the Home Technology Zone at the fair’s 2014 edition from September 3 – 5. The zone will be a showcase of exhibitors involved in the development of audio and video systems, associated components, home theater equipment, multimedia systems as well as overall system integration solutions

SPRINGFIELD - April 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is taking the lead in educating Illinois residents to practice safe cooking habits to prevent home fire tragedies. Unattended cooking continues to be a top cause of home fires and injuries since 1990. Since 2011, cooking fires have ranked second as the cause of home fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association

HEMPSTEAD, NY, WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK, NY - April 25, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Judge Arthur D. Spatt of the Eastern District of New York entered final judgment in the discriminatory zoning case brought by New York Communities for Change and affordable housing developer MHANY Management, Inc. against the Village of Garden City in Nassau County on Long Island. The Village of Garden City and its Board of Trustees must now implement changes to their residential housing practices to remedy the effects of their prior intentionally discriminatory conduct