Category: construction
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VMZINC® Enjoys Record Attendance at Expo CIHAC
November 21, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — If attendance at the VMZINC® booth at Expo CIHAC last month is any indication, Mexico will be a thriving market for Umicore Building Products, as the global company anticipates. Expo CIHAC is the premier event in Mexico and Latin America for the building, construction, and housing industries. Held at…
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Umicore Building Products Holds Open House in New Headquarters
November 15, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Building Products USA, manufacturer of VMZINC® architectural zinc, held an open house together with its parent company Umicore USA in its new North American headquarters at 3600 Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 1. Umicore invited site managers from North America as well as corporate executives…
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Umicore Building Products Wins Project of Distinction Award
American Builders Quarterly praises Gateway Center project. November 2, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — American Builders Quarterly magazine (ABQ) has chosen the Gateway Center at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, as a Project of Distinction in its 2011 Building Excellence Awards. Umicore Building Products USA (UBP) entered the 70,000-square-foot project in ABQ’s annual competition…
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Fullsteam Brewery Hosts TMH “Thirst4Architecture” Happy Hour
Triangle Modernist Houses takes monthly T4A event to Durham. October 18, 2011 (Durham, NC) – Fullsteam Brewery and Tavern in Durham will host Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) “Thirst4Architecture” (T4A) Happy Hour on Thursday, October 27, from 6-8 p.m. The cash-bar event, sponsored by Ellen Cassilly Architecture and Urban Durham Realty, is free and open to…
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Umicore Building Products Donates VMZinc Roof for AIA NC’s New Headquarters
Modern, “Green” Architecture & Design Center to be crowned by PIGMENTO Red architectural zinc. September 22, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Building Products USA (UBP), headquartered in Raleigh, NC, has donated $70,000 worth of PIGMENTO® Red VMZ standing-seam zinc panels to be used for the roof of the American Institute of Architects North Carolina Chapter’s…
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Modern, Green Playhouse Designed To Inspire Imagination
Frank Harmon Architect PA participates in Playhouse Parade fundraiser, auction. September 20, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Award-winning architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, believes “the best toy is one that allows the greatest freedom. Lego is a good example, a child under a table with a tablecloth surrounding her is another, and nothing is better than a…
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Frank Harmon Wins High Award for Simple Project
The JC Raulston Arboretum Lath House at NC State University wins AIA NC Honor Award September 15, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Frank Harmon Architect PA has received a 2011 Honor Award from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA NC) for the firm’s design of North Carolina State University’s JC Raulston…