Category: green architecture
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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…
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Umicore Publishes “VMZinc and Sustainable Building” Report
Detailing architectural zinc’s environmental impact. August 29, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore, the global materials technology group that produces VMZINC®, has published a 20-page Sustainable Building report on the environmental characteristics of architectural zinc, along with a sample of award-winning buildings around the world that utilize VMZINC. “In a context of increasing collective awareness of…
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Preservation NC, Nowell’s Furniture To Host TMH “Thirst 4 Architecture” Event
August’s networking event brings design and preservation enthusiasts together. August 15, 2011 (Cary, NC) – Preservation North Carolina and Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture join with Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) to host this month’s TMH “Thirst4Architecture” happy hour on Thursday, August 25, from 6-8 p.m. in Nowell’s at 900 E. Chatham Street, Cary, NC. These informal monthly…
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Umicore Building Products USA Hires Blueplate PR
To provide public relations services for the global company’s VMZINC® products and applications. August 8, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Buildings Products USA, Inc., has hired Blueplate PR in Raleigh, NC, to provide public relations services for its Raleigh-based architectural products and services, specifically VMZINC, the architectural zinc manufactured by Umicore. The VMZINC brand name…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Sponsors Hillsborough Modernist Tour
Featuring two new Modernist residential designs. July 28, 2011 (Hillsborough, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), the award-winning non-profit dedicated to promoting and preserving Modernist residential design, will host a Hillsborough Modernist Tour on Saturday, August 13, from 9 a.m. until noon, sponsored by Prime Energy Group and Hill Country Woodworks. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens…
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