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• HomeFront Construction Management Software Named Top Product 2012 by Constructech Magazine (PRWEB, Feb. 15, 2012). HomeFront Software™ (http://www.homefront-software.com), developer of home building and construction management software to contractors throughout North America, has been named in two categories of the Residential Constructech Top Product awards for 2012.

• New solar home to address Fort McMurray housing needs (Source: University of Calgary, Jan. 27, 2012). The University of Calgary begins work on an entry for the 2013 Solar Decathlon competition.

• WestJet's Calgary campus attains LEED® Gold Certification (Source: WestJet, December 5, 2011). WestJet today announced its Calgary campus headquarters has attained gold certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

• Clark Builders Establishes Partnership with U.S. Construction Leader Turner Construction Company (Source: Clark Builders, November 9, 2011). Partnership provides Edmonton-based firm with resources to expand its Canadian business interests.

• HomeFront Software Opens New Office in Texas (Source: Construction Links, October 12, 2011). Construction Management Software provider expands to San Antonio, hires home building software veteran Tim Wellings to lead company expansion throughout region.

• National Recognition for Green Building (PDF) (Source: Avalon Master Building, October 7, 2011). Avalon Master Builder and SAIT Polytechnic received top nod for Custom Project of the Year at the October 3, 2011 Net-Zero Energy Home Awards in Toronto. The award celebrates their innovative work on the Discovery 4 House, the fourth home in Avalon’s Discovery House series of research homes and Avalon’s second completely net zero home.

• Alberta Green Building Products and Technologies Mission to Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (PDF) (Toronto, Ontario. Oct. 4-7, 2011). Alberta will be exhibiting at GreenBuild in Toronto Oct 4-7, 2011.   Greenbuild is one of the world's largest conference and expo dedicated exclusively to the green building industry; over 20,000 delegates and 800 exhibitors are expected to attend.  Alberta will be exhibiting in booth #5551S.  See the link above for a guide to Alberta organizations that will be featured at Greenbuild.

• New Project Offers Holistic Approach to Learning (Rural Alberta Development Fund. July 27, 2011). Rural Alberta Development Fund Board of Directors has approved more than $1.6 million in funding to implement a unique economic social enterprise program aimed at helping Aboriginal youth address issues of chronic unemployment, insufficient housing, substance abuse and overall well-being. This program will include training to at-risk participants in constructing solid timber, log-frame modular homes.  

• New Royal Alberta Museum advances to next stage (Source: Government of Alberta. July 4, 2011). Teams asked to submit proposals to create memorable, identifiable venue.

• Teen's invention makes solar panels 40% more efficient (Source: Calgary Herald. June 6, 2011). Student inventor and entrepreneur Eden Full received the Scotiabank EcoLiving Student Leadership Award for her invention, the SunSaluter, an invention that makes the use of solar panels 40 per cent more efficient.

• Irish Government unveils green building funding (Source: Edie Newsroom. May 18, 2011). Funding of more than 30 million euros has been announced to boost the Irish construction industry.   

• Work Starts on the BRE Scotland Innovation Park (Source: Red Book Live, November 25 2010). Work on the ground-breaking BRE Scotland Innovation Park got underway today on the former steelworks site at Ravenscraig in Lanarkshire.
• Pink is the colour of a healthier home (Source: Calgary Herald, October 2 2010). One of the newest innovations in residential construction belongs to Pinkwood Ltd. - an I-joist floor system technology with a pink protective coating that is mould, moisture and fire resistant.

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