High-quality automated shading slashes lighting energy use, while at the same time enhancing occupant comfort. Modern LED lighting with advanced controls also greatly cuts lighting energy use, and offers superior results. These are among key findings of research undertaken by the Portland, Ore.-based New Buildings Institute (NBI). The insights should provide commercial real estate owners
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Li Ka-shing’s real estate flagship company is said to be mulling a sale of UBS AG’s London headquarters, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday. CK Asset Holdings is reportedly in discussions with several buyers for 5 Broadgate, a Grade A office building adjacent to the Liverpool Street train and subway station. The company acquired
Singer Gloria Gaynor, whose voice helped define the disco era with the ultimate breakup anthem, “I Will Survive,” is seeking a buyer for her New Jersey mansion, which is on the market for $1.249 million. Gaynor, who released a string of disco hits that have gone on to become classics, including “Never Can Say Goodbye,”
Every June, New Yorkers celebrate Pride. From the extraordinary bravery of the young people at Stonewall, through the terrible years of the AIDS crisis when everyone in New York lost friends or neighbors or family, to the creation of GMHC and ACT UP, New York has always been at the forefront of the movement towards
The median rental price in Manhattan rose sharply last month, according to newly released data from Douglas Elliman. Net rents in the borough jumped 8.8% compared to April, while in Brooklyn prices increased by a comparatively modest 1.1%. Prices in both boroughs are still discounted compared to a year ago, in the range of 10%.
Like its neighbor to the south, Canada’s real estate market is expected to see continued growth in 2021, particularly in the luxury sector. In Toronto, an emerging global hub, residential sales of $5 million or more have increased by more than 8% year-over-year, while sales of $2 million or more have increased by about 10%.
From 1868 to 1874, South Carolina had a majority Black legislature, the only state to do so to this day. In South Carolina, the time following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, was a time of tremendous strides in racial equality. In fact, the Black-majority legislature was the first to occupy the South Carolina statehouse that still stands
This story is SO Dallas. And this home is so valuable now given the high cost of lumber. Most people design a home, specify materials, then purchase them. This may well be one of the only homes in town where the materials directed the design and the entire house. In 2006 Don Daeske, a Dallas-based
“Just one in 10 adults meet the federal vegetable recommendations,” reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in one of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports. “As a result, we’re missing out on essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber,” noted the study’s lead author, adding, “This puts [you] at risk for chronic diseases like diabetes
Generation after generation of one household from the village of Orléat in central France has walked the same grounds for some 400 years. This sand-colored stone castle in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region has been passed down within the family since it was built in the 17th century. Over the years, events put on by the owners