GE’s Nela Park: Modern Product Showroom in 18th-Century Garb

GE Gears Up to Flex Its Muscle in the Green Building Market
ecomagination program aims to give consumers and developers the tools they need for energy efficient buildings
GE’s ecomagination program will market GE products and services to residential and commercial developers intent on making energy efficient homes and businesses. The ultimate goal is for these structures to reduce emissions, energy use, and indoor water use by 20 percent. The company plans to use its wide array of building and infrastructure services to consolidate expertise across the green building industry.

AIA’s Own Designs a Remodeled Home for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Danbury, Conn.-based Leigh Overland Architect, LLC, partnered last July with the television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to design and rebuild a home stricken by flooding, fire, and burglaries in Bridgeport, Conn. The new home was designed by principal Leigh Overland, AIA, in three days, then ultimately built in five days. The remodeling of the home included the interior, exterior, and landscaping and incorporated energy-efficient and cost-saving materials. Leigh Overland Architect and contractors donated services for the project, which involved several hundred workers. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will showcase the Bridgeport home renovation in an episode airing Sunday, October 14.