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Nov 10, 2020 14:58 KST

Black & Veatch: Investment Uncertainty and Renewable Energy Top Issues for Asia’s Electric Industry

Uncertainty of investments caused by a financial downturn and renewable energy are the two biggest concerns of Asia’s electric industry today, according to Black & Veatch’s first-ever Strategic Direct

Sep 17, 2020 11:20 KST

International WELL Building Institute Formally Launches WELL v2

Following two years of extensive development, in-use application and review, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today formally launched the latest version of the WELL Building Standard -

Sep 16, 2020 16:20 KST

SL Green Celebrates the Historic Opening of One Vanderbilt Avenue

SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), Manhattan’s largest office landlord, along with its partners Hines and National Pension Service of Korea today marked the opening of One Vanderbilt Avenue, a skyline

Aug 05, 2020 17:35 KST

First WELL Portfolio Scores Demonstrate Commitment to Health Through a Portfolio-wide Approach

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced that global real estate leaders JLL and Lendlease are the first companies to earn WELL Portfolio Scores for achieving the initial bench

Aug 03, 2020 17:20 KST

Preferred Equity Offering of Lead Real Estate via a Digital Securities Issuance, Brought to Market by GRIP, Securitize and Rialto

Lead Real Estate, the Japanese Real Estate Developer company, operates their business not only in Tokyo but also in the USA, Hong Kong and Philippines. The company will become the first Japanese real

Jul 29, 2020 10:25 KST

Asia Reassesses Energy Transition Strategies, Accelerates Digital Transformation

Grid resilience and renewable energy integration remain core investment areas in Asia as the region continues to increase its power grid capacity to support surging energy demand created by industrial

Jul 24, 2020 16:15 KST

JM Announces Sabine Schmidt as the New Chief Financial Officer

Johns Manville (JM), a global building and specialty products manufacturer and a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced today Sabine Schmidt is the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective on S

Jul 10, 2020 15:25 KST

International WELL Building Institute Opens Enrollment for WELL Health-Safety Rating In Response to COVID-19 With Significant Early Adoption

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced that enrollment has opened today for the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management, with more than 100 organizations a

Jun 18, 2020 17:35 KST

Johns Manville Announces New President for Insulation Systems Business

Johns Manville (JM), a global building and specialty products manufacturer and a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced today that Greg Clarke will become President of the company’s Insulation Systems

Jun 18, 2020 17:30 KST

Johns Manville Announces New CEO, Chairman Transition

Johns Manville (JM), a global building and specialty products manufacturer and a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced today that Bob Wamboldt will become President and CEO on Sept. 1, 2020. Mary Rhin

Jun 15, 2020 09:36 KST

Advanced Power Transmission Technologies Increase Capacity, Expand Distribution Network in Asia

Asia is upgrading its power grid progressively to meet increased energy demand and expand its distribution network. Core investment areas in the region include grid reliability and renewable energy in

Jun 02, 2020 09:10 KST

Hong Kong Systematically Expands Resource Recovery Capacity, Invests in Integrated Reuse Infrastructure

Hong Kong is improving resource efficiency, meeting resource recovery targets, while optimizing infrastructure lifecycle opportunities. The Drainage Services Department (DSD) of the Government of t

May 18, 2020 09:00 KST

Hong Kong Identifies Biowaste Reuse Opportunities, Supports Sustainable Development

Hong Kong is increasing the recycling rate of yard waste and wood waste to promote sustainability. Hong Kong is embarking on a semi-research project to facilitate territory-wide recycling of woody

May 12, 2020 10:00 KST

Antalya Homes: ‘We Have Sold 12 Properties Through Virtual Tours Despite Pandemic’

Due to social-distancing measures, global production has declined drastically, with many sectors taking steps to adapt to “the new normal.” The real-estate industry has responded to the crisis by cond

Apr 20, 2020 11:07 KST

City of Tampere: The Viinikanlahti International Urban Ideas Competition in Tampere Has Ended

The winner of the competition is the pseudonym Lakes & Roses. The jury praised its excellent overall approach to the urban and landscape architecture, and the clarity of the cityscape. The revealed au

Feb 07, 2020 11:31 KST

WELL Hits Major Global Milestone Supporting Healthier People and Better Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that it has passed the 500-million-square-foot mark of buildings registered and certified under the WELL Building Standard (WELL). The

Jan 31, 2020 18:01 KST

Robert Wilkinson appointed Managing Director of Colliers International Korea

Leading global commercial real estate services and investment management firm, Colliers International (NASDAQ and TSX: CIGI) today announced that Robert Wilkinson has been appointed as Managing Direct

Dec 17, 2019 11:00 KST

Koizumi Lighting Received Illuminating Engineering Society Award of Distinction for “Kyoto Kaguraoka Rengetsuso”

Koizumi Lighting Technology Corp. (hereinafter, Koizumi Lighting) was named as a joint recipient, together with Nikken Sekkei Ltd, of an Award of Distinction for the lighting design in the Kyoto Kagur

Nov 22, 2019 09:28 KST

Worley and Arundo Launch The Data Refinery as a Global Hub for Advanced Analytics in Energy and Resources; Initial Product, DataSeer, Brings Unprecedented Speed and Accuracy to Engineering Diagram Information Extraction

Worley, a leader in engineering, procurement and construction for the energy, chemicals and resources sector, and Arundo, a software company enabling advanced analytics in heavy industries, have come

Nov 20, 2019 15:53 KST

Mori Memorial Foundation’s GPCI 2019 Report: London Loses Momentum, Tokyo Is Sluggish and Paris Trends Upward

London, New York, Tokyo and Paris were again named the world’s most comprehensively attractive cities, in that order, in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2019 report published by The Mori Memorial F

Nov 18, 2019 13:42 KST

Otis Holds “Family Safety Recognition Day” For Installation Partners

On November 17, Otis Elevator Korea (VP and Managing Director IS Cho) invited its installation partners and their families for exhibiting great performance in safety compliance to the “Family Safety R

Nov 15, 2019 17:17 KST

Ministry of Land Begins to Attract Global Firms for Smart City Project in Sejong and Busan

South Korea’s new ‘Smart city’ project begins its third attraction event in Barcelona, Spain. ‘Korean Smart City Business Opportunities Event’, held by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tran

Nov 01, 2019 10:59 KST

WeWork Announces Completion of $1.5 Billion Funding from SoftBank Group; Board and Governance Changes Become Effective

The We Company (“WeWork” or the “Company”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced that WeWork has received $1.5 billion in funding, which was an acceleration of the existing payment obl

Oct 16, 2019 09:58 KST

International Experts Invited to Attend Riyadh’s Sustainable City Symposium

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), formally known as Riyadh Development Authority, has invited international experts to participate in a Symposium setting out the next chapter in Riyadh’s de

Oct 15, 2019 18:08 KST

Otis Korea’s ‘10 Key Smart Ele’ Operation Panel Earns Red Dot Design Award 2019

Otis Korea announced that it has become the first in the Korean elevator industry to win an award in the Design Concept track for the Red Dot Design Award 2019 with its ‘10 Key Smart Ele’ operation pa

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