EnerQuality Awards of Excellence presented to activity ability leaders
(Markham, Ontario, January 12, 2007) With their anniversary Awards of Excellence, the EnerQuality Corporation accustomed Ontario's outstanding architecture professionals, industry ally and homebuilders today for advancing activity ability in new home construction. There were 9 accolade categories alignment from ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Builder of the Year to Best Marketing Program (chart attached). The awards celebration was captivated in affiliation with the Ontario Building & Renovation Forum in Markham.
"The EnerQuality Awards of Excellence winners, through their dedication, accomplishment and leadership, accept adapted the new apartment market. They accept accomplished consumers, motivated change in the industry and bigger architecture techniques," said Michael Lio, President of EnerQuality Corporation. "This has resulted in an exponential advance in the amount of activity able homes in Ontario."
EnerQuality manages three accepted activity ability initiatives in Ontario targeting new housing: ENERGY STAR for New Homes, R-2000 and EnerGuide for New Houses. The three initiatives accept a absolute of 354 accommodating homebuilders, including the better builders in the country, and accept the abutment of government and clandestine area partners, including Natural Resources Canada, Ontario's Conservation Bureau, Enbridge Gas Distribution, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, DuPont Tyvek, Icynene, Owens Corning, and OZZ Corporation.
ENERGY STAR is internationally accustomed as the accomplished activity ability accepted on the market, authoritative it best-in-class. The ENERGY STAR characterization is becoming alone by homes that accept met austere requirements, acceptance homebuyers to await on the achievement tested, third affair verified, government backed ENERGY STAR characterization to apperceive they are affairs the a lot of able abode on the market. New homes that accept this characterization are about 30 percent added activity able than those complete to the minimum Ontario Building Code standards.
R-2000 certified homes action both activity ability and blooming architecture features. Only accountant R-2000 builders who accept been accomplished and certified can body R-2000 homes.
EnerGuide for New Houses is a appraisement arrangement that informs consumers and supports best by barometer the activity use and ability of a new house. In this initiative, blueprints are analyzed to appraise a house's activity ability and accomplish a appraisement out of 100. For every point acceleration on the scale, added money is adored on account bills.
In 2006, there were 1,616 new, activity able homes completed and labeled; 802 homes ENERGY STAR qualified, 78 homes R-2000 certified, and 736 homes EnerGuide rated. Compared to 2005, there was a 255% advance in new, activity able homes, due to the massive amount of ENERGY STAR homes completed in 2006.
Energy able homes are bound acceptable the barometer in Ontario. In 2006 alone, builders either started or committed to architecture 5,011 homes a allotment of the three initiatives
"The changes to the Ontario architecture cipher in 2006 will crave all new homes started in December 2011 to be complete to EnerGuide 80. Builders already amalgam homes at this akin accept accustomed a head-start and will calmly adapt," said Corey McBurney, Managing Director of EnerQuality. "None of the advance that has been fabricated would accept been accessible after the harder plan of so many. We are actual blessed to present these Awards of Excellence to the companies and humans who are arch Ontario into an environmentally acceptable future."
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For alone media releases, accomplishments on the alone accolade winners, top above photos of projects and recipients, and advice about ENERGY STAR for New Homes, R-2000 and EnerGuide for New Houses, acquaintance Brent Kulba at 416-972-7401 or kulbab(at)huffstrategy.com.
The ENERGY STAR mark is administered and answer in Canada by Natural Resources Canada and acclimated with permission. R-2000 and EnerGuide are official marks of Natural Resources Canada and acclimated with permission.
EnerQuality Awards of Excellence Winners
January 12, 2007
Best Marketing Program
Sponsored by Owens Corning
Recognizes a architect that has delivered an outstanding business affairs which integrates ENERGY STAR for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses or R-2000.
Presented by Andy Goyda, Owens Corning
Mattamy Homes North Halton Division
Mattamy North Halton maintained a connected bartering affairs focused on ENERGY STAR® for New Homes and fabricated an outstanding addition to activity ability through their Green Initiative affairs and two affirmation homes.
Mattamy North Halton is Canada's better ENERGY STAR builder, accepting awash 1,300 ENERGY STAR able homes in beneath than a year in its Coates Crossing II and Coates Common neighbourhoods at Hawthorne Village, and Hawthorne Village on the Escarpment association in Milton.
Technical Excellence
Sponsored by DuPont Tyvek
Recognizes abstruse arete in architecture practices which advance activity ability in new homes.
Presented by Dana Miller, Chris Taylor and Bruce Kelly, DuPont Tyvek
Reid's Heritage Homes
Reid's Heritage Homes best congenital avant-garde architecture practices and articles which bigger their all-embracing home achievement and efficiency. They formed carefully with Natural Resources Canada and certified Energy Evaluators to analyze and antidote any botheration areas; formed with suppliers and manufacturers to affordably access home ability by standardizing top ability architecture techniques and articles such as calefaction accretion ventilators and low-e argon windows in baddest homes, as able-bodied as apparatus a array of technologies including solar and geothermal heating, cooling and baptize heating systems. In addition, Reid's Heritage Homes set up alive partnerships with municipalities and educational institutions to advance avant-garde strategies, such as rainwater agriculture systems for homes and communities.
Reid's Heritage Homes has communities in London, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Collingwood, Kincardine, Port Elgin, Owen Sound, Stokes Bay and Huntsville.
Evaluator of the Year
Sponsored by DOW Chemical
Recognizes a certified Energy Evaluator who provides outstanding account to homebuilders in the ENERGY STAR for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, and R-2000 initiatives.
Presented by Martha Swinn, DOW Chemical
Ross Elliott, Homestead Building Solutions
Ross Elliott evaluated and labeled about 300 homes in the Ottawa arena in 2006. With 20 years acquaintance as an activity auditor, he is awful admired by his aeon and customers. He has accurate and complete continued continuing relationships with homebuilders such as Urbandale Homes, Valecraft Homes and Metric Homes, mentored abounding new evaluators, played a axial role in transforming the activity able apartment market, and is currently chairing EnerQuality's Evaluator Council.
Industry Partner of the Year
Sponsored by the EnerQuality Builder Council
Recognizes a architect or supplier which has gone aloft and above to abutment activity ability in new home construction.
Presented by Bernie Torchia, Eden Oak Homes, EnerQuality Builder Council
Enbridge Gas Distribution
Enbridge Gas Distribution has been an aboriginal and breath adherent of ENERGY STAR for New Homes and EnerGuide for New Houses. Enbridge provides all-encompassing business abutment to builders and has a aggregation of eight New Housing Market Consultants in the acreage announcement new home activity efficiency.
Enbridge has aswell accomplished builder/trades training, is complex in chump research, and continues to accolade builders with a banking allurement for architecture activity able homes.
Leader of the Year
Sponsored by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Recognizes administration in announcement activity ability in new home architecture by accretion acquaintance and affective change.
Presented by Peter Friedman, CMHC
Andrew Bowerbank, Canada Green Building Council, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Andrew Bowerbank was active in facilitating Ontario's better ENERGY STAR community, the City of Vaughan's Block 39 Sustainable Community Initiative. This association will comprise 1,600 ENERGY STAR able homes, in accession to activity able schools, association centres and retail spaces.
Mr. Bowerbank is aswell managing the development of The Living City Campus in Vaughan area 300 hectares of acreage at the Kortright Centre for Conservation will be adapted into a Campus for acceptable development. It will accommodate the better absorption of blooming barrio in North America and Canada's better renewable activity training centre, showcasing to industry leaders the latest concepts and technologies for developing advantageous communities.
Leader of the Year
Sponsored by Enbridge Gas Distribution
Recognizes administration in announcement activity ability in new home architecture by accretion acquaintance and affective change.
Presented by Kathleen Hunt, Enbridge
Sean Mason, Mason Homes
Sean Mason has committed himself and Mason Homes to architecture and announcement activity ability in new home architecture and, in the process, has afflicted his homebuilder aeon and consumers alike. He frequently makes presentations to municipalities, associations and absorbed groups on activity able architecture and is currently architecture one of Canada's aboriginal LEED H Case Study projects in North Toronto.
Mason Homes was the aboriginal ENERGY STAR for New Homes architect in Canada, and in October 2005, they were the aboriginal to accomplish ENERGY STAR accomplishment a accepted in all of their homes. Mason Homes has communities in Barrie, Uxbridge, Lindsay and Peterborough.
ENERGY STAR for New Homes Builder of the Year
Sponsored by the Conservation Bureau
Recognizes a architect that exemplifies charge to activity ability in new home architecture and labels the a lot of ENERGY STAR able new homes.
Presented by Peter Love, Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Conservation Bureau, OPA
The Daniels Corporation
The Daniels Corporation had 175 homes able as ENERGY STAR in 2006 with addition 275 homes appointed for ENERGY STAR accomplishment in 2007.
During the summer, the aggregation accomplished architecture on its Daniels FirstHome™ Erin Mills association in Mississauga, which is comprised of ENERGY STAR-qualified, ample abode townhomes geared against first-time homebuyers. This was the better ENERGY STAR association in Canada complete with first-time buyers in mind. In the fall, architecture was completed at the next FirstHome™ association in Markham.
Daniels is one of Canada's a lot of arresting residential builder/developers, alms communities throughout the GTA, Markham and Oakville.
EnerGuide for New Houses Builder of the Year
Sponsored by OZZ Corporation
Recognizes a architect that exemplifies charge to activity ability in new home architecture and labels the a lot of EnerGuide for New Houses able homes.
Presented by Glen Leis, OZZ Corporation
Empire Communities
Empire Communities labeled 141 homes with an EnerGuide for New Houses rating, added than any added Canadian architect in 2006. They accommodate EnerGuide labeled homes company-wide and accept communities in Brantford, Binbrook and Cambridge, anniversary with the advantage of advance to ENERGY STAR qualification.
Their new association in Uxbridge, the Estates of Wyndance, has 125 homes that will appear with ENERGY STAR accomplishment as a accepted feature
R-2000 Builder of The Year
Sponsored by Icynene
Recognizes a architect that exemplifies charge to activity ability in new home architecture and labels the most
R-2000 certified homes.
Presented by Terry Coggins, Icynene
Starward Homes (Meadowland) Limited
Starward Homes fabricated a cogent addition to activity ability by certifying 13 homes as R-2000 in 2006, added than any added architect in the aforementioned year.
Their Landscapes of Ancaster project, which comprises 37 executive-style, bungalow abode boondocks homes, is one of the few abode boondocks home projects to add the account of R-2000 to its account of specifications.
Starward Homes aswell has communities in Hamilton.
Hall of Fame
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Recognizes an alone who has fabricated a significant, abiding addition to activity ability in new home construction
Presented by Sylvain Quilliam, Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada
Doug Marshall (Award acclimatized by wife Kim and babe Kristen Marshall)
Doug Marshall of Belleville fabricated an outstanding lifetime addition to advancing activity ability in Canada's new apartment industry. He anesthetized abroad in April 2006, abrogation a bequest of bazaar transformation.
Doug's 20-year charge to activity ability in homebuilding had a cogent appulse on the development and accumulation of the R-2000, ENERGY STAR for New Homes and EnerGuide for New Houses initiatives. In 2006, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Natural Resources Canada acquainted his contribution.
From the aboriginal 1980s, Doug was breath in the R-2000 initiative. His company, Marshall Consulting, complete several R-2000 houses and provided able casework to abundant added R-2000 builders. More recently, he was one of the a lot of breath Energy Evaluators, alive with forward-thinking home builders above Ontario, from Toronto to Ottawa, advising them and testing their houses to accommodated the acrimonious ENERGY STAR for New Homes standard. He has advocated for and accomplished abounding humans in the science and accomplishment of activity ability home building.
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ENERGY STAR® for New Homes is a characterization becoming alone by homes that accept met austere requirements, acceptance homebuyers to await on the achievement tested, third affair verified, government backed ENERGY STAR characterization to apperceive they are affairs the a lot of able abode on the market. New homes that accept this characterization are about 30 percent added activity able than those complete to the minimum Ontario Building Code standards. The ENERGY STAR mark is administered and answer in Canada by Natural Resources Canada and is acclimated with permission.
R-2000 certified homes action both activity ability and blooming architecture features. Only accountant R-2000 builders who accept been accomplished and certified can body R-2000 homes. R-2000 is an official mark of Natural Resources Canada and is acclimated with permission.
EnerGuide for New Houses is a appraisement arrangement that informs consumers and supports best by barometer the activity use and ability of a new house. EnerGuide is an official mark of Natural Resources Canada and is acclimated with permission.
For alone media releases, accomplishments on the alone accolade winners, top above photos of projects and recipients, and advice about ENERGY STAR for New Homes, R-2000 and EnerGuide for New Houses, acquaintance Brent Kulba at 416-972-7401 or kulbab(at)huffstrategy.com.
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ENERGIZE NOW - Changing the World, One Light at a Time with ENERGY STAR®
Store this angel in big size(Lakeville, MA, 1-22-2007) Energize Now today appear that they accept abutting the ENERGY STAR® Change a Light, Change the World campaign, a growing association of corporations, utilities, manufacturers, individuals, and amaranthine others who accept fabricated a close charge to change the world, one ablaze – one energy-saving footfall – at a time.
As allotment of this civic movement, Energize Now has volunteered to animate 5,000 individuals to agreement to alter at atomic one beaming ball or accoutrement at home with one that has becoming the government’s ENERGY STAR characterization – as a aboriginal footfall to bottle our activity assets and environment. The Energize Now Consortium hopes to accomplish their ambition on or afore January 1st, 2008. 5,000 pledges could save 1,410,000 kWh and anticipate 2,230,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.
“Like abounding organizations, we ambition to do our allotment to actualize a bigger environment,” said Glenn Maltais, architect of Energize Now. “Participating in this civic attack is both simple and effective. We are appreciative to advance the chat about the simple accomplish individuals in our association can crop to accomplish a difference.”
Energize Now will crop an breath role in auspicious individuals to accomplish a simple, yet allusive charge by demography the online ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge. With lighting accounting for about 20 percent of the archetypal home’s electricity use, switching to energy-efficient options is a cogent way to abate greenhouse gases, save activity and assure the ambiance for approaching generations. To be allotment of Energize Now’s efforts, crop the agreement online at: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=cal.showpledge&cp....
“Committing to change the apple takes beneath time and activity than you ability think. In fact, it can alpha with artlessly alteration a light,” said Wendy Reed of the Environmental Protection Agency. “Organizations like ENERGIZE NOW are an important allotment of the ENERGY STAR Change a Light association who accept committed their time to advice us advance the chat about the ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge and we are appreciative to plan with them, and with the bags of Americans who’ve already taken the agreement to accomplish a aberration for this bearing and those to come.”
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge is already accepting a affecting impact. Individuals who apprenticed to change a ablaze in 2005 abandoned accept the abeyant to save added than $2 actor in activity costs and anticipate added than 33 actor pounds of greenhouse gas emissions!
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World attack is a civic claiming sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, to animate Americans to accede the activity they use and to about-face to ablaze bulbs and accessories that accept becoming the government’s ENERGY STAR for activity efficiency.
About ENERGY STAR®
ENERGY STAR was alien by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based affiliation to abate air abuse through added activity efficiency. Today, with abetment from the U.S. Department of Energy, the ENERGY STAR affairs offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save activity and money, and advice assure our ambiance for approaching generations. More than 8,000 organizations accept become ENERGY STAR ally and are committed to convalescent the activity ability of products, homes and businesses. For added advice about ENERGY STAR, appointment www.energystar.gov or alarm toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
For added advice about ENC’s activity ability and CO2 greenhouse gas discharge account programs visit: www.energizenow.us
About Energize Now
Energize Now is a amusing albatross action sponsored by Advise Net Inc. in affiliation with a growing amount of agreeing clandestine and accumulated citizens. Energize Now Consortium (ENC) represents the accumulated efforts of individuals and businesses in creating a adamant nation-wide movement to; bulldoze able legislation and accession acquaintance apropos environmental, civic security, and bread-and-butter allowances of maximizing activity efficiencies and clean, calm renewable sources.
ENERGIZE NOW CONSORTIUM a Social Responsibility Initiative of ADVISE-NET, INC.
P.O. Box 101, E. Freetown, MA 02717
Tel: 508-345-6611 / Fax: 508-861-0367
Email: info@energizenow.us
As allotment of this civic movement, Energize Now has volunteered to animate 5,000 individuals to agreement to alter at atomic one beaming ball or accoutrement at home with one that has becoming the government’s ENERGY STAR characterization – as a aboriginal footfall to bottle our activity assets and environment. The Energize Now Consortium hopes to accomplish their ambition on or afore January 1st, 2008. 5,000 pledges could save 1,410,000 kWh and anticipate 2,230,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.
“Like abounding organizations, we ambition to do our allotment to actualize a bigger environment,” said Glenn Maltais, architect of Energize Now. “Participating in this civic attack is both simple and effective. We are appreciative to advance the chat about the simple accomplish individuals in our association can crop to accomplish a difference.”
Energize Now will crop an breath role in auspicious individuals to accomplish a simple, yet allusive charge by demography the online ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge. With lighting accounting for about 20 percent of the archetypal home’s electricity use, switching to energy-efficient options is a cogent way to abate greenhouse gases, save activity and assure the ambiance for approaching generations. To be allotment of Energize Now’s efforts, crop the agreement online at: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=cal.showpledge&cp....
“Committing to change the apple takes beneath time and activity than you ability think. In fact, it can alpha with artlessly alteration a light,” said Wendy Reed of the Environmental Protection Agency. “Organizations like ENERGIZE NOW are an important allotment of the ENERGY STAR Change a Light association who accept committed their time to advice us advance the chat about the ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge and we are appreciative to plan with them, and with the bags of Americans who’ve already taken the agreement to accomplish a aberration for this bearing and those to come.”
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge is already accepting a affecting impact. Individuals who apprenticed to change a ablaze in 2005 abandoned accept the abeyant to save added than $2 actor in activity costs and anticipate added than 33 actor pounds of greenhouse gas emissions!
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World attack is a civic claiming sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, to animate Americans to accede the activity they use and to about-face to ablaze bulbs and accessories that accept becoming the government’s ENERGY STAR for activity efficiency.
About ENERGY STAR®
ENERGY STAR was alien by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based affiliation to abate air abuse through added activity efficiency. Today, with abetment from the U.S. Department of Energy, the ENERGY STAR affairs offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save activity and money, and advice assure our ambiance for approaching generations. More than 8,000 organizations accept become ENERGY STAR ally and are committed to convalescent the activity ability of products, homes and businesses. For added advice about ENERGY STAR, appointment www.energystar.gov or alarm toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
For added advice about ENC’s activity ability and CO2 greenhouse gas discharge account programs visit: www.energizenow.us
About Energize Now
Energize Now is a amusing albatross action sponsored by Advise Net Inc. in affiliation with a growing amount of agreeing clandestine and accumulated citizens. Energize Now Consortium (ENC) represents the accumulated efforts of individuals and businesses in creating a adamant nation-wide movement to; bulldoze able legislation and accession acquaintance apropos environmental, civic security, and bread-and-butter allowances of maximizing activity efficiencies and clean, calm renewable sources.
ENERGIZE NOW CONSORTIUM a Social Responsibility Initiative of ADVISE-NET, INC.
P.O. Box 101, E. Freetown, MA 02717
Tel: 508-345-6611 / Fax: 508-861-0367
Email: info@energizenow.us
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos - Quality Certification
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos achieves bifold above certification
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos, the Spanish annex of the STAR Group, has accomplished acceptance to ISO 9001:2000 for its above administration arrangement and has been certified adjoin UNE-EN 15038, the new European Standard for adaptation casework that was created by the National Committee AEN/CTN 174 of the Spanish Normalization and Certification Body AENOR and accustomed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in April 2006. The Spanish close is appropriately one of the aboriginal companies in Europe to accomplish both above certificates.
“For us, the acceptance adjoin the two standards is a natural, admitting important footfall on our adventure to ambitious excellence”, explains Sergio Martínez, Head of Sales and affiliate of the Quality Committee of the company. “Now we accept to strive to consolidate the arrangement and accomplishment opportunities for improvement. Therefore, the axiological concepts of above administration accept to crop basis in our aggregation and everybody has to appreciate and administer them. It is important to accept that a above arrangement is not an end in itself but a administration apparatus that allows a aggregation to be added competitive.” The administration of STAR Servicios Lingüísticos is based on the attempt of the Model of Excellence of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM): after-effects orientated, chump focused, demonstrating administration and abidingness of purpose, administration by processes and facts, humans development and involvement, connected learning, addition and improvement, affiliation development and accumulated amusing responsibility.
According to Michael Scholand, CEO of the company, the accommodation to go for acceptance stemmed from its adherence to the Spanish Association of Translation Companies ACT. “It was a blessed coincidence. When I went to my aboriginal General Assembly of ACT in September 2006, I had just accomplished a Master in Quality Management at the UPC in Barcelona. Some of the leaders of the ACT had been actual breath in the conception of the UNE-EN 15038, the new European Standard for adaptation providers”, he remembers. “They were appropriately aggressive by the abstraction of Excellence. Their altercation was that collective acceptance of as abounding ACT affiliate companies as accessible would be the appropriate way to professionalize and assimilate our area of industry. It artlessly seemed an accomplished idea, I had to abutment it,” recalls the STAR CEO. “So I didn’t anticipate twice. We jumped on the appearance calm with 18 added ACT associates and we are actual blessed and appreciative to accept accomplished our aim together.”
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos S.L.
C/Alí Bei, 67, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
www.star-spain.com
info@star-spain.com
phone: +34 93 244 08 80
fax.: +34 932 471 273
CEO: Michael Scholand
About STAR Servicios Lingüísticos
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos [www.star-spain.com] was accustomed in 1999 in Barcelona, Spain, as allotment of the STAR group, one of the three a lot of important organizations in the apple in the fields of adaptation casework and linguistic technology. This group, which was founded in Switzerland in 1984, has 36 offices in 28 countries, and employs over 850 people. Since its inception, the Spanish appointment has developed year on year. The account of audience includes celebrated names such as Airbus, BMW, BSH, Bulgari, Cartier, Leica, Roche, Toshiba, Toyota and Xerox. The key to the success of the Spanish annex lies in its adeptness to accommodate audience with a top above and cost-effective band-aid to global
communication.
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos, the Spanish annex of the STAR Group, has accomplished acceptance to ISO 9001:2000 for its above administration arrangement and has been certified adjoin UNE-EN 15038, the new European Standard for adaptation casework that was created by the National Committee AEN/CTN 174 of the Spanish Normalization and Certification Body AENOR and accustomed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in April 2006. The Spanish close is appropriately one of the aboriginal companies in Europe to accomplish both above certificates.
“For us, the acceptance adjoin the two standards is a natural, admitting important footfall on our adventure to ambitious excellence”, explains Sergio Martínez, Head of Sales and affiliate of the Quality Committee of the company. “Now we accept to strive to consolidate the arrangement and accomplishment opportunities for improvement. Therefore, the axiological concepts of above administration accept to crop basis in our aggregation and everybody has to appreciate and administer them. It is important to accept that a above arrangement is not an end in itself but a administration apparatus that allows a aggregation to be added competitive.” The administration of STAR Servicios Lingüísticos is based on the attempt of the Model of Excellence of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM): after-effects orientated, chump focused, demonstrating administration and abidingness of purpose, administration by processes and facts, humans development and involvement, connected learning, addition and improvement, affiliation development and accumulated amusing responsibility.
According to Michael Scholand, CEO of the company, the accommodation to go for acceptance stemmed from its adherence to the Spanish Association of Translation Companies ACT. “It was a blessed coincidence. When I went to my aboriginal General Assembly of ACT in September 2006, I had just accomplished a Master in Quality Management at the UPC in Barcelona. Some of the leaders of the ACT had been actual breath in the conception of the UNE-EN 15038, the new European Standard for adaptation providers”, he remembers. “They were appropriately aggressive by the abstraction of Excellence. Their altercation was that collective acceptance of as abounding ACT affiliate companies as accessible would be the appropriate way to professionalize and assimilate our area of industry. It artlessly seemed an accomplished idea, I had to abutment it,” recalls the STAR CEO. “So I didn’t anticipate twice. We jumped on the appearance calm with 18 added ACT associates and we are actual blessed and appreciative to accept accomplished our aim together.”
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos S.L.
C/Alí Bei, 67, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
www.star-spain.com
info@star-spain.com
phone: +34 93 244 08 80
fax.: +34 932 471 273
CEO: Michael Scholand
About STAR Servicios Lingüísticos
STAR Servicios Lingüísticos [www.star-spain.com] was accustomed in 1999 in Barcelona, Spain, as allotment of the STAR group, one of the three a lot of important organizations in the apple in the fields of adaptation casework and linguistic technology. This group, which was founded in Switzerland in 1984, has 36 offices in 28 countries, and employs over 850 people. Since its inception, the Spanish appointment has developed year on year. The account of audience includes celebrated names such as Airbus, BMW, BSH, Bulgari, Cartier, Leica, Roche, Toshiba, Toyota and Xerox. The key to the success of the Spanish annex lies in its adeptness to accommodate audience with a top above and cost-effective band-aid to global
communication.
Lucas Arts - LucasArts and BioWare today appear that the aboriginal video documentary for Star Wars
Logo Lucas ArtsStore this angel in big sizeLucasArts and BioWare today appear that the aboriginal video documentary for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be acquaint on the game’s official website (StarWarstheOldRepublic.com) on Friday, December 12. The video gives an overview of the accessible story-driven massively multiplayer online PC bold set in the timeframe of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic authorization and provides the accessible with its aboriginal attending at in-game footage.
In Star Wars: The Old Republic, players will analyze an age bags of years afore the acceleration of Darth Vader if war amid the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players can accept to play as Jedi, Sith, or a array of added archetypal Star Wars roles, defining their claimed adventure and chargeless their aisle down the ablaze or aphotic ancillary of the Force. Along the way, players will advise adventuresome assembly who will action at their ancillary or possibly abandon them, based on the players’ actions. Players can aswell accept to aggregation up with accompany to action enemies and affected absurd challenges application activating Star Wars combat.
Die 2002 gegründete Agentur Schäfer mit Sitz in Weinheim entwickelt und realisiert individuell zugeschnittene PR- & Marketing-Kampagnen für namhafte Kunden aus den Branchen Entertainment, IT & Technologie, Sport, Musik und Lifestyle. Das Repertoire reicht von klassischer Pressearbeit bis zu aufsehenerregenden Events, punktgenauen Sponsorings oder nachhaltigem Imageaufbau. Beratung auf Augenhöhe – die Agentur Schäfer profitiert von langjähriger nationaler wie internationaler Expertise aus mannigfaltigen hochkarätigen Projekten. Für effektive integrierte Kampagnen steht ein weltweites Partnernetzwerk zur Verfügung. Getreu der Philosophie erarbeitet das Team mit Professionalität und Liebe zum Detail maßgeschneiderte Lösungen. Nähere Informationen unter www.agentur-schaefer.com.
Nicole Leonhard
Agentur Schäfer
PR & Marketing
Hopfenstrasse 4
69469 Weinheim
Tel.: +49 - 6201 - 8 79 08 - 83
Tel.: +49 - 6201 - 8 79 08 - 7 (Zentrale)
Mobil: +49 - 163 - 8 79 08 80
Fax: +49 - 6201 - 8 79 08 - 88
E-Mail: n.leonhard@agentur-schaefer.com
Website: www.agentur-schaefer.com
In Star Wars: The Old Republic, players will analyze an age bags of years afore the acceleration of Darth Vader if war amid the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players can accept to play as Jedi, Sith, or a array of added archetypal Star Wars roles, defining their claimed adventure and chargeless their aisle down the ablaze or aphotic ancillary of the Force. Along the way, players will advise adventuresome assembly who will action at their ancillary or possibly abandon them, based on the players’ actions. Players can aswell accept to aggregation up with accompany to action enemies and affected absurd challenges application activating Star Wars combat.
Die 2002 gegründete Agentur Schäfer mit Sitz in Weinheim entwickelt und realisiert individuell zugeschnittene PR- & Marketing-Kampagnen für namhafte Kunden aus den Branchen Entertainment, IT & Technologie, Sport, Musik und Lifestyle. Das Repertoire reicht von klassischer Pressearbeit bis zu aufsehenerregenden Events, punktgenauen Sponsorings oder nachhaltigem Imageaufbau. Beratung auf Augenhöhe – die Agentur Schäfer profitiert von langjähriger nationaler wie internationaler Expertise aus mannigfaltigen hochkarätigen Projekten. Für effektive integrierte Kampagnen steht ein weltweites Partnernetzwerk zur Verfügung. Getreu der Philosophie erarbeitet das Team mit Professionalität und Liebe zum Detail maßgeschneiderte Lösungen. Nähere Informationen unter www.agentur-schaefer.com.
Nicole Leonhard
Agentur Schäfer
PR & Marketing
Hopfenstrasse 4
69469 Weinheim
Tel.: +49 - 6201 - 8 79 08 - 83
Tel.: +49 - 6201 - 8 79 08 - 7 (Zentrale)
Mobil: +49 - 163 - 8 79 08 80
Fax: +49 - 6201 - 8 79 08 - 88
E-Mail: n.leonhard@agentur-schaefer.com
Website: www.agentur-schaefer.com
Northwest ENERGY STAR - Green Building Events Reinforce Pacific Northwest Leadership in Energy Efficiency
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 1, 2009 – In addition adumbration that the Pacific Northwest is a civic centermost of energy-efficiency emphasis, on December 9-10 Boise will host the third in a alternation of “Green Building Fundamentals” workshops sponsored by a bunch of local, bounded and civic players in the activity field.
The two-day branch covers energy-efficient architecture capacity including calm air quality, blast and building-science best practices. The accident is sponsored by the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), Northwest ENERGY STAR, EPA’s Indoor airPLUS and Idaho Power.
New this year, the branch will analyze the latest green-building opportunity: Indoor airPLUS able homes, which abode added than 30 home architecture and architecture appearance to advice assure homeowners from a host of bloom problems associated with poor calm air quality, including eye irritation, allergies, headaches and respiratory problems such as asthma.
In addition, the Pacific Northwest will acceptable EEBA aback if it hosts the 28th anniversary Excellence in Building Conference and Expo October 12-14, 2010, in Portland.
“EEBA and its civic stakeholders in new architecture accept articular the Pacific Northwest as the nation’s baton in ecology above and activity ability for residential new construction,” said Kathleen Guidera, EEBA Executive Director.
“They see this arena as the absolute accomplice for applying complete building-science attempt in new construction, and we can serve as an archetype for added regions of how to body environmentally amenable homes that bear above comfort, air above and activity ability to home buyers, while accouterment builders with a alleyway for amalgam high-performance homes that abate their accountability and access their profit.”
“In accession to the advance in appeal for above architecture science apprenticeship and information,” said EEBA Marketing Director Karen Thull, “we are aswell seeing added absorption from media and homeowners gluttonous to apprentice how to participate in the next bearing of responsible, able homes and communities.”
About EEBA
The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) is a non-profit alignment aimed at accouterment apprenticeship and assets to transform the residential design, development, architecture and adjustment industries to profitably bear activity able and environmentally amenable barrio and communities. For over 28 years, EEBA has complete a acclaimed foundation as the arch ability for advice and apprenticeship for acceptable building. EEBA Educational and Training Resources include: HOUSES THAT WORK SESSIONS | EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING CONFERENCE & EXPO | GREENBUILDER COLLEGE | SMART TOOLS BOOKSTORE. For added information, appointment www.eeba.org or alarm 952.881.1098.
About EPA’s Indoor airPLUS
EPA’s Indoor airPLUS helps builders accommodated the growing chump alternative for homes with bigger calm air quality. Construction blueprint cover the accurate alternative of and accession of damp ascendancy systems; heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems; combustion-venting systems; radon-resistant construction; and low-emitting architecture materials. For added information, appointment www.epa.gov/indoorairplus.
About Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
ENERGY STAR able homes in Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington are complete by home builders accommodating in the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which is adjourned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). NEEA is a non-profit association accurate by the Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, accessible allowances administrators, accompaniment governments, accessible absorption groups and activity ability industry representatives. These entities plan calm to accomplish affordable, energy-efficient articles and account accessible in the marketplace. In 2009, NEEA was awarded the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year accolade in allotment due to the accomplishing of the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program. For added advice apropos NEAA, appointment www.nwalliance.org. Consumers can apprentice added about ENERGY STAR able homes by visiting www.northwestENERGYSTAR.com or calling 1.800.539.9362.
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Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
517 sw 4TH Ave, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97214
northwestENERGYSTAR.com
p: 800.539.9362
Contacts:
Christie Perott
Marketing Manager,
Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
p: 800.539.9362x121
Shaun Hassel
Technical Lead,
Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
p: 503.477.0469
Karen Thull
Marketing Director,
EEBA
p: 952.345.8008
The two-day branch covers energy-efficient architecture capacity including calm air quality, blast and building-science best practices. The accident is sponsored by the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), Northwest ENERGY STAR, EPA’s Indoor airPLUS and Idaho Power.
New this year, the branch will analyze the latest green-building opportunity: Indoor airPLUS able homes, which abode added than 30 home architecture and architecture appearance to advice assure homeowners from a host of bloom problems associated with poor calm air quality, including eye irritation, allergies, headaches and respiratory problems such as asthma.
In addition, the Pacific Northwest will acceptable EEBA aback if it hosts the 28th anniversary Excellence in Building Conference and Expo October 12-14, 2010, in Portland.
“EEBA and its civic stakeholders in new architecture accept articular the Pacific Northwest as the nation’s baton in ecology above and activity ability for residential new construction,” said Kathleen Guidera, EEBA Executive Director.
“They see this arena as the absolute accomplice for applying complete building-science attempt in new construction, and we can serve as an archetype for added regions of how to body environmentally amenable homes that bear above comfort, air above and activity ability to home buyers, while accouterment builders with a alleyway for amalgam high-performance homes that abate their accountability and access their profit.”
“In accession to the advance in appeal for above architecture science apprenticeship and information,” said EEBA Marketing Director Karen Thull, “we are aswell seeing added absorption from media and homeowners gluttonous to apprentice how to participate in the next bearing of responsible, able homes and communities.”
About EEBA
The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) is a non-profit alignment aimed at accouterment apprenticeship and assets to transform the residential design, development, architecture and adjustment industries to profitably bear activity able and environmentally amenable barrio and communities. For over 28 years, EEBA has complete a acclaimed foundation as the arch ability for advice and apprenticeship for acceptable building. EEBA Educational and Training Resources include: HOUSES THAT WORK SESSIONS | EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING CONFERENCE & EXPO | GREENBUILDER COLLEGE | SMART TOOLS BOOKSTORE. For added information, appointment www.eeba.org or alarm 952.881.1098.
About EPA’s Indoor airPLUS
EPA’s Indoor airPLUS helps builders accommodated the growing chump alternative for homes with bigger calm air quality. Construction blueprint cover the accurate alternative of and accession of damp ascendancy systems; heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems; combustion-venting systems; radon-resistant construction; and low-emitting architecture materials. For added information, appointment www.epa.gov/indoorairplus.
About Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
ENERGY STAR able homes in Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington are complete by home builders accommodating in the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which is adjourned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). NEEA is a non-profit association accurate by the Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, accessible allowances administrators, accompaniment governments, accessible absorption groups and activity ability industry representatives. These entities plan calm to accomplish affordable, energy-efficient articles and account accessible in the marketplace. In 2009, NEEA was awarded the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year accolade in allotment due to the accomplishing of the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program. For added advice apropos NEAA, appointment www.nwalliance.org. Consumers can apprentice added about ENERGY STAR able homes by visiting www.northwestENERGYSTAR.com or calling 1.800.539.9362.
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Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
517 sw 4TH Ave, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97214
northwestENERGYSTAR.com
p: 800.539.9362
Contacts:
Christie Perott
Marketing Manager,
Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
p: 800.539.9362x121
Shaun Hassel
Technical Lead,
Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
p: 503.477.0469
Karen Thull
Marketing Director,
EEBA
p: 952.345.8008
Northwest ENERGY STAR - Capitol Homes Wins Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Idaho Builder of the Year Award
Store this angel in big sizePORTLAND, Ore. — APRIL 10, 2008 — The additional anniversary Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes accolade winners accept been appear acquainted industry leaders in the high-performance architecture industry throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Awards were accepted to outstanding ally who accept helped authorize a cogent attendance for ENERGY STAR able new homes aural the Pacific Northwest.
Capitol Building Company, Eagle, Idaho won the accolade for Idaho Builder of the Year. “Capitol has been committed to architecture top achievement homes for years because we acquainted it was the appropriate affair to do for our barter and for our planet. It’s simple to see how important this charge is if you accede that our company’s activity ability action resulted in an all-embracing accumulation to our audience endure year according to burying 14.5 acreage of copse or eliminating the emissions from 101 vehicles. This is just the beginning!” said Tyler Gilman, Director of Sales and Marketing, Capitol Building Company.
During 2007 Capitol Building Company complete 38 ENERGY STAR-certified homes aural the cities of Boise, Eagle, Meridian and Star. As associates of the 100% Idaho ENERGY STAR Partnership group, they abutment added committed ENERGY STAR builders by administration account and acknowledging high-performance architecture at a bounded level. “Capitol Building Company has approved a arresting akin of charge to our program,” said David Hetherington, Program Manager for Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes. “We are admiring to account Capitol Building Company for all their efforts in authoritative the Pacific Northwest a archetypal for top achievement home building.”
Additional awards were accustomed to:
Regional Home Builder of the Year: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Regional Development of the Year: McCall Development, Billings , MT
Regional Verifier of the Year: O’Brien & Company, Seattle , WA
Washington Large Home Builder: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Washington Small Home Builder: Scott Homes, Inc., Olympia , WA
Oregon Large Home Builder: Palmer Homes , Bend , OR
Oregon Small Home Builder: Vision Homes, Inc., Medford , OR
Montana Builder of the Year: Kingdom Builders, Missoula , MT
In 2007, 2,658 Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes were complete in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. ENERGY STAR able homes bear the appearance today’s home buyers are analytic for, with the added allowances of comfort, activity and amount accumulation — all by employing a aggregate of energy-efficient architecture practices and high-efficiency equipment. This access in activity ability lowers homeowners’ activity bills, as they save on heating and cooling costs, lighting, and accustomed use of above accessories like dishwashers. About 25 percent of all U.S. carbon emissions appear from homes, so authoritative homes added activity able is an important footfall in abbreviation the emissions that accord to all-around warming.
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Contact:
Christie Perrott, Marketing Manager
Northwest ENERGY STAR®
517 SW 4th Ave, Ste 400
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503.488.5729
Facsimile: 503.914.6796
cperrott@northwestenergystar.com
www.northwestENERGYSTAR.com
About Capitol Building Company
Capitol Building Co. is amid in Eagle, ID with communities in Boise, Eagle, Meridian and Star. For added information, amuse visit. www.capitolbuidingco.com
About ENERGY STAR and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
ENERGY STAR was alien by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a autonomous labeling affairs advised to analyze and advance energy-efficient articles in adjustment to abate greenhouse gas emissions. Today, the ENERGY STAR affairs is a collective affiliation amid EPA and Department of Energy, and delivers the abstruse advice and accoutrement that organizations and consumers charge to accept energy-efficient solutions. For a complete account of ENERGY STAR able products, retailers, manufacturers and activity accumulation information, alarm 1-888-373-2283 or log onto: www.energystar.gov.
ENERGY STAR able homes are complete by home builders accommodating in the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which is adjourned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). NEEA is a non-profit association accurate by the Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, accessible allowances administrators, accompaniment governments, accessible absorption groups and activity ability industry representatives. These entities plan calm to accomplish affordable, energy-efficient articles and account accessible in the marketplace. For added advice apropos NEAA, visit: www.nwalliance.org. Consumers can apprentice added about ENERGY STAR able homes by visiting www.NorthwestENERGYSTAR.com or calling 1-888-373-2283.
In Idaho, the ENERGY STAR Homes affairs is accurate by Idaho Power. Idaho Power is complex in the generation, purchase, transmission, administration and auction of electric activity in a 24,000 aboveboard mile across in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon with an estimated citizenry of 943,000. Idaho Power holds franchises in 72 cities in Idaho and 10 cities in Oregon and holds certificates from the corresponding accessible account authoritative authorities to serve all or a allocation of 28 counties in Idaho and three counties in eastern Oregon. As of Dec. 31, 2006, Idaho Power supplied electric activity to 471,779 accepted business barter and had 1,927 full-time employees. For added information, visit: www.idahopower.com
Capitol Building Company, Eagle, Idaho won the accolade for Idaho Builder of the Year. “Capitol has been committed to architecture top achievement homes for years because we acquainted it was the appropriate affair to do for our barter and for our planet. It’s simple to see how important this charge is if you accede that our company’s activity ability action resulted in an all-embracing accumulation to our audience endure year according to burying 14.5 acreage of copse or eliminating the emissions from 101 vehicles. This is just the beginning!” said Tyler Gilman, Director of Sales and Marketing, Capitol Building Company.
During 2007 Capitol Building Company complete 38 ENERGY STAR-certified homes aural the cities of Boise, Eagle, Meridian and Star. As associates of the 100% Idaho ENERGY STAR Partnership group, they abutment added committed ENERGY STAR builders by administration account and acknowledging high-performance architecture at a bounded level. “Capitol Building Company has approved a arresting akin of charge to our program,” said David Hetherington, Program Manager for Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes. “We are admiring to account Capitol Building Company for all their efforts in authoritative the Pacific Northwest a archetypal for top achievement home building.”
Additional awards were accustomed to:
Regional Home Builder of the Year: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Regional Development of the Year: McCall Development, Billings , MT
Regional Verifier of the Year: O’Brien & Company, Seattle , WA
Washington Large Home Builder: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Washington Small Home Builder: Scott Homes, Inc., Olympia , WA
Oregon Large Home Builder: Palmer Homes , Bend , OR
Oregon Small Home Builder: Vision Homes, Inc., Medford , OR
Montana Builder of the Year: Kingdom Builders, Missoula , MT
In 2007, 2,658 Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes were complete in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. ENERGY STAR able homes bear the appearance today’s home buyers are analytic for, with the added allowances of comfort, activity and amount accumulation — all by employing a aggregate of energy-efficient architecture practices and high-efficiency equipment. This access in activity ability lowers homeowners’ activity bills, as they save on heating and cooling costs, lighting, and accustomed use of above accessories like dishwashers. About 25 percent of all U.S. carbon emissions appear from homes, so authoritative homes added activity able is an important footfall in abbreviation the emissions that accord to all-around warming.
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Contact:
Christie Perrott, Marketing Manager
Northwest ENERGY STAR®
517 SW 4th Ave, Ste 400
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503.488.5729
Facsimile: 503.914.6796
cperrott@northwestenergystar.com
www.northwestENERGYSTAR.com
About Capitol Building Company
Capitol Building Co. is amid in Eagle, ID with communities in Boise, Eagle, Meridian and Star. For added information, amuse visit. www.capitolbuidingco.com
About ENERGY STAR and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
ENERGY STAR was alien by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a autonomous labeling affairs advised to analyze and advance energy-efficient articles in adjustment to abate greenhouse gas emissions. Today, the ENERGY STAR affairs is a collective affiliation amid EPA and Department of Energy, and delivers the abstruse advice and accoutrement that organizations and consumers charge to accept energy-efficient solutions. For a complete account of ENERGY STAR able products, retailers, manufacturers and activity accumulation information, alarm 1-888-373-2283 or log onto: www.energystar.gov.
ENERGY STAR able homes are complete by home builders accommodating in the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which is adjourned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). NEEA is a non-profit association accurate by the Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, accessible allowances administrators, accompaniment governments, accessible absorption groups and activity ability industry representatives. These entities plan calm to accomplish affordable, energy-efficient articles and account accessible in the marketplace. For added advice apropos NEAA, visit: www.nwalliance.org. Consumers can apprentice added about ENERGY STAR able homes by visiting www.NorthwestENERGYSTAR.com or calling 1-888-373-2283.
In Idaho, the ENERGY STAR Homes affairs is accurate by Idaho Power. Idaho Power is complex in the generation, purchase, transmission, administration and auction of electric activity in a 24,000 aboveboard mile across in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon with an estimated citizenry of 943,000. Idaho Power holds franchises in 72 cities in Idaho and 10 cities in Oregon and holds certificates from the corresponding accessible account authoritative authorities to serve all or a allocation of 28 counties in Idaho and three counties in eastern Oregon. As of Dec. 31, 2006, Idaho Power supplied electric activity to 471,779 accepted business barter and had 1,927 full-time employees. For added information, visit: www.idahopower.com
Northwest ENERGY STAR - Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Program recognizes industry leaders
Palmer Homes, Vision Homes accept Oregon award
PORTLAND, OR. — APRIL 10, 2008 — The additional anniversary Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes accolade winners accept been appear acquainted industry leaders in the high-performance architecture industry throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Awards were accepted to outstanding ally who accept helped authorize a cogent attendance for ENERGY STAR able new homes aural the Pacific Northwest.
Palmer Homes, Bend, Ore, accustomed the accolade for Oregon Large Builder of the Year. During 2007, Palmer Homes complete 71 ENERGY STAR certified homes throughout Central Oregon. ““Philosophically, we accept blooming architecture is actual important. We are committed to the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, not alone because it saves activity and our buyers’ money, but we anticipate it is the appropriate affair to do for our planet.” said Vern Palmer, CEO, Palmer Homes.
Vision Homes, Medford, Ore, was awarded Oregon Small Builder of the Year. With a mission to architecture and assemble activity able homes of the accomplished quality, Vision Homes has helped avant-garde blooming architecture throughout Southern Oregon.
“We acclaim all of our builders who accept helped accomplish the Pacific Northwest a archetypal for high-performance home building,” said David Hetherington, Program Manager for the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Program.
Additional awards were accustomed to:
Regional Home Builder of the Year: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Regional Development of the Year: McCall Development, Billings , MT
Regional Verifier of the Year: O’Brien & Company, Seattle , WA
Washington Large Home Builder: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Washington Small Home Builder: Scott Homes, Inc., Olympia , WA
Montana Builder of the Year: Kingdom Builders, Missoula , MT
Idaho Builder of the Year: Capitol Building Company, Eagle, ID
In 2007, 2,658 Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes were complete in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. ENERGY STAR able homes bear the appearance today’s home buyers are analytic for, with the added allowances of comfort, activity and amount accumulation — all by employing a aggregate of energy-efficient architecture practices and high-efficiency equipment. This access in activity ability lowers homeowners’ activity bills, as they save on heating and cooling costs, lighting, and accustomed use of above accessories like dishwashers. About 25 percent of all U.S. carbon emissions appear from homes, so authoritative homes added activity able is an important footfall in abbreviation the emissions that accord to all-around warming.
Contact:
Christie Perrott, Marketing Manager
Northwest ENERGY STAR®
517 SW 4th Ave, Ste 400
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503.488.5729
Facsimile: 503.914.6796
cperrott@northwestenergystar.com
www.northwestENERGYSTAR.com
About Palmer Homes
Palmer Homes is amid in Bend, OR with communities throughout the Bend, area. For added information, appointment www.palmerhomes.com
About Vision Homes
Visions Homes is amid in Medford, OR with homes in Central Point and Medford, Oregon. For added information, appointment www.visionhomesinc.net
About ENERGY STAR and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
ENERGY STAR was alien by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a autonomous labeling affairs advised to analyze and advance energy-efficient articles in adjustment to abate greenhouse gas emissions. Today, the ENERGY STAR affairs is a collective affiliation amid EPA and Department of Energy and delivers the abstruse advice and accoutrement that organizations and consumers charge to accept energy-efficient solutions. For a complete account of ENERGY STAR able products, retailers, manufacturers and activity accumulation information, alarm 1-888-373-2283 or log onto: www.energystar.gov.
ENERGY STAR able homes are complete by home builders accommodating in the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which is adjourned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit association accurate by the Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, accessible allowances administrators, accompaniment governments, accessible absorption groups and activity ability industry representatives. These entities plan calm to accomplish affordable, energy-efficient articles and account accessible in the marketplace. For added advice apropos NEAA, visit: www.nwalliance.org. Consumers can apprentice added about ENERGY STAR able homes by visiting www.NorthwestENERGYSTAR.com or calling 1-888-373-2283.
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PORTLAND, OR. — APRIL 10, 2008 — The additional anniversary Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes accolade winners accept been appear acquainted industry leaders in the high-performance architecture industry throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Awards were accepted to outstanding ally who accept helped authorize a cogent attendance for ENERGY STAR able new homes aural the Pacific Northwest.
Palmer Homes, Bend, Ore, accustomed the accolade for Oregon Large Builder of the Year. During 2007, Palmer Homes complete 71 ENERGY STAR certified homes throughout Central Oregon. ““Philosophically, we accept blooming architecture is actual important. We are committed to the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, not alone because it saves activity and our buyers’ money, but we anticipate it is the appropriate affair to do for our planet.” said Vern Palmer, CEO, Palmer Homes.
Vision Homes, Medford, Ore, was awarded Oregon Small Builder of the Year. With a mission to architecture and assemble activity able homes of the accomplished quality, Vision Homes has helped avant-garde blooming architecture throughout Southern Oregon.
“We acclaim all of our builders who accept helped accomplish the Pacific Northwest a archetypal for high-performance home building,” said David Hetherington, Program Manager for the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Program.
Additional awards were accustomed to:
Regional Home Builder of the Year: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Regional Development of the Year: McCall Development, Billings , MT
Regional Verifier of the Year: O’Brien & Company, Seattle , WA
Washington Large Home Builder: New Tradition Homes, Vancouver , WA
Washington Small Home Builder: Scott Homes, Inc., Olympia , WA
Montana Builder of the Year: Kingdom Builders, Missoula , MT
Idaho Builder of the Year: Capitol Building Company, Eagle, ID
In 2007, 2,658 Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes were complete in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. ENERGY STAR able homes bear the appearance today’s home buyers are analytic for, with the added allowances of comfort, activity and amount accumulation — all by employing a aggregate of energy-efficient architecture practices and high-efficiency equipment. This access in activity ability lowers homeowners’ activity bills, as they save on heating and cooling costs, lighting, and accustomed use of above accessories like dishwashers. About 25 percent of all U.S. carbon emissions appear from homes, so authoritative homes added activity able is an important footfall in abbreviation the emissions that accord to all-around warming.
Contact:
Christie Perrott, Marketing Manager
Northwest ENERGY STAR®
517 SW 4th Ave, Ste 400
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503.488.5729
Facsimile: 503.914.6796
cperrott@northwestenergystar.com
www.northwestENERGYSTAR.com
About Palmer Homes
Palmer Homes is amid in Bend, OR with communities throughout the Bend, area. For added information, appointment www.palmerhomes.com
About Vision Homes
Visions Homes is amid in Medford, OR with homes in Central Point and Medford, Oregon. For added information, appointment www.visionhomesinc.net
About ENERGY STAR and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
ENERGY STAR was alien by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a autonomous labeling affairs advised to analyze and advance energy-efficient articles in adjustment to abate greenhouse gas emissions. Today, the ENERGY STAR affairs is a collective affiliation amid EPA and Department of Energy and delivers the abstruse advice and accoutrement that organizations and consumers charge to accept energy-efficient solutions. For a complete account of ENERGY STAR able products, retailers, manufacturers and activity accumulation information, alarm 1-888-373-2283 or log onto: www.energystar.gov.
ENERGY STAR able homes are complete by home builders accommodating in the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which is adjourned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit association accurate by the Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, accessible allowances administrators, accompaniment governments, accessible absorption groups and activity ability industry representatives. These entities plan calm to accomplish affordable, energy-efficient articles and account accessible in the marketplace. For added advice apropos NEAA, visit: www.nwalliance.org. Consumers can apprentice added about ENERGY STAR able homes by visiting www.NorthwestENERGYSTAR.com or calling 1-888-373-2283.
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STAR India - MOHIT ANAND APPOINTED HEAD OF CHANNEL [V] INDIA
STAR India appear the adjustment of Mohit Anand as the Head of Channel [V]. In his new role, Anand is tasked with authoritative Channel [V] the television ball best for the adolescence of this country.
On demography up this new challenge, Mohit Anand said, “I am aflame about the new challenges that the industry presents. Having spent a ample aggregate of time in compassionate the beginning adolescence bazaar in the country, I am assured that Channel [V] has all the elements traveling for it to appear as the music approach of best a allotment of its ambition audience. So, watch this amplitude for some agitative times at Channel [V]!!”
Prior to abutting Channel [V], Mohit Anand was Country Manager of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, amenable for managing Microsoft’s retail relationships as able-bodied as media and ball accomplice relationships in India. Anand was amenable for the barrage of Xbox 360 in India, wherein he conceived and planned the access strategy, complete the business archetypal and accomplished the launch. Xbox 360 in a abbreviate amount of 10 months was voted the “Most Desirable Brand” and the “Most Innovative Brand” for the year 2006-2007.
Anand was featured as one of the top 50 adolescent business leaders of India in the March 2007 affair of Business India.
Mamoni Doley
Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
5th Floor, Dr. Gopal Das Bhawan,
28, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110001.
Tel:011-42393500, Fax:011-23704070
Mob: +91 9958291267
About STAR
STAR is a arch media and ball aggregation in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television casework in nine languages to added than 300 actor admirers above 53 Asian countries. STAR channels awning all genres including accepted ball (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and account and accepted address (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and aswell owns the world's better abreast Chinese blur library, with added than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In affiliation with arch companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, earthbound TV broadcasting, wireless and agenda services. STAR is a wholly endemic accessory of News Corporation. www.startv.com
On demography up this new challenge, Mohit Anand said, “I am aflame about the new challenges that the industry presents. Having spent a ample aggregate of time in compassionate the beginning adolescence bazaar in the country, I am assured that Channel [V] has all the elements traveling for it to appear as the music approach of best a allotment of its ambition audience. So, watch this amplitude for some agitative times at Channel [V]!!”
Prior to abutting Channel [V], Mohit Anand was Country Manager of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, amenable for managing Microsoft’s retail relationships as able-bodied as media and ball accomplice relationships in India. Anand was amenable for the barrage of Xbox 360 in India, wherein he conceived and planned the access strategy, complete the business archetypal and accomplished the launch. Xbox 360 in a abbreviate amount of 10 months was voted the “Most Desirable Brand” and the “Most Innovative Brand” for the year 2006-2007.
Anand was featured as one of the top 50 adolescent business leaders of India in the March 2007 affair of Business India.
Mamoni Doley
Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
5th Floor, Dr. Gopal Das Bhawan,
28, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110001.
Tel:011-42393500, Fax:011-23704070
Mob: +91 9958291267
About STAR
STAR is a arch media and ball aggregation in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television casework in nine languages to added than 300 actor admirers above 53 Asian countries. STAR channels awning all genres including accepted ball (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and account and accepted address (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and aswell owns the world's better abreast Chinese blur library, with added than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In affiliation with arch companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, earthbound TV broadcasting, wireless and agenda services. STAR is a wholly endemic accessory of News Corporation. www.startv.com
Five Star Executives - Five Star Executives Celebrates Six Years Of Virtual Assistance
Five Star Executives, a basic abetment company, will be adulatory their 6th celebration this month. Five Star Executives began as, A Virtual Solution in September 2002, if buyer Crystal Redhead-Gould arranged her accoutrements and said goodbye to the accumulated world.
Since then, the aggregation has developed from backbone to backbone and continues to beat the projected targets anniversary year.
Sharing her thoughts on the eve of the company’s anniversary, Crystal Redhead-Gould reflects, “It took a bound of acceptance to alpha this business. I knew that I could do it but abrogation the aegis of a account assets abaft is consistently scary. In the end, harder plan and assurance paid off. The best affair is that seeing the success of Five Star Executives accept accustomed me the adventuresomeness to adventure into added projects. Thankfully, those paid off too!” She adds, “Seriously though, I could not accept fabricated it after the abutment of accompany and family, who assuredly came on axle with my vision, and abnormally not after the connected abutment from my loyal clients.”
Five Star Executives now boasts an accustomed portfolio of audience including a arch fast aliment chain, a above amateur in the adopted hosting business, a acclaimed law close and a aliment assurance consultancy with locations throughout Europe and the Caribbean to name a few.
Five Star Executives, action applicant a abounding rang of casework geared against convalescent afterimage and all-embracing efficiency.
Looking ahead, Crystal Redhead-Gould said: “The accomplished six years accept been bigger than I accept anytime absurd but the best is yet to come. We accept been affected to accredit new business out but in the accessible months we will be focused on accretion our aggregation to accommodated the growing appeal for our services.”
The aggregation at Five Star Executives has affairs to bless this anniversary by hosting a few giveaways. For added advice appointment them online at www.fivestarexecutives.com.
Five Star Executives is a basic abettor aggregation that advice businesses advance afterimage and efficiency.
Five Star Executives
52-2 Taylor Street Radix Village Mayaro,
Trinidad W.I.
Contact: Crystal Redhead-Gould
Phone: (868) 750-9139 or (868) 630-1005
Email: crystal@caribbeanassist.com
URL: www.caribbeanassist.com
Since then, the aggregation has developed from backbone to backbone and continues to beat the projected targets anniversary year.
Sharing her thoughts on the eve of the company’s anniversary, Crystal Redhead-Gould reflects, “It took a bound of acceptance to alpha this business. I knew that I could do it but abrogation the aegis of a account assets abaft is consistently scary. In the end, harder plan and assurance paid off. The best affair is that seeing the success of Five Star Executives accept accustomed me the adventuresomeness to adventure into added projects. Thankfully, those paid off too!” She adds, “Seriously though, I could not accept fabricated it after the abutment of accompany and family, who assuredly came on axle with my vision, and abnormally not after the connected abutment from my loyal clients.”
Five Star Executives now boasts an accustomed portfolio of audience including a arch fast aliment chain, a above amateur in the adopted hosting business, a acclaimed law close and a aliment assurance consultancy with locations throughout Europe and the Caribbean to name a few.
Five Star Executives, action applicant a abounding rang of casework geared against convalescent afterimage and all-embracing efficiency.
Looking ahead, Crystal Redhead-Gould said: “The accomplished six years accept been bigger than I accept anytime absurd but the best is yet to come. We accept been affected to accredit new business out but in the accessible months we will be focused on accretion our aggregation to accommodated the growing appeal for our services.”
The aggregation at Five Star Executives has affairs to bless this anniversary by hosting a few giveaways. For added advice appointment them online at www.fivestarexecutives.com.
Five Star Executives is a basic abettor aggregation that advice businesses advance afterimage and efficiency.
Five Star Executives
52-2 Taylor Street Radix Village Mayaro,
Trinidad W.I.
Contact: Crystal Redhead-Gould
Phone: (868) 750-9139 or (868) 630-1005
Email: crystal@caribbeanassist.com
URL: www.caribbeanassist.com
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