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Online Corporate Training Leader RedVector to Showcase Premier AEC Online Education Solutions at ACEC in Boca Raton

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Tampa, FL (PRWEB) October 09, 2012

RedVector.com, the leader in corporate training solutions and online continuing education for the architecture, engineering and construction industry, will be exhibiting at the ACEC Fall Conference this October 14-17 at the Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton, Florida. The popular event brings together many leaders in the engineering community.

RedVector will be located at Booth 14 inside the Boca Raton Resort, where visitors can preview what the eLearning company has to offer. RedVectors innovative AEC Learning and Performance Engine incorporates the latest eLearning technology with convenient 24/7 access, full reporting and live client support available seven days a week. In addition, the company boasts the industrys largest online CE & PDH library featuring more than 1,100 interactive and highly engaging courses

The ACEC Fall Conference is a great opportunity to show off what RedVector has been working on this year, including our brand new iPad

WSO2 Publishes Technical Guide on Using WSO2 API Manager to Address the Entire API Lifecycle

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Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) November 13, 2012

Increasingly, managed APIs are at the forefront of enterprise business strategy as a means of extending information and processes to customers, partners and other groups within the organization. Many traditional service-oriented architecture (SOA) and integration platforms provide some level of API management functionality, but IT organizations still have to add third-party products to implement a complete solution. WSO2 has published a new technical white paper that examines how the WSO2 API Manager addresses enterprises API management demands with a complete offering that includes a portal, gateway, key issuing and validation, analytics, and monitoring.

The new WSO2 white paper, WSO2 and API Management A Technical Evaluation Guide, is designed for developers, architects, and systems administrators, who wish to learn more about APIs that are advertised and available, secure, managed, monitored and monetized. It provides a technical introduction to WSO2 API Manager and additional components of the award-winning WSO2 Carbon middleware platform, examining how key features and core capabilities address the entire API lifecycle. Additionally, the paper highlights how WSO2s API management functionality is based on proven technology that is powering Fortune 500 companies. To download the paper, visit: http://wso2.com/whitepapers/wso2-and-api-management-a-technical-evaluation-guide.

For additional insights into API creation and management best practices, WSO2 has launched the Practical Guide to API Management webinar series. The free sessions are in progress now through December 5, 2012. To learn more and sign up, visit http://wso2.com/landing/practical-guide-to-api-management-webinar-series.

About WSO2

WSO2 is the lean enterprise middleware company. It delivers the only complete open source enterprise SOA middleware stack purpose-built as an integrated platform to support todays heterogeneous enterprise environmentsinternally and in the cloud. WSO2s service and support team is led by technical experts who have proven success in deploying enterprise SOAs and contribute to the technology standards that enable them. For more information, visit http://wso2.com, or check out the WSO2 community on the WSO2 Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and FriendFeed.

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Live Work Loft Launches New Brand, Website

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 13, 2012

Live Work Loft, a Los Angeles-based development, property management and creative community organizer, recently re-envisioned their brand to better engage a growing population of Generation Y tenants, a move designed to align with their current, art-conscious positioning within the Los Angeles marketplace.

For a company focused on repurposing dated warehouses or industrial buildings to create hip, urban spaces to work and live, a fresh web presence and image was a logical next step, suggests Leasing Coordinator Amie Childers. Like a lot of the country, theres a strong push here in LA for young professionals to move back into the city limits, says Childers. So we wanted to make sure our brand reflected the modern, urban vibe inherent in all our creative live/work spaces.

And since Gen Y already conducts so much business online, we knew it was important for our website to reflect the unique character of our company as well as our live/work and retail properties.”

To best capture the attention of working Millennials, Live Work Loft turned to Los Angeles branding and marketing agency, HypeLife Brands, a leading force in the effort to help brands engage the youth market. According to Curt Cuscino, Principal of HypeLife Brands, Live Work Loft already had many of the pieces needed for a successful rebranding; the trick was simply putting it all together.

If youve lived in LA or are thinking of moving to LA, youve probably seen or heard about Live Work Lofts spaces, says Cuscino. Theyre killer creative spaces that would appeal to any Gen Yer looking to live or work in the city.

Our goal was to simply create a brand that leveraged and capitalized on what Live Work Loft had already built literally.

Live Work Lofts new website is now live, and upon first glance, is distinguished by a strong focus on social networking, an aspect that was key for their brand moving forward, indicates Childers. We knew we wanted to be a brand that was easy to talk to and get ahold of, beyond just the tenant/leasing agent relationship, says Childers. HypeLife was really helpful in creating so many avenues for us to interact with the Gen Y community here in LA, as well as creating an impetus for them to engage us.

The whole process has been a great experience, continues Childers, Were on the streets, were on the web were really excited about the future of the Live Work Loft brand.

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About Live Work Loft

Live Work Loft is the premier development, property management and creative community organizer in the greater Los Angeles area. The Live Work Loft team is responsible for restoring and converting many old and outdated buildings into desirable raw and architecturally urban live/work spaces, and collectively represents over $ 50,000,000 in renovations in the greater Los Angeles area. Live Work Loft can be found at http://www.liveworkloft.net/.







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Chef Kevin Gillespie and ai3 to Push Dinings Boundaries with Gunshow

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Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) November 08, 2012

Chef Kevin Gillespie and ai3, Inc. have announced a creative partnership to create the chefs next venture. Gunshow will challenge every notion of the traditional dining experience, starting with a format-free menu and an evolving design that strips away the show and formality associated with fine cuisine.

Gunshow is a result of Gillespies desire to approach fine dining from a different angle, while giving an honest nod to his Southern upbringing. In every aspect, the team will create an experience that doesnt exist anywhere else, and one that will change as the experiment dictates.

What happens when the vision is a moving target? When there are no benchmarks for the goal? This is the opportunity and challenge that Kevin has given us, said Lucy Aiken-Johnson, ASID, partner at ai3.

Gillespie, author of Fire in My Belly and Fan Favorite on Bravo’s Top Chef Season Six, comments: “We are building a place that challenges a lot of the traditional restaurant design values and requires out-of-the-box thinking. I needed designers and architects who could share my vision. ai3 was the obvious, and only, choice for me. I have always respected their design ideas and I couldn’t think of anyone else who was up to the challenge to work on something like this.”

Gunshow will open in March 2013 in Glenwood Park. To follow the restaurants progress and receive regular updates, please visit http://www.chefkevingillespie.com and sign up for Gillespies email newsletter at https://www.facebook.com/ChefKevinGillespie or follow him at @topchefkevin. ai3 will also provide regular and insightful updates on its design blog at http://ai3inc.blogspot.com/.

About Chef Kevin Gillespie

Chef Kevin Gillespie’s true passion lies in incorporating fresh, organic and sustainable ingredients in all of his dishes. After graduating with honors from the Art Institute of Atlanta, the Georgia native worked in top restaurants in Atlanta and Oregon, becoming executive chef of Woodfire Grill in 2008. Gillespie was one of the final three cheftestants on the sixth season of Bravos Top Chef, and was voted fan favorite. He has been named a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundations Rising Star Chef of the Year award for three consecutive years, nominated for Food & Wines Peoples Best New Chef and named Forbes 30 Under 30 for his outstanding accomplishments in the restaurant industry. As a rising young culinary star who was bringing more than just good food to the table, Gillespie was named one of Mother Nature Networks top 40 Chefs Under 40 in November 2009 for linking farms to forks and promoting better health for people and the planet. In February of 2010, he was honored as one of Gayot.coms Top Five Rising Chefs. In October 2012, Gillespie released his debut cookbook Fire in My Belly and is currently working on a follow-up book. He is a member of Slow Food Atlanta, Southern Foodways Alliance, Chefs Collaborative, Georgia Organics and the Society for the Preservation of Traditional Southern Barbecue. For more information, please visit http://www.chefkevingillespie.com.

About ai3, Inc.

ai3s multi-disciplinary design services reveal the stories that give meaning and value to design. Through the exchange of ideas and thoughtful client dialogue, ai3 creates energetic, compelling designs across a wide spectrum of industries and geographies. To learn more about ai3s architecture, interior and product design services, please visit http://www.ai3online.com.







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Academy of Art University Embraces aecKnowledge Curricula

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 06, 2012

aecKnowledge, a leading provider of advanced online continuing education (CE) for architects, engineers and construction professionals, announces that Academy of Art University’s School of Architecture, one of only 95 Master of Architecture programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board, has utilized their online continuing education curricula.

The San Francisco university will incorporate two coursesMarketing & Business Development and Essentials and Financial Management: Beyond Intuitioninto the syllabus of Architectural Professional Practices, a course in the School of Architectures Master degree program taught by Elizabeth Tippin, Esq., LEED AP, AIA/Allied Member, who is also outside general counsel to several architectural firms.

 

aecKnowledge is a great resource that I regularly use in my class. Both the continuing education curricula and kTalks provide excellent speakers and current substantive information critical to graduate architecture students, stated Elizabeth Tippin, Esq., LEED AP. “My students commented that both the experience of the speakers and the quality of the program provide critical foundational information. As the professor, the additional benefit of having a quiz at the end demonstrates that the students have understood the content of the course. aecKnowledge is an incredible resource for me to create a dynamic classroom experience.

 

According to Michael Strogoff, FAIA, Founder & President, aecKnowledge, As part of our effort to offer knowledge and insights gained through years of practice to students in professional programs, we are thrilled that AAU has embraced our online learning. AAUs graduate students are an important constituent in our mission to change the way members of the architecture, engineering and construction community collaborate with and learn from one another.

 

aecKnowledge’s online courses are approved for continuing education units by AIA/CES and/or GBCI. The courses are also accepted by many states to fulfill mandatory CE requirements for ongoing licensure. Additional materials, including free course previews, written transcripts, course descriptions, learning objectives and presenter biographies are also available. Special group rates are available to firms and professional organizations.

 

About aecKnowledge

 

aecKnowledge, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an established web-based, peer-reviewed knowledge sharing platform for the AEC industries. aecKnowledge enables members of the architecture, engineering, construction and land use planning industries to share unbiased knowledge and to leverage their collective intellectual capital. With a mission to transform how design and construction professionals throughout the AEC industries collaborate with and learn from each other, aecKnowledge targets the more than 6 million professionals and tradespeople across the fragmented AEC industry, and provides a venue for allied professionals and knowledge providers to strengthen their presence among a large and engaged audience. Visit http://www.aecKnowledge.com for more information.

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BobCAD-CAM Manufacturers of The Future Program Provides Powerful & Affordable CAD/CAM CNC Software to Students, Teachers & Schools

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Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) November 06, 2012

BobCAD-CAM, the world leader in powerful and affordable CAD/CAM software, recently noticed a high demand for more accessible CAD/CAM software programs in schools. The company launched a new program, Manufacturers of the Future, to answer this demand and provide teachers and students with the latest in design machining software technology at costs that can easily fit into their budgets.

The new program offers advanced CAD/CAM licenses for classrooms, or labs that need multiple stations, at a reduced cost. The teachers are provided with training products, such as instructional videos, and are given technical support to ensure they are successful in developing curriculums and teaching CAD/CAM.

The program was designed to prepare students to enter the manufacturing workforce readily equipped with the necessary design knowledge as well as the actual software required for machining.

Through Manufacturers of the Future, BobCAD-CAM has worked with schools such as Vincennes University, Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design, Cleveland Industrial Training Center, Waukee High School, and University of Michigan Medical Innovation Center.

BobCAD-CAM sponsored Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts with a $ 53,000 CAD/CAM software grant so that the high school industrial engineering program could have the required technology for their students to excel in their labs.

At this years Indiana Statewide Machine Trades Contest for high school students, BobCAD-CAM awarded software to the first, second, and third place CNC Division winners, as well as the first place Advanced Division winner.

Most recently, BobCAD-CAM sponsored a Canadian student team, Blazing Arrow, in the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge. The team was provided with software and grant money to design, create, and race their own model car against other schools in the challenge. The team took home the 2012 Canadian F1 in Schools Championship, the Fastest Car Award, the Best Collaboration Team Award, and the Best Marketing Award. BobCAD-CAM also provided the team with travel funds to attend the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge World Finals in Abu Dhabi, where they came in a very close second for fastest car.

For more information on the BobCAD-CAM Manufacturers of The Future Program, please contact the Educational Director, Kevin Hughes, at 866-408-3226 ext 168 or visit the website at http://www.bobcad.com/industries/education.







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Sarasota County Commission Recognizes Sweet-Sparkman Architects and Ringling College Students for ‘ORIGINS’ Exhibit at 2012 Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy

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Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) September 25, 2012

Sarasota County Commission today recognized Sweet-Sparkman architects and Ringling College of Art and Design students for the ‘ORIGINS’ exhibit at 2012 Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy.

The pure quartz sands of Siesta Key Beach were on display last month at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, Italy, in an exhibit created by local architects Jerry Sparkman and Todd M. Sweet along with students, staff and alumni from the Ringling College of Art and Design. Sparkman and the team from Ringling were honored today with a certificate of recognition by the Sarasota County Commission at the start of the Sept. 25 meeting.

The conceptual exhibit, called Origins, features a sand waterfall that flows from the ceiling through a hand-cast glass vitrine in front of a 10 x 10 glass wall. The architects from the firm of Sweet Sparkman were invited to participate in the exhibition by Rene Reitmeyer, a Dutch artist and the curator for the exhibition. Reitmeyer was intrigued by Sparkmans Casey Key beach house design, which prompted him to offer the architect an invitation to present a conceptual proposal to the exhibitions selection committee in January.

Ringling College student team members honored today include Business of Art & Design 2012 graduate Mari Garman and 2012-2013 Trustee Scholar Agneta Ramoskaite; Fine Arts seniors Diana Lueken and Devon Keene; 2012-2013 Trustee Scholar for Student Life and Interior Design senior Dehne Sibbernsen; Motion Design sophomore Jason Beale and Photography & Digital Imaging sophomore Jackson Petty.

Siesta Keys sand is made of 99.9% pure quartz. It is one of the reasons Siesta Key Beach was named the 2011 Best Beach in America by Dr. Stephen Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach.

The exhibit received support from the Sarasota County Commission, Sarasota County Parks and Recreation, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Visit Sarasota County.

The ORIGINS exhibition is open to the public at the BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2012 until November 25, 2012 at the Palazzo Bembo, located at 4793 Riva del Carbon, 30124 Venice, Italy. More than 40,000 visitors are expected to tour the ORIGINS exhibit during its run.

About Sweet Sparkman

Sweet Sparkman Architects is a multi-disciplinary architecture and planning firm specializing in community oriented projects. Principals, Todd Sweet AIA, LEED and Jerry Sparkman, AIA NCARB bring a combined 40 years experience of architecture and planning, including large mixed-use projects, corporate building projects, public sector work, civic and community projects. Sweet Sparkman Architects received AIA awards and national and international design industry recognition for a wide range of projects including private residences, office retail complexes, fire stations, park pavilions, and even a barn/music studio. For more information visit http://www.sweetsparkman.com.

About Ringling College

Ringling College of Art and Design is a private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offering the Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 13 disciplines: Advertising Design, Computer Animation, Digital Film-making, Fine Arts, Game Art & Design, Graphic & Interactive Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, Motion Design, Painting, Photography & Digital Imaging, Printmaking, and Sculpture, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Business of Art & Design. Located in Sarasota on Floridas Gulf Coast, the picturesque 48-acre campus now includes more than 110 buildings, and enrolls 1,368 students from 42 states and 53 countries. It is recognized as being among the best and most innovative visual arts colleges in the United States as well as a leader in the use of technology in the arts. http://www.Ringling.edu

For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000, or visit http://www.scgov.net.







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The House Designers, Fypon

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Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) September 26, 2012

A recent press release by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) states that new home construction rose 2.3 percent nationally to an adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August. New figures released from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau confirm this increase was fueled entirely by gains in the single-family sector, where new construction accelerated in every region for a combined 5.5 percent gain to 535,000 units, the fastest growth in two years.

“Builders across the country have been reporting noticeable improvement in the number of serious buyers who are in the market for a new home, and today’s report shows that this is translating to some welcome gains in construction activity,” said Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in a recent press release. “While there is still plenty of room for improvement, it’s encouraging to see this continuing trend that is spurring much-needed job growth.”

According to The House Designers, a leading provider of online stock house plans, house plan sales continued to increase by 10% each month over 2011. The top 5 states for house plan sales in 2012 are the same as in 2011 and include Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

“The pace of overall housing production has been edging gradually upward all year as consumers become more confident in their local housing markets, and the latest data are further evidence that the housing recovery is here to stay,” added NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “That said, the pace of this recovery continues to be constrained by various hurdles, including a tough lending environment, inaccurate appraisals and more recently, rising prices on key building materials.”

The House Designers reports that many of their house plans customers originally considered purchasing an existing home, but were often surprised to find that building a new home was more affordable. TheHouseDesigners.com offers over 6,000 house plans in a wide variety of sizes and architectural styles, which can all be customized at a fraction of the cost of having an architect create a custom home design.

While the average size of a home is now 2,100-2,500 square feet, consumers still demand an open/flexible floor plan with all the same amenities of a much larger home plan, said Tammy Crosby, Chief Operating Officer of The House Designers. With the cost to operate and maintain at the top of consumers concerns, weve found a big increase in sales in our exclusive Green/ENERGY STAR

Scottsdale Landscape Design Company, Envirogreen Landscaping Goes Social

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Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) September 26, 2012

Quality landscaping design, inspired by clever architecture and natural textures, can heal, restore and enhance the appearance of all types of residential properties.

In an attempt to raise awareness to the importance of implementing true art and timeless quality into landscaping design services, Envirogreen Landscaping goes social, setting up a new Facebook page and encouraging everyone to http://www.facebook.com/envirogreenaz?sk=info Like us on Facebook and get our newest photos and videos!. At the same time, homeowners interested in enhancing their houses appearance without large investments are welcomed to https://twitter.com/EnvirogreenAZ Follow us on Twitter and get the latest updates and articles!.

Unfortunately, outdoor settings and surroundings are many times the last to receive the necessary design attention from homeowners, and they shouldnt be. Whats surrounding the house is at least as important as what can be found on the inside. Whether it is the manicured lawn in front of the house, a welcoming backyard fireplace or a fabulous and fully functional fountain just outside the office, these are spaces that benefit from more attention to detail and innovative design provided by Envirogreen Landscaping, a premier Scottsdale landscape design company offering a wide range of design services.

At Envirogreen, we believe that well-designed landscapes are the simplest way to complement a homes appearance, style and architecture, allowing the house to expose itself as a good story and reflect the owners personality. By taking your personal design approach outside, you can transform a balcony or a patio into another wonderful room of the house, said spokesperson for Envirogreen Landscaping. From exquisitely crafted masonry to welcoming fire places, calming fountains, thresholds, amazing waterfalls and low-maintenance front yard decorations, we offer a wide range of landscaping services well within anyones budget.

http://www.envirogreenaz.com/ Follow us on Twitter and get the latest updates and articles! [Please visit our official website to see what we are all about!].

The services of Envirogreen Landscaping are very appreciated by homeowners who resorted to such improvements – Phoenix, AZ Robert G.: Not only did they provide quality work, but they finished the job as promised, made sure we were satisfied and happy with the result, and they cleaned up nicely afterwards! We found Grayson to be very professional, listening to what we wanted and didnt seem to mind the many times we changed the plans. We are sitting outside today in our new patio waiting to show it off to our friends and family! Very good customer service and his crew was hardworking and knew what they were doing. Grayson made sure we got what we paid for and even came back to do a little extra finish work at no extra charge! Thank you!.

About Envirogreen Landscaping LLC

Envirogreen strives to help the homeowner understand and interact with the development of the landscape. Fully understanding any kind of landscape installation done to their home will help clients fully understand and appreciate the outskirts of their home better.

Envirogreen respect the creation and development of landscape design and treat it as an art. Envirogreen will educate clients on how to take care and maintain their yard so that they fully understand the growth of the foliage and understand the culture of their landscape.







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