MIT Studies Environmental Costs of Common Building Materialsal

Cambridge, Mass.–MIT research findings will quantify the long-term environmental costs of paving and building materials and set a new standard in life-cycle-assessment modeling for such materials.

NanaWall Introduces Hurricane System for Midrise Buildings

Mill Valley, Calif.–NanaWall Systems has launched the NanaWall SL73 Miami Dade/AAMA Hurrican Folding System, designed for hurricane protection for buildings up to eight to 10 stories.

Connexion Donates Computers to Georgia Community Center

Loganville, Ga.—Connexion Technologies recently donated 12 laptops and Internet service to a manufactured home community serving more than 200 families.

Wood Partners Completes Alta Hollywood Apartments

Los Angeles–Alta Hollywood, a 218-unit luxury multifamily development, has opened its third and final building for lease.

Charles Dunn Welcomes Ron Azad as Senior Managing Director

Los Angeles—Ron Azad has joined Charles Dunn Company as senior managing director of its real estate services company. Azad will oversee the firm’s property management and asset management operations. Azad expressed excitement to be taking the helm during the firm’s growth and expansion efforts. He brings with him 30 years worth of experience, most of which took place at CB Richard Ellis Investors, where he started in 1982. While with CBRE Investors, he led real estate investment programs for several pension plans and a large sovereign wealth fund and managed over $2.8 billion of assets totaling more than 16 million…

Peterson and Bozzuto Partner for First National Harbor Apartments

Washington, DC—With the joint venture of The Peterson Companies and The Bozzuto Group, National Harbor will have its first apartment community.

Peterson and Bozzuto Partner for First National Harbor Apartments

Washington, DC–With the joint venture of The Peterson Companies and The Bozzuto Group, National Harbor will have its first apartment community.

Bill Introduced to Add LGBT Protection to Fair Housing Act

Washington, DC–House Democrats introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act last week, which seeks to modify the Fair Housing Act and extend federal civil rights protections.

PODCAST: Economy Watch Weekly

Economy Watch reporter Dees Stribling offers insights into the top economic news in this newly launched weekly feature on MHN and CPE Radio.

Sycamore Urban Restarts Los Angeles-Area Townhome

Thousand Oaks, Calif.–Construction of an incomplete townhome project is about to pick up where it left off in 2008 now that Sycamore Urban Properties has taken the property off the hands of the FDIC.