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altafiber Completes Rooftop Solar Array and Achieves LEED Silver Certification at Dayton Location as Part of Company’s Sustainability Commitment

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Monday, September 25, 2023
Carriers and Services, VoIP, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Internet, Utilities, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, Environment, Security, Telecommunications, Macquarie Group, CMTA, LEED, Electricity, GHG, Carbon, Cincinnati, EPA WaterSense, Certification, LED, Water, Architecture, Transport, Health, Environmental design, Renewable energy

– altafiber is pleased to announce LEED Silver certification of its Dayton, Ohio retail store and office at 230 Webster St.

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  • – altafiber is pleased to announce LEED Silver certification of its Dayton, Ohio retail store and office at 230 Webster St.
  • This follows the completion of a rooftop solar array in July that will deliver net-zero carbon emissions after a year of operation.
  • We wanted our Dayton store and office to put our commitment to green, healthy workplaces into action,” said Nadja Turek, altafiber Director for Sustainability.
  • “Our new rooftop solar array in Dayton is another important step in altafiber’s climate action plan,” said Ron Beerman, Chief Network Officer for altafiber.

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions to Develop 1,200+ Bed Student Housing Project at William & Mary

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, University, Construction & Property, Education, CMTA, Partnership, Housing, Student affairs, William and Mary, Culture, GSF, Student, William, Air conditioning, Geothermal energy, Interior design, Construction, Management

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions , a leading developer and operator of infrastructure projects for the college and university market, is pleased to announce it has reached financial close on a public-private partnership (P3) project to deliver new on-campus student housing at William & Mary.

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  • Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions , a leading developer and operator of infrastructure projects for the college and university market, is pleased to announce it has reached financial close on a public-private partnership (P3) project to deliver new on-campus student housing at William & Mary.
  • The project construction team includes both Balfour Beatty’s Buildings division and Kjellstrom+Lee , based out of Richmond, Virginia.
  • “We are delighted to work with William & Mary on this exciting renewal of on-campus housing,” said Amy Aponte, vice president, Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions and William & Mary alumnus ’94, ’96.
  • “Balfour Beatty is the perfect partner for this complete revitalization of the campus experience,” said Jackie Ferree, William & Mary’s interim chief operating officer.

Plans Unveiled for Texas' First Commercial Building Striving to Achieve Net Zero Energy Operational Carbon

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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HOUSTON, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hicks Ventures, a Houston-based, privately held development company, today announced Framework @ Block 10, the city's first mass timber commercial office project and the first Texas commercial office building targeting net zero energy operational carbon upon completion in 2024.

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  • HOUSTON, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hicks Ventures , a Houston-based, privately held development company, today announced Framework @ Block 10, the city's first mass timber commercial office project and the first Texas commercial office building targeting net zero energy operational carbon upon completion in 2024.
  • First Texas commercial office building targeting to achieve net zero operational carbon.
  • The complete project structure will be constructed using sustainably sourced heavy timber, a first for a Houston office building.
  • This developer-tenant partnership would result in Texas' first commercial office building to achieve net-zero energy operational standards."

Clinton City Schools Turns on Milestone Solar PV System

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Other Energy, Professional Services, Utilities, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Primary, Secondary, Education, Engineering, Consulting, Manufacturing, CMTA, PV, Local Government Commission, Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, Electricity, LGC, Duke Energy, Renewable energy, Clinton City Schools

In a major milestone for Clinton City Schools, the district recently completed the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, the first solar PV system funded by a performance contract in the state of North Carolina.

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  • In a major milestone for Clinton City Schools, the district recently completed the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, the first solar PV system funded by a performance contract in the state of North Carolina.
  • John Lowe, Executive Director of Technology and Auxiliary Services for Clinton City Schools, energized the new system on January 20th at approximately 1:15pm to officially "turn it on."
  • The PV install includes 107.83 kW of solar photovoltaic array on Sunset Avenue Elementary School's 800 Wing.
  • During periods of low electricity consumption at the school, such as weekends, the new system will export power to Duke Energy, generating credits for the school’s electricity bills.

CMTA Wins 7 Society ASHRAE Technology Awards at National Conference

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Monday, February 6, 2023
Interior Design, Architecture, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, HVAC, Construction & Property, Engineering, Green Technology, Other Education, University, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Building Systems, Primary, Secondary, Education, Environment, University of Louisville, YMCA, Baltimore, Railway Institute Building, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capital Chapter, Marion Parker (architect), McGill University Life Sciences Research Complex, Health, ASHRAE, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Chapter, Climate, Culture, Ingalls Building, Physical property, Correctional Industrial Facility, Institution, Conference, Community, ICF, Data collection, Honorable Mention, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, CMTA

CMTA, a Legence company, was recognized this weekend for three 2022 Society Level ASHRAE Technology Award First-place wins at the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Atlanta, GA. Additionally, they also had two projects take home Second and two projects receive Honorable Mention.

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  • CMTA, a Legence company, was recognized this weekend for three 2022 Society Level ASHRAE Technology Award First-place wins at the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Atlanta, GA. Additionally, they also had two projects take home Second and two projects receive Honorable Mention.
  • ASHRAE Technology Awards are an annual, international competition recognizing individuals who apply creative design solutions within their projects across the globe.
  • This past year, 2022, CMTA submitted nine awards total with all of them rising from Chapter winners to Regional winners to the Society (National) competition.
  • CMTA was one of two U.S. firms recognized this year with 2022 bringing in the most ASHRAE Technology Awards to date for the firm.

Zero-Energy Consulting Engineering Firm, CMTA, Expands High-Performance Consulting Engineering Services in Western U.S.

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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CMTA , a Legence company, announced today its merger with KLOK Group from Golden, Colorado after its acquisition by CMTA’s parent company, Legence .

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  • CMTA , a Legence company, announced today its merger with KLOK Group from Golden, Colorado after its acquisition by CMTA’s parent company, Legence .
  • This acquisition benefits each company by increasing its geographic reach, engineering capacity, and ability to provide high-performance design and energy-efficient solutions to its clients.
  • KLOK Group joins the platform as part of CMTA to expand services in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain market.
  • With the addition of KLOK Group, CMTA has more than 700 engineering professionals.

Legence Acquires Three Western U.S. Firms To Further Expand Its Sustainability Solutions

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Monday, January 23, 2023
Engineering, Other Energy, Manufacturing, Consulting, Alternative Energy, Energy, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Professional Services, Construction & Property, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Building Systems, Environment, Sustainability, HVAC, Inflation, Acquisition, CMTA, SC, KLOK, Built environment, ESG, Partnership, Standard SC engine, MEP, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Blackstone, Renewable energy, Construction, Therma

In addition to building out Legence’s professional capabilities, the move provides the expanded team access to Legence’s ecosystem of engineering and implementation expertise.

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  • In addition to building out Legence’s professional capabilities, the move provides the expanded team access to Legence’s ecosystem of engineering and implementation expertise.
  • Furthermore, the acquisitions put Legence in a more robust position to deliver on its commitment to making the built environment healthier, more efficient, and more sustainable as building owners navigate decarbonization.
  • “When Legence is exploring potential partners to strengthen our end-to-end sustainability services in the built environment, we’re looking for firms that can seamlessly integrate into our legion of companies,” said Legence CEO Jeff Sprau on the importance of finding the right fit.
  • “Our team has extensive experience in cutting-edge engineering solutions, and few challenges are as pressing as the need for broad emission reductions.

BX Swiss lays the technical foundation for the future of regulated trading of tokenized securities

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Sunday, December 18, 2022
Ethereum, CBDC, Swiss National Bank, Blockchain, BX Swiss, BX, Credit Suisse, SIC, CMTA, CFO, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, Interbank, Market, SME, Pictet, Cryptocurrency, Vontobel

Together with major Swiss banks, the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss is taking the financial market infrastructure for tokenized securities to the next level.

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  • Together with major Swiss banks, the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss is taking the financial market infrastructure for tokenized securities to the next level.
  • In a test, trades on BX Swiss were settled for the first time directly in Swiss francs via a decentralized public-blockchain.
  • In the process, structured products were issued by the Swiss banks Credit Suisse, Pictet and Vontobel in tokenized form as ledger-based securities on the Ethereum test blockchain and subsequently traded via the BX Swiss trading platform.
  • With the proof of concept, BX Swiss was already able to successfully test the technical basis for the settlement of trades in tokenized securities against Swiss francs with various banks.

The Swiss financial industry has successfully traded and settled tokenized investment products

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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The CMTA's proof of concept marks a milestone for the Swiss financial industry.

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  • The CMTA's proof of concept marks a milestone for the Swiss financial industry.
  • The proof of concept involves:
    the issuance of tokenized investment products recorded on an Ethereum test blockchain,
    the trading of these products in Swiss francs on a regulated Swiss securities exchange, and
    the settlement of trades through a smart contract developed by the CMTA.
  • These three distinct operations - issuance, trading and settlement - all happened within hours, when they take days to unfold in a traditional financial environment.
  • These securities were then traded on the platform of BX Swiss, a FINMA regulated Swiss securities exchange.

The Swiss financial industry has successfully traded and settled tokenized investment products

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Ethereum, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Treasury, Blockchain, Innovation, UBS, Leg, Swiss National Bank, Interbank, RTGS, DLT, BX Swiss, SIC, Credit Solutions of America, Risk management, Credit Suisse, Community business development corporation, Paper, Parliamentary Information Technology Committee, Capital market, Consumer Technology Association, Swiss Interbank Clearing, Business development, FINMA, CMTA, Cryptocurrency, Vontobel, Pictet

The CMTA's proof of concept marks a milestone for the Swiss financial industry.

Key Points: 
  • The CMTA's proof of concept marks a milestone for the Swiss financial industry.
  • The proof of concept involves:
    the issuance of tokenized investment products recorded on an Ethereum test blockchain,
    the trading of these products in Swiss francs on a regulated Swiss securities exchange, and
    the settlement of trades through a smart contract developed by the CMTA.
  • These three distinct operations - issuance, trading and settlement - all happened within hours, when they take days to unfold in a traditional financial environment.
  • These securities were then traded on the platform of BX Swiss, a FINMA regulated Swiss securities exchange.