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    U.S. Green Building Council to Lead Tour of the Port of Long Beach’s First LEED Gold Certified Building – Pier G Marine Terminal Operations project, Built by FTR.

    FTR International Inc. is proud that the United States Green Building Council’s Los Angeles Chapter is providing its members, as well as the general public, access to this signature FTR project, a LEED milestone for the Port of Long Beach. … Continue reading

    Green, Ports
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    FTR receives Official LEED Gold Certificate for POLA Project

    FTR International Inc. is proud to have received the official LEED GOLD Certificate from the United States Green Building Council for the $47 million Port of Los Angeles Police Headquarters project. This signature facility adds to FTR’s growing portfolio of … Continue reading

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    FTR Recognized with Two Industry Awards from California Construction Magazine

    FTR was a proud sponsor at this year’s, California Construction Magazine’s Best of 2009 Awards breakfast at the Renaissance Long Beach hotel on Wednesday, December 9. FTR International Inc. was also recognized with two awards including “Project of the Year” … Continue reading

    Green, Performing Art Center
    Tags , California Construction, Crozier Middle School, Hollenbeck Police Station, Inglewood Unified School District, LAPD, Los Angeles Police Department, , Santa Monica College, Security Command and Control Center




    FTR Sponsors UAE Greenbuild Business Seminar and Luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona

    FTR is a proud sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Greenbuild Business Seminar and Luncheon in collaboration with the U.S. Commercial Service office of the US Embassy on November 11, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. The event will introduce many … Continue reading

    Green, Sponsorship
    Tags Business Seminar, International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, UAE Green, US Embassy




    FTR Recognized with Green Building Award of Merit

    In addition to this year’s “Best of 2009 -Project of the Year” for the Hollenbeck Police Station, FTR was recognized by California Construction Magazine with an Award of Merit in Green Building. The honor acknowledges the exceptional sustainability practices FTR … Continue reading

    Civic, Green
    Tags California Construction, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, GBCI, Green Building Certification Institute, Hollenbeck Police Station, , , Security Command and Control Center




    FTR awarded $75 million West Los Angeles College project

    FTR International Inc., in collaboration with our design team and engineering partners, has been awarded the design-build contract for the Platinum LEED Certified Teaching and Learning Center and Watson Center project at West Los Angeles College for the Los Angeles … Continue reading

    Award, Design Build, Education, Green, Performing Art Center, Qualification
    Tags , LEED Platinum, Teaching and Learning Center and Watson Center, West Los Angeles College, WLAC




    FTR delivers LEED Gold Certified facility approved by the Green Building Certification Institute for the City of Los Angeles

    After completing Design and Construction Review phases, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has recognized the Hollenbeck Police Station facility with LEED Gold Certification. FTR exceeded project requirements for minimum certification to deliver integrated sustainability features that ultimately surpassed specifications … Continue reading

    Award, Civic, Green
    Tags GBCI, Green Building Certification Institute, Hollenbeck Police Station,




    FTR receives LEED Silver rating from the Green Building Certification Institute for Security Command and Control Center project at the Port of Long Beach

    It has been confirmed by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) that the Port of Long Beach Security Command and Control Center has successfully achieved Silver LEED Certification. The facility was completed by FTR in the fall of 2008. Sustainability … Continue reading

    Award, Civic, Green
    Tags Command and Control Center, GBCI, Green Building Certification Institute, ,




    FTR, Gensler, and Leo A Daly partner to submit pre-qualification proposal for world’s first carbon-free city

    FTR has partnered with Gensler and Leo A Daly for the pre-qualification submittal of Masdar City-the world’s first zero carbon, zero waste city powered entirely by renewable energy sources. The ambitious design-build project will further establish Abu Dhabi as an … Continue reading

    Green, Proposal
    Tags Gensler, , Masdar




    USGBC-4th Annual Green Gala

    FTR is proud to support the 4th Annual Green Gala in our efforts to highlight the importance of sustainability in construction. As a USGBC member, building ‘green’ is an initiative we represent in all our LEED certified projects, making sustainability … Continue reading

    Green
    Tags US Green Building Council (USGBC)