With the city’s housing market stumbling in 2008, you might expect local home builders to back off on extras such as ecofriendly construction methods and materials. Annette Bubak certainly expected a little less interest in a green-building program she oversees. Bubak is president of Nevada Energy Star Partners, a coalition of home builders, mortgage companies, utilities and [...] [...more]
Martin-Harris Construction is building the first phase of Desert Blue, a 19-story, 281-room time share project by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts on Twain Avenue, west of Interstate 15. It will be Wyndham’s flagship time share property with one- and two-bedroom units and Presidential Suites. Amenities include a lobby, outdoor pools, fountains and spas. The initial phase is [...] [...more]
After 30 years of broken promises and neglect, the city of North Las Vegas is finally moving forward with plans to save the historic Kiel ranch, which is home to perhaps the oldest building in Nevada and is regarded as the birthplace of modern civilization in the valley. “Every time we come out here and walk [...] [...more]
As a result of my most recent column on earthquake preparedness in Boulder City, I was steered to city building official Ron Nybo, whose office is on the first floor of City Hall in the Boulder City Building Department. The location is important, because if you have any feeling of responsibility toward your family, you will [...] [...more]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was supposed to leave last week’s National Clean Energy Summit with a plan, one that he and other politicians could take to the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Experts from across the country converged on Las Vegas armed with a variety of plans, so Reid instead left with dozens of ideas, [...] [...more]
