News Chicago 2016 Olympic Update Aquaterra Goes Green MESA, 12 December 2007 – aquaterra, Mesa’s most anticipated new development, has been designed to be LEED™ certified. That means upon completion aquaterra will meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s rigorous green building and performance measures, and that it’s been recognized as an environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy place to live and work. Friendship Village - Award Winning Project by Cullie Group Team Member CHICAGO, December 2007 - Two new buildings were built at the Friendship Village retirement community campus in northwest suburban Schaumburg, Ill.: Bridgewater Place and Friendship Center, and they were awarded Midwest Construction's Best of 2007 Award of Merit in the Residential category. Developer Changes Plans for Evanston Project CHICAGO, 28 November 2007 - Amid the downturn in the condominium market, the developer of a big condo project under way in downtown Evanston is making a mid-course correction, switching to apartments and an Aloft hotel for part of the site. Aquaterra Sales Center Opens Its Doors MESA, 8 November 2007 - Architect and developer Thomas Roszak of Roszak/ADC recognizes the buyer’s leap of faith and is using technology and a little creativity to bridge the vision gap for aquaterra, his development planned for Mesa’s Fiesta District. The property’s sales center at 1130 W Grove Ave., Suite 112  – which opens on Sat., Nov.17 – is designed to give buyers a chance to truly experience aquaterra, from wall coverings and materials to unit features, and meet with its interior design experts. Condos Not Dead Yet - Provided They're Green CHICAGO, 1 October 2007 - The talk in real estate circles is that condos are dead, but don't tell that to three developers who are building green condo high-rises in Chicago: Related Midwest, which recently completed a LEED Silver candidate overlooking Grant Park; Ireland's Chieftain Group, developer of a green condo high-rise near McCormick Place convention center; and Dynaprop Development Corp., a green developer aiming for LEED Gold for its “eco-building.” Lexington Park Featured in GreenBean CHICAGO, 11 March 2007 - It is Ireland-based developer Chieftain's first project in the U.S., so it is of particular note that they have chosen to seek a LEED Certified rating. The developer's response when presented with the idea of certification was, "You mean it's not required?" Clearly we need to catch up with our friends across the pond.