Building a Smart Neighborhood

Unveiling the Nicor Gas Show Home On November 12, Nicor Gas celebrated a major milestone in sustainable community development with the ribbon cutting ceremony for its brand new Show Home in Habitat Green Freedom, a Nicor Gas Smart Neighborhood™. The event marked the official opening of what will serve as an educational hub designed to…

Collaborator Spotlight: BuildBlock Building Systems     Nicor Gas is incredibly proud to work with BuildBlock Building Systems. We sat down with Micah Garrett, BuildBlock’s Chief Operating Officer, to hear more about the company and their involvement in the Smart Neighborhood project. Tell us a little about your company and its mission. What inspired your…

Celebrating the Raising of the First Walls in Aurora Major progress in Aurora: the walls are up at Illinois’ first Smart Neighborhood™! On Tuesday, July 8, the Nicor Gas and Habitat for Humanity teams celebrated a major construction milestone as the initial insulating concrete form (ICF) walls went up on the first home in Habitat…