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Latest Building News

Researchers Develop Building Performance Database

Researchers Develop Building Performance Database

A new database of building features and energy use data helps building managers, owners, real estate investors, and lenders evaluate the financial results of energy efficiency investment projects and identify high and low-performing buildings. [More]
New Global Report on Shotcrete/Sprayed Concrete Market

New Global Report on Shotcrete/Sprayed Concrete Market

The report "Shotcrete/Sprayed Concrete Market by Process (Wet & Dry), Applications (Underground Construction, Water Retaining Structures, Protective Coatings, Repair Works & Others), Systems & Geography: Global Trends and Forecasts to 2018", defines and segments the Global Shotcrete Market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenue and consumption. [More]
Brookfield to Begin Construction at Second Tower in Perth

Brookfield to Begin Construction at Second Tower in Perth

Brookfield Office Properties Inc. ("Brookfield") today announced that is commencing construction of the second tower at Brookfield Place Perth. [More]
AECOM to Provide Design-Review and Construction-Supervision Services for Doha Expressway program

AECOM to Provide Design-Review and Construction-Supervision Services for Doha Expressway program

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients in more than 140 countries around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a US$148-million, three-year contract to provide construction-supervision and design-review services for the portion of the Doha Expressway program in Qatar known as Group 7. [More]
Key Market Trends and Opportunities for Construction in Western Europe

Key Market Trends and Opportunities for Construction in Western Europe

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction in Western Europe - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017" report to their offering. [More]
Alexion Holds Ground-Breaking Ceremony for New Global Headquarters in New Haven

Alexion Holds Ground-Breaking Ceremony for New Global Headquarters in New Haven

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. joined state and local officials in a ground-breaking ceremony today for 100 College Street, a state-of-the-art laboratory and office building that will house the company’s new global headquarters in New Haven, Conn. [More]
Masisa’s Door Manufacturing Operations to be Acquired by Masonite

Masisa’s Door Manufacturing Operations to be Acquired by Masonite

Masonite International Corporation (the “Company”) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the door manufacturing operations of Masisa S.A. for approximately $12.5 million. The transaction includes the door component operations in Cabrero, Chile and a door assembly factory in Chillan, Chile. [More]
Strategic Alternatives to Be Explored for Weyerhaeuser’s Homebuilding and Real Estate Business

Strategic Alternatives to Be Explored for Weyerhaeuser’s Homebuilding and Real Estate Business

Weyerhaeuser Company today announced that its board of directors has authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives with respect to Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO), Weyerhaeuser’s homebuilding and real estate development business. [More]
Hudson Design Highlights Current Projects in New Website

Hudson Design Highlights Current Projects in New Website

Regionally-based Hudson Valley architectural firm, HUDSON DESIGN, just released publication and submission images of their current projects. Highlights include the conversion of a second Empire Carriage House for hospitality use, a distinctively designed and crafted Oscawna Lake House, a remote retreat center for returning military service members and their families, the retrofit of laboratory and corporate offices for residential use, and a riverfront entertainment pavilion. [More]
Poole & Kent to Construct Reverse Osmosis Membrane Water Treatment Facility in Clearwater, Florida

Poole & Kent to Construct Reverse Osmosis Membrane Water Treatment Facility in Clearwater, Florida

EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its subsidiary Poole & Kent Company of Florida has been awarded a contract for the installation of a reverse osmosis water treatment plant in Clearwater, Florida. [More]
USPTO Awards Patent for Use of Recycled Plastics for Structural Building Forms

USPTO Awards Patent for Use of Recycled Plastics for Structural Building Forms

AXION International Holdings, Inc., a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® railties and STRUXURE® building products, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued No. 8,455,588. [More]
UL Environment Collaborates to Co-Promote Landfill Waste Diversion Claim Validation

UL Environment Collaborates to Co-Promote Landfill Waste Diversion Claim Validation

UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), announced today that it has collaborated with a number of organizations to co-promote its landfill waste diversion claim validation and to educate the marketplace on more sustainable methods for waste diversion, globally. [More]
Collins Introduces MR50 Rated Moisture Resistant Particleboard

Collins Introduces MR50 Rated Moisture Resistant Particleboard

The Collins Companies today introduced the first particleboard to meet the rigorous ANSI MR50 standard. Collins Pine Particleboard MR50 and Collins Pine FreeForm® MR50 are durable and provide extreme moisture resistance for interior use. [More]
Rouse Properties Announces Multi-Million Dollar Cosmetic Renovation of Bayshore Mall

Rouse Properties Announces Multi-Million Dollar Cosmetic Renovation of Bayshore Mall

Today, Rouse Properties, Inc., a national owner and operator of enclosed regional malls, announced the execution of leases with T.J. Maxx, ULTA Beauty and The Sports Authority at its Bayshore Mall located in Eureka, California. [More]
New Report on Indian Bath Fittings Market

New Report on Indian Bath Fittings Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Indian Bath Fittings Market: Trends & Opportunities (2012-2017)" report to their offering. [More]
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