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£30 Billion Construction Opportunity

A construction industry conference on Building Schools for the Future is being held on 3 March 2005 at BRE, Watford. Described by Tony Blair as 'the greatest schools renewal programme in British history,' the...

4 Jan 2005

Heritage Organisations Across the U.K Celebrate a Heritage Revolution

Heritage organisations across the country celebrate a heritage revolution, largely due to £3 billion of lottery investment. A new report also shows how the heritage sector, including private owners and thousand...

30 Dec 2004

Council Backs Glasgow's Tallest Tower Plan

A stylish new landmark building on Glasgow ’s skyline was today granted detailed planning consent by Glasgow City Council. Named Elphinstone Place , the thirty nine storey building is to replace the former Strathcl...

30 Dec 2004

New U.S. Home Sales Fall In November Following Record Sales In October

New single-family home sales for November came off a record October buying surge, dropping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.125 million units, the U.S. Commerce Department reported recently. Despite a 12.0 perce...

30 Dec 2004

Kawneer's 1612 Zone Drained Curtain Walling System

Kawneer has launched the 1612 zone drained curtain walling system, an ideal façade solution for architects and specifiers designing more flexible buildings with larger column spans and greater floor slab movement. ...

21 Dec 2004

Energy Efficient House A Wish Come True For Santa

Christmas costs can make us all a bit less jolly, but there are a number of ways even Ole St. Nick can save money throughout the year and help offset the high cost of the holiday. For openers, the Clauses could live ...

20 Dec 2004

Green Roofs Reduce Volume, Cost of Storm-water Discharge

An Alcoa-sponsored analysis of green roof applications worldwide conducted by an interdisciplinary team from the University of Michigan concluded these roofs can minimize runoff and associated storm-water discharge issue...

14 Dec 2004

UK’s West Midlands to Change Bus Shelters from Glass to Plastic to Combat Vandalism

‘Plastic’ bus shelters are to be introduced at some of the West Midlands vandalism hot spots in a bid to save taxpayers more than £70,000 per year. Public transport promoter Centro has been forced in...

8 Dec 2004

Tarkett to Acquire Marley Floors

Tarkett AG signed today an agreement to acquire the business of Marley Floors from ETEX Group SA, Belgium. The Tarkett Group is active worldwide in the production and distribution of floorings (mainly vinyl floorings,...

8 Dec 2004

Bluescope Steel to Build Three New Plants in India to Supply the Building and Construction Industry

BlueScope Steel today announced Board approval for investment of Rs3,400 million (A$100m) to construct three new manufacturing facilities in India, at Pune, Chennai and New Delhi. The new facilities, which will be who...

7 Dec 2004

Alcan Underline Commitment to Sustainability and Affordable Housing

Alcan Inc. today announced a major initiative to promote the recycling of aluminum cans in support of Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Canada. "We are proud to expand our relationship with the Habitat for H...

6 Dec 2004

Civil Engineering Research Aids High School Gym

A structural engineering solution devised by University of Arizona civil engineers has allowed the Coolidge School District to add elevated bleacher seating to its Roundhouse Gymnasium at minimal cost and disruption to s...

30 Nov 2004

Urban Planners Must Recognise that Green Spaces are not Produced by Professional Designers Alone According to Study

Urban planners must recognise that green spaces are not produced by professional designers alone, but by ordinary residents and all manner of plants and insects, animals and birds making themselves at home in our cities ...

26 Nov 2004

Bluescope Steel to Buy Assets of Ranbuild

BlueScope Steel Limited today announced that its BlueScope Lysaght business has entered into a conditional contract to purchase the assets of the Ranbuild business. The transaction will settle on 1 December 2004. Ranbuil...

26 Nov 2004

Ceram Expert Geoff Edgell Presents at the 50th Anniversary of the Brick Plant Operators Forum

Professor Geoff Edgell the Building Technology Manager from Research Group at CERAM gave a major presentation to an audience of over 750 delegates at the 50th Anniversary of the Brick Plant Operators Forum in Clemson, So...

26 Nov 2004