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Cali Bamboo’s All-New Hybrid Flooring Line Utilizes Eco-Engineered Technology

Cali Bamboo is introducing another world's first in the hardwood flooring industry: an all-new Hybrid™ flooring line which utilizes Eco-Engineered™ technology to combine Fossilized® bamboo and sustainable eucalyptus.

21 Mar 2016

Skanska Makes Investment in Phase I of High Five Office Project in Cracow, Poland

Skanska invests EUR 48 M, about SEK 450 M, in phase I of High Five, an office project located in Cracow, Poland. The first phase, consisting of two office buildings will offer a total leasable area of around 23,000 square meters. Each building will comprise of six storeys above ground and two below ground for parking lots.

21 Mar 2016

Cerner Announces Structural Completion of First Two Buildings at Seventh Campus in Kansas City

Cerner today announced the structural completion of the first two buildings at its seventh campus in the Kansas City area and the largest economic development project in Missouri history. Friday’s topping ceremony featured Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon, Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James, JE Dunn chairman Steve Dunn, Cerner executives, associates, site workers and community leaders.

21 Mar 2016

TruStar Energy to Construct 12 Additional CNG Fueling Stations for UPS

TruStar Energy, one of the nation's leading developers of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, announced today it was awarded a contract to build 12 additional compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations for UPS. TruStar Energy will also maintain and service the stations under a long-term maintenance agreement.

21 Mar 2016

Skanska Enters Agreement with Swedish Transport Administration for Expansion of Mälarbanan

Skanska and the Swedish Transport Administration have signed an agreement for the expansion of Mälarbanan between Spånga and Barkarby, north of Stockholm. The contract is worth about SEK 400 million and will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the first quarter of 2016.

18 Mar 2016

Ideal Academy Public Charter School Features Revolution Lighting's LED Tube Technology

Revolution Lighting Technologies, a leader in advanced LED lighting technology solutions, today announced that GB Energie LED, a minority, woman-owned business committed to sourcing sustainable energy solutions, has installed its LED tube technology for Ideal Academy Public Charter School in Washington D.C.

18 Mar 2016

LG Display to Construct Fifth Generation Manufacturing Facility for OLED Light Panels

LG Display announced today that it will invest in a new OLED light panel manufacturing facility. The planned facility will be the first 5th generation (1000 x 1200mm) OLED light panel manufacturing plant in the world. It is to be located in the South Korean city of Gumi, where it will produce a range of OLED light panels.

18 Mar 2016

Centerline Solutions Acquires Florida-Based UCI Construction Services

Centerline Solutions, a leading provider of wireless infrastructure services to the telecommunications industry, today announced that it has added Florida-based UCI Construction Services into its operation—an acquisition that immediately makes Centerline one of the leading wireless infrastructure services providers in the U.S.

18 Mar 2016

JLC LIVE: Royal Building Products Exhibits Innovative Siding and Trim Solution

Royal® Building Products features its Celect® Cellular Composite Siding, the innovative siding and trim solution that is revolutionizing the lap siding category, at the JLC LIVE New England Residential Construction Show in Providence, R.I., March 18-19, 2016. Celect’s beauty, low maintenance and unlimited home design options have made it a popular cladding choice in the New England building market.

18 Mar 2016

Haskell Announces Acquisition of Leidos Constructors and Design Assets of Leidos Engineering

Haskell, one of the nation's leading fully integrated design, engineering and construction firms, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Leidos Constructors, LLC, as well as select design assets of Leidos Engineering. Prior to 2007, this entity was known in the market as Benham.

17 Mar 2016

MORGAN Announces Construction Plans for Luxury Apartment High Rise in Miami

MORGAN, a leader in upscale multifamily development, construction and property management, plans to break ground during the second quarter of 2016 on a luxury apartment high rise in Miami. Named Pearl Midtown 29, the 20-story tower with 309 units is a joint venture between MORGAN and Mesirow Financial.

17 Mar 2016

Construction Commences on ROCKFON’s First North American Acoustic Ceiling Panel Manufacturing Facility

ROXUL® USA Inc. affiliate ROCKFON® LLC, a subsidiary of Denmark-based ROCKWOOL® International A/S, officially broke ground today on its first North American acoustic ceiling panel manufacturing facility.

17 Mar 2016

Austin-Based Housing Startup KASITA Reveals Prototype at SXSW Interactive

After three years of R&D, Austin-based housing startup KASITATM revealed its prototype at SXSW® Interactive, where it was awarded the 2016 SXSW Innovation Award in the Smart Cities category.

17 Mar 2016

Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership to Design Georgia Tech’s Living Building

The Georgia Institute of Technology has selected the team of Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership to design the Institute’s Living Building Challenge 3.0 project. The final team was selected after three teams participated in an ideas competition to explore all the possibilities and challenges of designing this certified project, set to be constructed on the Georgia Tech campus beginning in 2017.

17 Mar 2016

Experimental Study on Impact of Rubber Aggregate on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams

Owing to the rapid growth in the automobile industry, the world receives millions of scrap tyres each year. Increasing volumes of scrap tyres causes many environmental problems that are resulted from the followed disposal methods of worn-tyres such as burning or piling up in landfills. Burning the waste tires releases toxic fumes that pollute the air and can contaminate the soil and water.

17 Mar 2016

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Cali Bamboo’s All-New Hybrid Flooring Line Utilizes Eco-Engineered Technology

Skanska Makes Investment in Phase I of High Five Office Project in Cracow, Poland

Cerner Announces Structural Completion of First Two Buildings at Seventh Campus in Kansas City

TruStar Energy to Construct 12 Additional CNG Fueling Stations for UPS

Skanska Enters Agreement with Swedish Transport Administration for Expansion of Mälarbanan

Ideal Academy Public Charter School Features Revolution Lighting's LED Tube Technology

LG Display to Construct Fifth Generation Manufacturing Facility for OLED Light Panels

Centerline Solutions Acquires Florida-Based UCI Construction Services

JLC LIVE: Royal Building Products Exhibits Innovative Siding and Trim Solution

Haskell Announces Acquisition of Leidos Constructors and Design Assets of Leidos Engineering

MORGAN Announces Construction Plans for Luxury Apartment High Rise in Miami

Construction Commences on ROCKFON’s First North American Acoustic Ceiling Panel Manufacturing Facility

Austin-Based Housing Startup KASITA Reveals Prototype at SXSW Interactive

Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership to Design Georgia Tech’s Living Building

Experimental Study on Impact of Rubber Aggregate on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams

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Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

Providing Emergency Accommodation with Modular Shelters

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Trending Stories

1Eco-Friendly Cement Alternative Developed Using Bamboo Byproducts

2Breakthrough AI Model Accurately Predicts Strength of Recycled Concrete Mixes

3New Concrete Mix Boosts Strength and Durability with Bentonite, Silica Fume, and Fibers

4Modeling Bacterial Viability in Fire-Resistant Bio-Concrete

5Reduce Errors and Increase Carbon Credits in Cement Plants With Accurate Biogenic Co₂ Data Reporting

6Seismic Risks Tied to Wall Type in Buildings Near Mines, Researchers Say