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Lucideon Provides Testing and Consultancy for Raised Access Flooring

Lucideon, the international materials technology company, offers a wide range of testing and consultancy services to the raised access flooring industry.

From Lucideon 2 Mar 2016

Wipro Awards Detailed Design Services Contracts to Jacobs

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it received contracts from Wipro Limited to provide detailed design services for campuses at Gopanpally (Hyderabad), Bhubaneshwar and Kolkata in India.

2 Mar 2016

Construction Commences on 16.7-Acre Residential Community in Templeton, California

Presidio Residential Capital and Coastal Community Builders have broken ground on Templeton Ranch, a 16.7-acre community that will offer 40 single-family homes and 67 planned-unit developments at 221 North Main Street in Templeton, Calif. Vertical construction will begin in the spring, and homes will be open for sale by early summer. The retail value of this residential community, which is expected to be complete in fall 2017, will exceed $44 million.

2 Mar 2016

KONE to Provide 12 Elevators and 26 Escalators for Moscone Center Expansion Project

KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, announced today it won an order to provide 12 elevators and 26 escalators in the Moscone Center Expansion project. The expansion will increase the capacity of San Francisco's premier meeting and exhibition space.

2 Mar 2016

HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams Launches Premium Line of Interior and Exterior Paint, INFINITY

HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams, a leading paint brand that brings together the design expertise of HGTV with the legendary quality of Sherwin-Williams, is proud to announce the launch of INFINITY. Formulated with precision by the experts at Sherwin-Williams, INFINITY is a premium line of interior and exterior paint that will deliver on the 150-year-old company’s highest quality standards and can be found exclusively at Lowe’s in March.

2 Mar 2016

NV5 to Provide Comprehensive Project Management Services for University of Kansas Hospital Expansion

NV5 Global, Inc. (the "Company" or "NV5"), a provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions, announced today that its contract was extended to provide comprehensive Project Management Services for the Vertical Expansion of The University of Kansas Hospital's Cambridge Tower.

2 Mar 2016

Luzhniki Olympic Complex Teams with OpenAire to Create Retractable Skylight for Expansive Aquapark Facility

One of Russia's grandest sports arenas is getting a major upgrade that will offer visitors a beautiful outdoor atmosphere any time of year, thanks to a new partnership with Canadian developer OpenAire. Luzhniki Olympic Complex, located in Moscow, has teamed with OpenAire to create a customized retractable skylight for its expansive Aquapark facility.

2 Mar 2016

OZ Architecture to Master Plan New World Trade Center Denver Campus

World Trade Center Denver (WTC Denver) and its development partner have appointed OZ Architecture to master plan their new global campus, located in the River North (RiNo) neighborhood, near the soon-to-open 38th Avenue and Blake Street commuter rail stop that also connects to Denver's International Airport. The project will serve as a major catalyst for the area, creating a mixed-use, transit-oriented urban community expected to elevate Denver's profile on an international level.

1 Mar 2016

ADOT Awards Design-Build and Maintain Project to Fluor-Led Joint Venture Team

Fluor Corporation announced today that its joint venture team was awarded the design-build and maintain project by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to provide design, construction and maintenance services for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

1 Mar 2016

Harsco to Provide High-Security Fencing for New Mexico City International Airport

Global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced today one of the largest single orders ever received by its Harsco Industrial IKG division, a nearly $10 million award to provide high-security fencing for the new Mexico City International Airport, slated to become the largest airport in Latin America in both physical size and passenger volume.

1 Mar 2016

Trammell Crow Residential Begins Construction on The Alexan Mixed-Use Development

Trammell Crow Residential’s Southern California Division has started construction on The Alexan, a 313-unit, mixed-use development, consisting of a 19-story tower with 209 apartment units, a four-story residential building with 104 units, subterranean parking for 376 vehicles, and an indoor-outdoor restaurant in a converted 100-year-old church. The 250,000-square-foot project is scheduled for completion in the third quarter 2017.

1 Mar 2016

Peab Commissioned to Reconstruct E45 in Central Gothenburg

Peab has been commissioned to carry out a reconstruction of the E45 in central Gothenburg. The customer is the Swedish Trafikverket and the contract amounts to appr. 1.020 million SEK.

1 Mar 2016

Construction Commences on Last Two Stages of Global Switch’s Sydney East Data Centre

Global Switch, the leading owner and operator of large scale cloud and carrier neutral data centre space in Europe and Asia-Pacific, has commenced construction of the last two stages of its Sydney East data centre following a pre-commitment made by a leading cloud provider. The new data centre is located on Global Switch’s Sydney campus adjacent to the Sydney Central Business District (CBD) and next to its existing Sydney West data centre.

1 Mar 2016

Construction SMEs in Spain Prioritise Securing Contracts and Production over R&D

Employees at Spanish construction SMEs are no strangers to improvisation, adapting processes or output to the needs of the job in hand. However, pressure to win work mean that these improvisations are not being properly documented, and are often lost. Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia urge the management of even the smallest construction companies to embrace the new emphasis on innovation.

29 Feb 2016

UC Morgens Hall Earns 2015 Ohio AIA Design Award

The University of Cincinnati's Morgens Hall, the university's grand "glass house," recently earned a 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Ohio Award –– the state’s highest prize for design.

29 Feb 2016

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Lucideon Provides Testing and Consultancy for Raised Access Flooring

Wipro Awards Detailed Design Services Contracts to Jacobs

Construction Commences on 16.7-Acre Residential Community in Templeton, California

KONE to Provide 12 Elevators and 26 Escalators for Moscone Center Expansion Project

HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams Launches Premium Line of Interior and Exterior Paint, INFINITY

NV5 to Provide Comprehensive Project Management Services for University of Kansas Hospital Expansion

Luzhniki Olympic Complex Teams with OpenAire to Create Retractable Skylight for Expansive Aquapark Facility

OZ Architecture to Master Plan New World Trade Center Denver Campus

ADOT Awards Design-Build and Maintain Project to Fluor-Led Joint Venture Team

Harsco to Provide High-Security Fencing for New Mexico City International Airport

Trammell Crow Residential Begins Construction on The Alexan Mixed-Use Development

Peab Commissioned to Reconstruct E45 in Central Gothenburg

Construction Commences on Last Two Stages of Global Switch’s Sydney East Data Centre

Construction SMEs in Spain Prioritise Securing Contracts and Production over R&D

UC Morgens Hall Earns 2015 Ohio AIA Design Award

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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

Construction Trends

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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

4Reduce Errors and Increase Carbon Credits in Cement Plants With Accurate Biogenic Co₂ Data Reporting

5Modeling Bacterial Viability in Fire-Resistant Bio-Concrete

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