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Cornerstone Design & Remodel Announces New Kitchen and Bath Remodel Options

While many upgrades can bring value and performance to a home remodel, the most popular upgrades today are those that are focused on energy-efficiency. This doesn't mean that homeowners need to sacrifice style for savings. Today's home designers and product manufacturers have ensured that new kitchen and bath remodel options bring the elements of style and green living together, which is something that Cornerstone Design & Remodel is proud to offer its clients.

29 Feb 2016

Summit Homes of Nevada, Presidio Residential Capital to Build Community Homes in Las Vegas

Presidio Residential Capital has partnered with Summit Homes of Nevada to build a new five-acre community offering 12 new homes within the northwest region of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area located at West Alexander Road and North Grand Canyon Drive. Construction will begin in July, and a grand opening is expected in March 2017. The retail value of this residential development is expected to exceed $6.3 million.

27 Feb 2016

Surge Homes Reveals Collection of Interior Design Packages for New Homes

Surge Homes reveals a collection of 68 interior design packages for its new homes, including ensembles for 41 kitchens and 27 bathrooms. An unprecedented number, these packages include selections for flooring, cabinetry, backsplash, countertops and wall tiles.

27 Feb 2016

Peab Contracted to Build New Port Terminal in Tromsø

Peab has, through its subsidiary Björn Bygg, been contracted to build a new port terminal in Tromso. The client is Tromsø Havn KF and the contract amounts to SEK 305 million.

27 Feb 2016

IKEA Installs Iconic Blue Composite Panels on New IKEA Burbank Store in Southern California

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that steel framing has advanced far enough along that installation of the iconic blue composite panels has begun on its new, larger store in Burbank, CA, less than one mile from the company’s oldest store in the Western United States. Installing blue panels is a key milestone needed for keeping the store on track to open Spring 2017, and reflects the unique architectural design for which IKEA stores are known worldwide.

27 Feb 2016

Armada Hoffler Properties Signs JV Contract to Develop and Own New Office Tower in Durham, NC

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a joint venture development agreement in which the Company will develop and own a new office tower within the One City Center mixed-use project located in the heart of Durham, North Carolina.

27 Feb 2016

Tutor Perini Building Receives Major Contract to Expand Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California

Tutor Perini Corporation, a leading civil and building construction company, announced today that its subsidiary, Tutor Perini Building Corp., has been awarded a contract valued at $285 million by the Pechanga Development Corporation and has commenced work on the expansion of the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The contract value will be included in the Company’s reported first quarter backlog.

27 Feb 2016

Duke Energy to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Plant in Citrus County, Florida

On March 2, 2016, Duke Energy will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new 1,640 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant in Citrus County that will help serve Florida's 1.7 million customers starting in 2018.

27 Feb 2016

UTC Aerospace Systems Opens New MPE Laboratory in Windsor Locks, Connecticut

UTC Aerospace Systems today opened its new state-of-the-art Materials and Process Engineering (MPE) laboratory in Windsor Locks, Conn. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp.

27 Feb 2016

First Phase Renovation of East and Pollock Residence Halls Approved by Penn State Committee

The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Feb. 25) approved the first phase of a long-term initiative to renovate all of East and Pollock residence halls on the University Park campus, with construction of two new residence halls and renovations to Stuart Hall slated to begin in March. The projects will be presented to the full board for a vote on Friday (Feb. 26).

26 Feb 2016

EPFL Researchers Devise New Method that Could Extend Lifespan of Built Structures

Civil engineers like to play it safe, which, given the types of structures they build, is usually a good thing. You would not want to cross the Golden Gate Bridge or travel through the new Gotthard tunnel if you didn’t trust the engineering.

26 Feb 2016

Skanska Signs Fixed Price Contract to Construct Copyright Building for Derwent London

Skanska has signed a fixed price contract worth GBP 45M, about SEK 550M, to construct the Copyright Building for Derwent London. The order will be included in order bookings for Skanska UK in the first quarter 2016.

26 Feb 2016

NRC Permits SHINE Medical Technologies to Begin Medical Isotope Plant Construction in Janesville

SHINE Medical Technologies has received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to begin constructing a plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, to make a medical isotope needed in about 20 million procedures annually in the United States.

26 Feb 2016

Harsco Receives New Orders for SteelFlow Asphalt Product

Global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced today continuing success with its environmentally-focused applied products following the receipt of new orders for its SteelFlow asphalt product, a new addition to the Company’s extensive SteelPhalt™ line of slag-based road construction materials.

26 Feb 2016

N-Hance Wood Renewal Introduces Anti-Microbial UV Finish to Keep Homes Safer and Healthier

A new product has been released by N-Hance® Wood Renewal that will transform the cabinet and hardwood floor renewal industry.

26 Feb 2016

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Cornerstone Design & Remodel Announces New Kitchen and Bath Remodel Options

Summit Homes of Nevada, Presidio Residential Capital to Build Community Homes in Las Vegas

Surge Homes Reveals Collection of Interior Design Packages for New Homes

Peab Contracted to Build New Port Terminal in Tromsø

IKEA Installs Iconic Blue Composite Panels on New IKEA Burbank Store in Southern California

Armada Hoffler Properties Signs JV Contract to Develop and Own New Office Tower in Durham, NC

Tutor Perini Building Receives Major Contract to Expand Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California

Duke Energy to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Plant in Citrus County, Florida

UTC Aerospace Systems Opens New MPE Laboratory in Windsor Locks, Connecticut

First Phase Renovation of East and Pollock Residence Halls Approved by Penn State Committee

EPFL Researchers Devise New Method that Could Extend Lifespan of Built Structures

Skanska Signs Fixed Price Contract to Construct Copyright Building for Derwent London

NRC Permits SHINE Medical Technologies to Begin Medical Isotope Plant Construction in Janesville

Harsco Receives New Orders for SteelFlow Asphalt Product

N-Hance Wood Renewal Introduces Anti-Microbial UV Finish to Keep Homes Safer and Healthier

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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

Health, Safety, and Regulations

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

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