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2012 Olympic Velodrome Design Contract Awarded to Hopkins Architects

The design team for the London 2012 VeloPark has been announced today. The design competition was judged by leading names from the world of architecture and design as well as Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Chris H...

13 Jul 2007

AMEC to Divest Project Investments

AMEC and Land Securities Trillium ("LST") today announce that they have agreed terms for the sale of Project Investments. LST will pay a cash consideration of £163.5 million for Project Investments. S...

13 Jul 2007

Roof Tiles that Absorb Atmospheric Pollutants

The leading roofing manufacturer Marley Eternit has launched what it describes as a ground-breaking new roof tile coating that will absorb asthma-causing pollutants from the air. The new coating, EcoLogic, contains a ...

12 Jul 2007

UK Grid Provides Enhanced Connectivity With FibreSpan

UK Grid, the colocation and network provisioning company, recently appointed FibreSpan to provide a dark fibre link between its data centres in Manchester. UK Grid provides customers with a fully resilient multi homed...

12 Jul 2007

Kohler Toilet Wins New Product Award from NPSE

Kohler Co., a global leader in kitchen and bath design and technology, announces that its KOHLER® Cimarron Comfort Height™ toilet with Class Five™ flushing technology has earned the distinguished New Product Award in a n...

12 Jul 2007

Maggio Roofing Take Marketing Campaign to Cyberspace

Maggio Roofing, a market leader in the residential and commercial roofing installation industry, is collaborating with eVisibility, a southern California Internet marketing firm. They are introducing a new Internet marke...

12 Jul 2007

Advanced Drainage Systems Commence Production of HDPE Pipes at New Plant

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS), the world's largest manufacturer of high-density polyethylene pipe, has begun production at its largest U.S. manufacturing plant to help meet the growing demand for HDPE product...

12 Jul 2007

Architectural and Residential Lighting Trends

The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) service release, "Solid State Lighting Market 2006-2011," projects 21 percent market growth for solid-state LED lighting through 2011. ...

12 Jul 2007

SentryGlas Allows People to View Ancient Roman History

A piece of ancient Roman history in northern Italy can now be viewed within its architectural context, thanks to DuPont™ SentryGlas® Expressions™ decorative safety glass. During recent restoration of the 18th century ...

12 Jul 2007

Polyurethane Adhesives at Home in Wood Constructions

The use of wood in the construction industry is currently experiencing a renaissance. New joining methods and construction principles, not to mention the discovery of the classic material for modern architectural solutio...

12 Jul 2007

Real Estate being Transformed by Globalization

From construction materials to office space, many facets of real estate have been transformed by globalization, according to new research from the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of Ca...

11 Jul 2007

Hollywood's Most Powerful Women Help out with Affordable Housing

Yesterday, more than 100 of Hollywood's most influential women including Jeanne Tripplehorn, Julie Bowen, Diane Farr, Paige Hemmis and Diana Hayden teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles for &quot...

11 Jul 2007

Georgia-Pacific Building Products Provide Improved Web Site for Architects and Builders

In an effort to better serve its building and consumer communities, today Georgia-Pacific Building Products LLC launched a significantly redesigned Web site. As one of the nation's leading suppliers of building produ...

11 Jul 2007

UBuildIt Partner to Provide Green Building Guidance to Homeowners

Local construction advisors offer homeowners the opportunity to manage their own building projects and build green. Nick Blair and Brent Gates, owners of the UBuildIt-Parker office, joined the Built Green Colorado progra...

11 Jul 2007

Nissan form Partnership with Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity and Nissan North America Inc. announced today a one- year, $1 million partnership that includes house sponsorships, the donation of 10 Nissan Titan trucks and the support of current Habitat projects....

11 Jul 2007