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Research and Markets Announces Addition of China Building Materials Export Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Building Materials Export Report, 2006-2007 to their offering In 2006, the first year of the 11th Five-year plan, the building materials export value was as hi...

12 Jun 2007

Pacific Controls System Wins Prestigious Building Award

The Best Intelligent Building Award was recently presented to Pacific Control Systems LLC for their headquarters building in Dubai, UAE. This building is the Middle East's First Platinum Rated Green Building (USGBC, LEED...

12 Jun 2007

3M RV Marine Water Filtration Becomes Exclusive Supplier to Winnebago

3M RV/Marine Water Filtration, one of the leading suppliers of water filters for recreational vehicles and boats, today announced that it has been named the exclusive supplier of recreational vehicle point of use interio...

12 Jun 2007

The Cambridge, Montreaux and Savannah Collections of Balusters

Beautifully detailed with crisp, clean lines the Montreaux, Cambridge and Savannah Commercial Collections are the most versatile balustrade systems offered by Timeless Architectural Reproductions, Inc.™ (www.timelessarch...

12 Jun 2007

Installation of New Foot Bridge Connects Kings Waterford and Albert Dock

The installation of a new pedestrian bridge across Dukes Dock, linking Kings Waterfront and Albert Dock, was completed in the early hours of Thursday morning, 7 June. The bridge is part of the ‘Waterfront Connections...

12 Jun 2007

Not Long Now For Architecture Week 2007

Architecture Week 2007 is now only days away, with over 800 events taking place across the country, 15-24 June. Each region has highlight events listed on their regional homepage, so click on the ‘regional guid...

12 Jun 2007

April 2007 - House Price Index

The mix-adjusted average house price in the UK in April 2007 stood at £209,454, up from £206,890 in March 2007 (not seasonally adjusted). UK annual house price inflation in April 2007 was 11.3 per cent, up...

12 Jun 2007

Building in San Francisco to Raise the Bar on Sustainability

KMD Architects' design for a new 12-story headquarters for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is expected to be a leader in demonstrating energy efficiency, water recycling and reduced carbon footprint amo...

11 Jun 2007

HUD'S Clear Guidance on Accessibility Requirements Applauded by Builders

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced yesterday that multifamily builders can rest assured they are complying with all applicable accessibility requirements when following the 2006 edition ...

11 Jun 2007

New Contracts in the Housing Sector for Ballast Nedam

During the past week, the Western Region unit of Ballast Nedam Bouw obtained contracts for housing projects worth a total of approximately 35 million euros. Under contract to Vestia Midden Nederland, Ballast Nedam wil...

11 Jun 2007

Indispensable Tool Designed for all Trade Professional

Design Yourself Interiors, Inc. has created new life-sized, lightweight and reusable craft paper DYI Templates as an indispensable tool for trade professionals involved in the initial building stage of a new home or remo...

11 Jun 2007

BASF Announces the Launch of High-Performance Communities Website

BASF today announced ambitious goals for its Construction Chemicals division. “The market for construction chemicals has a volume of €29 billion and is growing at 4 to 5 percent per year. Our goal is to grow by 7 to 8 pe...

11 Jun 2007

New Attention to Cool Wall Technology with the Rise of Energy Costs

With crude oil prices at record levels, the effects at the gas pump are already well known. But as summer temperatures arrive, rising energy costs will begin to manifest themselves in a new way: the cost of air condition...

11 Jun 2007

Homeowner's on the Lookout for Concrete Ideas

Americans will spend nearly $233 billion on home remodeling this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 2007 industry forecast. That represents a 1.9 percent increase from the record $228 bi...

11 Jun 2007

EPS Ovens Completes Custom Industrial Furnace Project

When Leading Edge, of Decatur, IL, a state of the art design firm with manufacturing capability, was asked by its major railway customers to consider providing manganese steel rails, they came to Engineered Production Sy...

11 Jun 2007