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Restore a Stone Bridge in Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Heritage Conservation Network and the Weisel Hostel invite history enthusiasts and historic preservation aficionados to join their efforts to repair and restore the Wiesel Bridge in Quakertown, Pennsylvania this Septembe...

28 Jun 2006

Tecta America Corp Install the Largest Green Roof in the Bronx

Tecta America Corp., the nation's largest commercial roofing contractor, recently completed a three-day installation of a 10,000 square foot extensive green roof on the Bronx County Building. According to the office ...

28 Jun 2006

Edge Flooring Announces Expansion into the German Marketplace

Edge Flooring ("Edge") is excited to announce our expansion into the German marketplace with our new retail customer, MAX BAHR. MAX BAHR is among the top ten building and home improvement retailers in German...

28 Jun 2006

New York Affordable Housing

"Green" architecture in New York City. OCV Architects is making a better New York with their 'Jacob's Place' construction, making them the continued architect firm of choice for urban revitalization...

28 Jun 2006

UK Construction Spending Restraint Blocks Early Recovery

The construction industry is recovering, but only just, as the British Government delays promised investment and private sector activity remains subdued, according to the latest industry forecasts published by the Constr...

28 Jun 2006

New Climate Change Legislation Welcomed by RIBA

The Royal Institute of British Architects has welcomed the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, which received Royal Assent last week. The Act aims to reduce carbon emissions and fuel poverty through a series ...

28 Jun 2006

Publication Outlines Future for UK Housebuilding

Proof that the UK housebuilding industry is capable of responding to the challenges of 21st Century living by creating good quality homes within a target construction cost of £60,000 is set out in the Design for Manufact...

28 Jun 2006

Lafarge Unveils Detailed Strategic Plan Called

Building on the presentation of 23 February 2006, Lafarge has unveiled its detailed strategic plan, called “Excellence 2008”. This plan confirms the group’s determination to be the best in its sector, focused on its str...

27 Jun 2006

Harvard University Graduate School of Design Offers New Programmes on Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Practice Management

This summer, among the more than 40 executive education programs offered by Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), a group of nine will focus on practice management and development strategies for principals,...

27 Jun 2006

Controlled Collapse Demolition by J Freeley

Manchester-based demolition experts J Freeley Ltd used the controlled collapse method of demolition to remove a number of redundant industrial buildings at a site at Manchester Road, Bolton. J Freeley used excavators...

27 Jun 2006

Commercial Development Projects Going Solar

Oak Tree Village in San Jose is Akeena Solar’s latest commercial solar electric project with JSM Enterprises, a development company based in Campbell. The 21.8 kW PV system will provide the new 175-unit apartment complex...

27 Jun 2006

Earthquake Engineering goes High Tech

For homeowners in California and other earthquake-prone regions, seismic safety has not exactly been rocket science. Retrofitting measures typically are limited to properly securing anchor bolts to foundations and nailin...

22 Jun 2006

Engineers Test Houses with Cannons, Cranes and Wind Machines

The wind roared against the house. Shingles and tar paper flew off the roof, exposing bare plywood. The front window buckled, then shattered, shooting glass shards into the living room. The 1970s-style vacant ranch ho...

22 Jun 2006

Best Management Practices Concrete Washout Water Pollution Protection

Concrete Washout Systems, Inc. (CWS), announced today that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a fact sheet outlining the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the containment of concrete washou...

22 Jun 2006

Phase Change Materials now also in Aerated Cement Blocks

Phase change materials can absorb extreme summer heat, in this way ensuring pleasant room temperatures. This means air conditioning costs can be significantly lowered or with optimal planning eliminated completely. H+H C...

22 Jun 2006