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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

Tianjin Welcomed by Bluescope Steel

BlueScope Steel has welcomed a high level delegation from China to discuss major building and construction projects in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games. The delegation, from the Tianjin municipal government, vis...

22 Jun 2006

Big Dip in Accidents Over Last 2 Years in Construction Products Sector

This year’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the UK construction products industry highlight a further dramatic reduction in work related accidents in this sector. The 2006 results show a reduction of almost 2...

21 Jun 2006

Hanson Announces the Completed Acquisition of Material Service Corporation

Hanson PLC, the international building materials company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Material Service Corporation (‘Material Service’) from General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE GD) for $300 mi...

21 Jun 2006

Indian CAD will Design Part of a European Superliner

The Magnum Group, a reputed India-based CAD Service Provider based at Chennai, India, will design part of a European superliner with a capacity of more than 3,500 people. The liner is scheduled for launch in 2008. Th...

21 Jun 2006

Homeowners Renovating their Homes Should Test for Asbestos

Homeowners who are renovating their homes should take care to test the planned area for asbestos prior to replacing the roof or extending the rear drywall. Asbestos is a regulated hazardous material that, if exposed ...

21 Jun 2006

Recycled Woodchip Mulch to go on Sale to the Public

One of the best-known consumer garden brands in the UK is now selling recycled woodchip mulch as a direct result of WRAP's (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) campaign to encourage the landscaping industry to us...

21 Jun 2006

Single Source Accountability for Roofing Construction, Retrofit and Renovation Projects Provided by Design-Build Solutions

Building owners looking for a turnkey delivery method to provide single-source accountability from start to finish can learn about the comparative benefits of the design-build approach by visiting www.design-buildsolutio...

20 Jun 2006

UK New Construction Orders: April 2006

Orders in the twelve months to April 2006 rose by eight per cent compared with the previous twelve months, but orders in the three months to April 2006 fell by four per cent compared to the same period a year earlier. Or...

20 Jun 2006

Victorian Row Houses are Returning to their Residential Roots

Once home to a potpourri of businesses in Washington's Dupont Circle Neighborhood, four 19th century Victorian row houses are returning to their residential roots. Previously owned by Robert Bass of the wealthy Bass ...

20 Jun 2006