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Smart Living Lab to Build Own Building for Research and Technology Transfer

The smart living lab will build its own building to house its research and technology transfer activities in the field of sustainable architecture. Ahead of its time, this building should satisfy environmental goals set for the symbolic date of 2050.

7 Oct 2015

Health Metrics Integrated into Affordable Housing Design

Investment in affordable housing in lower risk and higher opportunity areas can improve the health status of Georgia’s most vulnerable citizens, helping up to 200 individuals per year live longer, healthier lives, according to an assessment by the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University.

7 Oct 2015

Claytec Part of European ISOBIO Project to Boost Usage of Sustainable Materials in Building and Construction

Europe’s construction industry has a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions and energy consumption. But getting companies to ditch traditional building materials for greener, bio-based alternatives remains an uphill struggle. They are more costly and questions remain over safety, reliability and durability

7 Oct 2015

HLW International Honored with 2015 Building Brooklyn Award

HLW International LLP (HLW) is pleased to announce it has received a 2015 Building Brooklyn Award from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and its Real Estate & Development Committee. HLW was recognized for its innovative work in Landscape and Open Space on Pratt's Engineering Quadrangle Campus Green Space.

7 Oct 2015

Dayton Superior Shoring System Selected for use in Construction of New Apple Headquarters

Dayton Superior has been awarded the concrete shoring package for the Gateway Tunnel portion of the new $5B Apple World Headquarters project in Cupertino, California. The project was awarded to Dayton Superior by Pacific Structures/Infrastructure, a Build Group Company, serving as the formwork contractor on the project.

7 Oct 2015

Echo Barrier Products Help Reduce Noise Caused by Construction of New York City's Second Avenue Subway

Echo Barrier USA (Echo Barrier) is pleased to announce that the firm's sound-absorbing barriers have helped to reduce noise and disruption caused by construction of New York City's Second Avenue Subway.

7 Oct 2015

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Honors SC Johnson with 2015 Wright Spirit Award

SC Johnson was awarded a 2015 Wright Spirit Award on October 3 by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.

6 Oct 2015

Fraport Employees Break Ground for Frankfurt Airport's New Terminal 3

More than 400 employees of Fraport AG simultaneously performed the symbolic first cut of the spade today, marking the ground-breaking and start of construction for Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3.

6 Oct 2015

New 30-Story Luxury High-Rise to be Built by Palladium USA International in Plano's Legacy West

Capitalizing on the tremendous growth in the North Texas region, Palladium USA International has contracted to purchase 2.1 acres of land in the prestigious Legacy West development in Plano, Texas, to build a 30-story, luxury high-rise.

6 Oct 2015

Gemma Power Systems to Commence Construction of 475MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant in Ohio

Gemma Power Systems, LLC (GPS) has received Full Notice to Proceed (FNTP) to commence activities under an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services contract with NTE Ohio LLC, an affiliate of NTE Energy, to construct a 475 MW state-of-the-art natural gas-fired power plant in Middletown, OH.

6 Oct 2015

Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies to Take Part in DPEA Post-Carbon Architecture Program

The Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) was invited to take part in the program of the DPEA postgraduate cycle Post-carbon Architecture organized by the "École nationale supérieure d'architecture de la ville et des territoires” in Marne-la-Vallée (EnsaVT) in partnership with the "École des Ponts Paris-Tech".

6 Oct 2015

Lucideon and BBA Collaborate to Provide Improved Certification and Testing Services for the Construction Industry

Lucideon, the international materials technology company, and the British Board of Agrément (BBA), a leading technical assessment and certification body in the UK, is pleased to announce the forging of a closer co-operation, a move designed to provide the construction industry with improved certification and testing services.

From Lucideon 6 Oct 2015

Royalpark Homes Partners with Panasonic Canada to Offer New Residential Battery Storage System in New Homes

Today, Royalpark Homes announced its collaboration with Panasonic Canada to offer residential battery storage in its new home builds. This new Residential Battery Storage System includes all the components needed to capture solar energy and store electricity for later use. Royalpark has plans to offer this package and other environmentally sustainable options in future projects in Vaughan, Aurora, and the industry changing Green Earth Village in East Gwillimbury.

5 Oct 2015

Technip Gets Contract for Development of Subsea Infrastructure for Shell's Stones Project

Technip was awarded by Shell Offshore Inc. (“Shell”) a contract for the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones project. Included in the service are two subsea production tie-backs to the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The Stones field is located in the Walker Ridge area in the US Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of 2,930 meters along the pipelay route.

5 Oct 2015

TCP Donates Energy Efficient LED lamps in Support of Arbor Day Foundation's $9 Million Renovation

Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (TCP) worked with the Arbor Day Foundation, a non-profit conservation and education organization, to further its mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. TCP donated roughly $17,000 of energy efficient LED lamps to the organization's Lied Lodge & Conference Center in support of its extensive $9 million renovation.

5 Oct 2015

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Smart Living Lab to Build Own Building for Research and Technology Transfer

Health Metrics Integrated into Affordable Housing Design

Claytec Part of European ISOBIO Project to Boost Usage of Sustainable Materials in Building and Construction

HLW International Honored with 2015 Building Brooklyn Award

Dayton Superior Shoring System Selected for use in Construction of New Apple Headquarters

Echo Barrier Products Help Reduce Noise Caused by Construction of New York City's Second Avenue Subway

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Honors SC Johnson with 2015 Wright Spirit Award

Fraport Employees Break Ground for Frankfurt Airport's New Terminal 3

New 30-Story Luxury High-Rise to be Built by Palladium USA International in Plano's Legacy West

Gemma Power Systems to Commence Construction of 475MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant in Ohio

Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies to Take Part in DPEA Post-Carbon Architecture Program

Lucideon and BBA Collaborate to Provide Improved Certification and Testing Services for the Construction Industry

Royalpark Homes Partners with Panasonic Canada to Offer New Residential Battery Storage System in New Homes

Technip Gets Contract for Development of Subsea Infrastructure for Shell's Stones Project

TCP Donates Energy Efficient LED lamps in Support of Arbor Day Foundation's $9 Million Renovation

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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

1New Study Explores How Nano-TiO₂ Enhances Eco-Friendly Cement Composites

2AI Model Identifies Greener Cement Mixes Without Compromising Strength

3Researchers Explore Biochar from Agricultural Waste as a Sustainable Cement Alternative in UHPC

4Researchers Develop More Sustainable Bricks Using Invasive Weed Biomass

5Optimized Air-Entrained Recycled Brick Aggregate Concrete for Freeze-Thaw Environment

6Modular Design Could Make Retail Greener and More Profitable