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Bauart Wins Best Architects Award 16 for Nebikon Swisswoodhouse Housing Building

The architectural firm Bauart, of which Prof. Emmanuel Rey of the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) is a partner, was awarded a "Best Architects Award 16" for the achievement of the Swisswoodhouse housing building in Nebikon, Switzerland.

9 Jul 2015

Fixing up Abandoned Buildings Eliminates Eyesores and Reduces Crime, Violence

Fixing up abandoned buildings in the inner city doesn't just eliminate eyesores, it can also significantly reduce crime and violence, including gun assaults, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Penn's Perelman School of Medicine report in the first study to demonstrate the direct impact of building remediation efforts on crime. The findings were published this week in the journal PLOS ONE.

9 Jul 2015

New Fully Automatic GEZE Powerturn Swing Door Drive Wins 2015 X Plus Award

The new fully automatic GEZE Powerturn swing door drive was recently awarded the Innovation Prize at the 2015 X Plus Award, the world's largest innovation prize for technology in the categories High Quality, Design and Functionality. In addition, the top-class specialist jury awarded the "powerful drive" with the title of "Best Product of the Year 2015" seal of quality.

9 Jul 2015

EuroSite Power to Provide 100kW Combined Heat and Power System for New Flitwick Leisure Centre

EuroSite Power Inc., On-Site Utility™ solutions provider, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and leisure centers in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe, has signed an agreement worth approximately £1.23 (US$1.97) million with Stevenage Leisure Limited to provide a solution for the new Flitwick Leisure Centre currently under construction in Flitwick Bedfordshire, UK.

8 Jul 2015

JAPEX Utilizes Aconex Cloud Collaboration Platform to Manage Construction of Soma LNG Terminal

Aconex Limited, provider of a leading cloud collaboration platform for the global construction industry, today announced that Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) is using the Aconex platform to manage construction of its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Project deliverables consist of a cargo ship berth, a massive storage tank and a connecting pipeline for LNG.

8 Jul 2015

New Affordable Housing Development at Walton Avenue for Formerly Homeless Veterans and At-Risk Young Adults

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York City Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs joined The Jericho Project, B & B Supportive, and other partners to announce the start of construction on 2065 Walton Avenue, a new development that will provide affordable housing and supportive services to formerly homeless veterans and at-risk young adults, with special attention to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender homeless youth population.

8 Jul 2015

New Report on Saudi Arabia Construction Equipment Rental Market

Growth in construction sector coupled with easy availability of construction equipment on rent to drive Saudi Arabia construction equipment rental market through 2020

8 Jul 2015

Bechtel-Led Consortium Begins Tunneling on Riyadh Metro Rail System in Saudi Arabia

A consortium led by global engineering, project management and construction company Bechtel has begun tunneling on Line 1 of the Riyadh Metro in Saudi Arabia, marking an important milestone in the construction of this landmark project. Riyadh Metro is set to be the country's first underground rail system and one of the largest in the world.

8 Jul 2015

New Methodology to Assess Environmental Sustainability of Timber Structures

A research group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has developed a methodology to assess the environmental sustainability of timber structures

8 Jul 2015

Technavio Publishes New Report on Indonesian Construction Equipment Market

Technavio has published a new report on the construction equipment market in Indonesia, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 10% from 2015-2019.

7 Jul 2015

UTC Building & Industrial Systems Plans to Develop New Center for Intelligent Buildings

The world's largest provider of building technologies is planning a first-of-its-kind, intelligent and sustainable customer center to showcase innovative United Technologies (UTC) products and integrated systems from brands such as Otis, Carrier, Chubb, Kidde and Automated Logic. Upon completion, the new UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings will offer a world-class customer experience in the heart of the high-technology center of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. UTC Building & Industrial Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp.

7 Jul 2015

Peab Contracted to Renovate and Expand Existing Office Premises in Central Stockholm

Peab has been contracted to carry out renovation and extension of existing office premises in the government district in Södra Klara in central Stockholm. The client is the Swedish National Property Board and the contract amounts to approximately SEK 1 billion.

7 Jul 2015

Construction Commences on 16-Unit Victoria Place Assisted Living Housing Complex

Construction has started on Victoria Place, a new 16-unit assisted living housing complex that will serve the needs of seniors in the region who wish to stay close to their families, community and other necessary supports.

6 Jul 2015

ISG Awarded £24 Million Office Upgrade and Extension Project

ISG has been awarded a complex £24 million office upgrade and extension project at ‘The Bower’ at Stockley Park near Heathrow. The company will transform the existing three-storey property into one of the largest and most highly-specified new office developments in the Thames Valley region.

6 Jul 2015

Skanska to Build Boeing’s Commercial Airplane Decorative Paint Facility in Charleston

Skanska has signed a contract amendment to build The Boeing Company’s Commercial Airplane Decorative Paint Facility in Charleston, S.C, USA. The contract is worth USD 87 M, about SEK 730 M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the second quarter of 2015.

6 Jul 2015

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Bauart Wins Best Architects Award 16 for Nebikon Swisswoodhouse Housing Building

Fixing up Abandoned Buildings Eliminates Eyesores and Reduces Crime, Violence

New Fully Automatic GEZE Powerturn Swing Door Drive Wins 2015 X Plus Award

EuroSite Power to Provide 100kW Combined Heat and Power System for New Flitwick Leisure Centre

JAPEX Utilizes Aconex Cloud Collaboration Platform to Manage Construction of Soma LNG Terminal

New Affordable Housing Development at Walton Avenue for Formerly Homeless Veterans and At-Risk Young Adults

New Report on Saudi Arabia Construction Equipment Rental Market

Bechtel-Led Consortium Begins Tunneling on Riyadh Metro Rail System in Saudi Arabia

New Methodology to Assess Environmental Sustainability of Timber Structures

Technavio Publishes New Report on Indonesian Construction Equipment Market

UTC Building & Industrial Systems Plans to Develop New Center for Intelligent Buildings

Peab Contracted to Renovate and Expand Existing Office Premises in Central Stockholm

Construction Commences on 16-Unit Victoria Place Assisted Living Housing Complex

ISG Awarded £24 Million Office Upgrade and Extension Project

Skanska to Build Boeing’s Commercial Airplane Decorative Paint Facility in Charleston

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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

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Trending Stories

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

2Researchers Explore Biochar from Agricultural Waste as a Sustainable Cement Alternative in UHPC

3AI Model Identifies Greener Cement Mixes Without Compromising Strength

4Researchers Develop More Sustainable Bricks Using Invasive Weed Biomass

5Researchers Show Slag Aggregates Can Boost Concrete Performance and Sustainability

6Optimized Air-Entrained Recycled Brick Aggregate Concrete for Freeze-Thaw Environment