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Researchers Study How Destructive Factors Impact Painted Building Walls

Scientist at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, dr. Ruta Miniotaite has made series of investigations on how various destructive factors affect painted building walls. According to Miniotaite, the external surface of building walls is continuously affected by the natural climate of variable intensity and the factors occurring due to the anthropogenic activity.

28 May 2015

Cintec Develops Innovative Dissipative Anchor for Protecting Historic Buildings

CINTEC International,a world leader in the field of structural masonry retrofit strengthening, repair, and preservation, announces thatit has developed a new type of dissipative wall anchor. The new anchor solves the issues of how to protect heritage buildings in some of the most earthquake-prone parts of the world.

28 May 2015

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions Reaches Financial Close on $34.5M University of Iowa Student Housing Development Project

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a leading developer and operator of infrastructure projects for the college and university market, announced today it has reached financial close on a $34.5M student housing development project for the University of Iowa.

27 May 2015

Global Trends & Forecasts Report on Building Thermal Insulation Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Building Thermal Insulation Market by Material and Application - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020" report to their offering.

27 May 2015

Richard Crookes Constructions Deploys Aconex Solution for UTS Thomas Street Project

Aconex Limited, provider of a leading cloud collaboration platform for the global construction industry, today announced that Richard Crookes Constructions deployed its solutions in the successful delivery of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Thomas Street project.

27 May 2015

Primoris Announces New $30 Million Parking Structure Contract Award

Primoris Services Corporation today announced a new parking structure award valued at $30 million. The contract was secured by ARB Structures, part of the West Construction Services segment, and is the third parking structure project for this Southern California customer.

27 May 2015

Shikun & Binui Awarded Contract to Build Large Scale Infrastructure Project in Tel Aviv

The awarded project includes the construction of tunnels and several underground stations for a section of the Red Line of the planned Tel Aviv mass transit rail system for ~$750 million.

27 May 2015

RICS Honors Bristol National Composites Centre with Innovative Design Award

EPFL and Romande Energie inaugurate a façade cladded with novel photovoltaic panels conceived at the Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (LESO-PB) under the direction of Andreas Schüler and developed at the EPFL Innovation Park by spin-off SwissINSO.

27 May 2015

EPFL and Romande Energie Inaugurate Façade of ELL Building with Coloured PV Cladding

27 May 2015

Students Design Environmentally Friendly, Termite Resistant Alternative to Particleboard

A team of students from the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering recently won two awards at an international design competition for a material composed of rice husks that they created as a less costly, more environmentally friendly and termite resistant alternative to particleboard.

27 May 2015

Bird Takes Lead Role at Concession Level of Chinook Consortium in City of Calgary Composting Facility

Bird Construction Inc. announced today that it is part of the Chinook Resources Management Group consortium recently selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and operate a composting facility for the City of Calgary. Bird Capital has a 50% interest in the concession responsible for the design, build, short term financing and operation of the facility.

25 May 2015

Government of Canada and Province of Saskatchewan Break Ground for New Affordable Housing Project

The Government of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan, along with community partners, today celebrated the groundbreaking for a new affordable housing project for individuals and families. The 40-unit facility, to be owned by Westgate Heights Attainable Housing Inc. (WHAHI), will serve the City of Saskatoon and surrounding area and include support services.

25 May 2015

Dignitaries Gather to Break Ground on First Building in Bayside Toronto Development

Toronto Mayor John Tory, Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell, Waterfront Toronto's Vice President, Development Meg Davis, Hines Country Head Avi Tesciuba, Tridel President Leo DelZotto, and Artscape CEO Tim Jones gathered to break ground on the first of eight buildings in the 13-acre Bayside Toronto development, a mix of residential, employment, cultural and commercial space that will change the face of the waterfront.

25 May 2015

New Report on the China Wood Flooring Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Wood Flooring Industry Report, 2014-2018" report to their offering.

25 May 2015

U.S. Concrete Acquires Colonial Concrete in Newark, N.J.

U.S. Concrete, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Colonial Concrete Company ("Colonial"), in Newark, N.J. Colonial serves the northern New Jersey market through its three ready-mixed concrete batch plants and fleet of approximately 40 mixer trucks.

25 May 2015

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Researchers Study How Destructive Factors Impact Painted Building Walls

Cintec Develops Innovative Dissipative Anchor for Protecting Historic Buildings

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions Reaches Financial Close on $34.5M University of Iowa Student Housing Development Project

Global Trends & Forecasts Report on Building Thermal Insulation Market

Richard Crookes Constructions Deploys Aconex Solution for UTS Thomas Street Project

Primoris Announces New $30 Million Parking Structure Contract Award

Shikun & Binui Awarded Contract to Build Large Scale Infrastructure Project in Tel Aviv

RICS Honors Bristol National Composites Centre with Innovative Design Award

EPFL and Romande Energie Inaugurate Façade of ELL Building with Coloured PV Cladding

Students Design Environmentally Friendly, Termite Resistant Alternative to Particleboard

Bird Takes Lead Role at Concession Level of Chinook Consortium in City of Calgary Composting Facility

Government of Canada and Province of Saskatchewan Break Ground for New Affordable Housing Project

Dignitaries Gather to Break Ground on First Building in Bayside Toronto Development

New Report on the China Wood Flooring Industry

U.S. Concrete Acquires Colonial Concrete in Newark, N.J.

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Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

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Trending Stories

1Researchers Explore Biochar from Agricultural Waste as a Sustainable Cement Alternative in UHPC

2New Study Explores How Nano-TiO₂ Enhances Eco-Friendly Cement Composites

3Researchers Show Slag Aggregates Can Boost Concrete Performance and Sustainability

4Researchers Develop More Sustainable Bricks Using Invasive Weed Biomass

5New Review Highlights Electrolysis-Based Strategies for Low-Carbon Cement Production

6AI Model Identifies Greener Cement Mixes Without Compromising Strength