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Research and Markets Adds "Construction Market in the Philippines 2015-2019" Report to its Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Market in the Philippines 2015-2019" report to their offering.

28 May 2015

DPR Construction Breaks Ground on New Shriners Hospitals for Children® Medical Center in Pasadena, California

DPR Construction (DPR), one of the nation’s leading technical builders focused on highly complex and sustainable projects, today broke ground on the new Shriners Hospitals for Children® Medical Center in Pasadena, California, set to open in mid-2017. DPR is the general contractor on the new $60 million, state-of-the-art specialty outpatient medical center.

28 May 2015

LEED® Gold Certification for Canon Experience Center in Costa Mesa, California

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that the Canon Experience Center, located in Costa Mesa, California, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification, a recognition by the U.S. Green Building Council for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings.

28 May 2015

IdeaPaint Unveils PULL, New Magnetic, Writeable Solution for Home or Office

To enhance idea generation and collaboration, IdeaPaint has announced PULL, a new magnetic, writeable solution for the office or home. The PULL system pairs IdeaPaint’s premium, dry erase coatings with a powerful magnetic wallcovering to blend in seamlessly with any design or décor.

28 May 2015

6th China (Yongkang) International Door Industry Expo Commenced on May 26

The 6th China (Yongkang) International Door Industry Expo opened its doors at 9 am on May 26 in Zhejiang Yangkang International Convention and Exhibition Center. At the opening ceremony, the China General Chamber of Comm...

28 May 2015

BCC Research Report on U.S. Market for Green Building Materials

This BCC Research report is on the the U.S. market for green building materials. Includes forecasts through 2019.

28 May 2015

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