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Ceco Door and Curries Now Offer More Opening Solutions for Blast Resistance

ASSA ABLOY Group brands Ceco Door and Curries now offer more opening solutions that meet or exceed strict United States government, military, and embassy safety and security requirements for blast resistance. Ceco Door and Curries blast resistant openings provide extra protection against explosions and excessive force with various options.

12 Mar 2015

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions Selected to Design, Build, and Finance Housing Project for University of Houston-Victoria

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a leading developer and operator of infrastructure projects for the college and university market, announced today it has been selected to design, build, and finance a $20M on-campus housing project for the University of Houston-Victoria through a public-private partnership.

12 Mar 2015

Educate the World (UK) Plans to Build its First School in Arusha, Tanzania

Educate the World (UK) [Registered Charity: 1137077] has announced plans for a major expansion of its operations in East Africa moving from providing financial and logistical support to other organisations in the region to building and running its own schools.

12 Mar 2015

Vertical Structural Framework for VCU’s New Library Building Nears Completion

The construction of the new library building on the Monroe Park Campus is approaching a major milestone: the completion of the vertical structural framework. Alumni and members of the VCU community are invited to take part in a celebration of the milestone.

12 Mar 2015

Northwestern to Seek Permit for Development of New Lakefront Athletics and Recreation Center

Northwestern University is continuing the development of its new Lakefront Athletics and Recreation Center on Northwestern’s Evanston campus. The University plans to file a permit request with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and other agencies in regard to construction of the building.

12 Mar 2015

Research on Generative Wood Joints and Timber Fabric Structures to be Presented at Advancing Wood Architecture Symposium

Professor Yves Weinand and the two researchers, Christopher Robeller and Sina Nabaei - who just achieved with sucess their thesis at IBOIS EPFL - will present their last researches about Generative Wood Joints and Timber Fabric Structures, at the Advancing Wood Architecture Symposium in Frankfurt.

12 Mar 2015

CPBS Launches Fully Composite Structural Insulated Panel with Fiberglass Reinforced Thermoset Polymer

Composite Panel Building Systems (CPBS) introduces a fully composite structural insulated panel (C-SIP) designed to deliver superior performance by continuously insulating and sealing the building envelope. CPBS spokesperson said, "The C-SIP is unequaled in building science development and engineered with six functions integrated into one building product: exterior sheathing, superior insulation, air barrier, v por retarder, moisture barrier and structural walls."

11 Mar 2015

IAL Releases New Report on Global Markets for Polyurethane Panels

IAL is pleased to announce the release of a brand new report on the global markets for polyurethane panels. It builds upon IAL's ongoing research into various sectors of the polyurethanes industry, and has been compiled in conjunction with Isowall. This new title examines the national, regional and global markets for polyurethane in panel systems. It also explores the market trends driving demand, and future growth opportunities, and includes five-year market forecasts.

11 Mar 2015

SolarWindow to Accelerate Important Durability and Product-Lifecycle Testing Efforts

SolarWindow™ Technologies, Inc., developer of see-through electricity-generating coatings for glass, confirmed encouraging test results from efforts to meet or exceed warranty periods for commercial-grade window products. As a result of favorable degradation and stability outcomes, the Company will direct resources to accelerate important durability and product-lifecycle testing efforts, effective immediately.

11 Mar 2015

Eastern Architectural Systems Moves into New Warehouse at Domestic Avenue in Fort Myers

Eastern Architectural Systems (EAS) today announced that they have moved into their brand new, 172,000 square foot warehouse located at 16341 Domestic Avenue in Fort Myers, FL.

11 Mar 2015

Johns Manville to Expand Capacity at Scottsboro Thermoplastic Polyolefin Manufacturing Facility

Johns Manville (JM), a global building and specialty products manufacturer and Berkshire Hathaway company, announced plans today to significantly expand capacity at its Scottsboro, Ala., TPO manufacturing facility.

11 Mar 2015

Rice Celebrates Groundbreaking for Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center

Rice University held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for the $31.5 million, 60,000-square-foot Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center.

11 Mar 2015

ACCO Publishes Book on Architecture and Sustainability

The book "Architecture and Sustainability : critical perspectives for integrated design. Generating sustainability concepts from architectural perspectives" has just been published by ACCO. Led by Ahmed Z. Khan of the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and Karen Allacker of the University of Leuven (KUL), the book gathers an international range of researchers and presents the main issues on sustainable architecture. The Scientific Committee of experts invited to contribute to this reference work especially includes Prof. Emmanuel Rey of the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST).

11 Mar 2015

Unitronics to Provide Automated Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System for Prestige Properties

Unitronics 1989 (R.G.) Ltd, a leading global provider of industrial automation products, smart warehouses and automated parking solutions, is pleased to announce that its fully-owned subsidiary, Unitronics Systems Inc., has signed a Binding Letter of Intent with Prestige Properties Corp for the design, supply and installation of an Automated Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System in Calgary, Canada. Unitronics will be paid a total of USD24m (NIS 95 million) for the successful delivery of the project.

10 Mar 2015

Planar to Debut DirectLight LED Video Wall System at Digital Signage Expo 2015

Planar Systems, Inc., a global leader in display and digital signage technology, announced the Planar® DirectLight™ LED Video Wall System, which combines a proprietary, advanced design across a choice of four resolutions ranging from 1.6 to 3.1 millimeter pitch, providing exceptional visual performance, thin mounting depth, precise alignment, mission-critical reliability and adaptability to different customer uses. Planar will debut the Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall System this week at the Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2015.

10 Mar 2015

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Ceco Door and Curries Now Offer More Opening Solutions for Blast Resistance

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions Selected to Design, Build, and Finance Housing Project for University of Houston-Victoria

Educate the World (UK) Plans to Build its First School in Arusha, Tanzania

Vertical Structural Framework for VCU’s New Library Building Nears Completion

Northwestern to Seek Permit for Development of New Lakefront Athletics and Recreation Center

Research on Generative Wood Joints and Timber Fabric Structures to be Presented at Advancing Wood Architecture Symposium

CPBS Launches Fully Composite Structural Insulated Panel with Fiberglass Reinforced Thermoset Polymer

IAL Releases New Report on Global Markets for Polyurethane Panels

SolarWindow to Accelerate Important Durability and Product-Lifecycle Testing Efforts

Eastern Architectural Systems Moves into New Warehouse at Domestic Avenue in Fort Myers

Johns Manville to Expand Capacity at Scottsboro Thermoplastic Polyolefin Manufacturing Facility

Rice Celebrates Groundbreaking for Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center

ACCO Publishes Book on Architecture and Sustainability

Unitronics to Provide Automated Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System for Prestige Properties

Planar to Debut DirectLight LED Video Wall System at Digital Signage Expo 2015

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

2Researchers Show Slag Aggregates Can Boost Concrete Performance and Sustainability

33D-Printed Concrete with Diatomaceous Earth Shows 142% Boost in CO₂ Capture

4NxLite™ Unveils L80, the Industry's First Low-E Sputter Coating for Polycarbonate and Acrylic Enabling New Window Applications

5Researchers Explore Biochar from Agricultural Waste as a Sustainable Cement Alternative in UHPC

6New Study Examines How Moisture Affects Microbes and VOC Emissions from Mass Timber