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The Weitz Company Awarded Contract to Build Iowa Events Center Hotel

The Weitz Company, a national full-service construction firm, is proud to announce it has been awarded the contract to build the $101 million Iowa Events Center Hotel at Fifth Avenue and Park Street in Des Moines, Iowa.

29 Apr 2015

Balfour Beatty to Design and Construct $100.5 Million Addition to Kern County Justice Facility

Kern County has selected Balfour Beatty Construction to design and construct a new $100.5 million addition to the Kern County Justice Facility located in Bakersfield, Calif. The 215,000-square-foot facility is expected to create 350 to 400 jobs for the local community, including a contractual target goal to subcontract 25 percent of design and construction services to local businesses with 35 percent of the labor supplied by local workers. The project team will leverage lean construction practices and the latest technologies to efficiently deliver the facility.

29 Apr 2015

Global Roof Coating Market Forecast to Grow at 5.79% CAGR from 2015 to 2020

The report "Roof Coating Market by Type (Elastomeric, Bituminous, Tiles, Metals), Technology (Water Based, Solvent Based), Roof Type (Low Sloped, Steep Sloped), Equipment (Airless Sprayers, Brushes & Rollers) Application (Residential, Non-Residential) & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, The global Roof Coating Market is projected to reach $1,310.74 Million by 2020, with a CAGR of 5.79% from 2015 to 2020.

29 Apr 2015

Fluor Wins EPCC Contract to Construct Greensville County Power Station

Fluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract by Dominion Virginia Power (NYSE: D) to build its new Greensville County Power Station, a combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Greensville County, Va.

28 Apr 2015

DPR Construction Partners with Boca Raton Regional Hospital to Construct Rehabilitation Institute

DPR Construction (DPR), one of the nation’s leading technical builders focused on highly complex and sustainable projects, today breaks ground on the Gloria Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Institute for Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

28 Apr 2015

KB Home Provides New Homeownership Opportunity to Popular Tucson Community

KB Home, one of the nation’s largest and most recognized homebuilders, today announced the opening of its Mountain Vail Reserve community in Tucson, offering homebuyers the unique opportunity to own a brand new KB home in a great location close to major employment centers, stunning mountain ranges, and top-rated schools.

28 Apr 2015

QTS Receives LEED Gold Certification for its Dallas-Fort Worth Mega Data Center

QTS Realty Trust, one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing providers of data center facilities and cloud services, and a leader in security and compliance, has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for Phase 1 of its Dallas-Fort Worth mega data center that opened October 2014. QTS Dallas-Fort Worth joins QTS' Richmond and Atlanta-Metro campuses as achieving green-building excellence.

28 Apr 2015

Cornerstone Remodeling Reconstructs Old Cedar Deck with TimberTech's Capped Composite

When hail damaged a 23-year-old cedar deck that had started to show signs of aging, the Omaha, NE, homeowner knew it could be an opportunity to replace the failing structure with a more durable, low-maintenance deck. The cedar deck's wood railings had become soft and unstable.

28 Apr 2015

AZEK Trim Introduces Ready Rake® that is Efficient than Laminating Two Work Pieces

AZEK Trim, manufactured by CPG Building Products, introduces AZEK Ready Rake®, a one-piece extruded profile offering a finished look that is more convenient and consistent than laminating two pieces together on the jobsite. Extruded to resemble a 1 x 8 with a 1 x 3 stacked on one side, AZEK's Ready Rake is a highly functional profile that comes ready to install, thereby saving time and labor expenses.

28 Apr 2015

Sheffield Hallam University Building Receives RIBA Yorkshire Award 2015

Sheffield Hallam University's Heart of the Campus building, designed by HLM Architects, won an award at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire Awards last night (Thursday 23 April).

28 Apr 2015

Skanska to Construct NOK 316 M Commercial Property in Jessheim, Norway

Skanska har signed a contract with Harald Kværner Eiendom AS to construct a commercial property and a parking garage in Jessheim, Norway. The contract value is NOK 316 M, about SEK 340 M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska Norway for the second quarter of 2015.

From Skanska 27 Apr 2015

Mediclinic Middle East Plans to Build New General Hospital in Dubai

Mediclinic Middle East today announces plans to construct a new general hospital, similar in scope to its existing Mediclinic City Hospital, in a strategic location on Umm Suqeim Road between the junctions of Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Once finished at the end of 2018, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital will provide international standard healthcare services to the southern area of Dubai which is currently under-serviced by a facility of this quality.

27 Apr 2015

Complete Analysis of Construction Stone Market in United States

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Stone Market in United States: Business Report 2015" report to their offering.

27 Apr 2015

Allegion to Procure Sliding/Folding Door Hardware Manufacturer, Brio Industries

Allegion, plc, a leading global security products and solutions provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Brio Industries, a division of RMD Industries Pty Ltd. Brio is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of sliding and folding door hardware for commercial and residential spaces in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter.

27 Apr 2015

Arup’s New Central Utilities Plant Design Saves Los Angeles International Airport $20 Million in Capital Costs

Arup, a multidisciplinary design and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today the official opening and ribbon cutting event for the new Central Utilities Plant (CUP) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As the engineer-of-record and lead consultant to the Clark/McCarthy Joint Venture, Arup delivered full architecture, engineering and commissioning services for the new 75,000 SF, $438 million LAX CUP.

27 Apr 2015