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Swinerton Builders Completes Cast-in-Place Concrete Structure for Monroe Street Apartments

Swinerton Builders has completed the cast-in-place concrete structure for the Monroe Street Apartments, a 289-unit, luxury multi-family development in Cherry Creek for Smith/Jones Partners LLC and Gables Residential. The last deck on the eighth level was placed February 5, and Swinerton celebrated the accomplishment by catering a lunch for more than 300 craft workers on site that day.

16 Feb 2015

Brookfield Residential’s La Vita Single-Family Home Collection Earns Prestigious Gold Awards

Award-winning homebuilder and industry leader Brookfield Residential Southern California is proud to announce that the La Vita single-family home collection at Orchard Hills™ in Irvine was honored with two prestigious Gold Awards at The Nationals(SM) 2015 ceremony. La Vita's stunning Residence Four won Gold Awards for "Best Architectural Design" as well as for "Best Interior Merchandising", two impressive distinctions that emphasize Brookfield's reputation for the highest level of quality and craftsmanship.

16 Feb 2015

Mitsubishi Electric Introduces Next-Generation Smart Home Concept

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today it introduces its next-generation concept for home life, Mitsubishi Electric Smart Home which combines sensors and linked appliances and other household equipment to support the daily lives of families by enabling individuals to easily share information about their mental and physical conditions.

16 Feb 2015

EHT to Begin Construction on More than 143 Commercial Rooftop Solar Energy Installations in Ontario

Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. ("EHT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will begin construction on more than 143 commercial rooftop solar energy installations in Ontario, Canada. In aggregate the portfolio exceeds 38 Megawatts.

16 Feb 2015

NEXUS Gas Transmission Awards Fluor Major EPC and Project Management Contract

Fluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded a contract by NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC, to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for an approximately 250-mile natural gas transmission pipeline in Ohio and Michigan that is capable of transporting 2 billion cubic-feet-per-day of gas. Fluor booked the contract for an undisclosed value in the first quarter of 2015.

16 Feb 2015

Wood Partners to Develop $40 Million, 207-Unit Luxury Apartment Community in Raleigh, N.C.

Wood Partners, LLC will break ground in February on Six Sixteen, a $40 million, 207-unit rental community on the site of a vacant office building next door to Cameron Village Shopping Center in Raleigh, N.C. Leasing is expected to begin in May 2016, and construction is expected to be complete in November 2017.

16 Feb 2015

Ceco Door and Curries Offer Wider Selection of Operable Hollow Metal Sound Transmission Classification Door Assemblies

ASSA ABLOY Group brands Ceco Door and Curries now offer a wider selection of operable hollow metal Sound Transmission Classification (STC) door assemblies. Ceco Door Sound-Tech Xpress Systems and Curries 757 Quiet Noise Door Series are now available with new sound deadening technology that enables STC ratings ranging from 32 up to 55 in single flush, temperature rise, glazed, and embossed panel doors, and pairs, flush and glazed.

13 Feb 2015

Belgian Building Research Institute Uses FFT Actran Software to Validate Acoustic Prediction Formula

MSC Software Corporation, a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services, today announced that The Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) used Actran acoustic simulation software (developed by FFT, an MSC Software Company) to validate the accuracy of a new acoustic prediction formula that will help architects comply with stricter acoustic requirements for dwellings.

13 Feb 2015

Dutch Engineering & Construction Company FDN Nominated for European Business Award

Designing floating houses and other buildings that can withstand sea level rise and flooding as well as strong tsunami proof constructions, Dutch engineering & construction company FDN offers sustainable solutions for the problems of climate change and other disasters all over the world.

13 Feb 2015

Pflugerville Crossing to Break Ground on Major Mixed-Use Development

The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC) today announced that commercial real estate development company Star Stream Capital and Chicago-based investment bank B.C. Ziegler and Company, jointly operating as Pflugerville Crossing LP, plan to break ground in March on a major mixed-use development in Pflugerville.

13 Feb 2015

New Report on Green Construction Outlook and Trends

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Green Construction Outlook and Trends" report to their offering.

13 Feb 2015

Composition of Agave Fiber and Recycled Plastic for Building Materials

The emerging company PLASTINOVA intertwined the science of chemical engineering and technology to recycle all kinds of useless plastics and tequila agave bagasse similar to wood, but with greater resistance used as formwork in the construction industry or in the manufacture of benches, tables and chairs.

13 Feb 2015

Buildings That Rock During an Earthquake Could Withstand Seismic Shaking Better

Buildings that rock during an earthquake and return to plumb would withstand seismic shaking better than structural designs commonly used in vulnerable zones of California and elsewhere, a Case Western Reserve University researcher has found.

12 Feb 2015

Peab to Build New Nursing and Clinic Areas Within Malmö Hospital Campus

Peab has been commissioned to build new nursing and clinic areas within the hospital campus in Malmö. The client is Region Skåne and the contract amounts to approximately SEK 338 million.

12 Feb 2015

Kraton to Highlight Highly Modified Asphalt Technology at Pavement Preservation & Recycling Summit

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) and other engineered polymers, announced today it will showcase its Highly Modified Asphalt (HiMA) technology - a polymer technology developed specifically for asphalt paving - at the Pavement Preservation & Recycling Summit.

12 Feb 2015

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Swinerton Builders Completes Cast-in-Place Concrete Structure for Monroe Street Apartments

Brookfield Residential’s La Vita Single-Family Home Collection Earns Prestigious Gold Awards

Mitsubishi Electric Introduces Next-Generation Smart Home Concept

EHT to Begin Construction on More than 143 Commercial Rooftop Solar Energy Installations in Ontario

NEXUS Gas Transmission Awards Fluor Major EPC and Project Management Contract

Wood Partners to Develop $40 Million, 207-Unit Luxury Apartment Community in Raleigh, N.C.

Ceco Door and Curries Offer Wider Selection of Operable Hollow Metal Sound Transmission Classification Door Assemblies

Belgian Building Research Institute Uses FFT Actran Software to Validate Acoustic Prediction Formula

Dutch Engineering & Construction Company FDN Nominated for European Business Award

Pflugerville Crossing to Break Ground on Major Mixed-Use Development

New Report on Green Construction Outlook and Trends

Composition of Agave Fiber and Recycled Plastic for Building Materials

Buildings That Rock During an Earthquake Could Withstand Seismic Shaking Better

Peab to Build New Nursing and Clinic Areas Within Malmö Hospital Campus

Kraton to Highlight Highly Modified Asphalt Technology at Pavement Preservation & Recycling Summit

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1UBC Researchers Design Electrochemical System to Recycle Cement and Slash Emissions

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4Researchers Develop High-Strength Construction Materials From Industrial and Agricultural Waste

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