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Kanantik Belize Unveils Affordable Master-Planned Community on the Caribbean Coastline

Residences with unobstructed views of the Caribbean Sea, a commitment to low-impact design, and amenities usually found only in the most exclusive luxury developments await investors at Kanantik Belize, now offered by Mango Springs Development.

19 Jan 2015

PCL Breaks Ground on New Cardiac Life Support Services Redevelopment Project for Ottawa Heart Institute

PCL Construction is proud to be part of the groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of the new Cardiac Life Support Services Redevelopment Project for the Ottawa Heart Institute.

19 Jan 2015

Skanska Wins USD 70 M Contract to Repair Bridges in New York City

Skanska has signed a contract with the New York City Department of Transportation to restore electrical and mechanical systems of 12 movable bridges damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The contract is worth about USD 70 M, about SEK 480 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Civil in the fourth quarter of 2014.

19 Jan 2015

Five New Ryland Homes Communities Open across Austin

Ryland Homes Austin has opened five new, and conveniently located communities, in Austin. Each community – Saratoga Hills located in Austin, Rancho Sienna and Santa Rita Ranch located in Georgetown, ShawdowGlen located in Manor and Rockwell at Wyoming Springs located in Round Rock – offers homeowners a quality new home, prime locations and excellent community amenities, such as green spaces, playgrounds, swimming pools, hiking and biking trails and more.

19 Jan 2015

NCI Building Systems Acquires CENTRIA for $245 Million

NCI Building Systems, Inc., one of North America's largest integrated manufacturers of metal products for the nonresidential building industry, announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of CENTRIA, a leading provider of architectural insulated metal panel (IMP) wall and roof systems and coil coating services for a net cash price of $245 million. NCI intends to immediately begin cross-company integration.

19 Jan 2015

Skanska Signs USD 49 M Contract to Renovate Residential Apartment Tower in Philadelphia, USA

Skanska has signed a contract with a confidential client to renovate a residential apartment tower in Philadelphia. The contract value is USD 49 M, about SEK 340 M, which is included in order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the fourth quarter of 2014.

19 Jan 2015

Sentinel Capital Breaks Ground on First Phase of AllenPlace Master-Planned Class-A Office Park

In partnership with the Allen Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), Sentinel Capital recently has broken ground on the first phase of AllenPlace, a master-planned 22.5-acre, 700,000-square-foot, five-building, Class-A office park located along the east side of North Central Expressway between Millennium Drive and Butler Drive in Allen, Texas.

14 Jan 2015

Jacobs Receives U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Award for Fort Bragg Mission Training Complex

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it was honored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with its highest award – the 2014 Chief of Engineers Award of Excellence in Design – for the design of the Mission Training Complex at Fort Bragg located in North Carolina.

14 Jan 2015

SunShare Enters Strategic Alliance with Mortenson to Build Solar Gardens in Minnesota

SunShare, a rapidly growing community solar company with offices in Minneapolis and Denver, and Mortenson, one of the nation's top construction firms, today announced a strategic relationship to develop and build solar gardens in Minnesota.

14 Jan 2015

PhoenixMart Continues Construction at Master-Planned Community in Casa Grande, Ariz.

PhoenixMart continues construction at its 585-acre site south of Phoenix in Casa Grande, Ariz., and announces its continued leasing initiative for the new year. PhoenixMart plans to complete leasing more than 1,700 suites in 2015, most of them well in advance of the commerce center’s anticipated opening in the fourth quarter.

14 Jan 2015

International Builders' Show 2015: Marvin Windows and Doors to Display Innovative Products

The best of the homebuilding industry goes on display each year at the International Builders' Show (IBS) – and Marvin Windows and Doors and Integrity Windows and Doors are excited to display innovative products and industry-leading solutions at the 2015 event.

14 Jan 2015

BAU Exhibition 2015: Dow Corning to Highlight Innovative Solutions for High Performance Façades

Dow Corning will promote their innovative solutions for high performance façades to building designers and construction management at the forthcoming BAU exhibition in Munich, Germany. Visitors will find Dow Corning experts and products in Hall C2, Stand 303 at the booth of leading architectural glass producer Okalux GmbH.

14 Jan 2015

Fraunhofer FIT's System Provides Better, Realistic Impression of Planned Buildings

Using a system developed by Fraunhofer FIT, architects, developers or their clients can view a 3D model of a building in its intended shape, precisely where the building is to be constructed. This will give them a much clearer, realistic impression of the design. We will demonstrate the system at BAU 2015 held in Munich from January 19 to 24, 2015.

14 Jan 2015

Forecast Report on Industrial Construction Market in Turkey

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial Construction in Turkey to 2018: Market Forecast" report to their offering.

14 Jan 2015

Skanska to Upgrade a Junction of M25 Highway for UK's Highways Agency

Skanska UK, in joint venture with Balfour Beatty, has been awarded a construction contract to upgrade a junction of the M25 highway for the UK's Highways Agency. The contract is worth GBP 56 M in total, about SEK 631 M, of which Skanska's share amounts to GBP 28 M, about SEK 316 M. Skanska will include the order in the order bookings for Skanska UK in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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Kanantik Belize Unveils Affordable Master-Planned Community on the Caribbean Coastline

PCL Breaks Ground on New Cardiac Life Support Services Redevelopment Project for Ottawa Heart Institute

Skanska Wins USD 70 M Contract to Repair Bridges in New York City

Five New Ryland Homes Communities Open across Austin

NCI Building Systems Acquires CENTRIA for $245 Million

Skanska Signs USD 49 M Contract to Renovate Residential Apartment Tower in Philadelphia, USA

Sentinel Capital Breaks Ground on First Phase of AllenPlace Master-Planned Class-A Office Park

Jacobs Receives U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Award for Fort Bragg Mission Training Complex

SunShare Enters Strategic Alliance with Mortenson to Build Solar Gardens in Minnesota

PhoenixMart Continues Construction at Master-Planned Community in Casa Grande, Ariz.

International Builders' Show 2015: Marvin Windows and Doors to Display Innovative Products

BAU Exhibition 2015: Dow Corning to Highlight Innovative Solutions for High Performance Façades

Fraunhofer FIT's System Provides Better, Realistic Impression of Planned Buildings

Forecast Report on Industrial Construction Market in Turkey

Skanska to Upgrade a Junction of M25 Highway for UK's Highways Agency

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