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BRICKER Project Aims at Significantly Boosting Energy Efficiency of Working Buildings

The Bricker project aims at significantly boosting the energy efficiency of working buildings by combining passive and active technologies.

30 Sep 2014

Stalatube’s Wind Power Towers Feature Outokumpu’s Duplex Stainless Steel

Finnish hollow stainless steel section manufacturer Stalatube has selected Outokumpu’s duplex stainless steel as one of the main construction material for its new StalaWind wind power towers. Duplex stainless steel is a strong and durable material, which provides very good features in this demanding application.

30 Sep 2014

CH2M HILL to Upgrade Angerstein and Charlton Interchange in South East London

CH2M HILL has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Angerstein and Charlton interchange in south east London, delivering multidisciplinary design services for Network Rail in the South East.

29 Sep 2014

New Report on South Africa Waterproof Paint Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Africa Waterproof Paint Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

29 Sep 2014

NGL Solid-State Lighting Design Indoor Competition Recognizes Cooper Lighting’s Luminaires

Power management company Eaton today announced that the 2014 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting Design Indoor Competition recognized the Metalux SkyBar™ light-emitting diode (LED) high-bay luminaire and the Portfolio 8-inch LED downlight from its Cooper Lighting Division.

29 Sep 2014

New PPG Regional Headquarters for Architectural Coatings Business Opens in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

PPG Industries today marked the opening of a regional headquarters for its architectural coatings business in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The facility is located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles north of PPG’s global headquarters in Pittsburgh.

29 Sep 2014

Tarkett Delivers New Textured Finishes to Rubber Flooring Collection

Tarkett, the worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, has delivered the natural look of brushed aluminum, hand-troweled concrete and hand-tooled leather to the Johnsonite rubber flooring collection with the introduction of three new textured finishes.

29 Sep 2014

VIATechnik Provides Best Talent for Virtual Design and Construction

VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm, is changing the way construction and engineering firms are doing business. Blending human capital and technology, VIATechnik provides the best talent the industry has to offer for the Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) field. With Building Information Modeling (BIM) talent hard to find, VIATechnik's on-demand availability allows any construction project in any part of the country access to advanced services.

26 Sep 2014

FM Design-Build-Systems Offers Contemporary Prefab-Architecture Designs in Western Canada

Launched in summer of 2014, the vision of FM Design-Build-Systems has been evolving for many years. Founder and entrepreneur Tim Kuntz, President of FM Design-Build-Systems has been doing market research, and strategizing for the past 4 years… and more recently, moved to the Okanagan (Kelowna, BC) region to execute the vision.

26 Sep 2014

UK Research Facility to Test Sustainable Construction Materials and Systems Opens

The UK’s first research facility designed specifically to test sustainable construction materials and systems at full-scale and in realistic, open-air conditions is being officially opened by the University of Bath’s Chancellor, HRH The Earl of Wessex, on Thursday 25 September.

26 Sep 2014

Market Value Data Report for Construction Wood in the US

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Wood in the US to 2018: Market Databook" report to their offering.

26 Sep 2014

Innotrans 2014: AGC to Highlight WONDERLITE SPD-SmartGlass Train Window

Imagine pushing a button, tapping on your tablet or smart phone, or touching a window and having the window instantly adjust to whatever tint you wanted. All of this is now possible in windows, skylights, sunroofs, partitions and other glass or plastic products using SPD-Smart light control film technology developed by Research Frontiers -- the same technology currently used in homes, offices, museums, yachts and in thousands of Mercedes-Benz cars worldwide.

26 Sep 2014

Fraser Timber's Masardis Maine Mill to be Acquired by maibec

An agreement was signed last week between manufacturing company maibec Inc. of Lévis, Quebec and Fraser Timber LLC for maibec's purchase of the assets of the Masardis Maine lumber mill. The mill employs approximately 135 people and can produce over 100 million board feet of softwood lumber annually. The mill's lumber is sold to the U.S. market.

26 Sep 2014

Timber Block Lands in Ontario

Timber Block, the leader in customizable, energy-efficient, and quick-building quality homes is about to break ground and build up the Ontario market.

25 Sep 2014

Boston Conservatory Opens New Studio Building

The Boston Conservatory, the oldest performing arts Conservatory of its kind in the nation, recently opened its new studio building located at 132 Ipswich Street. A collaboration between Handel Architects LLP and Utile, Inc., the team worked to design a ground-up structure to house studio practice space suited for the school's curriculum.

25 Sep 2014