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Integrity’s New Insert Windows Combine Fiberglass Exteriors with Wood Interiors

Integrity from Marvin Windows and Doors is expanding its industry-leading product line with new insert windows that combine tough fiberglass exteriors with warm wood interiors. Now there's an option for those who want Integrity's pioneering casement and awning windows in an insert application.

18 Sep 2014

Mars Chocolate’s Manufacturing Facility in Topeka Earns LEED Gold Certification

Mars Chocolate North America announced today that its new manufacturing facility in Topeka, Kan., has earned LEED® Gold certification —an internationally accepted benchmark for designing, constructing and operating green buildings—from the U.S. Green Building Council.

18 Sep 2014

Gorman Collaborates to Build 112 Unit Deed-Restricted Employee Housing in Vail

Gorman & Company, Inc., an affordable housing development leader for over 35 years, has partnered with the Town of Vail and local developer Jen Wright and Wright and Company for the redevelopment and new-construction of Lion's Ridge Apartment Homes on a 5.24-acre parcel on Vail's North Frontage Road opposite Vail Mountain, which is the eastern half of the existing Timber Ridge employee housing complex.

18 Sep 2014

Global Adhesive Specialist, Bostik, Opens New Production Plant in Malaysia

Bostik, the leading global adhesive specialist for industrial manufacturing, construction and consumer markets, has expanded its cementitious powder manufacturing capabilities with the recent opening of a new production plant near the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru.

18 Sep 2014

T5 Commences Construction on T5@Portland Data Center Campus

T5 Data Centers™, innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments for any enterprise, today announced that the company has broken ground on T5@Portland, a two building wholesale colocation data center campus in suburban Portland. The company is also pleased to announce that a Fortune 100 company has already leased T5@Portland's first building.

18 Sep 2014

The GEO Group-Led Consortium to Develop New 1,000-Bed Prison in Australia

The GEO Group announced today that a GEO led consortium comprised of GEO’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The GEO Group Australia Pty. Ltd., John Holland Construction, and Honeywell has signed a contract with the Department of Justice in the State of Victoria for the development and operation of a new 1,000-bed Prison in Ravenhall, a locality near Melbourne, Australia. The Facility will have the capacity to house 1,300 inmates should the State of Victoria have the need for additional beds in the future.

17 Sep 2014

Dow Corning Sustainable Building Experts to Participate in CTBUH 2014 International Conference

Facing the severe challenges of rapid urbanization, fast-growing populations and scarce construction land, development of high-rise buildings has long been the only development path for city construction.

17 Sep 2014

National Door Service Completes Work on Several Significant Governmental Projects

National Door Service, Inc., a leading construction firm specializing in the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of industrial and aircraft hangar doors, is pleased to announce that they have recently completed work on several significant governmental projects including replacing 2 large rolling steel doors for the Maryland Port Authority (awarded through the GSA); replacing concrete and bottom rails and weather stripping at McGuire AFB; and are currently working on a large hanger door rehabilitation project at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

17 Sep 2014

Acrow Announces Increased Use of Modular Steel Bridges in Highway and Road Construction

Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today announced that the use of its prefabricated modular steel bridges as detours during highway and road construction grew incrementally during the past 12 months, with an increase of 4 percent.

17 Sep 2014

Deltec Homes Announces Delivery of its First Net-Zero Home

Deltec Homes, a leading provider of prefabricated energy efficient homes, delivered the first net-zero home from their Renew Collection.

17 Sep 2014

KONE to Build and Occupy a Light-Manufacturing Facility in AllenPlace

KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, will build and occupy a light-manufacturing facility in AllenPlace and will add 80 new positions to the facility, the company and Allen Economic Development Corporation announced today.

17 Sep 2014

Margate, NJ Building Department’s Display Highlights ECOB's Defensive Products

Eco Building Products, Inc., is pleased to announce that the Margate, New Jersey Building Department located at 9001 Winchester Ave. Margate, NJ 08402 has opened a display showcasing the newest in defensive building technology complete with Eco Building Products' flagship technology, which is also now available in the national supply chain at select Home Depot retail locations across New York and New Jersey.

17 Sep 2014

Lumber Liquidators Releases Latest Catalog on Flooring Trends

Lumber Liquidators, the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in North America, has released its latest catalog showcasing the hottest trends and new floors of the fall home improvement season. It features an inspired selection of species, textures, colors and materials – including 60 new flooring choices such as the hot, new Bellawood line.

16 Sep 2014

Growth in Zero Energy Building Construction will be Faster than Estimated

William A. (Bill) Turner, PE, LEED AP®, Sr. VP of The H L Turner Group Inc. (Turner Group) and President/CEO of Turner Building Science & Design, LLC predicts that the pace of growth in Zero Energy Building (ZEB) construction will grow even faster than recent estimates done by Navigant Research, who indicates the market growing to $1.4 trillion in 2035.

16 Sep 2014

BREEAM Recognizes Sustainable Forestry Initiative

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) has been recognized by BREEAM for its ability to allow the construction industry to responsibly source forest products. The announcement was made by BREEAM on September 12th.

16 Sep 2014