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Oldcastle Modular’s Eggrock Bathroom Pods Installed at LA Marriott Hotel

SODO Builders LA, general contractor for the new $168 million LA Marriott Hotel in California, selected Oldcastle Modular to factory build 393 prefabricated Eggrock bathroom pods for the new dual-brand hotel, that includes 175 Courtyard by Marriott rooms and 218 Marriott Residence Inn rooms.

29 Jul 2014

Kenya's National Cement Company to receive $70 Million for Promotion of Infrastructure Development

Washington — a member of the World Bank Group, is providing up to $70 million to Kenya's National Cement Company Ltd. to expand the company's operations, increase the local supply of cement and promote infrastructure development in Africa.

29 Jul 2014

Lapolla Releases Honeywell's Solstice LBA for Spray Foam Insulation Wall System

Lapolla Industries, Inc., a Houston-based global supplier and manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam insulation, reflective roof coatings, and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential, industrial and commercial markets, announced today that it is the first company globally to develop the technology and commercially release Honeywell's new Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) in spray foam insulation wall system in the USA.

29 Jul 2014

Key Trends and Opportunities Report on Construction in Malaysia

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Construction in Malaysia – Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018

29 Jul 2014

New Decorated Model Home Opened by Ryland Homes in Ashford Crossing

Ryland Homes Atlanta has opened its new decorated model home, the Provence, in Ashford Crossing. This community, located in the City of Sugar Hill off of GA Hwy. 20, features a beautiful enclave of 87 homesites and sits adjacent to The Bellagio Shopping Complex.

29 Jul 2014

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to be Designed by Top Global Architects

Following a global search, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) announced today that Beijing-based MAD Architects has been selected as the principal designer for the LMNA site while Chicago-based Studio Gang will design the landscape and create a bridge to connect the LMNA to Northerly Island. VOA Associates, based in Chicago, will serve as the executive architect and lead the implementation of MAD’s design.

28 Jul 2014

GE Appliances and Pfister Introduce Faucets with Slate Finish

Myriad color options can be incorporated into home design, yet, in the kitchen, gray tops the list of the fastest growing color schemes in 20141. Influenced by nature, GE Appliances and Pfister®, a manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom faucets, are offering Slate-hued products to complement today’s design trends. In 2014, both companies are expanding their Slate product offerings.

28 Jul 2014

Caltrans Decision to Move Forward with I-405 Traffic Improvement Plan Receives LA/OC BCTC Commendation

Orange County Business Council (OCBC) and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (LA/OC BCTC) jointly commend the decision made by Caltrans today to move forward with I-405 traffic improvement plan "Alternative 3", adding new general purposes lanes promised under Orange County voter-approved Measure M, as well as new express lanes, on one of America's busiest corridors.

28 Jul 2014

KBR to Provide Engineering Design Services for Al-Nasr Full Field Development Project

KBR, Inc. announced today that it has received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited to perform engineering design services for the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company Al-Nasr Full Field Development project, located offshore Abu Dhabi.

28 Jul 2014

New Playground to be Built at Park Lane Elementary School

Former NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski, more than 100 UnitedHealthcare employees, and volunteers from the Darby area will join today to build a new playground at Park Lane Elementary School.

28 Jul 2014

OMA to Invest Over Ps. 350 Million in New Passenger Terminal for Acapulco International Airport

Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, announces that it will invest more than Ps. 350 million in the first phase of a new passenger terminal for the Acapulco International Airport. The investment is included in the Master Development Plan for the airport, and will help promote Acapulco as a tourist destination.

28 Jul 2014

SNC-Lavalin Receives EPCM Contract for Jimmie Creek Hydro Project

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the Jimmie Creek hydro project in British Columbia by Plutonic Upper Toba Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Alterra Power Corporation, which will own the project in partnership with a fund managed by Fiera Axium Infrastructure, Inc. SNC-Lavalin's contract is valued at $30.5 million.

26 Jul 2014

Nine New Affordable Housing Units Officially Opened in Grand Falls

Nine new affordable housing units for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities were officially opened today in Grand Falls.

26 Jul 2014

Northside Elementary School in North Carolina Earns LEED Platinum Certification

Northside Elementary School in Chapel Hill, NC has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum certification with the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The three-story, 100,000-square-foot school opened in fall of 2013 and represents the first LEED Platinum elementary school in North Carolina.

26 Jul 2014

New Mathematical Formula Computes Bombproof Concrete Thickness for Each Specific Application

Earthquakes and explosions produce tremendous forces. Pressures in the immediate vicinity of a car bomb are in the range of several thousand megapascals, and even further away from the detonation itself, pressures are still in the order of several hundred kilopascals. Pressure in a bicycle tire – at about three bar – corresponds to about 300 kilopascals.

26 Jul 2014

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Oldcastle Modular’s Eggrock Bathroom Pods Installed at LA Marriott Hotel

Kenya's National Cement Company to receive $70 Million for Promotion of Infrastructure Development

Lapolla Releases Honeywell's Solstice LBA for Spray Foam Insulation Wall System

Key Trends and Opportunities Report on Construction in Malaysia

New Decorated Model Home Opened by Ryland Homes in Ashford Crossing

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to be Designed by Top Global Architects

GE Appliances and Pfister Introduce Faucets with Slate Finish

Caltrans Decision to Move Forward with I-405 Traffic Improvement Plan Receives LA/OC BCTC Commendation

KBR to Provide Engineering Design Services for Al-Nasr Full Field Development Project

New Playground to be Built at Park Lane Elementary School

OMA to Invest Over Ps. 350 Million in New Passenger Terminal for Acapulco International Airport

SNC-Lavalin Receives EPCM Contract for Jimmie Creek Hydro Project

Nine New Affordable Housing Units Officially Opened in Grand Falls

Northside Elementary School in North Carolina Earns LEED Platinum Certification

New Mathematical Formula Computes Bombproof Concrete Thickness for Each Specific Application

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Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

Providing Emergency Accommodation with Modular Shelters

Construction Trends

Health, Safety, and Regulations

Trending Stories

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

2AI Model Restores Lost Bridge Data to Improve Structural Safety

3Researchers Develop High-Strength Construction Materials From Industrial and Agricultural Waste

4Reinforced-Concrete Logic Gives Metals a Breakthrough in High-Temperature Strength

5Can Waste From Nickel Production Create Better Concrete? This Study Says Yes

6Biomass Innovation Reshapes Sustainable Construction