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Commercial Version of CitySim Designer Software for Designing Energy Efficient Eco-Districts Released

The first commercial version of the software CitySim Designer - a tool for the design of energy efficient eco-districts - was released on July 1st, 2014.

8 Jul 2014

Caverion to Provide Installation Work for Four Cooling Towers of Fortum's Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant

Caverion and Fortum have entered into an agreement on installation work to be carried out on the steel structures, pipelines and also electrical and automation systems in the cooling towers of the Loviisa nuclear power plant. Caverion will be responsible for the execution of the project, which has a value of over EUR 2 million.

7 Jul 2014

Market Analysis Report on Infrastructure Construction Industry in the Netherlands

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

7 Jul 2014

HESCO Flood Barriers Deployed to Protect Critical Infrastructure in Iowa

As Johnson County officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents in low-lying areas earlier this week, HESCO flood barriers were deployed in the City of Iowa City, City of Burlington, City of Davenport along the Mississippi River this week as part of the flood preparation efforts. Hesco Bastion, Inc. is a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of earth-filled barriers, and is based in Charleston, SC.

7 Jul 2014

New Market Research Report on Infrastructure Construction Industry in Japan

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

7 Jul 2014

Sweco Selected to Upgrade Railway between Stockholm’s Central and Southern Stations

Sweco has been commissioned for the large-scale task of upgrading and modernising the railway between Stockholm’s Central and Southern stations, the so-called Getingmidjan, or “wasp waist”. The contract is worth around EUR 10.9 million for Sweco.

7 Jul 2014

Analysis Report on UK Panellised Modular Building Systems Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Panellised Modular Building Systems Market Report - UK 2014-2018 Analysis" report to their offering.

4 Jul 2014

Martin Marietta Acquires Supplier of Aggregates and Heavy Building Materials, Texas Industries

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Texas Industries, Inc., creating a market leading supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials. The transaction enhances Martin Marietta’s position as an aggregates-led, low cost operator in the perennially largest and fastest growing geographies in the United States.

4 Jul 2014

Uppsalahem Commissions NCC to Build 220 Apartments

NCC has been commissioned by Uppsalahem to build 220 apartments, of which 90 for students, in Kåbo, Uppsala. The order is worth SEK 263 million.

4 Jul 2014

Enterprise and Enbridge Announce Mechanical Completion of Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline Loop

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Enbridge Inc. announced today that the 512-mile loop of the Seaway Pipeline system from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Jones Creek storage and terminal facility near Freeport, Texas, is mechanically complete. The new 30-inch Seaway Loop Pipeline is expected to more than double the capacity of the Seaway system to 850,000 BPD.

4 Jul 2014

Grosvenor and Cressey Commence Construction of Two-Tower, 319-Suite Project in Calgary

Leading the recent residential real estate development surge in Calgary's downtown west end, Grosvenor Americas and Cressey Development Group's newest project, Avenue, is commencing construction following a successful pre-sales campaign. Creating a first-class solution to Calgary's often noted housing shortage, this iconic two-tower development has now begun construction.

4 Jul 2014

New Report on Business of LED Lighting in Buildings

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Business of LED Lighting in Buildings 2014 to 2018" report to their offering.

4 Jul 2014

Margate Statewide Custom Homes Selects Eco Red Shield Protected Lumber for New Construction Projects

Eco Building Products, Inc., announced today that Statewide Custom Homes of Margate, New Jersey again selected Eco Red Shield protected lumber as their framing lumber of choice on two new residential construction projects which will begin framing on July 10th. These two orders represent the 2nd and 3rd Eco Red Shield homes to be built in the City of Margate, NJ within a 45 day period, demonstrating this technically advanced building material's acceptance in the Sandy Rebuild.

4 Jul 2014

Key Trends and Opportunities Report on Construction in Finland

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction in Finland - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering.

3 Jul 2014

NETL Awards Funds to Accelerate Commercialization of New Sustainable Cement and Concrete

The carbon footprint of the cement and concrete industry will be smaller, and commercialization of a new sustainable cement and concrete will be accelerated, thanks to a four-year research and development project co-funded by the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and startup, Solidia Technologies®.

3 Jul 2014

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Commercial Version of CitySim Designer Software for Designing Energy Efficient Eco-Districts Released

Caverion to Provide Installation Work for Four Cooling Towers of Fortum's Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant

Market Analysis Report on Infrastructure Construction Industry in the Netherlands

HESCO Flood Barriers Deployed to Protect Critical Infrastructure in Iowa

New Market Research Report on Infrastructure Construction Industry in Japan

Sweco Selected to Upgrade Railway between Stockholm’s Central and Southern Stations

Analysis Report on UK Panellised Modular Building Systems Market

Martin Marietta Acquires Supplier of Aggregates and Heavy Building Materials, Texas Industries

Uppsalahem Commissions NCC to Build 220 Apartments

Enterprise and Enbridge Announce Mechanical Completion of Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline Loop

Grosvenor and Cressey Commence Construction of Two-Tower, 319-Suite Project in Calgary

New Report on Business of LED Lighting in Buildings

Margate Statewide Custom Homes Selects Eco Red Shield Protected Lumber for New Construction Projects

Key Trends and Opportunities Report on Construction in Finland

NETL Awards Funds to Accelerate Commercialization of New Sustainable Cement and Concrete

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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

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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