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New Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Vacuum Insulation Panel Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Vacuum Insulation Panel (VIP) Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

13 May 2014

Hellas Construction Selected for New Westlake Village & Triunfo YMCA Project

As part of the Westlake Village & Triunfo YMCA project, the client selected Austin-based contractor Hellas Construction to provide the surfacing on two baseball fields and rough grading on three fields as part of phase one for the project consisting of three phases.

12 May 2014

Sterling Wins Two Texas Department of Transportation Projects in Tarrant County

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. today announced that it was the apparent low bidder on a $65.4 million Texas Department of Transportation project entailing work on State Highway 199 in Tarrant County.

12 May 2014

Southland Energy Selected to Develop Energy Improvement Projects at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Southland Energy, the comprehensive energy services division of Southland Industries, has been selected as Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation’s preferred contractor for all energy services projects executed at the US Army Post at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

12 May 2014

Arup Partners with Argos Analytics to Develop WeatherShift Tool for Building Owners

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today it has partnered with Argos Analytics, LLC to develop WeatherShift™, a tool that generates future climate weather data for 50 cities for simulating building and urban performance based on climate simulations run for the recent IPCC Fifth Assessment.

12 May 2014

Wright Runstad & Company Selected to Redevelop Rainier Square for University of Washington

The University of Washington Board of Regents approved the selection of Wright Runstad & Company to redevelop Rainier Square, a 140,000-square-foot retail property that is part of the University’s Metropolitan Tract in downtown Seattle.

12 May 2014

Indian Admixtures Market Projected to Grow at 12% CAGR over 2014-2019

Growth in vertical construction activities coupled with increasing penetration of ready-mix, precast and pre-stressed concrete to drive superplasticizers market in India over the next five years.

12 May 2014

New Report Provides Detailed Analysis of Global Building Integrated Photovoltaics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" report to their offering.

12 May 2014

Ryland Homes Announces Opening of Four New Communities in South Florida

Ryland Homes Tampa announces the opening of four new communities across South Florida. These communities, varying from small, intimate settings to large master-planned neighborhoods, feature 13 floor plans with diverse architectural details, including fire pits and metal roofs, and various floor plan details, such as three to six bedrooms with covered lanais and pool options.

12 May 2014

Jerde-Designed D-Cube City in Seoul Wins Asia Pacific Property Award

The Jerde Partnership, an international architecture and urban design firm based in Los Angeles, CA, proudly received the Highly Commended honor for Mixed-Use Architecture – South Korea, as part of the prestigious International Property Awards in the 2014 Asia Pacific regional competition.

12 May 2014

William Lyon Homes Announces Online Availability of Floorplans for TurnLeaf Community

The enticing new home opportunity offered by William Lyon Homes' TurnLeaf community in the Jurupa Valley area of Riverside is one step closer to reality with the announcement that the floorplans for The Crossing and The Coventry neighborhoods are now online.

9 May 2014

Tutor Perini Announces Three New Projects in California for Subsidiary, Rudolph and Sletten

Tutor Perini Corporation, a leading civil and building construction company, today announced three new projects in California for its subsidiary, Rudolph and Sletten, Inc., collectively valued at more than $285 million. Rudolph and Sletten is one of the leading general contracting firms on the West Coast, providing quality-oriented general contracting and construction management services for over four decades.

9 May 2014

USGBC Awards LEED-Certification to HSB’s One State Street Office Building

One State Street, the 24-story headquarters for The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), has been LEED® certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute, the company announced today.

9 May 2014

City of Oakland Upgrades Over 30,000 Street Lights to GE's LED Cobrahead Fixtures

Oakland, Calif., is committed to energy efficiency and has been named one of America’s greenest cities. Its decision was natural to upgrade more than 30,000 street lights to GE’s Evolve™ LED Roadway Scalable Cobrahead fixtures—a move that will save this West Coast port city more than $1.4 million in annual energy and maintenance costs.

9 May 2014

Construction Specialties to be Featured at ‘Designing for Disaster’ Multimedia Exhibition

Construction Specialties, Inc. (C/S), a leading manufacturer of high-performance commercial building products, will be featured at the National Building Museum multimedia exhibition, Designing for Disaster, a call-to-action for citizens from design professionals and local decision makers to homeowners and school children, to prepare for unexpected events. The exhibition opens May 11, 2014 and continues through August 2, 2015.

9 May 2014

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New Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Vacuum Insulation Panel Industry

Hellas Construction Selected for New Westlake Village & Triunfo YMCA Project

Sterling Wins Two Texas Department of Transportation Projects in Tarrant County

Southland Energy Selected to Develop Energy Improvement Projects at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Arup Partners with Argos Analytics to Develop WeatherShift Tool for Building Owners

Wright Runstad & Company Selected to Redevelop Rainier Square for University of Washington

Indian Admixtures Market Projected to Grow at 12% CAGR over 2014-2019

New Report Provides Detailed Analysis of Global Building Integrated Photovoltaics Market

Ryland Homes Announces Opening of Four New Communities in South Florida

Jerde-Designed D-Cube City in Seoul Wins Asia Pacific Property Award

William Lyon Homes Announces Online Availability of Floorplans for TurnLeaf Community

Tutor Perini Announces Three New Projects in California for Subsidiary, Rudolph and Sletten

USGBC Awards LEED-Certification to HSB’s One State Street Office Building

City of Oakland Upgrades Over 30,000 Street Lights to GE's LED Cobrahead Fixtures

Construction Specialties to be Featured at ‘Designing for Disaster’ Multimedia Exhibition

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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