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Lincoln Property and NVRetail to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for The Reserve at Tinner Hill in Falls Church

Lincoln Property Company and NVRetail will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for The Reserve at Tinner Hill, an upscale apartment and retail development in the heart of Falls Church, Va., on Tuesday, April 8th at 10:30 a.m.

8 Apr 2014

Delaware North Plans Comprehensive, $70 Million Upgrade for TD Garden

Delaware North Companies, owner and operator of TD Garden and Sportservice, announced today a series of privately financed upgrades and renovations for TD Garden, the home of the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, over the next two years.

8 Apr 2014

Caesarstone Partners with House Beautiful for Kitchen of the Year

Caesarstone will continue its longstanding partnership with House Beautiful for the seventh Kitchen of the Year, which will make its west coast debut in San Francisco.

8 Apr 2014

Constellation Begins Construction of 976 kW DC Solar Generation Project for Palmdale

Energy products and services provider Constellation today announced the construction of a 976-kilowatt DC solar generation project that will help the city of Palmdale, Calif., meet state mandates for renewable power generation and greenhouse gas reduction.

8 Apr 2014

Mitsubishi Electric to Introduce New Lineup of NEXIEZ Elevators in India

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today the Indian-market launch of NEXIEZ-LITE, a new lineup in the company’s NEXIEZ global series of elevators, for low- and mid-rise residential and office buildings beginning April 14. Annual sales of 1,000 units are targeted by 2016.

8 Apr 2014

SwissTech Convention Center with Solar PV Facade of ‘Grätzel Cells’ Opens on EPFL Campus

The SwissTech Convention Center, which opened today, is one of the most modern and best equipped conference centers in the world. With this new tool that makes it possible to organize the most ambitious meetings, EPFL reaffirms its strong position at the heart of Europe’s scientific community.

8 Apr 2014

New Trend Report on Global Green Concrete Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Green Concrete Trends" report to their offering.

7 Apr 2014

Homes for Our Troops Breaks Ground for Specially Adapted Home for U.S. Marine Corporal

U.S. Marine Corporal Joshua Hotaling (http://www.hfotusa.org/hotaling), who suffered traumatic injuries in the line of duty, will receive a special gift that will allow him to enjoy better mobility and the ability to live more independently – keys to a new, specially adapted home. Cpl. Hotaling, a mine sweeper, was working to clear a compound for his battalion during his first deployment to Afghanistan on May 13, 2011, when he suffered the traumatic amputations of both of his legs and severe hand injuries in an IED blast. This new home is being made possible by Homes for Our Troops through the support of Save Mart Supermarkets and Cargill Beef.

7 Apr 2014

Homeshoppers Invited for Grand Opening of Lennar’s Next Gen – The Home Within a Home

As seen in Bloomberg, USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning and many more, Lennar is now ready to bring their revolutionary Next Gen® – The Home Within a Home® to their new Brink Ranch community in Spanaway on Saturday, April 12th.

7 Apr 2014

Winners of Brookhaven Lab's Model Bridge Building Contest Announced

Michael W. Skolnick, a student at Ward Melville High School, won the top spot in Brookhaven National Laboratory's 2014 Model Bridge Building Contest. Over 180 high school students from 13 Suffolk County high schools entered the competition, for which they designed and built model bridges with the goal of making the lightest bridge to hold a maximum load of 50 kilograms. Skolnick's bridge weighed 19.10 grams and held 125.8 pounds, 2612.31 times its own weight.

7 Apr 2014

William Lyon Homes Presents New Homes in Riverside

Well-respected homebuilder William Lyon Homes appreciates that a well-rounded family life starts right at home and has designed their new SkyRidge neighborhood with active family lifestyles in mind. From beautiful floorplans to spacious yards for outdoor living and plenty of interior room for growing, SkyRidge will present an exceptional opportunity when it debuts in the months ahead.

7 Apr 2014

Roofing Supply Group Opens New Location in Fort Myers, Florida

Roofing Supply Group, LLC ("RSG"), a national leader in the wholesale distribution of roofing supplies and related materials, announced today that it has continued its expansion in Florida with the opening of a new location in Fort Myers, FL. This new location will strategically position RSG to better serve the Southwest Florida market as a whole, including the counties of Lee, Collier & Charlotte.

7 Apr 2014

GBCI to Provide Third-Party Certification for WELL Building Standard

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) today announced a formal collaboration that will streamline how LEED and WELL work together and demonstrate that green building and health and wellness go hand in hand.

4 Apr 2014

New Report on Worldwide Market for Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Commercial and Public Buildings

Residential and commercial buildings account for 35 to 40 percent of total energy consumption worldwide. Commercial buildings, in particular, consume large amounts of energy related to heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, water heating, and other building systems.

4 Apr 2014

Arup Designs Acoustics and Audio Systems for 30th Anniversary TED2014 Conference

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today that it is pleased to have collaborated with TED, the nonprofit dedicated to Ideas Worth Spreading, to design the acoustics and audio systems for 30th Anniversary TED2014 Conference held in March.

4 Apr 2014

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Lincoln Property and NVRetail to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for The Reserve at Tinner Hill in Falls Church

Delaware North Plans Comprehensive, $70 Million Upgrade for TD Garden

Caesarstone Partners with House Beautiful for Kitchen of the Year

Constellation Begins Construction of 976 kW DC Solar Generation Project for Palmdale

Mitsubishi Electric to Introduce New Lineup of NEXIEZ Elevators in India

SwissTech Convention Center with Solar PV Facade of ‘Grätzel Cells’ Opens on EPFL Campus

New Trend Report on Global Green Concrete Market

Homes for Our Troops Breaks Ground for Specially Adapted Home for U.S. Marine Corporal

Homeshoppers Invited for Grand Opening of Lennar’s Next Gen – The Home Within a Home

Winners of Brookhaven Lab's Model Bridge Building Contest Announced

William Lyon Homes Presents New Homes in Riverside

Roofing Supply Group Opens New Location in Fort Myers, Florida

GBCI to Provide Third-Party Certification for WELL Building Standard

New Report on Worldwide Market for Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Commercial and Public Buildings

Arup Designs Acoustics and Audio Systems for 30th Anniversary TED2014 Conference

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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

1Researchers Develop Energy-Efficient Concrete with Nano-Silica and Expanded Polystyrene

2Recycled Glass Found to Strengthen Compressed Earth Blocks for Sustainable Construction

3MIT Researchers Use Machine Learning to Identify Sustainable Alternatives to Cement Production

4Machine Learning Accurately Predicts Strength of Concrete Made with Industrial Waste

5Can Volcanic Rock Help Fix Cement’s Carbon Footprint? Stanford Thinks So

6Study Finds Ideal ITS Replacement Levels to Enhance Concrete Strength and Seismic Performance