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Baseball Heaven Long Island Completes State-of-the-Art Indoor Training Facility

Baseball Heaven Long Island (BBH), one of the country’s premier baseball and softball complexes, is proud to announce the completion of their brand new, state-of-the-art indoor training facility, Steel Sports Academy. BBH, a portfolio company of Steel Sports Inc., started construction of Steel Sports Academy in February 2013 and has invested over $1.9 million to bring the surrounding baseball and softball community a premium indoor training facility located on Baseball Heaven’s 27-acre facility in Yaphank, NY.

3 Feb 2014

Stellar Energy Commences Work on Central Utility Plant for RagingWire Data Center's Ashburn Campus

Stellar Energy announced today that it has begun work on a central utility plant for RagingWire Data Center's 150,000 square foot data center campus in Ashburn, Virginia. RagingWire designed, built, and now operates 650,000 square feet of data center space in Sacramento, California and Ashburn, Virginia, and is currently building a 150,000 square foot data center in Sacramento and breaking ground on a new 78-acre data center campus in Ashburn.

3 Feb 2014

Athens Researchers Explore Mediterranean Aromatic Xerophytes for Green Roof Design

Green roofs are being studied as a means to increase vegetation and preserve aesthetics in old Mediterranean cities. In order to preserve ancient cities' local character and biodiversity, researchers are looking to native plant species that can withstand the low water environments that are necessary in lightweight green roof design.

3 Feb 2014

SmartBIM Offers Latest Release for LEED v4 Analysis

SmartBIM is excited to release support for LEED v4 analysis through the ecoScorecard toolset. ecoScorecard is a cloud-based platform that allows users to search, select, evaluate and document product contributions and compliance with leading environmental rating systems. Its latest release, available immediately, now includes LEED v4 within BD+C, ID+C, EB+OM rating systems and their associated credits as well as search and product documentation improvements.

3 Feb 2014

Hotel JW Marriott Austin Reaches Final Construction Height

JW Marriott Austin® announced today that the hotel has reached its final construction height or "topped out." When the JW Marriott Austin opens, it will be the largest hotel in Austin and the largest JW Marriott hotel in the United States.

31 Jan 2014

EPA and Freddie Mac Partner to Increase Affordability of Multifamily Buildings While Reducing Carbon Pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Energy Star program and Freddie Mac have signed an agreement that will help to cut carbon pollution while increasing the affordability of multifamily housing properties. The agreement outlines strategies to save water, energy and money for multifamily property owners and residents.

31 Jan 2014

AZEK & TimberTech Highlight New Products at 2014 International Builders Show

Since AZEK and TimberTech joined forces under CPG Building Products in 2013, both brands have focused their combined efforts on continuing the tradition of product innovation. To debut these exciting results to the industry, AZEK and TimberTech are sharing a 50x50 booth at the 2014 International Builders Show, Booth #C3015, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 4 - 6.

31 Jan 2014

Blu Homes Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Mare Island, in Vallejo, California

Blu® Homes, Inc. (“Blu”), America’s leading provider of premium prefab homes, today announced the move of its corporate headquarters to Mare Island, in Vallejo, California. Blu has now added an additional 100,000 square feet of storage and office space to its existing 250,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities on the island. Additionally, Blu Homes broke ground on a a Blu Design Center on Mare Island on January 27.

31 Jan 2014

Johns Manville to Highlight New Building Products at NAHB International Builders’ Show

Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and leading building products manufacturer, is returning to the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) in Las Vegas for the first time since 2007. The largest annual light construction show in the world, JM is using IBS 2014 as an opportunity to reintroduce its increasingly robust line of insulation products to builders.

31 Jan 2014

Forecast Report on Construction Sector in Poland

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Sector in Poland 2014 - Regional Focus, Development Forecasts for 2014-2016" report to their offering.

31 Jan 2014

Stahl Construction Completes Extensive $15 M Renovation of Hyatt Place Hotel in Downtown Minneapolis

Stahl Construction recently completed an extensive $15 million design/build occupied renovation of a 240,000-square-foot hotel in Centre Village in Downtown Minneapolis. Previously a Comfort Suites, Stahl Construction was hired by the Summit Group to update the property from its 1980s design to a more contemporary Hyatt Place. This hotel is the third Hyatt Place hotel in Minnesota for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

30 Jan 2014

AECOM to Provide Management Services for Greenland Group's Metropolis Development

Tishman Construction, an AECOM company, announced today that it has been selected to provide program management and construction management services for phase one of the China-based Greenland Group's Metropolis development. The US$1-billion project will feature mixed-use residential, hotel and retail space on a 6.33-acre site in Downtown Los Angeles.

30 Jan 2014

Mike Holmes and CertainTeed Gypsum Join Forces to Raise Awareness about Indoor Air Quality

Trusted contractor and long-time advocate for healthy homes, Mike Holmes is joining forces with CertainTeed Gypsum to raise awareness of the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and incorporating high performance drywall products as part of good IAQ design and construction.

30 Jan 2014

PNNL to Construct New Energy Research Facility

Construction on a new energy research facility at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus will start this April.

30 Jan 2014

New Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion at Cedars-Sinai Awarded LEED Gold Certification

The new home of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, neurosciences programs and stem cell research, the Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, has been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council, for its highly sustainable, energy-efficient design, construction and operation.

30 Jan 2014

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Baseball Heaven Long Island Completes State-of-the-Art Indoor Training Facility

Stellar Energy Commences Work on Central Utility Plant for RagingWire Data Center's Ashburn Campus

Athens Researchers Explore Mediterranean Aromatic Xerophytes for Green Roof Design

SmartBIM Offers Latest Release for LEED v4 Analysis

Hotel JW Marriott Austin Reaches Final Construction Height

EPA and Freddie Mac Partner to Increase Affordability of Multifamily Buildings While Reducing Carbon Pollution

AZEK & TimberTech Highlight New Products at 2014 International Builders Show

Blu Homes Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Mare Island, in Vallejo, California

Johns Manville to Highlight New Building Products at NAHB International Builders’ Show

Forecast Report on Construction Sector in Poland

Stahl Construction Completes Extensive $15 M Renovation of Hyatt Place Hotel in Downtown Minneapolis

AECOM to Provide Management Services for Greenland Group's Metropolis Development

Mike Holmes and CertainTeed Gypsum Join Forces to Raise Awareness about Indoor Air Quality

PNNL to Construct New Energy Research Facility

New Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion at Cedars-Sinai Awarded LEED Gold Certification

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