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Builder Magazine Presents Brand Leader Award to Eaton’s Halo Product Line

Power management company Eaton today announced its Cooper Lighting division’s Halo product line has been named the Brand Leader in lighting by Builder magazine’s 2014 Brand Use Study. Awarded for the 16th consecutive year, the Halo product line of recessed, track and surface lighting was given top honors in major categories, including Brand Familiarity, Brands Used in Past Two Years and Brands Used the Most.

14 Feb 2014

Barrette Outdoor Living Announces Acquisition of Alumi-Guard

Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. (BOL) announces the acquisition of Alumi-Guard, Inc., located in Brooksville, Florida. This acquisition will allow Barrette to expand their manufacturing and logistics presence within a strategic manufacturing and marketing location. In turn, Alumi-Guard will benefit from Barrette's manufacturing and capital infrastructure and incomparable resources in order to pursue their rapid growth plans.

14 Feb 2014

Pasadena to Azusa Foothill Extension Light Rail Project More than Halfway Complete

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority) announced today that the 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa is now more than halfway to project completion.

14 Feb 2014

Market Forecast on Institutional Construction Industry in New Zealand

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Institutional Construction in New Zealand to 2017: Market Forecast" report to their offering.

14 Feb 2014

Perkins+Will Selected to Design Eight Stations for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation

Global architecture and design firm, Perkins+Will was recently selected by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) to design eight stations for the fourth and final phase of the Honolulu Rail Transit project. The elevated rail will span 20 miles and is expected to carry more than 115,000 passengers per weekday, facilitating transit-oriented design to support the expected 200,000 person increase in Honolulu's population by the year 2030.

13 Feb 2014

Tutor Perini Wins Two MTA Contracts for NYC East Side Access Project

Tutor Perini Corporation, a leading civil and building construction company, today announced two contracts recently approved for award by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for portions of the East Side Access (ESA) project, collectively valued at approximately $844 million.

13 Feb 2014

Penhall Sponsors Students at ASC Concrete Solutions Student Competition

Penhall Company, the North American leader in concrete cutting services, was proud to sponsor a team of university students at this year's Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Concrete Solutions Student Competition in Reno, Nevada.

13 Feb 2014

KONE Wins Top Honors for Modernizing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

KONE, a leading provider of elevator and escalator equipment and services, recently won top honors in Elevator World magazine's annual "Project of the Year" contest for its modernization of 16 escalators and 2 moving walkways at the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HJAIA).

13 Feb 2014

Market Research Report on Infrastructure Construction Industry in Turkey

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Infrastructure Construction in Turkey to 2017: Market Forecast" report to their offering.

13 Feb 2014

Roofing Supply Group Opens New Location in Plano to Better Serve DFW Roofing Market

Roofing Supply Group, LLC ("RSG"), a national leader in the wholesale distribution of roofing supplies and related materials, announced today that it has opened a new location in Plano, TX. This new location, along with existing branches in Dallas and Fort Worth, will strategically position RSG to better serve the DFW market as a whole, including the counties of Collin, Denton & Hunt.

13 Feb 2014

RGBS Offers Integrated Approach to Building Sustainable and Affordable Homes

Real Green Building Systems (RGBS) offers a game changing, integrated approach to building new and sustainable homes that are affordable, according to a business case study released recently by Steven R. Booth, Ph.D., with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL).

13 Feb 2014

DuPont Corian Introduces New Darker Color Design Option in Solid Surfaces

There is an exciting new design option available insolid surfaces, offering an advanced solution for darker coloursand delivering high performance, elegance and reliability.

12 Feb 2014

Kaufman Lynn Kicks Off 57,000-Square-Foot Retail Project in Miami’s Health District for Swerdlow Group

Kaufman Lynn Construction started work on a 1.9 acres site located in Miami’s Health District to build a 57,000 square foot retail project for the Swerdlow Group. The Shoppes of Civica will be the first phase of a larger development project planned for the site.

12 Feb 2014

Acclaim Lighting Offers Dyna Flood QA and QW Quad-Color LED Units for Outdoor Lighting

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced lighting technology, offers its Dyna Flood QA and Dyna Flood QW high-powered quad-color LED flood units, supplying precisely matched colors in outdoor settings to illuminate facades, structures, landscapes and monuments.

12 Feb 2014

Lake Washington Partners Starts Construction on New Distribution/Warehouse Space in Spanish Springs Business Center

Lake Washington Partners, a commercial real estate firm owning, managing and developing properties across the United States, has broken ground for phased development of 1.5 million square feet of distribution/warehouse space within Spanish Springs Business Center near Reno, NV. Seattle area-based Lake Washington Partners purchased the 66-acre site from Spanish Springs Limited Partnership in October, 2013.

12 Feb 2014