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Briar Chapel Home Community Honored With Seven Wins During 2013 Parade of Homes

Briar Chapel, a new home community in Chapel Hill, NC, was recognized with seven wins during the 2013 Parade of Homes. Homes built by Homes By Dickerson, Saussy Burbank, ForeverHome and M/I Homes received Silver and Bronze designations, with Gold Awards going to Drees Homes and Garman Homes, two of Briar Chapel’s newest additions.

16 Oct 2013

Comprehensive Analysis of the Top Chinese Concrete & Cement Manufacturers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Concrete & Cement Manufacturers (Chinese)" report to their offering.

16 Oct 2013

Brandywine Homes Commences Construction on Walden Residential Community in Garden Grove, Calif.

Brandywine Homes, an industry leader in infill real estate developments, has started construction on a new community on nearly two acres in Garden Grove, Calif.

15 Oct 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Platinum Certification to 815 Connecticut Ave., NW

Transwestern today announced that 815 Connecticut Ave., NW has received LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance™ green building rating system.

15 Oct 2013

Forecast Report on Global Cement Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Cement Market to 2017 - Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Nearly 80 Countries" report to their offering.

15 Oct 2013

Caverion to Install Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Facilities for Cologne City Theatres

Caverion Deutschland has been commissioned to install the ventilation and air-conditioning facilities as part of the re-development project of the city theatres in Cologne. The total value of the project is approximately EUR 7.5 million. In the coming months, Caverion will install systems in the opera house and theatre, which are both listed buildings.

15 Oct 2013

Lincoln Reimagine Project to Create Burrows Street Pocket Park in San Francisco Portola Neighborhood

The Lincoln Motor Company, the luxury automobile brand, announces the third installment of The Lincoln Reimagine Project™ in conjunction with Architectural Digest and world-renowned non-profit firm Architecture for Humanity.

15 Oct 2013

BASF to Highlight High Performance Building Products at the 8th Annual North American Passive House Conference in Pittsburgh, US

The 8th Annual North American Passive House Conference brings together leading national and international industry professionals (architects, energy consultants, builders, contractors, policymakers, etc.) for workshops a...

14 Oct 2013

Stuart Dean Completes Multi-Faceted Restoration Project in Massachusetts

Stuart Dean, an international provider of renowned architectural restoration services, recently completed a multi-faceted restoration project at the Eliot Church in Newton, Massachusetts, an initiative that has returned many of the structure's key architectural elements to their original 19th-century condition.

11 Oct 2013

LAST Professor Presents Issues Inherent to the Concept of Symbiotic City

Professor Emmanuel Rey of the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) was the guest speaker of the radio program "Prise de terre" on "RTS La Première". On this occasion, he presented the main issues inherent to the concept of symbiotic city, which tends to respond to the limits set by the current linear metabolism of cities.

11 Oct 2013

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions Develops New Moore Hall at Lake Forest College

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions and Lake Forest College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 4 to celebrate the completion of the new $16 million Moore Hall Redevelopment at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill.

11 Oct 2013

LAST to Participate in DPEA’s Post-carbon Architecture Program

The Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) was invited to take part in the program of the DPEA postgraduate cycle Post-carbon Architecture organized by the "École nationale supérieure d'architecture de la ville et des territoires in Marne-la-Vallée" (EnsaVT) in partnership with the "École des Ponts Paris-Tech".

11 Oct 2013

‘Building the City Anew’ Traveling Exhibition to be Presented in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

From October 15 through December, 6 the two major symbols of Hamburg’s ambitious urban design and re-development will present a traveling exhibition, “Building the City Anew”, in Boston, Chicago and Was...

10 Oct 2013

Stanley Martin’s Sussex Model Home Wins ‘Home of the Year’ Award

For the second year in a row Stanley Martin Homes accepted the prestigious "Home of the Year" award at last Thursday's Great American Living Awards (GALA) in Tyson's Corner. The Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBIA) and Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA) gathered with the best of the best in building, to recognize industry leaders in sales, marketing, merchandising, and architectural design.

10 Oct 2013

ASCE Selects Fluor’s Utah I-15 CORE Project Among Finalists for 2014 OCEA Award

Fluor Corporation announced today that the company’s I-15 Corridor Expansion (CORE) project for the Utah Department of Transportation was selected as one of five finalists for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2014 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award. The design-build project, completed by the Fluor-led Provo River Constructors joint venture, involved the widening and reconstructing of 24 miles of freeway in 35 months.

10 Oct 2013