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Ansell Introduces Injection-Molded, High-Visibility Gloves for Construction Industry

Ansell, a global leader in protection solutions, is launching a range of injection-molded, high-visibility gloves for the construction industry at the Batimat trade fair, which opens in Paris on 4 November 2013.

25 Oct 2013

Another Production Home Builder Selects Eco Red Shield Lumber Products

Eco Building Products, Inc. announced today the Company has been notified that the Wells Eason development in West Lancaster, California is now ready to proceed with construction of three model homes for the Desert Crest Project in West Lancaster, CA.

24 Oct 2013

Construction Begins on 296-Unit Mixed-Use Apartment Community in Charlotte

Crescent Communities has started construction on a 296-unit mixed-use apartment community featuring 2,200 square feet of street level retail in Charlotte's Dilworth neighborhood.

24 Oct 2013

CPG Building Products Announces Partnership with Huttig Building Products

CPG Building Products today announced that Huttig Building Products will distribute the full line of AZEK® premium, low-maintenance, exterior products in eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and surrounding counties in Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.

24 Oct 2013

ACI Presents Concrete Sustainability Award to CEO of Titan America

Aris Papadopoulos, CEO of Titan America LLC, was recently awarded the Concrete Sustainability Award by the American Concrete Institute at its fall convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The award was presented by ACI President, Anne Ellis.

24 Oct 2013

Real Carriage Door Unveils Residential Salvage Barn Door Line

Homeowners can claim an iconic piece of Seattle's history with the special edition "Salvage Wood" Sliding Barn Doors exclusively from Real Carriage Door Co. Each wood plank has been salvaged from the origin...

24 Oct 2013

New Report Provides Detailed Overview of Asian Concrete Product Manufacturers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Concrete Product Manufacturers (Asia)" report to their offering.

23 Oct 2013

Graco Unveils New Mortar Pump for Spraying Cementitious Materials

Graco Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, recently introduced the new Graco M680™ Mortar Pump. The M680 is designed to significantly reduce the labor hours required for projects such as resurfacing cement so that protective coatings or linings can be applied.

23 Oct 2013

Illuminating Engineering Society Recognizes Eaton’s Efficient Lighting Solutions

Power management company Eaton today announced 15 products from its Cooper Lighting division have been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee and will be included in its 2013 Progress Report.

23 Oct 2013

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions to Build New Facility at University of Nevada

Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, LLC, a leading developer and operator of infrastructure projects for the college and university market, announced today that it has reached financial close on a new graduate and family student housing project at the University of Nevada, Reno.

From Balfour Beatty 23 Oct 2013

New Classification System to Identify Green Roofs by Characteristics and Benefits

Green roofs (or living roofs) are becoming a growing trend in North America – and have been long established in Europe – for their value in conserving energy, improving air quality, managing storm water runoff, beautifying cities and even having a positive psychological impact on communities.

23 Oct 2013

Clemson University’s Life Sciences Facility Receives LEED Gold Certification

Clemson University’s Life Sciences Facility has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification accredits buildings that meet rigid standards for sustainability, water and energy efficiency, resource selection and indoor environmental quality.

22 Oct 2013

Crown Uniform & Linen Service to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Facility in Brockton

Crown Uniform & Linen Service will hold an invitation only groundbreaking ceremony for their new textile laundering and distribution facility at 309 Battles St. in Brockton, Massachusetts. Over the last 11 months Crown has invested considerable resources into the cleanup of the site, with upwards of 1.5 million dollars spent to handle and dispose of asbestos materials which were then transported to a disposal facility in Ohio.

22 Oct 2013

Upgrading Airtightness to Uniform Level Can Help Increase Energy Savings Year Round

With winter around the corner some homeowners may be thinking about plugging all the leaks in their home to make them less drafty. Imagine if every homeowner in the country did that—how much energy could be saved? Using physics-based modeling of the U.S. housing stock, researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found in a new study that upgrading airtightness to a uniform level could achieve as much as $33 billion in annual energy savings.

22 Oct 2013

Watt Plaza Earns LEED Platinum Certification

Watt Plaza is raising the bar for sustainable building operations in Century City. Watt Plaza announced today that the twin 23-story office tower earned LEED Platinum for Existing Buildings Operating and Maintenance from the U.S. Green Building Council.

22 Oct 2013