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SBA Honors Mortenson Construction with 2013 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award

Mortenson Construction today announced it has received the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2013 Region V Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence for Construction. Mortenson was recognized as the overall winner for Region V, which includes large business contractors within the states of Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

17 Aug 2013

PSE&G and PPL to Commence Construction of Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line Project

Public Service Electric & Gas Company and PPL Electric Utilities will start construction of the Susquehanna-Roseland power line project in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Sept. 3.

17 Aug 2013

Calgary, Mount Royal University Students Celebrate Completion of Solar House

Students from the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University are celebrating the completion of their solar house, Borealis, with a public event today and open houses this weekend marking the latest milestone in the journey of the home from Calgary to an international design competition in California.

16 Aug 2013

SARES•REGIS Group Commences Development of Little Tokyo Apartment Community in Los Angeles

SARES•REGIS Group launched construction on a premium 240-unit mixed-use apartment development on 1.74 acres in Los Angeles’ historic downtown community of Little Tokyo. The project will include more than 16,000 square feet of retail space and a public parking garage.

16 Aug 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Platinum to Perdue Farms’ Corporate Offices

Perdue Farms announced today that it has received Platinum certification – the highest possible ranking – for the renovation of its corporate office building from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification program.

16 Aug 2013

Honeywell Completes $2-Million Smart Building Retrofit for Brooklyn Spring Creek Towers

Honeywell announced the completion of a $2-million smart building retrofit for Spring Creek Towers in Brooklyn, N.Y. The project will help facility personnel more effectively manage energy use, and increase safety and security across the development’s 46 apartment towers and multiple parking garages, retail centers and other amenities.

16 Aug 2013

Novel Low-Cost Technology to Monitor Structural Health of Bridges

University of Adelaide researchers are developing low-cost technology which can 'talk' to structures like bridges and aeroplanes to monitor their structural health and assess them for damage.

14 Aug 2013

ILFI Certifies DPR’s New Phoenix Regional Office as Largest Net Zero Energy Building

The new Phoenix Regional Office of DPR Construction, designed by SmithGroupJJR, has been officially certified as a Net Zero Energy Building by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI). It’s the largest building in the world to achieve Net Zero Energy Building Certification through the Institute to-date.

14 Aug 2013

Collaboration to Develop Prototype Computational Framework for Chicago Lakeside Development

Rapid urbanization around the world is leading to the construction of real estate developments at a scale and pace far beyond human experience. Among these efforts is Chicago Lakeside Development, a 600-acre development on the coast of Lake Michigan on the city's South Side that will eventually be home to 50,000 people and millions of square feet of retail, commercial and public space.

14 Aug 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Certification to Rockwell Automation Global Headquarters

Rockwell Automation has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for significantly reducing the overall environmental impact of its landmark corporate headquarters in downtown Milwaukee.

14 Aug 2013

New Affordable Rental Housing Units Opened in Keene, Ontario

The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the Municipality of Peterborough celebrated the official opening of 19 new affordable rental housing units for low-income seniors at Monaghan Court in Keene today. The project received $2.28 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The construction of this project created up to 48 jobs in the Keene area.

14 Aug 2013

New Construction Starts Forecast to Rise 6% in 2013 to $506 Billion

New construction starts are forecast to rise 6% this year to $506 billion, according to the Midyear Update to the 2013 Construction Outlook from McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. This is the same rate of increase for total construction starts that was predicted last October, and follows the 8% gain that took place in 2012.

13 Aug 2013

Boyuan Commences Construction on Four New Projects in Hainan Island Region

Boyuan Construction Group, Inc., a fast-growing construction company in China of commercial, residential and municipal infrastructure projects, announced today that it has initiated construction on four new projects in the Hainan Island region, one of Boyuan's core markets.

13 Aug 2013

Forecast Report on Industrial Construction Market in Kuwait

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial Construction in Kuwait to 2016: Market Forecast" report to their offering.

13 Aug 2013

Smart Meter Data and Behavioral Coaching Help Military Homes Reduce Energy Consumption

Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC, a leading provider of property management, development and related real estate services for the multifamily, military, and student housing markets, today announced results from its home energy efficiency program that was piloted this spring in more than 3,900 military family homes under Balfour Beatty Communities’ Navy Southeast Region Military Housing Privatization Project.

From Balfour Beatty 13 Aug 2013

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SBA Honors Mortenson Construction with 2013 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award

PSE&G and PPL to Commence Construction of Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line Project

Calgary, Mount Royal University Students Celebrate Completion of Solar House

SARES•REGIS Group Commences Development of Little Tokyo Apartment Community in Los Angeles

USGBC Awards LEED Platinum to Perdue Farms’ Corporate Offices

Honeywell Completes $2-Million Smart Building Retrofit for Brooklyn Spring Creek Towers

Novel Low-Cost Technology to Monitor Structural Health of Bridges

ILFI Certifies DPR’s New Phoenix Regional Office as Largest Net Zero Energy Building

Collaboration to Develop Prototype Computational Framework for Chicago Lakeside Development

USGBC Awards LEED Certification to Rockwell Automation Global Headquarters

New Affordable Rental Housing Units Opened in Keene, Ontario

New Construction Starts Forecast to Rise 6% in 2013 to $506 Billion

Boyuan Commences Construction on Four New Projects in Hainan Island Region

Forecast Report on Industrial Construction Market in Kuwait

Smart Meter Data and Behavioral Coaching Help Military Homes Reduce Energy Consumption

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