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Overview Report on Residential Construction Industry in the UK

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Residential Construction in the UK to 2016: Market Databook" report to their offering.

21 Aug 2013

First Four Gates Arrive for Panama Canal Expansion Program

In a major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks arrived from port of Trieste, Italy to the waterway's Atlantic side on board the semi-submersible vessel STX Sun Rise this morning.

21 Aug 2013

Integrity Honors Five Impressive Construction Projects with Red Diamond Achiever Awards

Integrity Windows and Doors is proud to honor five businesses whose impressive construction projects have made them winners in the 2013 Integrity Red Diamond Achiever Award Program. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding design, innovation, sustainability and quality in projects by the nation’s premier builders, remodelers and architects using Integrity products.

21 Aug 2013

Formica Introduces Customizable Laminate

Formica Corporation, the inventor of laminate, introduces Formica Envision™, the latest product to capitalize on laminate’s limitless design potential by turning high-resolution images into captivating wall panels, doors, countertops or any surface on which a designer would use Formica® high pressure laminate or Formica® Compact™.

20 Aug 2013

Wilsonart Captures Natural Elegance of Hardwoods and Stones in Durable High Pressure Laminate

Unique and graceful, natural beauty is easy to spot, touch, experience – or is it? Wilsonart’s design team shatters reality with 12 new Premium designs that capture the natural elegance of hardwoods and stones in durable, affordable High Pressure Laminate.

20 Aug 2013

New 859 MW Power Plant in Brandywine to be Built by Panda Power Funds

Panda Power Funds today announced that it intends to build, own and operate an 859-megawatt combined-cycle power plant in an industrial-zoned area of Brandywine, Maryland. Once complete, the natural gas-fueled generating station will be able to supply the power needs of approximately 859,000 homes in the Greater Maryland / Washington D.C. metropolitan area.

20 Aug 2013

Research Report on Prefabricated Buildings Market in Russia

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Prefabricated Buildings in Russia to 2016: Market Databook" report to their offering.

20 Aug 2013

Nine at Mary Brickell Village Slated for Completion in May 2014

Nine at Mary Brickell Village, a new luxury condominium located in the heart of Mary Brickell Village at 999 Southwest 1st Ave., will include 390 elegantly appointed residential units and rise 34 stories to overlook the neighborhood's culinary, nightlife and retail scene.

20 Aug 2013

Petersen Automotive Museum Plans Transformation of Exterior and Interior to Mark 20th Anniversary

The Petersen Automotive Museum announced today that it will mark its 20th anniversary in 2014 by commencing a complete exterior transformation and a dynamic redesign of the interior, resulting in a world class museum that will showcase the art, experience, culture and heritage of the automobile.

20 Aug 2013

Loyola University Chicago Celebrates Groundbreaking on $137 M Medical Research and Education Building

Loyola University Chicago broke ground Aug. 16 on a $137 million medical research and education building that will support nearly 500 scientists and staff working together to improve human health.

20 Aug 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Gold to Bureau Veritas’ Product Testing Laboratory in India

Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services' Noida laboratory has become the first Product Testing Laboratory in India to be certified as LEED Gold by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

19 Aug 2013

New Six-Level Parking Structure to Open at Ajax GO Station

Chris Alexander, Member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering, and Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister; Joe Dickson, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ajax—Pickering; and Gary McNeil, GO Transit president, announced the upcoming opening of a new parking structure at the Ajax GO Station. The new parking spaces will make it easier and safer for commuters to take public transit.

19 Aug 2013

Vertical Construction Begins in Avalon Project

North American Properties – Atlanta, Ltd. (NAP), developers of Avalon, today announced that construction financing has been closed and vertical construction has begun.

19 Aug 2013

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Awards CIPP Contract to Aegion Subsidiary

Aegion Corporation ("Aegion" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, Insituform Technologies USA, LLC ("Insituform"), has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $6.7 million from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). This award is in addition to the two contract awards valued at approximately $10.4 million announced in April 2013.

19 Aug 2013