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MCIEAST Regional Brig at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Earns LEED Gold Certification

The MCIEAST Regional Brig at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification with the Green Building Certification Institute. The 75-bed pre-trial confinement facility continues the Navy's ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability through high-performance design and is distinguished as the military's first LEED Gold brig.

2 Aug 2013

BioteQ and Jiangxi Copper Partner to Build Water Treatment Plant at Yinshan Mine Site

BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc., a leader in industrial wastewater treatment, has signed an agreement with joint venture partner Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC), the largest copper mining company in China, to build a water treatment plant at the Yinshan Mine site. The Yinshan Mine is an active copper mine located in southeast China approximately 30 km from the Dexing site where the joint venture has existing metals recovery water treatment plants.

2 Aug 2013

New Furniture Showroom with Large Selection of Chairs Opens in Brooklyn

A new furniture showroom has opened in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. The Chair Market has the biggest selection of chairs, tables, and stools in the tri-state area. Its space also encapsulates over 140,000 square feet. The Chair Market has thousands of upholstery options and carries both traditional and modern design.

1 Aug 2013

TD Ameritrade Targets LEED Platinum Certification for New Omaha Headquarters

With the cutting of ceremonial ribbons, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD) associates today officially marked the opening of the company's new Omaha headquarters office tower. Built to stringent sustainability standards, the 12-story facility anchors a corporate campus of four buildings that is now the home for approximately 2,000 TD Ameritrade associates once located throughout the Omaha (Neb.) metropolitan area.

1 Aug 2013

Earthquake Trials to Test Full Building of Cold-Formed Steel Framing

Earthquakes never occur when you need one, so a team led by Johns Hopkins structural engineers is shaking up a building themselves in the name of science and safety.

1 Aug 2013

Prescient Completes B Street LoHi Building Using Standardized Light Gauge Structural System

Prescient, an innovative software and structural system manufacturing company, today announced the completion of the first building featuring its standardized light gauge structural system.

31 Jul 2013

STV Provides Design Services to Lockheed Martin for LEED Gold Certified Cyber Center of Excellence

STV, a leading planning, design and construction management firm, recently supported long-standing client Lockheed Martin (LMC) in the opening of a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility in Annapolis Junction, MD, geared towards providing LMC’s customers with cutting-edge cyber mission technology.

31 Jul 2013

Market Forecast Report on Industrial Construction in the Netherlands

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

31 Jul 2013

Manulife to Develop LEED Gold Certified Office Tower in Downtown Calgary

Manulife Real Estate, the global real estate arm of Manulife Financial Corporation today announced the development of 707 Fifth Street, a 27-storey, 564,000 square foot, “AAA”, LEED Gold Certified office tower in the downtown core of Calgary.

31 Jul 2013

Bechtel-led Consortium to Design and Build Two Rail Lines of Riyadh Metro Network

A consortium led by Bechtel has received a letter of award from the High Commission for the Development of ArRiyadh to design and build two rail lines of the Riyadh Metro network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

31 Jul 2013

H.B. Fuller Offers GREENGUARD Certified Adhesives for Sustainable Woodworking Applications

H.B. Fuller Company offers a complete line of high-performance, GREENGUARD certified adhesives for laminating decorative overlays and films to composite panels for furniture, cabinets, retail displays, and other common woodworking applications.

30 Jul 2013

Demand in Building & Construction to Drive Global Polymer Foam Market

The "Polymer Foam Market By Types (Polyurethane, Polystyrene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyolefin, Phenolic, Melamine and Others), Applications (Packaging, Building & Construction, Furniture & Bedding, Automotive, Wind Energy and Others) & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018", analyzes the global Polymer Foam Market with respect to market drivers, opportunities, and trends in regions.

30 Jul 2013

BrassCraft Manufacturing Introduces Push Connect One-Piece Water Supply

BrassCraft Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of plumbing products, has expanded its fast, reliable and durable Push Connect Technology family of products by adding a Push Connect One-Piece Water Supply.

30 Jul 2013

Benteler Selects Hill International to Provide Construction Management Services for New Louisiana Steel Plant

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, has announced that it has received a contract from Benteler Steel/Tube GmbH, a subsidiary of Benteler International AG, to provide construction management services in connection with a new $900 million steel pipe and tube manufacturing plant to be located in Shreveport, Louisiana.

30 Jul 2013

Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Fitness Center’s Multipurpose Turf Field Nears Completion

Hellas Sports Construction is nearing completion of the design-build to the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Fitness Center’s multipurpose turf field and new track surface. The new synthetic turf will sport markings for flag football and soccer as well as the vibrant Naval Base Kitsap Emblem at the midfield line.

29 Jul 2013