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IdeaPaint and MDC to Display Range of Office Design Innovations at NeoCon2013

IdeaPaint, the leader and innovator in workplace collaboration technology via its unique dry erase paint that transforms any smooth surface into an erasable canvas, will showcase a variety of new office design innovations at NeoCon, North America’s largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors held at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago on June 10-12.

7 Jun 2013

Gustav Lindenthal Medal Won By Deh Cho Bridge Project

The Deh Cho Bridge, one of the world’s longest, continuous superstructures, received the prestigious Gustav Lindenthal Medal at this year’s International Bridge Conference® (IBC). The award was presented ...

6 Jun 2013

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to Break Ground on New Building

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, already among the best medical schools in the nation, is getting ready to break ground on a medical education building that will change the face of the school's teaching and learning efforts.

6 Jun 2013

New Report on European Market for Building Automation Systems

The building sector is one of the primary consumers of energy in Europe, accounting for 40 percent of energy demand and 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. This has underlined the need for improved energy efficiency in both existing and new buildings. Initiatives supporting energy efficiency, reinforced by EU legislation, are providing a fillip to the building automation systems (BAS) market.

6 Jun 2013

EH&E’s Energy Optimization Project Honored with IFMA Boston Award of Excellence 2013

EH&E’s Energy Optimization project at Good Samaritan Medical Center, a hospital in the Steward Health Care Network, has received top honors in the Best Practice Sustainable Building Operations by a Building Own...

6 Jun 2013

USGBC’s New Campaign Aims to Bring LEED Certification to New Markets

In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced today a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first projects to certify in the 112 countries where LEED has yet to take root.

6 Jun 2013

Contractors Selected to Build Kennebec Valley Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution System

Summit Natural Gas of Maine, based in Augusta, announced today the start of construction and contracts with three construction firms to begin the build-out of its $350 million Kennebec Valley natural gas transmission and distribution system.

6 Jun 2013

NCC Selected to Build Sections of New Suspension Bridge in Norway

NCC has been commissioned to construct sections of the second longest suspension bridge in Norway. NCC’s sections comprise two connecting bridges and two pylons (bridge pillars) made of concrete. The order is worth SEK 739 million and will be registered during the second quarter of 2013.

6 Jun 2013

New Fluorescent Lamps Can Deliver Much Longer Lifespans

Energy-efficient lighting manufacturer Precision-Paragon [P2] announced today that advances in fluorescent lighting technology have allowed it to offer fluorescent lighting fixtures using lamps with manufacturer rated lifespans of up to 80,000 hours.

6 Jun 2013

Discoveries about Ancient Roman Concrete may Help Develop Durable, Earth-Friendly Modern Concrete

In a quest to make concrete more durable and sustainable, an international team of geologists and engineers has found inspiration in the ancient Romans, whose massive concrete structures have withstood the elements for more than 2,000 years.

5 Jun 2013

Owens Corning Enters Strategic Alliance with Glass Fiber Producer, Taishan

Owens Corning, a global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has announced a strategic alliance with glass fiber producer Taishan Fiberglass, a subsidiary of China National Materials Group, Sinoma, to grow the use of Alkali Resistant (AR) specialty glass products sold under the brands Cem-FIL®, Anti–CRAK®, Slurry-FIL™ throughout the world.

5 Jun 2013

Ballast Nedam Presents Modular Plug & Play Core Concept for Stadiums

Ballast Nedam presented a modular concept for stadiums at PROVADA 2013, the annual three-day real estate meeting point in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The idea behind the innovative Plug & Play Core concept is for the new generation of stadiums to adapt to changing needs, and to be reusable at a different location, possibly with a different modular configuration.

5 Jun 2013

Retroficiency Reports Identification of over 1.5 Billion Annual kWh of Building Energy Savings

Retroficiency, provider of the on-demand Building Efficiency Intelligence (BEI) platform, today announced it has now evaluated more than 350 million square feet of building space and identified more than 1.5 billion annual kilowatt hours of energy savings in just over two years since the company introduced its solution. The company has also added Dr. Joseph Wharton, a principal at The Brattle Group, to its Advisory Board.

5 Jun 2013

SFI Sponsors CEU on Sustainable Building with SFI Certified Wood

The June issue of Architectural Record includes a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for architects and builders describing the benefits of using responsibly managed forest products certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Standard.

5 Jun 2013

Construction Begins on New Intermodal Terminal in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Officials from CSX Corporation and its transportation and intermodal terminals subsidiaries today joined officials from the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and the Province of Quebec at a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the new intermodal terminal in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Construction began in March and the terminal is expected to open in 2015.

4 Jun 2013

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IdeaPaint and MDC to Display Range of Office Design Innovations at NeoCon2013

Gustav Lindenthal Medal Won By Deh Cho Bridge Project

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to Break Ground on New Building

New Report on European Market for Building Automation Systems

EH&E’s Energy Optimization Project Honored with IFMA Boston Award of Excellence 2013

USGBC’s New Campaign Aims to Bring LEED Certification to New Markets

Contractors Selected to Build Kennebec Valley Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution System

NCC Selected to Build Sections of New Suspension Bridge in Norway

New Fluorescent Lamps Can Deliver Much Longer Lifespans

Discoveries about Ancient Roman Concrete may Help Develop Durable, Earth-Friendly Modern Concrete

Owens Corning Enters Strategic Alliance with Glass Fiber Producer, Taishan

Ballast Nedam Presents Modular Plug & Play Core Concept for Stadiums

Retroficiency Reports Identification of over 1.5 Billion Annual kWh of Building Energy Savings

SFI Sponsors CEU on Sustainable Building with SFI Certified Wood

Construction Begins on New Intermodal Terminal in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

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Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

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Trending Stories

1Scientists Find Waste Foundry Sand Can Boost Concrete Strength, Lower Costs, and Support Sustainability

2Researchers Develop Energy-Efficient Concrete with Nano-Silica and Expanded Polystyrene

3New Review Finds Cement Could Go Low-Carbon — If We Get the Chemistry Right

4Breakthrough AI Model Accurately Predicts Strength of Recycled Concrete Mixes

5MIT Researchers Use Machine Learning to Identify Sustainable Alternatives to Cement Production

6Modeling Bacterial Viability in Fire-Resistant Bio-Concrete