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New Avalon Model Home Opens at Grace Meadows in West Chester

NVR, Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announces the Grand Opening of its new Avalon model home at Grace Meadows in West Chester, Ohio. Built by NVR's Ryan Homes division, Grace Meadows offers luxurious single-family homes with walk-out basements and wooded homesites. Homes at Grace Meadows are priced from under the $310's.

6 Mar 2013

The Residences at CityCenter Reaches Significant Sales Milestone

Hines and the TFI US Real Estate Fund, sponsors of CityCenterDC, announced today that The Residences at CityCenter have reached a significant sales milestone, with over 51 percent of the homes at 925 H Street, NW under contract since pre-sales of the luxury condominium residences commenced in late fall 2012 and the Sales Gallery officially opened on January 2nd.

6 Mar 2013

Telkonet's EcoSmart Energy Management Platform to be Installed in Galt House Hotel Rooms

Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform featuring Recovery Time™ technology, announced today that the prestigious Galt House Hotel, located in Louisville, Kentucky will install, integrate and network the EcoSmart energy management platform throughout its entire collection of 1,290 guest rooms.

6 Mar 2013

EPA Honors Jones Lang LaSalle with 2013 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) a 2013 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. This marks the second consecutive year JLL has received a Sustained Excellence Award for its dedication to driving energy efficiency in its operations and in buildings it manages for investors and corporations.

6 Mar 2013

Blue Earth Subsidiary Finalizes Completion of Two Solar PV Power Plants in California

Blue Earth, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc., finalized the completion of two distributive generation ("DG") renewable energy projects utilizing solar PV technology.

5 Mar 2013

Scott Shuptrine Interiors to Open $3M Flagship Store in Royal Oak on March 7

Luxury returns to metro Detroit when Scott Shuptrine Interiors celebrates the grand opening of its $3 million state-of-the art flagship store on March 7. A stylish ribbon cutting ceremony is planned at 9 a.m. at the new gallery, which stands side-by-side with the Art Van Furniture store (32301 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, MI 48073). The store will open to the general public at 11 a.m. the same day.

5 Mar 2013

Purple Heart Homes, Citi to Provide Housing for Service-Connected Disabled Veterans

A collaboration between Purple Heart Homes and Citi to provide housing solutions for service-connected disabled veterans will mean that a number of military veterans and their families will soon be able to start new lives in their new homes.

5 Mar 2013

Sterling Subsidiary to Design and Build $22M Project for Utah Department of Transportation

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (“Sterling” or “the Company”) today announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC (“RLW”) was selected by the Utah Department of Transportation (“UDOT”) as the contractor on a design-build project valued at approximately $22 million.

5 Mar 2013

Magnum Computer Recycling Relocates World Headquarters to Pennsauken, NJ

Magnum Computer Recycling (Thanks for Being Green, LLC.) is pleased to announce the relocation of its world headquarters from Westville, NJ to the town of Pennsauken, NJ. The new main office is located at 5070 B Central Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08109.

5 Mar 2013

Swinerton Builders San Diego Opens New Net-Zero Energy Office in Rancho Bernardo

Swinerton Builders San Diego recently opened the doors to its relocated office in Rancho Bernardo. Swinerton transformed a vacant industrial storage facility into a 24,000-square-foot, single-story office space.

5 Mar 2013

CenturyLink Hosts Groundbreaking for Technology Center of Excellence in Monroe

CenturyLink, Inc. today hosted a groundbreaking for its Technology Center of Excellence at CenturyLink's headquarters campus on Hwy. 165 North in Monroe. Officials participating in the groundbreaking included CEO and President Glen F. Post, III , Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, Mayor of Monroe Jamie Mayo and Ouachita Parish Police Jury Vice President Walt Caldwell.

5 Mar 2013

Tips for Indoor Painting Projects in Winter

Winter’s plunging temps and higher precipitation bring to a halt many types of home improvement. But as the colder weather drives homeowners indoors, one project picks up steam: interior painting.

4 Mar 2013

Scranton Sponsors Course on Sustainable Materials in Restrooms and Other Applications

Scranton Products is sponsoring a live AIA Continuing Education course entitled "Sustainable Materials in Restrooms, Locker Rooms and Other Applications" managed by AIA training provider InfoSpec, Inc.

4 Mar 2013

McCarthy Tops Out Mercy Hospital Joplin for Chesterfield

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has “topped out” the new 875,000-square-foot Mercy Hospital Joplin for Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy. McCarthy hoisted the final steel beam, signed by members of the Mercy and Joplin community, along with representatives from the design and construction team, to the top of the seven-story structure located at the intersection of Interstate 44 and Main St. in Joplin.

4 Mar 2013

Loews Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Hotel in Chicago

Loews Hotels & Resorts, a wholly owned-subsidiary of Loews Corporation, today held a ceremonial groundbreaking in Chicago on the site where the company will open the Loews Chicago Hotel in 2015.

4 Mar 2013

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New Avalon Model Home Opens at Grace Meadows in West Chester

The Residences at CityCenter Reaches Significant Sales Milestone

Telkonet's EcoSmart Energy Management Platform to be Installed in Galt House Hotel Rooms

EPA Honors Jones Lang LaSalle with 2013 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

Blue Earth Subsidiary Finalizes Completion of Two Solar PV Power Plants in California

Scott Shuptrine Interiors to Open $3M Flagship Store in Royal Oak on March 7

Purple Heart Homes, Citi to Provide Housing for Service-Connected Disabled Veterans

Sterling Subsidiary to Design and Build $22M Project for Utah Department of Transportation

Magnum Computer Recycling Relocates World Headquarters to Pennsauken, NJ

Swinerton Builders San Diego Opens New Net-Zero Energy Office in Rancho Bernardo

CenturyLink Hosts Groundbreaking for Technology Center of Excellence in Monroe

Tips for Indoor Painting Projects in Winter

Scranton Sponsors Course on Sustainable Materials in Restrooms and Other Applications

McCarthy Tops Out Mercy Hospital Joplin for Chesterfield

Loews Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Hotel in Chicago

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Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

Providing Emergency Accommodation with Modular Shelters

Construction Trends

Health, Safety, and Regulations

Trending Stories

1Eco-Friendly Cement Alternative Developed Using Bamboo Byproducts

2Breakthrough AI Model Accurately Predicts Strength of Recycled Concrete Mixes

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

4New Concrete Mix Boosts Strength and Durability with Bentonite, Silica Fume, and Fibers

5Modeling Bacterial Viability in Fire-Resistant Bio-Concrete

6Reduce Errors and Increase Carbon Credits in Cement Plants With Accurate Biogenic Co₂ Data Reporting