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Hebron Properties Introduces Australian-Style Villas in Bangalore

Picture this: A bungalow where the living room opens into a long verandah and a lawn. The rooms on the first floor open into long open corridors, thus bringing in nature into what could otherwise be an expanse of concrete. To top it is a private sun-deck and a sky-lit master bedroom on the second floor making the bungalow bask in natural sunlight. Welcome to the Great Australian living!

18 Feb 2013

USciences to Celebrate Founders’ Day and Groundbreaking Ceremony for Science and Technology Center II

University of the Sciences will mark its 192nd anniversary at 2 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2013, with its annual Founders’ Day celebration, followed at 3 p.m. by a groundbreaking ceremony for the Science and Technology Center II. The events will take place inside and adjacent to the McNeil Science and Technology Center (45th St. at Woodland Ave., Philadelphia.)

18 Feb 2013

Research and Markets Releases New Report on Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2013 Edition]" to their offering.

18 Feb 2013

AutoParkiT to Open Fully Automated Parking Structure in Los Angeles

AutoParkiT has built the first fully automated parking structure in Los Angeles in an upscale apartment community. It's the first-ever system of its kind in Southern California that promises to revolutionize parking.

16 Feb 2013

Skanska Awarded Contract to Construct Image and Invention Center in Gothenburg, Sweden

Skanska has been awarded a contract for building the image and invention center at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. The client is Västfastigheter. The contract comprises construction and conversion of a total area of about 22,000 square meters. The contract value is SEK 399 M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska Sweden in the first quarter 2013.

From Skanska 16 Feb 2013

New Report Shows Global Building Automation and Controls Market to Reach $49.5 Billion by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Building Automation & Controls Market (2013 - 2018) (By Product (Lighting/Security & Access/HVAC/Entertainment/Outdoor/ Elevator Controls, Building Management Systems (BMS)), Application & Geography (Americas, Europe, APAC & ROW)" report to their offering.

16 Feb 2013

El Ad Group Taps ODA as Architect for Franklin Place Condominium Project

Franklin Place in TriBeCa, a new residential condominium in Lower Manhattan developed by El Ad Group, has announced ODA as the architect for the project, with interiors by Andres Escobar & Associates.

16 Feb 2013

ATCO Structures & Logistics to Provide Site Services to 45 Department of National Defence Sites

ATCO Structures & Logistics (ATCO) announced today that it has been awarded a facilities and operations management contract with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), which provides construction contract management and related infrastructure services to the Department of National Defence (DND).

16 Feb 2013

Edward Hines to Open Supply Center and Showroom at Former Franklin Emery Wheaton Lumberyard

Edward Hines Lumber, a subsidiary of US LBM Holdings, announces an agreement to lease the former site of Franklin Emery (F.E.) Wheaton Lumberyard, where they will open a full-service building supply center and showroom, with a Grand Opening slated for May 2013.

16 Feb 2013

Cottage Grove City Hall Installs SageGlass Dynamic Glass to Provide Natural Light

A new state-of-the-art city hall and public safety building in Cottage Grove, Minn., is using dynamic glass from SAGE to control and optimize natural daylight so the city council can better conduct its business.

15 Feb 2013

Emser Tile Takes Best of Surfaces 2013 Innovation Award for Second Consecutive Year

Emser Tile, a premier designer and marketer of tile and natural stone participated in the annual Surfaces tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV, on January 29-31th, 2013.

15 Feb 2013

Eco Building Products Receives Purchase Order for Two Additional Phases from Brookfield Homes

Eco Building Products, Inc. announced today the Company has been awarded additional production releases, representing in excess of four hundred ten thousand dollars ($410,000.00) in gross revenues in the combined release, on ECOB's contract to supply Eco Red Shield ™ coated lumber, labor and trusses for an additional two phases of houses at Brookfield Homes "Green Door" project in Ontario California.

15 Feb 2013

T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville Receives LEED Silver Certification

T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville, VA has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver Certification with the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). Opening in 2011, the 104,000-square-foot school shares a site with the county's 11th high school—Patriot High School.

15 Feb 2013

Ryland Homes to Open New Community in Waxhaw, NC

Ryland Homes announces the grand opening of their newest community, Tuscany, in beautiful Waxhaw, NC. Grand Opening festivities will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a live radio remote featuring WKQC. Guests will enjoy lunch and a dessert bar catered by Dean and Deluca, horse-drawn carriage rides throughout the community and a bounce house for the kids.

15 Feb 2013

John Deere Introduces New X700 Signature Series Tractors for Lawn Care Maintenance

Homeowners looking to make lawn care less of a task will find yard work easier thanks to the technological advances in the John Deere X700 Signature Series. Innovation is at the heart of the X700, which offers operators exclusive technology that makes this lawn tractor engineered for premier performance.

15 Feb 2013

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Hebron Properties Introduces Australian-Style Villas in Bangalore

USciences to Celebrate Founders’ Day and Groundbreaking Ceremony for Science and Technology Center II

Research and Markets Releases New Report on Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing Industry

AutoParkiT to Open Fully Automated Parking Structure in Los Angeles

Skanska Awarded Contract to Construct Image and Invention Center in Gothenburg, Sweden

New Report Shows Global Building Automation and Controls Market to Reach $49.5 Billion by 2018

El Ad Group Taps ODA as Architect for Franklin Place Condominium Project

ATCO Structures & Logistics to Provide Site Services to 45 Department of National Defence Sites

Edward Hines to Open Supply Center and Showroom at Former Franklin Emery Wheaton Lumberyard

Cottage Grove City Hall Installs SageGlass Dynamic Glass to Provide Natural Light

Emser Tile Takes Best of Surfaces 2013 Innovation Award for Second Consecutive Year

Eco Building Products Receives Purchase Order for Two Additional Phases from Brookfield Homes

T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville Receives LEED Silver Certification

Ryland Homes to Open New Community in Waxhaw, NC

John Deere Introduces New X700 Signature Series Tractors for Lawn Care Maintenance

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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

1UBC Researchers Design Electrochemical System to Recycle Cement and Slash Emissions

2Reinforced-Concrete Logic Gives Metals a Breakthrough in High-Temperature Strength

3Can Waste From Nickel Production Create Better Concrete? This Study Says Yes

4Scientists Engineer Concrete That Heals Itself Using Bacteria

5Global Construction Emissions Set to Double by 2050, Study Warns

6New Cold Asphalt Mix Matches Hot Asphalt Strength with Lower Energy Demand