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Trimble, Twisted Pair to Provide PTT Voice Communication for Construction Materials Industry

Trimble introduced today its Trimble® TrimFleet™ Communicator. Partnering with Twisted Pair Solutions, a recognized leader in mobile workforce communications for secure, real-time voice communication, TrimFleet Communicator integrates Twisted Pair's WAVE® software with Trimble's fleet management solution, providing integrated push-to-talk (PTT) voice communication specifically designed for the construction materials industry to enhance system performance and collaboration.

6 Feb 2013

Astrum Solar, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Partner to Speed Home Solar Installations

Astrum Solar, the leading full-service home solar provider based in the eastern United States, today announced it has reached an agreement with DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) to collaborate on standards for solar installation offerings and ensure the continued use of premium quality system components. The agreement is designed to speed home solar installations through the adoption of product specifications that improve efficiency and lifetime, lower costs and increase returns on investments.

6 Feb 2013

Joint Venture Partnership to Develop 850-Bed Student Housing Tower in University City, Philadelphia

Brandywine Realty Trust, Campus Crest Communities, Inc., and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital (“HSRE”) today announced a joint venture partnership to develop a 33-story, 850-bed student housing tower at Brandywine’s Cira South development in University City, Philadelphia. The project, called The Grove at Cira Centre South, is being developed at 30th and Chestnut Streets on a site leased from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).

6 Feb 2013

Trimble PCS900 Paving Control System to Improve Slipform Paving Operations

Trimble announced today a new configuration of the Trimble® PCS900 Paving Control System to improve paving operations for slipform pavers. Leveraging industry-leading Trimble total stations, on-machine positioning sensors and office software, the new 3D control system allows contractors to pave an accurate concrete road or surface while eliminating stringline and minimizing material waste.

6 Feb 2013

Berkeley Lab Study on Daylighting The New York Times Building

Designing a building holistically, and making sure that its components and systems work together according to design intent, can pay big dividends in energy savings and occupant satisfaction, according to a study of The New York Times Building by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

6 Feb 2013

Purdue Researchers Study on Cargo Containers to Make Tsunami-Resilient Buildings

Anyone who has seen the movie "Impossible" or watched footage from the Japanese tsunami has learned the terror that can strike with little warning. In those cases, when there is no time to flee, there may still be time to reach higher ground, called vertical evacuation.

6 Feb 2013

HUD Announces New Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation Requirements for Multifamily Dwellings

Radon gas is widely known as a leading cause of environmental lung cancer throughout the United States. For over 20 years the Environmental Protection Agency has been encouraging more regulation to mandate testing for radon gas and mitigating the problem when levels are 4 pCi/l or higher.

5 Feb 2013

Vivint Celebrates National Green Week by Offering Energy-Saving Home Automation and Solar Energy Systems

Vivint Inc.™, the largest home automation services company in North America, and Vivint Solar™, a leading provider of simple, affordable solar solutions, are celebrating National Green Week (Feb. 4–8) by offering sustainable, energy-saving home automation and solar energy systems.

5 Feb 2013

Michigan State Approves Nomination of Six Properties to National Register of Historic Places

The State Historic Preservation Review Board approved the nomination of six properties to the National Register of Historic Places at its January 25 meeting, including the Lake Michigan Beach House at Ludington State Park and the Iron Mountain Central Historic District.

5 Feb 2013

KONE Lands Contract to Modernize Escalators and Moving Walkways at Atlanta Airport

KONE has been awarded the contract to modernize 29 escalators and moving sidewalks at the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The project features 15 KONE EcoMod® escalators ranging in rise from 13 to 46 feet and 14 moving sidewalks ranging in length from 167 to 307 feet. KONE's relationship with the airport spans over 30 years, serving as the airport's maintenance provider since its construction in 1979.

5 Feb 2013

Wood Partners Starts Construction on New Apartment Complex in Orlando

Wood Partners has started construction on a 200-unit apartment community located on Spring Lake at the entrance of Doctor Phillips, one of Orlando's most desirable residential districts.

5 Feb 2013

Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I Provides Financing for Multifamily Development in Kendall

Behringer Harvard announced today its investment in a luxury multifamily community slated for development in Kendall, Florida, a suburban area of Miami-Dade County approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Miami. The development site is on the south side of Kendall Drive, to the west of SW 167th Avenue.

5 Feb 2013

ONGC Awards Heera Redevelopment Process Platform Project to Technip Consortium

Technip, in a consortium with AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd and TH Heavy Engineering Berhad, was awarded a contract by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), worth approximately €220 million (Technip share: about €50 million), for the Heera Redevelopment (HRD) process platform project in the Arabian Sea, at approximately 70 kilometers South-West of Mumbai, India.

4 Feb 2013

First Phase of Campus Development Project Completed at Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. (SUSSI) and Campus Apartments announce the completion of the first phase of a development project to upgrade all of the University’s on-campus residences. The three-phase project, an estimated $200 million initiative, will continue with the groundbreaking of the second phase to improve the quality of housing and reshape the campus environment.

4 Feb 2013

Ireland’s First DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Opens Doors Following Refurbishment

Ireland’s first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel opened its doors today, bringing one of Europe’s fastest growing upscale hotel brands to the Emerald Isle. A thoughtful and contemporary renovation of the Morrison hotel, in partnership with operators Martinez Hotels & Resorts, has seen the property’s 138 rooms and suites completely re-designed with a brand new concept centred on music and sound.

4 Feb 2013

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Trimble, Twisted Pair to Provide PTT Voice Communication for Construction Materials Industry

Astrum Solar, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Partner to Speed Home Solar Installations

Joint Venture Partnership to Develop 850-Bed Student Housing Tower in University City, Philadelphia

Trimble PCS900 Paving Control System to Improve Slipform Paving Operations

Berkeley Lab Study on Daylighting The New York Times Building

Purdue Researchers Study on Cargo Containers to Make Tsunami-Resilient Buildings

HUD Announces New Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation Requirements for Multifamily Dwellings

Vivint Celebrates National Green Week by Offering Energy-Saving Home Automation and Solar Energy Systems

Michigan State Approves Nomination of Six Properties to National Register of Historic Places

KONE Lands Contract to Modernize Escalators and Moving Walkways at Atlanta Airport

Wood Partners Starts Construction on New Apartment Complex in Orlando

Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I Provides Financing for Multifamily Development in Kendall

ONGC Awards Heera Redevelopment Process Platform Project to Technip Consortium

First Phase of Campus Development Project Completed at Shippensburg University

Ireland’s First DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Opens Doors Following Refurbishment

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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

6Groundnut Shell Waste Boosts Concrete Strength and Blast Resistance