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Balfour Beatty Communities to Start New Expansion Phase in Texas

Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC announced today that its Fort Bliss/White Sands Missile Range military housing privatization project with the U.S. Department of the Army will begin a new expansion phase covering the development and new construction of an additional 500 townhomes at Fort Bliss, TX. This is the second phase of an expansion project initiated in August 2011.

From Balfour Beatty 30 Nov 2012

Two PNC Plaza Earns ENERGY STAR Status

Two PNC Plaza has achieved ENERGY STAR® certification, which marks PNC's 52nd ENERGY STAR® certification and signifies the building is 30 percent more efficient than a comparable building in the United States. PNC expects its energy reduction practices, which have reduced Two PNC Plaza's utility bills by more than 20 percent, to deliver a return on investment in less than one year.

29 Nov 2012

Sustainable Building Seminar Held by BASF Canada in Toronto

BASF Canada held a sustainable building seminar today at the Bell Lightbox in Toronto, ON, in which attendees had the opportunity to learn more about the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating system and a lifecycle approach to green building.

29 Nov 2012

Rugby Architectural Building Products Announces F.W. Honerkamp Acquisition

Rugby Architectural Building Products, along with its financial sponsor Leading Ridge Capital Partners, announce the acquisition of F.W. Honerkamp Co. Inc., a New York City-based distributor of architectural building products founded in 1871.

29 Nov 2012

China State Decoration Group Inks Strategic Deal with China Ceramics

China Ceramics Co., Ltd. ("China Ceramics" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, today announced that it has entered into a strategic contract with China State Decoration Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the largest real estate construction contractor in China. The contract stipulates that China Ceramics and China State Decoration Group, Co., Ltd. will regard each other as strategic partners in the supply and purchase of ceramic tiles.

29 Nov 2012

IBM Technology Chosen to Manage UK DIO’s Physical Assets and Infrastructure

The United Kingdom's Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded IBM with a contract that will help it gain greater insight and intelligence in relation to its entire property portfolio.

28 Nov 2012

Audi Opens Newly Redesigned LEED Gold Certified Showroom

Audi of America, in coordination with LAcarGUY, will celebrate the grand opening of the newly redesigned Audi Pacific dealership on Tuesday, November 27.

28 Nov 2012

Eastern Supplies Concrete Mixes for Major Manhattan Projects

Eastern Concrete, a U.S. Concrete Company, has been privileged to take part in reshaping Manhattan's iconic skyline with recent high profile projects that will cement the city's place as having one of the most complex, glamorous and recognizable skylines in the world.

28 Nov 2012

Computers Enable Exciting New Organic Forms in Architecture

Architecture is coming out of the studio and into the computer room, generating exciting new organic forms based on scientific models of the natural world.

28 Nov 2012

NVR Opens New Courtland Gate Single-Family Model Home in Mason, Ohio

NVR, Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announces the Grand Opening of its new Courtland Gate single-family model home at The Meadows of Willow Brooke in Mason, Ohio.

27 Nov 2012

Seattle District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Moves into New Energy Efficient Headquarters

The Seattle District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves into new headquarters at Federal Center South Building 1202 today, a design-build project led by ZGF Architects LLP and Sellen Construction.

27 Nov 2012

Tips for Rebuilding in Coastal Areas after Storm Damage

In the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, thousands of homeowners along the East Coast are beginning to assess the damage their homes sustained in the storm and will soon begin the rebuilding process.

27 Nov 2012

Schöck Launches Thermal-Insulating Element for Connecting Cantilevers

Schöck, the international developer of innovative construction products for thermal insulation, impact sound insulation and reinforcement technology, officially announces the U.S. introduction of Isokorb®, a revolutionary off-the-self solution to thermal bridging in the building envelope.

27 Nov 2012

North American Construction Materials Market Forecast to Grow at 4.4% CAGR to $64.4 Billion in 2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Materials in North America" report to their offering.

27 Nov 2012

Novelis to Build $250M Aluminum Recycling Center in Nachterstedt

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today broke ground on a $250 million aluminum recycling and casting center at its plant in Nachterstedt, Germany.

27 Nov 2012