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Market Databook on Brazilian Prefabricated Buildings Industry

Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Prefabricated Buildings in Brazil to 2016: Market Databook" report to their offering.

3 Dec 2012

Rikers Island Installs EverLast Induction Fixtures to Sustain Prison Operations

Rikers Island, one of the largest penitentiaries in the U.S., houses nearly 14,000 inmates, 7,000 guards on the 400-acre island, uses a substantial amount of energy to sustain its prison operations.

1 Dec 2012

Skanska Develops $50M Office and Retail Building in Seattle

Skanska USA Commercial Development invests USD 51 M, about SEK 372 M, in the project Stone34 in Seattle, USA. The building will be a mixed-use office and retail building.

1 Dec 2012

TRF Development Partners Selects Eco Red Shield Lumber Products for Preston Place Complex

Eco Building Products, Inc. announced today that one of the nation's largest non-profit building organizations on the east coast, TRF Development Partners, has selected Eco Building Products' flagship wood protection, Eco Red Shield, for use on Preston Place, a neighborhood of new, energy efficient, custom built townhomes for rent and for sale in Baltimore, Maryland.

1 Dec 2012

Researchers Design Complex Windows to Bring Natural Light Deep into Buildings

Through a research project designed at MIT and continued at EPFL, researchers have designed windows that can bring natural light deep into a building. This technology was recently integrated into six floors of an ultra-modern building in Tokyo.

1 Dec 2012

Research and Markets Adds Report on Chinese Commercial Concrete Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Commercial Concrete Industry Report, 2012-2015" report to their offering.

1 Dec 2012

Construction Commences on Tanger Outlets National Harbor

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Peterson Companies hosted an official Ground Breaking Ceremony today to announce that construction has commenced on Tanger Outlets National Harbor. The center is located at National Harbor, the Washington, DC area's premier waterfront resort destination which includes fine restaurants, distinctive retail, office and residences, and a number of world-class hotels including the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, the largest non-gaming hotel on the eastern seaboard. Developed by Peterson Companies, National Harbor comprises 350 acres of prime real estate along the scenic Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland.

30 Nov 2012

Sapia Builders Felicitated with HOBI Award for Best Residential Remodel

Sapia Builders was recently awarded the 2012 HOBI Award for Best Residential Remodel in the state of Connecticut in the $100k - $250k category for their 1954 Cape Renovation in Old Lyme, CT.

30 Nov 2012

Comprehensive Report on UK Construction Materials Market

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

30 Nov 2012

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