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RHINO Steel Building Systems Commemorate Success in Prefab Metal Building Industry

RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc., a leader in the metal building industry, celebrated 14 years in the prefab metal building industry on October 30. The Denton-based company has quickly risen in reputation and in sales since its founding in 1998 to become a premiere building brand for industrial and commercial low-rise building projects, as well as personal-use storage and metal buildings.

7 Nov 2012

SageGlass Helps US Border Patrol Station to Secure LEED Gold Certification

The new Ajo Border Patrol Station on the Arizona/Mexico border has achieved LEED® Gold certification thanks in part to its ability to control the desert sun’s extreme heat gain and glare using advanced dynamic glass from SAGE.

7 Nov 2012

Trimble Launches Site Tablet Field Computer for Construction Applications

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the new Trimble® Site Tablet, a lightweight, rugged and fully connected field computer for construction applications. The new Trimble Site Tablet and on-board Trimble SCS900 Site Controller Software provide real-time data to construction professionals for visualizing cut/fill levels, calculating material volumes and communicating work orders to enable better decision making. It is designed for daily outdoor use on the construction site with advanced connectivity to eliminate delays associated with driving data updates from the office and jobsite.

6 Nov 2012

USGBC Awards LEED Silver Certification to Mansfield Energy Headquarters

Mansfield Energy Corp. has received LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the installation of solar power during a recent expansion at their corporate headquarters in Gainesville, GA. Mansfield's corporate headquarters is the first building in Hall County, GA to receive LEED certification at any level.

6 Nov 2012

Trimble Launches Handheld Laser Distance Meters for the Construction Industry

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced the Spectra Precision® QM55 and QM95 Quick Measure distance meters. These handheld laser distance meters can be used in a wide variety of applications and are designed to give contractors a one-person distance measuring tool that is easy-to-use, can be carried in a pocket and withstands the rigors of the construction jobsite. The QM55 and QM95 join the existing portfolio of Quick Measure distance measurement tools.

6 Nov 2012

KTGY’s Principal to Speak on Innovative Cost-Effective Design Strategies at AHF Live!

Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that KTGY’s Principal and knowledge leader Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP, has been invited to be a speaker at the AHF Live! The Affordable Housing Developers’ Summit, held November 14-16, 2012, at the Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel in Chicago, IL. Gonzalez is a frequent guest speaker and panelist at various industry events and webinars. This is the first time that AHF Live! has included a panel on architectural design.

6 Nov 2012

Oak Chapel Receives Double Recognition at Concrete Society Awards

A Kier Construction-built chapel in Milton Keynes was celebrated at an event rewarding excellence in the use of concrete last week.

From Kier 6 Nov 2012

Skanska Bags Construction Contract for Replacement High School in Texas

Skanska has signed a contract with the Rio Grande City Consolidated School District to construct a replacement high school located on the northeast side of Rio Grande City, Texas, USA.

From Skanska 5 Nov 2012

New ACE Environmental Advisory Addresses Risks of Healthcare Facility Construction

The ACE Group today announced the release of an environmental advisory entitled, “Legionella and Mold: Construction and Renovation Risks at Healthcare Facilities,” which explores the potential risks of pollutants, such as mold and legionella, that hospitals and healthcare facilities can experience during renovation or construction projects.

5 Nov 2012

ADF Group's Board of Directors Approve $24M Complex in Great Falls

ADF GROUP INC. ("ADF" or the "Corporation") announced today that the Corporation's Board of Directors approved an estimated US$24 million plan to build a new 9,290 square meter (or 100,000 ft2) structural steel fabrication complex on an 100 acres industrial land located in Great Falls, in the State of Montana, U.S.A.

5 Nov 2012

Operation FINALLY HOME, LP Building Products to Construct Six Homes for Deserving Veterans

Operation FINALLY HOME has joined forces with LP Building Products, country star Kix Brooks and American Country Countdown to build six homes for deserving veterans across the country over the next two years.

5 Nov 2012

Fast + Epp Wins Engineering Honors for VanDusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre

Structural engineering firm Fast + Epp (F+E) won an award for their ground-breaking work on the VanDusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre wood roof structure from the highly respected Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).

5 Nov 2012

Vulcan to Develop Allen Institute’s New Headquarters in South Lake Union

The Allen Institute for Brain Science and Vulcan Real Estate announced today that they will partner in bringing the Institute’s headquarters to the heart of Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.

5 Nov 2012

EPFL Study Examines Historical Value of Modern Buildings

Is post-war industrial and pre-fab architecture worth preserving and renovating? To answer this question, EPFL architects conducted a three-year pioneering study into the restoration of modern buildings.

5 Nov 2012

New Lowry Avenue Bridge Officially Opens in Minneapolis

The Lowry Avenue Bridge, designed by T.Y. Lin International (TYLI) and SRF Consulting Group, Inc., has officially opened to traffic. The grand opening for the bridge was held on Saturday, October 27, 2012, to great fanfare. A ribbon cutting was conducted as well as performances by marching bands and a ceremonial parade across the bridge.

5 Nov 2012