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BAU 2013: Bayer MaterialScience to Present EcoCommercial Building Program

Bayer MaterialScience will present the comprehensive service portfolio of its EcoCommercial Building Program (ECB) to BAU 2013 visitors at Stand 5, Hall B0. The interdisciplinary and international network of experts provides expertise, material solutions and services focused on sustainable industrial, commercial and residential construction.

19 Oct 2012

Thermafiber Unveils New Luminaire Protection Kit for Commercial Building Market

Thermafiber has released a new light fixture protection kit for the commercial building market. FixtureShield kits are made from rigid Thermafiber mineral wool boards.

18 Oct 2012

New Report Analyzes Australian Industrial Construction Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial Construction in Australia to 2016: Market Forecast" report to their offering.

18 Oct 2012

Timber is Ideal for Green Building, Says BSLC Executive Director

Wood has been used as a building material for thousands of years, but when it comes to urban construction, American cities are predominantly steel and concrete. A new design competition, organized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), the Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC), and Parsons The New School for Design seeks to change that mindset.

18 Oct 2012

Ben E. Keith Foods Installs Digital Lumens LED System at New Texas Distribution Center

Digital Lumens today announced that Ben E. Keith Foods, the eighth largest institutional foodservice distributor in the nation, has deployed the Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System in the cold storage areas of its new 475,000-square-foot distribution center in Missouri City, Texas. The new lighting system is expected to save more than 90% of the lighting used by the fluorescent lighting considered, and 75% over plain LED alternatives.

18 Oct 2012

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to WilmerHale's New York Office

WilmerHale announced today that its New York office has been awarded LEED® Gold certification. The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. The law firm is one of only three in the city of New York known to have earned this recognition.

18 Oct 2012

Encos to Use Croda’s Rapeseed-Based Product in Carbon-Neutral Bio-Polymer Binder

A product based on rapeseed has been chosen for use in the binder used in the carbon–neutral masonry units developed by Encos Ltd. The carbon-neutral masonry units are manufactured by binding together secondary or recovered aggregates. The rapeseed-based product, which will be supplied by Croda Europe Limited, will form the bulk ingredient in a proprietary carbon-neutral bio-polymer binder developed by Encos Ltd and known as EncoSol.

17 Oct 2012

New Report Analyzes Australian Market for Special Building Materials

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Special Building Materials Market in Australia: Business Report 2012" report to their offering.

17 Oct 2012

Sierra Homes Becomes First to Complete Home Under BEYOND Applied Building Science Program

The BASF Center for Building Excellence today announced that Sierra Homes of Fredericksburg, Texas, has become the nation’s first builder to complete a home under the BEYOND Applied Building Science program for sustainable residential construction.

17 Oct 2012

GE Lighting, USG Partner to Provide New Integrated Ceiling and Lighting System

USG Corporation, a leading building products company, today announced a strategic collaboration with GE Lighting to offer an integrated new monolithic and sustainable ceiling system ideal for use in commercial applications such as office, healthcare, retail and hospitality environments.

17 Oct 2012

Arizona State University Students Win Top Prize in Regional Design-Build Competition

A team of four construction management majors in the Del E. Webb School of Construction Programs at Arizona State University recently placed first in the Western Pacific Region 2012 Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) student competition.

17 Oct 2012

Caterpillar Introduces its First Construction Hybrid Machine

In its continued commitment to introduce products that bring the most value to customers, Caterpillar Inc. today unveiled the first model in its new line of hybrid excavators.

17 Oct 2012

Saint-Gobain, USGBC-NCC Announce Finalists in NOVA Innovation Competition 2012

Self-shading smart windows, radiant-heated sheetrock and a new eco-friendly resin for making greener building materials are just some of the innovative finalists in an upcoming competition for entrepreneurial green-building and clean-tech startups.

17 Oct 2012

Echo Pacific Completes Vista Del Mar Elementary School Construction

Echo Pacific Construction along with the San Ysidro School District completed Vista Del Mar Elementary just in time for the new school year; 850 kindergarteners through sixth graders will be afforded the opportunity of an innovative learning environment. The state of the art facility was finished on schedule after being delayed 3 months for environmental matters.

16 Oct 2012

Ground Breaking Ceremony for Loveland Living Planet Aquarium on October 24

The Living Planet Aquarium begins construction of the 136,000-square-foot, $20 million expansion with a groundbreaking event scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 24 at 12033 S. Lone Peak Parkway. The expansion, which is set to open December 2013, will take visitors from the Utah deserts and mountains, to rain forest habitats, to the planet's vast oceans.

16 Oct 2012