US-based Central Concrete will supply its low-CO2 concrete for the 49er stadium in San Francisco. As per the contract Central Concrete will supply 80,000 cu.yd of concrete for the complete structure of the stadium and the auger cast piles.
By Nick Gilbert
23 May 2012
A construction team led by Bechtel has completed the installation of the final portion of the elevated Tysons East Guideway. This Guideway is one of the three aerial sections stretching up to a total distance of three miles and above.
By Nick Gilbert
23 May 2012
Stamford American International School is to have a new campus built at the cost of $300 million in Singapore. This will be the most advanced campus to be built in the Asia-Pacific region.
By Will Soutter
22 May 2012
Modified Real wood from Material Connexion named Perennial Wood has been awarded the Honourable Mention for the MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year. The award is presented to materials that provide substantial contributions to the economy, industry and society on the whole through innovations and design.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
Affordable Housing International, a Hong Kong based company specialising in affordable housing has stated that a new affordable housing system has to be implemented in order to meet the short supply of affordable housing.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
H+H Claim Statistics from the NHBC, which guarantees approximately 80% of all new homes, indicate in England last year, an average of 12.25% of its homes were built using timber frame. It follows that nearly 90% were bui...
Commercial and industrial product lines of Foundation Armor are now accessible to DIY homeowners and consumers. When consumers want to purchase a concrete repair kit or concrete sealer, they often visit local home improvement stores or search the internet to research products and read labels, and eventually they end up with a purchase.
By Will Soutter
21 May 2012
Indiana Tech has celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony to open the first law school in northeast Indiana.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
At a conference entitled, ‘LEED and SITES: Excellence through Design,’ hosted by Novus International, Thad Simons, Novus’ President and Chief Executive Officer, and other industry experts have supported landscape architects and developers to implement LEED and SITES concepts in the planning and development of new construction.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
Westgate Heights Attainable Housing has broken ground on a housing complex comprising 34 units in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The new housing complex will contain 2 accessible units and 32 townhouse units, and the homes will be meant for low-income families as well as families new to Canada.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
Taubman Centers, a real estate investment trust based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, will break ground this summer on a shopping center measuring approximately 640,000 sq. ft in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
By Joel Scanlon
19 May 2012
New York-based 2nd Ave Lighting has set up a new modern Multi-Port Natural Gas Forge. The company is an upscale brand and it manufactures decorative lighting that emphasises on the value of personalized designs, creating each of them as a novel work of art.
By Nick Gilbert
19 May 2012
NVR, a homebuilding and mortgage banking company declared the inauguration of the Summit at Providence Corner in Royersford, PA, which is a new single-family home community. Considered to be the most affordable, new single-family home community in Spring-Ford Area School District, the Summit at Providence Corner has been constructed by NVR's Ryan Homes division.
By Will Soutter
19 May 2012
Following its triumph in global design ideas competition, HOK has been opted for designing the new University at Buffalo (UB) School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Grimshaw and Davis Brody Bond , Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Cannon Design, and Rafael Vinoly Architects with Foit-Albert Associates, were the competition finalists.
By Nick Gilbert
19 May 2012
Deceuninck North America, a producer of high-quality systems for doors and windows, has launched the first interlinked dual sash window called Genius system.
By Nick Gilbert
19 May 2012