The Park Landing Apartment Homes by Newman Garrison + Partners will feature green roofs from LiveRoof Hybrid Green Roof System. The property is being developed by Jamboree Housing Corporation.
By Nick Gilbert
14 May 2012
Bird Construction has received various contracts totalling to $235 million. The projects are spread over different locations in the markets in which the company operates presently. One of the main projects includes the Early Works Civil Program of the Voyageur Upgrader Project awarded by Suncor Energy. The program is likely to commence by May 2012 and be completed by the spring of 2013.
By Nick Gilbert
14 May 2012
Wood Partners has announced that it will construct the Midtown Delray Community at Delray Beach, Fla at a cost of $27 million. The community will consist of 116 rental townhome units with three stories and will cover a total area of 192,000 sq.ft. Construction is likely to commence by July 1.
By Will Soutter
11 May 2012
Sundance Square has officially unveiled three new buildings at the office, entertainment and retail district located in Downtown Fort Worth. The three new buildings called The Commerce Building, The Westbrook and The Cassidy will be opened during 2013
By Nick Gilbert
11 May 2012
According to a new report titled “Energy Efficient Homes” that has been released by Cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research, interest in energy efficient homes and buildings is continuously rising as global energy consumption is increasing steadily and this in turn is causing rising demand in power infrastructure leading to greenhouse gas emissions.
By Nick Gilbert
11 May 2012
US-based hardwood veneer products and plywood manufacturer is now offering the Columbia Radius Bending Plywood for applications that have a curved contour. This new product is ideal for applications which have curved cabinetry, arches, furniture and columns when continuity from a straight edge is required and unnecessary formaldehyde resulting out of wood products is to be avoided.
By Nick Gilbert
11 May 2012
Williams Scotsman a company specialising in modular spacing and storage has announced that it has supplied four sustainable permanent modular building to the El Paso Corporation. These modular buildings which are located at the Ruby Pipeline have been awarded with LEED Gold Certification from USGBC.
By Will Soutter
10 May 2012
The USGBC has awarded the LEED Gold certification to the newly constructed George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This is the first building to receive LEED certification at the campus of UMass Amherst.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
Chemcraft, a brand of AkzoNobel has announced that it is expanding its locations for Rugby Architectural Building Products in New York and the neighbouring areas of Long Island and northern New Jersey.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
PPG PITTSBURGH Paints has partnered with Village PRO Hardware store in order to supply Ohio homeowners with new color and paint options.
By Nick Gilbert
9 May 2012
H.B. Fuller, a global supplier of adhesives, has announced that the company has inked a contract for the sale of its paints business, based in Central America, to Compania Global de Pinturas (Pintuco), Grupo Mundial’s company.
By Nick Gilbert
9 May 2012
Work to support future improvements to the strategic road network has been given the green light today. The Department for Transport Roads Minister Mike Penning announced that development work will start on six major road schemes.
The Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) has collaborated with the Residential & Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to conduct a pilot study on the Wellington County Bridges.
By Joel Scanlon
8 May 2012
Chemical company BASF specialising in providing raw materials and formulations to the construction industry will be the platinum sponsor of Building Safety Month 2012. BASF has created more than 600 products which can be used for sustainable construction methods which are energy efficient and resistant to disaster.
By Joel Scanlon
8 May 2012
US based advertising agency Horton Group has installed new flooring for its office buildings located in Nashville. The new flooring has been provided by Longwood Antique Woods from its Lexington facility.
By Joel Scanlon
8 May 2012