The Governments of Manitoba and Canada have announced that they will jointly set up a 36 unit affordable housing co-operative in the Brooklands area of Winnipeg, CA. The governments will jointly provide funds amounting to $7.77million to improve accessibility and quality of living for senior citizens.
By Will Soutter
4 Jun 2012
MKS Residential has announced that it has begun construction of a 319-unit apartment block named 3100 Pearl which is located east of 30th and Pearl streets in Boulder, Colorado.
By Will Soutter
4 Jun 2012
US-based Rhino Linings has introduced a new protective roof coating called Rhino Eco-Coat for the long term protection and repair of Recreational Vehicle (RV) roofs.
By Joel Scanlon
4 Jun 2012
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center. The center includes classrooms and training bays for dealer technicians and offices.
By Nick Gilbert
31 May 2012
Explorer House, headquarters of Ordnance Survery, has won a prestigious national development award. Kier developed and constructed this head office building at Adanac Park in Southampton.
By Nick Gilbert
31 May 2012
York Bridge Concepts (YBC) has announced that it has completed the construction of a 160ft timber based pedestrian bridge for Wellstar’s community hospice located in Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta.
By Joel Scanlon
31 May 2012
Construction has commenced for a mixed use development named Diamond View III which has been designed by SmithGroupJJR. The development is located at 359 Blackwell Street in downtown Durham, N.C.
By Will Soutter
31 May 2012
Rubber Flooring has introduced a new line of flooring underlayment which helps in enhancing sound proof floors and reducing acoustics that are transmitted from one room to another.
By Nick Gilbert
31 May 2012
More and more home owners are opting to carry out home improvements on their own due to the prevalent economic crisis. The most popularly home improvement option chosen by home owners this month is the choice of windows and doors.
By Nick Gilbert
31 May 2012
Copper Roofing has introduced copper roofing to homes that are supplied by Main Line Contractors.
By Nick Gilbert
30 May 2012
SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has completed the official signing and financial closure of the Grandir en Sante expansion project of CHU Ste-Justine.
By Nick Gilbert
30 May 2012
US based Ryland Homes has announced that it will construct Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to be located in Savage, MN. This construction is part of Habitat’s Home Builders Blitz 2012 initiative conducted across the nation.
By Nick Gilbert
29 May 2012
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has awarded the LEED Platinum certification to the headquarters of Manitoba Hydro Place located in downtown Winnipeg. This is the first office tower to receive this certification in Canada. The headquarters has 22 stories and covers a total area of 700,000 sq. ft. and was inaugurated during 2009.
By Nick Gilbert
29 May 2012
ThyssenKrupp Elevator has reached an agreement to supply and install 10 moving walks, 38 escalators and 95 elevators for Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall project, a 235,000-square-meter retail and leisure complex.
By Will Soutter
28 May 2012
HaiqalCheZulhikam, an architecture student from Birmingham City University, has won the prestigious internship with a major architecture practice.
By Nick Gilbert
28 May 2012