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
Arup has announced the completion and official launch of the John W. Olver Transit Center in Massachusetts, a first-of-its-kind zero net energy building in the US that will generate sufficient renewable energy to significantly reduce its total energy consumption.
By Joel Scanlon
8 May 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Sheet Metal Industry in the US’ to its catalogue.
By Joel Scanlon
8 May 2012
Suffolk Construction has been awarded the contract for the Elementary School Modernization Project at Palm Beach County. The school is likely to cover an area of 40,776sqft and will be located in South Bay, FL. All the current 314 student stations will be modernised.
By Joel Scanlon
7 May 2012
A team of researchers from Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV, Spain) has established that the usage of colours has become more versatile in today’s contemporary architecture.
R & M Quality Windows and Doors, a window replacement company based in East Bay is now offering three benefits that customers can acquire from replacing windows.
By Joel Scanlon
7 May 2012
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Consumers Energy have announced that they will jointly reconstruct the tailwater fishing access area at Foote Dam located on the Au Sable River.
By Joel Scanlon
7 May 2012
The HGTV Dream Home will be awarded to the winner of a grand prize giveaway package which will be presented during March 2013.
By Joel Scanlon
7 May 2012
In a paper titled ‘Nanoclay-Modified Asphalt Materials: Preparation and Characterization,’ Zhanping You, an Associate Professor at Michigan Technological University, has reviewed the effect of nanomaterials in the preparation and characterization of asphalt.
By Joel Scanlon
7 May 2012
An international team of experts from Europe is preparing to enhance the energy efficiency of historic structures by minimizing the amount of energy lost through windows. Therefore, window refurbishments are a viable approach to reduce energy loss.
By Joel Scanlon
5 May 2012
84 Lumber Company has selected “Cascade Series” House in A Box measuring 495 sq.ft for construction, which began on April 30, 2012. The construction was initiated at the Summerville, SC 84 Lumber plant facility.
By Joel Scanlon
5 May 2012