The Raleigh division of Advanced Metal Roofing has bequeathed MetalMan Roofing System, a unique Advanced Metal Roofing system, which is ENERGY STAR rated, to Habitat for Humanity of Wake County.
By Joel Scanlon
13 Dec 2011
The Canada Green Building Council has certified an office building at 275 Slater Street in Ottawa with the LEED-EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Established Buildings) Silver certification.
By Joel Scanlon
9 Dec 2011
Tecnalia coordinated the NOFIRE European project and has developed a high-speed fire door by integrating two technologies.
By Joel Scanlon
9 Dec 2011
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a contract to The Green Building Initiative (GBI) to certify medical offices, long term care facilities, 189 hospitals and outpatient clinics on 11 campuses throughout the country employing the Green Globes Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings (CIEB) environmental rating and assessment tool.
By Joel Scanlon
9 Dec 2011
Virginia Tech’s associate professor, Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, stated that the urban land use models are altered due to the growth in population and lack of new metropolitan land, which has placed several people and infrastructure in topographic regions that are vulnerable to geographical outcomes during earthquakes.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2011
PPG Industries will showcase low-emissivity and passive solar glass samples at the International Builders Show for 2012 in Orlando, which is to be held on Feb. 8-11 of 2012. The company will also display a dual-coat, dual-pane insulating glass unit (IGU) and CLARVISTA shower glass, facilitating the housing windows to attain the R-5 “center-of-glass” insulating performance.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2011
Fluor, which has designed, constructed and conserved several complex and challenging projects in the globe, authenticated that Bob McDonnell, who is the governor of Virginia, stated that the Fluor-Transurban and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) have inked an in-principle and non-binding agreement on the main marketable terms for the I-95 project, which is building the High Occupancy Toll or High Occupancy Vehicle (HOT/HOV) lanes in north Virginia.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2011
The latest StressPly E (Environmental) bitumen roofing membrane from Garland Canada has provided tensile strength of 500 lbf./in., which incorporates quick renewable resources and multiple ranges of pre- and post-consumer recyclable materials for enhanced sustainability.
By Joel Scanlon
7 Dec 2011
Empire Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of specialized engineered products, had signed a definitive agreement for selling its Hopkins steel works plant in Welland and Empire Iron Works structural steel fabrication facility in Winnipeg to the biggest steel fabrication company of western Canada, the Supreme Group.
By Joel Scanlon
7 Dec 2011
LCS Constructors, (LCS) declared completion of the 14,000 sq.ft. renovation project for the Nursing Simulation Center of Brandman University. The project comprised reconstruction of the adjacent office area and the renovation of the second floor’s North Wing, which presently has a high-tech nursing simulation laboratory.
By Joel Scanlon
6 Dec 2011
Rebuilding Together Baltimore, an affiliate of Rebuilding Together and national sponsor Shell, an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell, join together to enhance energy efficiency in the homes by renovating the home of the local house owner, Ms. Johnson.
By Joel Scanlon
6 Dec 2011
According to a market research report titled, ‘Cement Products Manufacturing in China’ from IBISWorld, the Chinese manufacturing industry of cement products will grow at 16.8% of the average annualized rate to reach $145.48 billion in 2016.
By Joel Scanlon
6 Dec 2011
Franklin Street Properties announced that its administrative center building situated at 1293 Eldridge Parkway, Houston, Texas has been awarded the LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EB: O&M).
By Joel Scanlon
5 Dec 2011
Universal Steel Buildings, a supplier of Olympia Steel Buildings to residential, agricultural, commercial, industry, government, civilian and military agencies, is offering the new Zeus-Shield “Trapezoidal” and “Architectural” standing seam metal roof systems.
By Joel Scanlon
5 Dec 2011
City Channel of CRI Online reported that construction on the Guiyang - Luodian Highway project has started in the Huishui county of Guizhou in Southwest China. This new project is expected to promote economic growth in the southwest region of China.
By Joel Scanlon
5 Dec 2011