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Vertical Construction Underway on Stellar Homes Group's Velero at Sailboat Bend in Fort Lauderdale

Vertical construction is underway at Velero on the shore of the New River in the historic Sailboat Bend neighborhood in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 170 yards of concrete was poured today at the four luxury villas with 2 car garages and the concrete block walls will begin starting this week. "More than 63,000 lbs. of structural steel for the foundation, which sits on top of pilings that have been embedded 32 feet into the bedrock, created an unbelievably intense concrete pour," added Stellar Homes Group Vice President Tony Valle.

6 Apr 2016

Vantage Property Investors Set to Start Construction on Playa Jefferson Campus Expansion

Playa Jefferson, an 11-acre campus at 12777 W. Jefferson Blvd. in Playa Vista, is now more than 93% leased and, to meet demand, is adding a 5th building, a 55,000 square foot, three-story creative office building. Developer Vantage Property Investors is set to start construction on the building designed by Gensler in the next few months. Previously Gensler artfully transformed the Playa Jefferson campus of 70s and 80s R&D buildings into a colorful creative office property that has attracted premier media and technology tenants.

6 Apr 2016

Auscrete Inks US$135 Million Agreement with PN&N Enterprise for Construction of 1,500 Homes in Jamaica

Auscrete Corporation (“ASCK”), manufacturers of affordable “GREEN” housing built of their highly energy efficient hybrid concrete, announced Friday that it had signed an agreement with PN&N Enterprise Ltd., a Jamaican Consortium, for the construction of 1,500 homes, with a total value of US$135 million, on a number of Jamaican estates PN&N will acquire over 7 years. PN&N is a property developer in Jamaica and the construction agreement is contingent upon acquisition of land.

6 Apr 2016

Construction Underway on Electronic Fluorocarbons' Manufacturing and Purification Facility in Pennsylvania

Electronic Fluorocarbons, LLC (EFC), a leading provider to the semiconductor industry of Electronic Specialty Gases (ESG's), packaged and purified to the highest specifications, announces that construction is well underway on their state-of-the-art manufacturing and purification facility on a 15 acre greenfield site in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

6 Apr 2016

Skanska Signs USD 38M Contract to Convert Historic Commercial Building in San Francisco into Hotel

Skanska has signed a contract with 1095 Market Street Owner to renovate 1095 Market St. in San Francisco, converting the historic structure into a hotel. The contract is worth USD 38M, about SEK 320M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the first quarter 2016.

6 Apr 2016

Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products Debuts New Product Lineup at MODEX Show

Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC® manufactures the leading elevated flooring solution, ResinDek® panels, designed and engineered specifically for mezzanines, industrial work platforms and pick modules. As a world leader in mezzanine flooring, Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products will be introducing a new product lineup at the MODEX Show in Atlanta, Georgia on April 4th, 2016.

5 Apr 2016

Bothbest Bamboo Flooring Announces New Line of Bamboo Flooring Products

Bothbest Bamboo Flooring is proud to announce a new line of bamboo flooring products, increasing the portfolio, design, and colors of flooring options available. New bamboo flooring options include bamboo plywood, strand woven bamboo, click strand bamboo, hand scraped bamboo, and engineered strand bamboo. The new diverse line of products is now available for order along with previously available bamboo flooring options.

5 Apr 2016

UL Presents World's First GREENGUARD Certification for Homes to PanaHome

UL Japan, a subsidiary of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science organization, announced that it has issued the world's first GREENGUARD Certification for Homes to PanaHome Corporation's (the Panasonic Group) new residential "CASART" house. It is UL's first GREENGUARD Certification for Homes, building off of UL's experience certifying offices and commercial facilities for IAQ.

5 Apr 2016

PECO’s Philadelphia Headquarters Receives LEED Certification

PECO has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the company’s Philadelphia headquarters. This achievement culminates a multi-year, $15.3 million environmental initiative to improve the sustainability of PECO’s buildings and operations across southeastern Pennsylvania.

5 Apr 2016

Skanska Constructs Three Multi-Family Buildings with 158 Apartments in Sweden

Skanska develops and constructs three multi-family buildings with 158 apartments in Johanneberg, Gothenburg, Sweden. The project entails a construction contract worth SEK 377M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the first quarter in 2016.

5 Apr 2016

Penn State Brandywine Commences Construction on First On-Campus Housing at Campus

Penn State Brandywine held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 29 to kick off construction of the campus’s first residence hall and a new student union building.

4 Apr 2016

Cantonal Parliament in Lausanne to be Roofed Using New Wood Construction Technology

All wood, no beams: the cantonal parliament in Lausanne, which is currently being rehabilitated, will be roofed using new wood construction technology researched and developed at EPFL.

4 Apr 2016

PS DOORS Launches New SafeMezz360 Mezzanine Safety Gate at MODEX 2016

PS DOORS will announce its new SafeMezz360™ mezzanine safety gate at MODEX 2016. This innovative new gate keeps workers safe during the important but potentially hazardous job of loading and unloading forklifted materials to and from a mezzanine.

4 Apr 2016

Skanska Signs $62 Million Contract for Renovation of Saint Francis Hospital

Skanska has signed a contract with Saint Francis Health System for additions and renovations to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The contract is worth USD 62M, about SEK 530M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska USA Building in the first quarter 2016.

4 Apr 2016

Montana Chapter of USGBC Honors MSU-Industry Project with Sustainability Award

A collaborative project representing both Montana State University and members of industry was honored recently with a sustainability award from the Montana chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

4 Apr 2016

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Vertical Construction Underway on Stellar Homes Group's Velero at Sailboat Bend in Fort Lauderdale

Vantage Property Investors Set to Start Construction on Playa Jefferson Campus Expansion

Auscrete Inks US$135 Million Agreement with PN&N Enterprise for Construction of 1,500 Homes in Jamaica

Construction Underway on Electronic Fluorocarbons' Manufacturing and Purification Facility in Pennsylvania

Skanska Signs USD 38M Contract to Convert Historic Commercial Building in San Francisco into Hotel

Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products Debuts New Product Lineup at MODEX Show

Bothbest Bamboo Flooring Announces New Line of Bamboo Flooring Products

UL Presents World's First GREENGUARD Certification for Homes to PanaHome

PECO’s Philadelphia Headquarters Receives LEED Certification

Skanska Constructs Three Multi-Family Buildings with 158 Apartments in Sweden

Penn State Brandywine Commences Construction on First On-Campus Housing at Campus

Cantonal Parliament in Lausanne to be Roofed Using New Wood Construction Technology

PS DOORS Launches New SafeMezz360 Mezzanine Safety Gate at MODEX 2016

Skanska Signs $62 Million Contract for Renovation of Saint Francis Hospital

Montana Chapter of USGBC Honors MSU-Industry Project with Sustainability Award

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