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Smet Building Products Introduces New SMET LiteFlo Lightweight Flowing Floor Screed

The development of innovative, SMET LiteFlo® Lightweight Flowing Floor Screed, a new pumpable screed from Smet Building Products Ltd, is revolutionising the industry…

28 Feb 2014

IMAX Breaks Ground on New West Coast Facility in the Heart of Playa Vista’s Commercial Campus

Playa Vista’s burgeoning technology and entertainment district will soon welcome one of the industry’s biggest players. IMAX Corporation breaks ground today on a new West Coast facility, an approximately 66,000 square-foot state-of-the-art office building in the heart of Playa Vista’s commercial campus.

28 Feb 2014

Schindler’s Elevator Manufacturing Plant Receives LEED Gold Certification

Schindler Elevator Corporation announced today the grand opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The facility reinforces Schindler’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainability, earning North America’s first LEED Gold green building certification for an elevator manufacturing plant.

26 Feb 2014

Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza and New York Marriott Set New Standard for Energy Efficient Parking Garages

Independence LED Lighting, the award winning U.S. LED manufacturer, announces that the Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza and New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge have set a new standard for Energy Efficient Parking Garages.

25 Feb 2014

RRP’s PacMutual Campus Receives LEED E-B Platinum Certification

Rising Realty Partners (RRP) announced today that its PacMutual Campus (PacMutual) in Downtown Los Angeles has received a LEED® E-B Platinum certification, the highest attainable level, by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

25 Feb 2014

SKIL's New 7-Inch Wet Tile Saw Makes Completing Tile Projects Easier

The cold winter months are a popular time to complete interior home improvement projects, unless the task involves cutting and installing most types of tile. Cutting ceramic, glass or stone tile with a wet saw is a messy job that results in water spray and tile dust going everywhere.

21 Feb 2014

William Lyon Homes' SkyRidge Neighborhood Coming Soon in the Woodcrest Area of Riverside

Buyers who want a brand new home with up to six bedrooms, large homesites for outdoor living and access to excellent public and private schools will soon find William Lyon Homes' SkyRidge their ideal address. This single-family detached neighborhood will offer a unique opportunity for new homes in the preferred Woodcrest area of Riverside, plus the financial benefit of a low tax base and low HOA fees.

20 Feb 2014

CB&I Awarded $100M Contract to Perform Construction and Fabrication for CF Industries' Fertilizer Complex

CB&I announced today it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $100 million by CF Industries. CB&I will perform construction and component fabrication for CF Industries' new urea ammonia nitrate and nitric acid units, offsites and utilities at its complex in Donaldsonville, La.

20 Feb 2014

Model Grand Opening of The Crossing and The Coventry at TurnLeaf Anticipated for this Summer

Homebuyers whose priorities include floorplans large enough for growing families, yards for outdoor living and a commuter-friendly Jurupa Valley location are encouraged to register their interest for William Lyon Homes' The Crossing and The Coventry at TurnLeaf.

19 Feb 2014

Headwaters Supplies Fly Ash for Record-Setting Los Angeles Construction Project

HEADWATERS INCORPORATED, the nation’s largest manager and marketer of Coal Combustion Products (“CCPs”), supplied high quality fly ash to achieve a 25% portland cement substitution rate for a Los Angeles construction project that set a new world record for largest continuous pour of concrete by volume.

18 Feb 2014

Materials and Engineering News

Smet Building Products Introduces New SMET LiteFlo Lightweight Flowing Floor Screed

IMAX Breaks Ground on New West Coast Facility in the Heart of Playa Vista’s Commercial Campus

Schindler’s Elevator Manufacturing Plant Receives LEED Gold Certification

Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza and New York Marriott Set New Standard for Energy Efficient Parking Garages

RRP’s PacMutual Campus Receives LEED E-B Platinum Certification

SKIL's New 7-Inch Wet Tile Saw Makes Completing Tile Projects Easier

William Lyon Homes' SkyRidge Neighborhood Coming Soon in the Woodcrest Area of Riverside

CB&I Awarded $100M Contract to Perform Construction and Fabrication for CF Industries' Fertilizer Complex

Model Grand Opening of The Crossing and The Coventry at TurnLeaf Anticipated for this Summer

Headwaters Supplies Fly Ash for Record-Setting Los Angeles Construction Project

Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

Providing Emergency Accommodation with Modular Shelters

What To Know About Bioengineered Construction Materials

Reducing Embodied Carbon Through Design

Calcium Carbonate Concrete: Building on Recycling

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