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SYLVANIA ULTRA iQ Bulbs Offer Remote Dimming Capabilities with Iris Home Management System

North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA has joined with Lowe's to introduce SYLVANIA ULTRA iQ™, as the first LED bulb designed to work with the Lowe's Iris™ home management system. SYLVANIA ULTRA iQ LED bulbs are flood lights that work with Iris to eliminate the need for conventional wall dimmers by allowing consumers to control lighting and set lighting scenes wirelessly from anywhere in the world with access to the internet.

14 Feb 2014

Builder Magazine Presents Brand Leader Award to Eaton’s Halo Product Line

Power management company Eaton today announced its Cooper Lighting division’s Halo product line has been named the Brand Leader in lighting by Builder magazine’s 2014 Brand Use Study. Awarded for the 16th consecutive year, the Halo product line of recessed, track and surface lighting was given top honors in major categories, including Brand Familiarity, Brands Used in Past Two Years and Brands Used the Most.

14 Feb 2014

Barrette Outdoor Living Announces Acquisition of Alumi-Guard

Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. (BOL) announces the acquisition of Alumi-Guard, Inc., located in Brooksville, Florida. This acquisition will allow Barrette to expand their manufacturing and logistics presence within a strategic manufacturing and marketing location. In turn, Alumi-Guard will benefit from Barrette's manufacturing and capital infrastructure and incomparable resources in order to pursue their rapid growth plans.

14 Feb 2014

Pasadena to Azusa Foothill Extension Light Rail Project More than Halfway Complete

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority) announced today that the 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa is now more than halfway to project completion.

14 Feb 2014

Penhall Sponsors Students at ASC Concrete Solutions Student Competition

Penhall Company, the North American leader in concrete cutting services, was proud to sponsor a team of university students at this year's Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Concrete Solutions Student Competition in Reno, Nevada.

13 Feb 2014

RGBS Offers Integrated Approach to Building Sustainable and Affordable Homes

Real Green Building Systems (RGBS) offers a game changing, integrated approach to building new and sustainable homes that are affordable, according to a business case study released recently by Steven R. Booth, Ph.D., with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL).

13 Feb 2014

Kaufman Lynn Kicks Off 57,000-Square-Foot Retail Project in Miami’s Health District for Swerdlow Group

Kaufman Lynn Construction started work on a 1.9 acres site located in Miami’s Health District to build a 57,000 square foot retail project for the Swerdlow Group. The Shoppes of Civica will be the first phase of a larger development project planned for the site.

12 Feb 2014

Trumark Homes' Centered on Capitol Community Wins Three Gold Awards and Six Silver Awards

The National Association of Home Builders honored Trumark Homes' Centered on Capitol community in San Jose with three Gold Awards -- including the prestigious Community of the Year -- as well as six Silver Awards during its recent National Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

11 Feb 2014

Garage Door Replacement Delivers 83.7% Return on Investment for Homeowners

A national study on the value of popular home renovation projects has found that replacing an outdated garage door is both affordable and one of the best projects homeowners can undertake to improve their home's overall value.

11 Feb 2014

Lemminkäinen, Skanska Sign Contract for Second-Phase Construction of New Logistics Centre for S Groupa

The consortium formed by Lemminkäinen and Skanska, Freeway, has signed a contract with the S Group on the construction of the second phase of the new logistics centre for daily consumer goods. The second-phase construction work has been begun and will be completed in December 2016.

11 Feb 2014

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