Practically everyone has seen television news coverage of homeowners hosing down their roofs while flames threaten to destroy their property. Wildfires cannot be avoided but proper building techniques have proven to greatly reduce the threat to homes and businesses. Concrete roof tile is an important part of the fire safe building equation. The 2007 wildfires in Southern California wreaked a path of destruction but there were communities where fire-safe...
The new block of the largest European lignite-fired power station in the Polish town of Belchatow, has been designed to generate 830 megawatts. The ultra-modern plant complete with flue gas desulphurisation and turbo-generator presents both a technical as well as structural engineering challenge for all those involved in the project. Because the construction of the power plant includes large-volume building dimensions with massive reinforced concrete...
The insurance industry’s recognition of the recent Architectural Testing certification of MonierLifetile products will have positive implications for homeowners and builders in U.S. hail regions providing further confidence in the product’s known durability and performance in all climate regions. In an average year, hail causes more than $1.6 billion worth of damage to residential roofs in the United States, making it, year in and year...
Perini Corporation, a leading building, civil construction and construction management company, said its shareholders today approved the acquisition of Tutor-Saliba Corporation at the Annual Meeting of Perini shareholders. Perini announced that it expects to close the transaction on Monday, September 8, 2008. The proposal to approve the issuance of the shares in the merger was approved by over 88 percent of shareholders voting on the proposal. All...
China State Construction International Holdings Limited announced today that it will attend several key investor conferences to be held in Asia, including: 25-27 September Shen Yin Wan Guo Shenzhen Conference 2008, Shenzhen 13-14 October UBS 6th Annual Little Acorns Investor Days, Singapore 13-17 October Merrill Lynch China Conference, Beijing 15-16 October UBS 6th Annual Little Acorns Investor Days, Hong Kong ...
Commercial Metals Company, headquartered in Irving, Texas, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all the operating assets of Reinforcing Post-Tensioning Services, Inc. (RPS), Regional Steel Corporation, and RPS Cable Corporation based in Claremont, California. RPS is a fabricator and installer of concrete reinforcing steel, post-tensioning cable and related products for commercial and public construction projects with...
Manhattan Construction Group and Kraft Construction Company Inc. announced today that Manhattan has acquired controlling interest in Kraft. With this acquisition, the combined annual revenue of Manhattan and its subsidiaries, including Naples, Fla.-based Kraft, grows to approximately $1.5 billion, forming one of the largest privately held general construction companies serving Florida. Manhattan Construction Group has a diverse portfolio of construction...
The £13.8 million building project of four luxury homes required a three-storey solution to accommodate workers efficiently and to provide suitable office space with canteen and toilet facilities, as space on-site was minimal. The modular building provider Konstructa Hire was the only company who could provide the right site accommodation for the right price. Other pre-fabricated site building providers were quoting above Bell Projects’ budget,...
Genesis Worldwide Inc., a leading provider of “green” structural building technology using light gauge steel aimed at the residential, commercial and institutional building markets, is pleased to announce that, as stated in the Company’s press release dated August 6, 2008, it has entered into a license and services agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sawabeh International Group (“Sawabeh”) of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
Yale University Sculpture Building Parking Facility and Exhibit Gallery New construction project that included four-story, 55,000 sf building, 134,000 sf, five-story, 300-car, cast-in-place concrete parking facility, and a stand-alone 3,000 sf gallery house, classrooms, studio and exhibit space, offices and craft shops; project was completed in just 18 months within the confines of a tight urban site and achieved LEED® Platinum Certification, and...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
Murillo, the Philippines based manufacturer has been involved in manufacturing furniture and...
Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
Looking for modern interior inspiration for your office, here we got some preview of the contemporary...
The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
Today’s modern house inspiration is coming from Richard Librach Architect, Toronto-based...
The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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