Tapco Europe Slate Roof Tile
Every aspect of Tapco Slate is designed to give professional contractors all the innovations they need. Constructed from an environmentally friendly, 100% recyclable blend of dolomitic limestone and resins using compression, rather than injection moulding, creates a proprietary “camber effect” called InFlex™. This camber effect ensures a tight surface bond against wind and rain.This process also provides the ultimate protection against...
Strong Homebuyer Demand Fuels Robust Opening Sales of “The 2010 New Home Collection”
The Irvine Company announced that the grand opening of “The 2010 New Home Collection” resulted in an astounding 70 home sales — the largest number of new home sales on The Irvine Ranch since 2006. More than 10,000 visitors toured the highly anticipated 2010 New Home Collection – a series of 25 consumer-inspired floorplans by many of California’s most-respected homebuilders – located throughout eight neighborhoods in the acclaimed...
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Board Announces Plans to Move and Elevate Building
The Board of Directors of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library announced today that it is pursuing a plan to move and then elevate its flood-damaged museum building. The museum building will become part of a new and expanded facility. The 15-year-old structure is an architectural icon in Cedar Rapids and the museum’s red roof rising above the 2008 floodwaters depicted the Cedar Rapids disaster around the world. In an effort to...
Brookfield Properties’ 1225 Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC Earns LEED Platinum Certification
Brookfield Properties Corporation announced that its recently redeveloped 1225 Connecticut Ave. office building in Washington, DC has earned LEED Platinum certification – the industry’s highest rating for environmental sustainability. It is the first redeveloped office building in the Eastern United States to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The following building features facilitated the LEED-CS (Core & Shell) Platinum rating from the...
SafeCon Consulting to Provide Risk Management and Safety Services for San Diego Community College District Projects
SafeCon Consulting has been selected to provide a range of risk management and safety services for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) construction projects that are funded under Proposition N (2002) and Proposition S (2006). The 23 planned projects at City College, Mesa College, Miramar College and the San Diego Community College Continuing Education campuses are valued at $1.5 billion and will be constructed over the next six years. Citizens...
Impulsive Group To Integrate Charter Yachts with Luxury Hotel Properties
New York-based hospitality and real estate company, the Impulsive Group, www.impulsivegroup.com, has announced plans to integrate its charter yacht business with the firm’s growing portfolio of luxury hotel properties. Since 2004, Impulsive Group has offered yachts for charter during the Mediterranean high season and the Caribbean winter months, but by 2009, the hotel group will formally assimilate the two businesses: vacation packages that...
Advantages and Use KT-Module scaffolding system
Efficiency optimized: through reduction of investment expenses, working hours, logistics, material, warehousing and transport. - The KT – Module “ONE FOR ALL” scaffolding system is suitable for every application. - No more investment in different scaffolding systems (for instance support and frame scaffolding). - Fewer parts and higher material durability signifies increased productivity. - Low start up investment costs with the...
Solar Air Heaters – Solar Energy on Any Budget
Solar energy should play a part in every home’s energy economy. There are three ways one can take advantage of this renewable energy source in their home. Most common, photo-voltaic paneling is used to convert light into electricity. Photo-voltaic is the most expensive to integrate into your home. Next is solar water heat. This requires a plumber to install and might also freeze over in the cold if there is a leak US Solar Heating employs a...
Serious Materials Introduces ThermaRock(TM) Energy-Saving Drywall
Serious Materials announced its new line of ThermaRock energy-saving drywall. ThermaRock XI (eXtreme Insulation), reduces energy costs up to 30%, with potential savings of $1,700 per panel over the life of the product. ThermaRock XI provides an insulation R-value of up to R4.1, compared to an R value of 0.5 for typical gypsum drywall. This dramatically higher R-value substantially reduces heat transfer through un-insulated or insulated exterior walls,...
Amvic Releases a New ‘T-block’ Insulated Concrete Form
Once again Amvic Building System demonstrates excellent responsiveness to the needs of their customers as the company continues to innovate and expand their Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) product line. On August 15th, 2008 Amvic will release a new T-block ICF for the company’s current 6″ and 8″ ICF lines for field testing. The T-Block is designed for applications where two walls intersect. In most cases this occurs where an interior...
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