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...
Now Import Directly from AutoCAD into VizTerra Landscape Design Software
Structure Studios announce that 2D AutoCAD® files can now be imported directly into VizTerra landscape design software. Within minutes, a standard 2D AutoCAD file can be transformed into a fully interactive 3D presentation. The latest update introduces a new feature which allows information from DWG files, the native file format for Autodesk’s AutoCAD software, to be copied directly into VizTerra projects. This feature also allows for DXF...
Pulse-Bac PB-550 Dust Vacuum for Power Tools
The PB-550 advanced filter filtration system uses a two stage filtration process that puts you in compliance with the new 2010 E.P.A. mandatory standards for dust control when using power tools to cut, grind or sand. The first stage of filtration uses our easy to install twist on filters that are made from a non-woven Spun Bond Polyester material that is sprayed with a synthetic Teflon coating, capable of capturing dust particles as small as .5 micron....
Roll-Out Concrete Floor Slab Reinforcement Beats Construction Blues
Steel reinforcement specialist Hy-Ten, has achieved sales of 10, 000 tonnes for their innovative Bamtec floor slab reinforcement system this year, roughly equivalent to their record breaking year of 2007. This represents a real increase in market share for Bamtec in a sector that some commentators estimate has shrunk by 40 percent. Hy-Ten is the exclusive licensed manufacturer in the UK and Ireland for the Bamtec system which originated in Germany....
Florida’s Landmark Mansion Just Hit Market for $18 Million
Perry Snell’s waterfront mansion, considered as one of the most beautiful homes in Florida, was just listed for $18 million, in the St Petersburg/ Tampa Bay area. Alona Dishy with Realty Executives, who specializes in high end, historic and waterfront homes in the Tampa Bay area, is representing the ownership. Built in the 1920’s on Brightwaters Blvd, (famed multimillion dollar homes that hug the waterfront within minutes of ritzy downtown...
New Carbon Steel, Flux Cored Electrode Boosts Welding Performance and Profitability
Select-Arc, Inc. has introduced a carbon steel, all position, flux cored electrode specially developed to raise welding performance and increase productivity. Encore is the new, made-in-America electrode that features a positive arc transfer that is deep penetrating, smooth and stable, with less smoke and spatter than imported electrodes. The fast freezing slag assures incomparable out-of-position weldability but, unlike most E71T-1 wires, Encore...
Acme Brick to Distribute Green Building Products from VAST Enterprises, LLC
Acme Brick and VAST Enterprises, LLC announced that Acme has agreed to distribute VAST composite masonry products as an alternative for green building. VAST composite masonry products, which are manufactured in a patented blend of post-consumer recycled automobile tires and plastic containers, include Composite Landscape Pavers, Composite Permeable Pavers for stormwater management, Composite Deck Pavers, and Composite Thin Brick. Under the agreement,...
Manitowoc Introduces China-built Range of Crawler Cranes
Manitowoc Cranes has introduced a new 100 t capacity crawler crane to the Chinese market. Recent infrastructure development projects have made China one of the fastest-growing construction equipment markets in the world. The new crane, called the MLC100, is a world-class crawler crane engineered by Manitowoc in China. The company will back the crane with Manitowoc Crane Care’s China-based field technicians and local contact center. The MLC100 is...
Flatiron Infrastructure Projects Win Numerous Awards for Design and Construction
Flatiron, one of the nation’s largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has been recognized with eight industry awards for infrastructure projects, including the Best Overall Award from the Design-Build Institute of America for rebuilding the new I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis after the old bridge collapsed in 2007. The I-35W Bridge project, recipient of more than 20 industry awards to date, was again recognized with the Design-Build...
In Weekly Cycles: Apartment Walls and Slabs in Fair-faced Concrete Quality
GRIDFLEX, the aluminium grid slab formwork system from PERI, once again showed its numerous advantages during its initial use in Brazil. Within a very short period of time, it has been possible to construct the floor slabs of the MaxHaus Morumbi residential complex with even, ready to-be-painted ceiling surfaces. Modern living in a rectangular form In São Paulo´s Morumbi district, 128 modern apartments are currently being constructed, spread across...
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