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Sports Field Awarded Design-Build Contract from St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School

Sports Field Holdings, Inc., an innovative product development company engaged in the design, engineering and construction of athletic facilities and sports complexes, today announced that the Company has been awarded an estimated $4.29MM design-build contract from St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School to design and manage the construction of their new Viking Student Center.

21 Jan 2016

Construction Commences on MORGAN’s Pearl Luxury Apartment Project in California

MORGAN, a leader in upscale multifamily development, construction and property management, has started construction on its latest Pearl luxury apartment project in Orange County, California.

21 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Fewer than Half of LEED ND-Certified Projects Include Affordable Housing

The national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) fails to encourage developers to include affordable housing in new developments. Nicola Szibbo, PhD, a planner with the City and County of Honolulu, reports her recent findings in the Winter 2016 (Vol. 82, No.1) issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA).

21 Jan 2016

Phoenix Solar to Construct Four Photovoltaic Power Plants in Turkey

Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and its partner Asunim Yenilenebilir Enerji Teknolojileri Ýnþ. Müh. San. Tic. Ltd. Þti., a member of the Asunim group, have been jointly awarded an order by a Turkish governmental enterprise to build an array of four photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 4.9 MWp in the Incesu Industrial Zone in Kayseri in central Anatolia.

21 Jan 2016

Owens Corning Deploys Building Science Resources to Help Homebuilders

During the 2016 International Builders' Show® (IBS) Owens Corning Insulating Systems is establishing how a building materials manufacturer can collaborate with builders to achieve new standards for comfort, durability, affordability and efficiency in today’s home building.

20 Jan 2016

Tindall Completes Precast Concrete Structures for Sanderson Farms’ New Poultry Processing Plant

Tindall Corporation, a national leader in precast concrete, recently completed the precast concrete structures for Sanderson Farms, Inc.’s new poultry processing plant in Palestine, TX and has been selected to deliver precast for Sanderson’s new facility in St. Pauls, NC. Sanderson’s processing operations include feed mills, hatcheries, administrative offices and waste water treatment facilities.

20 Jan 2016

Sterling Construction Company Bids Low for $46.3 Million Bexar County Public Works Project

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. today announced that its Texas Sterling Construction Co. (TSC) subsidiary was the low bidder on a $46.3 million Bexar County Public Works project, which includes Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) funding, to perform reconstruction work on FM 1957 Potranco Road on the West side of San Antonio. Work is expected to begin by March of 2016 and be completed in late 2017.

20 Jan 2016

Tigo Paraguay Receives Certified Design Documents for First UPTIME TIER 3 Certified Data Centre

Millicom announces that Tigo Paraguay has successfully obtained Certified Design Documents for the first UPTIME TIER 3 Certified Data centre to be built in Paraguay, demonstrating Tigo’s commitment to deliver world-class standards for its corporate clients.

20 Jan 2016

Skanska Announces Development and Construction of New Premises at Linnaeus University

Skanska has signed a ten year lease with Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden, which results in a construction contract worth about SEK 1 billion.

20 Jan 2016

NTU Singapore Collaborates with Hyundai Engineering & Construction for Urban Solutions

To develop sustainable solutions for challenges facing urban cities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is collaborating with one of South Korea’s largest construction firms, Hyundai Engineering & Construction.

20 Jan 2016

IBS 2016: Eaton to Showcase Innovative Solutions for Safe, Smart and Reliable Homes

Power management company Eaton will showcase innovative lighting, power management, wiring devices and residential solutions for the building and construction industry at the 2016 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show® (IBS), January 19 to 21, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

19 Jan 2016

Knife River Receives $63.4 Million Contract to Reconstruct Portion of Interstate 29

Knife River Corp., a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc., has been awarded a $63.4 million contract to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 29 in Sioux City, Iowa. This is the largest contract Knife River has been awarded.

19 Jan 2016

OpenAire's Unique Installations Help Clients' Facilities Earn Prestigious Awards

OpenAire has dedicated itself to creating remarkable design solutions for clients around the world for over 25 years. Our team of architects, designers, and engineers, has created over 1,000 customized retractable skylights and enclosures, transforming ordinary spaces into unforgettable sunlit environments.

19 Jan 2016

Study Results Help Design Possible Restoration Strategies for Buildings Close to Sea

The University of the Basque Country’s (UPV/EHU) IBeA research group has studied by means of various analytical tools the influence that may be exerted by various marine and urban-industrial atmospheres on the state of conservation of three buildings located in different places.

19 Jan 2016

Research on Load Bearing Capacity of Buried Reinforced Concrete Pipes

Reinforced concrete pipes are used extensively in storm water and sewage applications. In North America, these pipes are often designed using the “Indirect Design Method”, which relates the strength of a pipe tested above ground to one buried in the ground.

18 Jan 2016

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Sports Field Awarded Design-Build Contract from St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School

Construction Commences on MORGAN’s Pearl Luxury Apartment Project in California

Study Reveals Fewer than Half of LEED ND-Certified Projects Include Affordable Housing

Phoenix Solar to Construct Four Photovoltaic Power Plants in Turkey

Owens Corning Deploys Building Science Resources to Help Homebuilders

Tindall Completes Precast Concrete Structures for Sanderson Farms’ New Poultry Processing Plant

Sterling Construction Company Bids Low for $46.3 Million Bexar County Public Works Project

Tigo Paraguay Receives Certified Design Documents for First UPTIME TIER 3 Certified Data Centre

Skanska Announces Development and Construction of New Premises at Linnaeus University

NTU Singapore Collaborates with Hyundai Engineering & Construction for Urban Solutions

IBS 2016: Eaton to Showcase Innovative Solutions for Safe, Smart and Reliable Homes

Knife River Receives $63.4 Million Contract to Reconstruct Portion of Interstate 29

OpenAire's Unique Installations Help Clients' Facilities Earn Prestigious Awards

Study Results Help Design Possible Restoration Strategies for Buildings Close to Sea

Research on Load Bearing Capacity of Buried Reinforced Concrete Pipes

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Sustainable Challenges in the Cement Industry

Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

Providing Emergency Accommodation with Modular Shelters

Construction Trends

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Trending Stories

1Nature-Inspired Lightweight Cement Material Cuts Carbon Emissions and Boosts Strength

2Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Fillers Shows Strong Results in Durability Testing

3Analyzing the Hysteretic Behavior of Strengthened Concrete Beams

4Concrete in Road Tunnels Decomposes Unexpectedly Fast

5BIM and SHM Unite on a Massive Scale: Is This the Future of Bridge Safety?

6Engineered Biomaterial with Living Cells Offers Sustainable Construction Potential