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Atkins to Play Key Role in Nevada's Largest Freeway Project

Atkins, one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management firms, is to play a key role in the development of a freeway that will help transform the city of Las Vegas.

16 Dec 2015

Mitsubishi Electric to Build New Factory for Mitsubishi Elevator Korea

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it will build a new factory for Mitsubishi Elevator Korea Co., Ltd. (KMEC) in the Songdo area of the Incheon Free Economic Zone in South Korea. Relocating KMEC’s development and manufacturing bases to the new facility will strengthen Mitsubishi Electric’s capability to respond to global needs for high-speed elevators, including by expanding annual production capacity 2.5 times to 4,000 units.

16 Dec 2015

Walsh Gilbane JV, US Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground for PHC Lab Replacement Project

Recently, the Walsh Gilbane JV joined the US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District to break ground for its $206 million Public Health Command (PHC) Lab Replacement project located at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

16 Dec 2015

Jacobs Engineering Reappointed as Sole Supplier of Professional Services to Highways England

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it was reappointed as the sole supplier of professional services to Highways England Historical Railways Estate (HRE) for a term of up to five years. Highways England is responsible for managing a portfolio of 3,400 structures including legacy bridges, viaducts, tunnels and similar listed properties associated with closed railway lines throughout the United Kingdom.

16 Dec 2015

Winter Travelers Now Invited to Newly Renovated National Harbor Hotel

Residence Inn National Harbor Washington, D.C. Area invites winter travelers to cozy up in completely refreshed accommodations designed to feel like home.

15 Dec 2015

Habitat for Humanity Collaborates with Earthwise Windows Manufacturer on Kentainer Homes

Kentucky's Habitat for Humanity is producing their own version of the popular container home, with the help of partners including their local Earthwise Windows manufacturer, Tri-State Wholesale Building Supplies.

15 Dec 2015

AFL-CIO HIT to Invest $300M in Affordable Housing in Bronx, Brooklyn and Jersey City

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) announced a partnership with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and a coalition of unions, area churches and developers known as the United Clergy Task Force (UCTF) to invest up to $300 million in affordable housing, community centers and care facilities on sites in the Metro area.

15 Dec 2015

Prospective Residents Invited to Secure Reservations at Watercrest Senior Living’s Community Sales Office

Watercrest of San Jose Assisted Living and Memory Care Community opened its community sales office last month, offering prospective residents the opportunity to secure their reservation in the 79,000 square foot, 90-unit premier senior living community scheduled to open this summer in Jacksonville, Florida.

15 Dec 2015

SNSF-SCOPES Funds Experts Workshop on Urban Planning Methods & Instruments

A workshop with experts on Urban Planning Methods & Instruments was organized in Belgrade within the SPUDS project (Support to Process Urban Development in Serbia) and funded by SNSF-SCOPES Institutional Partnership.

14 Dec 2015

Renovations Completed at Nationally Recognized Hibernia Bank in San Francisco

Dolmen Property Group, a San Francisco-based real estate developer, has completed renovations at The Hibernia Bank, a nationally recognized historical landmark and one of the City's most celebrated architectural gems.

14 Dec 2015

Construction Equipment Names Mushroom Networks' PortaBella as Top New Product of 2015

Mushroom Networks, Inc., innovators of Broadband Bonding™ technology, today announced that its PortaBella™ wireless broadband bonding appliance has been named a top new product of 2015 by Construction Equipment, a magazine and online resource for equipment professionals. PortaBella appliances provide cost-effective and highly reliable Internet connectivity for mobile locations by bonding together multiple cellular wireless Internet access cards – aggregating performance and increasing dependability.

14 Dec 2015

Project Build a Future Receives $2,000 Partnership Grant Program Award

Project Build a Future (PBAF), a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, received a $2,000 Partnership Grant Program (PGP) award from First Federal Bank of Louisiana and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas).The funds will be used to expand the nonprofit's housing rehabilitation program. PBAF bought two dilapidated homes in 2014 and began renovations.

14 Dec 2015

One Light Luxury Apartments in Kansas City Opens with Grand Opening Extravaganza

The Cordish Companies and the Kansas City Power & Light District officially celebrated the opening of One Light Luxury Apartments on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, with a Grand Opening extravaganza featuring remarks by the Cordish Family, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and Mayor Sly James. Entertainment at the event was provided by the nationally renowned local performance art group Quixotic, and hors-d'oeuvres and beverages were provided by a variety of Power & Light District dining establishments.

14 Dec 2015

Arup and Salini-Impregilo/SA Healy JV Wins Global Tunnelling Project of the Year Award

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today the award to Arup and Salini-Impregilo/SA Healy JV for the Global Tunnelling Project of the Year (over $500m) at the NCE Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards 2015.

14 Dec 2015

Rice University to Construct New Office Building and Parking Garage

Construction will begin soon on a new office building and parking garage south of Allen Center.

14 Dec 2015

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Atkins to Play Key Role in Nevada's Largest Freeway Project

Mitsubishi Electric to Build New Factory for Mitsubishi Elevator Korea

Walsh Gilbane JV, US Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground for PHC Lab Replacement Project

Jacobs Engineering Reappointed as Sole Supplier of Professional Services to Highways England

Winter Travelers Now Invited to Newly Renovated National Harbor Hotel

Habitat for Humanity Collaborates with Earthwise Windows Manufacturer on Kentainer Homes

AFL-CIO HIT to Invest $300M in Affordable Housing in Bronx, Brooklyn and Jersey City

Prospective Residents Invited to Secure Reservations at Watercrest Senior Living’s Community Sales Office

SNSF-SCOPES Funds Experts Workshop on Urban Planning Methods & Instruments

Renovations Completed at Nationally Recognized Hibernia Bank in San Francisco

Construction Equipment Names Mushroom Networks' PortaBella as Top New Product of 2015

Project Build a Future Receives $2,000 Partnership Grant Program Award

One Light Luxury Apartments in Kansas City Opens with Grand Opening Extravaganza

Arup and Salini-Impregilo/SA Healy JV Wins Global Tunnelling Project of the Year Award

Rice University to Construct New Office Building and Parking Garage

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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

Health, Safety, and Regulations

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

5Geopolymer Concrete Using Gold Ore Tailings and Recycled Aggregates

6BIM and SHM Unite on a Massive Scale: Is This the Future of Bridge Safety?