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Otis to Design One-Off Elevator System for Interactive Museum of News

Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., was selected to design and install one-of-a-kind glass elevators for Washington D.C.'s Newseum, the world's first interactive museum of news. As part of...

20 Apr 2006

Chaparral Steel Have Started Production of a New PZC 26 Sheet Piling Product

Chaparral Steel Company today announced the successful production of its PZC 26 sheet piling product at its Virginia steel facility. "This product is one of the two most widely demanded Z piling products in North...

20 Apr 2006

American Standard and Porcher Unveil Novel New Designs at Kitchen/Bathroom Show

The new standard for what consumers can expect from bathroom and kitchen fixtures will be raised during the 2006 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (K/BIS). American Standard and Porcher have set the bar high with new produc...

20 Apr 2006

Parsons Commercial Technology to Merge with 3D/I

Chuck Harrington, President of Parsons Commercial Technology Group, and Chuck Thomsen, Chairman of 3D/International (3D/I) announced today the signing of a merger agreement. “3D/I is a nationally respected leade...

19 Apr 2006

NAHB Reports New Home Construction has Slowed in March in the US

The pace of new-home construction continued its orderly cooldown in March, dipping 7.8 percent for the month following a temporary surge earlier this year caused in part by unseasonably pleasant winter weather across the...

19 Apr 2006

$9.5 Million Ear Marked for Airport Repairs in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today said 20 local airports across the state will be able to improve safety and service - and generate new economic-development opportunities - with Pennsylvania's investment ...

19 Apr 2006

Extreme Makeover and Alure Home Improvements Help New York Family

ABC's Emmy-winning hit show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is back in the New York area, and once again, they called upon New York's Alure Home Improvements to handle the task of helping to rebuild the home of th...

19 Apr 2006

US Green Building Council Announce Conference on Building Green Schools

The U.S. Green Building Council, Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, and Haverford College, today announced the program for "Investing in the Future: Building Green Schools," ...

19 Apr 2006

Huttig Building Products to Distribute Therma-Tru Exterior Door Products

Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Therma-Tru Doors, an operating unit of Fortune Brands, Inc., announced today an agreement under which Huttig will distribute Therma-Tru(R) brand exterior doors, door systems and patio d...

19 Apr 2006

Miller Building Systems Sold to Warrior Group

The Warrior Group, a minority woman-owned business based in DeSoto, Texas, announced today that its newly formed partnership, MBSI Holdings, LLC, has purchased Miller Building Systems, Inc. from Coachmen Industries, Inc....

19 Apr 2006

Changing Trends in Australian Housing

The plethora of lifestyle and home improvement programs on TV are a pointer to the changing way Australians view houses and home ownership, according to a Flinders University academic. Professor Andrew Beer of the Sch...

18 Apr 2006

James Hardie Close Pilot Roofing Plant

James Hardie announced today that it will cease its market development initiatives for Artisan roofing and close its roofing pilot plant located in Fontana, California. The company constructed a small-scale roofing ma...

18 Apr 2006

Most of California's Hospitals Could Collapse in the Event of an Earthquake

The One-Hundredth Anniversary on April 18, 1906, of the San Francisco Earthquake and the devastation that ensued reminds us to remember, learn, and prepare for the next earthquake. California is earthquake country. Th...

17 Apr 2006

UK Government Launches Consultation on Respect Standard for Housing Management

Strong housing management which improves the quality of lives of residents whilst making a major contribution to delivering sustainable communities is at the heart of a Government consultation launched today. The 10 ...

13 Apr 2006

UK Householders Demand Stricter Building Regulations

UK householders are demanding stricter building regulations to help tackle climate change - according to new research released by the Energy Saving Trust today. The research, which coincides with the new Part L of th...

13 Apr 2006