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SuperFOIL Manager Launches Shire Construction Products

The man behind one of SuperFOIL Insulation’s newest products, SuperClose is launching a new brand, Shire Construction Products.

From SuperFOIL Insulation 30 Apr 2020

Metsä Wood: Lightweight Wood Saves on Transportation Costs and Hassle at the Construction Site

The world’s urban infrastructure will go through major transformation during the next decades. Lighter building materials, such as wood elements, are less costly and more energy efficient to transport and handle on construction site. With engineered wood products like Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber), the construction industry can build faster, lighter and greener.

30 Apr 2020

Testing Impact Performance of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Porosity-Free Concrete

The most extensively used building material across the globe is concrete. Thus, it is being developed constantly to meet the requirements of the contemporary world.

23 Apr 2020

Cintec North America Announces Anchoring in Terra-Cotta Clay Speed Tile at Frederick Douglass Academy VI, Queens, New York

Frederick Douglass Academy VI (also known as FDA), is a co-educational public school for grades 6-12 located in Queens, New York City. In 1991, Dr. Lorraine Monroe founded the Frederick Douglass Academy, a public school in Harlem, in the belief that caring instructors, a disciplined but creative environment, and a refusal to accept mediocrity could transform the lives of inner-city kids.

From Cintec International Ltd 23 Apr 2020

Peab Builds Fish Farm in Senja in Norway

Peab has been commissioned to build a new land-based fish farming facility in Senja in northern Norway. The customer is Salmar Settefisk and the contract is worth NOK 439 million.

From Peab AB 22 Apr 2020

Strengthening Steel in Critical Structures with Bond-Free CFRP

At the Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), scientists from the Structural Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering have proposed a new idea for making steel in crucial building structures stronger.

10 Apr 2020

Peab Builds a New Ferry Berth in Karlshamn

Peab together with Karlhamns Hamn will build a new ferry berth on the eastern side of the existing dock at Stillerydshamnen in Karlshamn. The customer is Karlhamns Hamn AB and the contract is worth SEK 156 million.

From Peab AB 9 Apr 2020

Concrete Made with Post-Treatment Steel Slag is Stronger than Usual Concrete

Scientists have demonstrated a way to use a by-product of steel making in both making stronger concrete and treating wastewater, through a zero-waste method to help promote the circular economy.

7 Apr 2020

Peab Builds Centrumhuset in Norrahammar

Peab has been commissioned to build Centrumhuset in the new city block in the center of Norrahammar. The customer is Junehem AB and the contract is worth SEK 100 million.

From Peab AB 7 Apr 2020

Concrete Umbrellas Protect During Coastal Storm Surge

A row of oversized concrete umbrellas has been erected along the beach that is lined with a boardwalk.

3 Apr 2020

Hope’s Windows, Inc. Expands Its One55 TM Series Hot-Rolled Steel Windows

Hope’s Windows, Inc., the nation’s leading and most experienced manufacturer of custom-designed, solid hot-rolled steel and solid bronze window and door systems, announces the expansion of its One55™ Series fixed windows to feature Thermal Evolution™ technology, meeting a growing demand in the residential building market.

From Hope’s Windows, Inc. 2 Apr 2020

Peab Builds Healthcare Building in Ängelholm

Peab has been commissioned to build a new healthcare building on the hospital grounds in Ängelholm. The customer is Hälsostaden Ängelholm AB and the contract is worth SEK 176 million.

From Peab AB 2 Apr 2020

Cintec West Block Restoration

The West Block was constructed between 1860 and 1865. In 1897 the building was damaged by fire.

From Cintec International Ltd 25 Mar 2020

Metsä Wood: Building D(emountable) – Fast Construction with Hybrid Structures

The architectural office cepezed from the Netherlands wanted to build a four-storey office building that could be moved to another location, if needed.

From Metsä Wood 25 Mar 2020

Liverpool Engineers Build Adhesive-Free 100% Timber Building at Ness Gardens

Engineers at the University of Liverpool, alongside industrial partners, have designed and built an adhesive free timber office building at Ness Gardens on the Wirral in order to evaluate a more environmentally friendly construction method.

18 Mar 2020