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Lifting Gear UK Lifting Tray Works for Tideway

Lifting Gear UK has developed a new Lifting Tray product as a safer way of lifting construction plant, which is now in use at projects including Tideway, Hinkley Point and HS2.

From Lifting Gear UK 3 Mar 2020

Novel, Contemporary Mass Timber Structure for Sustainable Building Practices

A timber engineer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that two tree species, native to the Northeastern United States, are structurally strong for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT).

28 Feb 2020

Engineered Timber Can Have Double Benefits for Climate Stabilization

According to a new study, climate stabilization can gain two-fold benefits from a material revolution, in which steel and cement are replaced by wood in urban construction.

28 Jan 2020

ADMARES to Deliver 16 Floating Hotels to Qatar to Serve Tourists and Fans for the FIFA World Cup 2022

In preparations to host the 2022 World Cup, Qetaifan Projects, a Katara Hospitality owned company signed a memorandum of understanding with ADMARES; the world leader in alternative real estate with pioneering construction methods.

23 Jan 2020

Gpi Launches Gpi Tanks XL for On-Site Construction and Tanks of up to 15,000 m3

In 2020, the Gpi Group launched Gpi Tanks XL, a new operating company specialising in the sale and production of stainless steel storage tanks which are larger than 6 metres in diameter or have a capacity of 500 cubic metres or more.

From Gpi Tanks XL 20 Jan 2020

Case Study: Emulating Tobacco Barn Charm with Modern Building Materials

Traditional tobacco barns owe much of their charm to the imperfection of wood. Built primarily in the 1800s, their exteriors have become weathered, creating a darkened appearance.

From Lorin Industries, Inc 17 Jan 2020

Peab Builds Apartments in Borås

Peab has been commissioned to build apartments in the city district Regementsstaden in Borås. The customer is the municipal housing company AB Bostäder and the contract is worth SEK 194 million.

From Peab AB 17 Jan 2020

Peab Builds Senior Living in Hudiksvall

HälsingeBygg, a Peab Group company, has been commissioned to build Håsta senior living in Hudiksvall. The customer is Hudiksvall Municipality and the contract is worth SEK 125 million.

From Peab AB 17 Jan 2020

Gira at ARCHITECT@WORK 2020

Gira, one of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management exhibit at ARCHITECT@WORK, 2020: the exclusive trade event for architects and interior designers.

17 Jan 2020