Construction & Building News
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All-New Surface Protection Product, All-Protect, Now Distributed by Builders Site Protection
Builders Site Protection is proud to announce the addition of All-Protect to its product line. All-Protect is an adhesive fiber based material that can be applied to nearly all interior surfaces and finishes. Featuring water resistance and rapid installation, All-Protect is an ideal solution for elevator cabs, countertops, stairs, and glass panels. - February 15, 2018 - Builders Site Protection
Gulf Development International and CIMC-MBS Limited Announce Collaboration Agreement on Modular Construction Program
Gulf Development International (GDI) and CIMC MBS Limited are pleased to announce a collaboration agreement to deliver commercial, hospitality, and residential modular construction solutions to portions of the Middle East and Northern Africa. GDI will introduce CIMC-MBS to potential customers,... - February 14, 2018 - Gulf Development International
Eighteen Architects Selected Nationwide to Receive 2018 AIA Young Architects Award Including One from Texas
The American Institute of Architects announced the 18 recipients of the National 2018 Young Architects Award, including one from Texas. Local Austin Architect, Jamie Crawley of HA Architecture is a native of Montreal, graduate of Plano East High School in North Texas and Texas A&M University’s College of Architecture. The award now in its 25th year, celebrates emerging professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer and who have made significant contributions to the field. - February 13, 2018 - HA Architecture
New Day Explores OSHA’s New Silica Regulation at AGC Construction Risk Management Conference
Jeff Slivka, president of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, recently explored the ripple effects of OSHA’s new silica standard on the legal, insurance, and construction environments at the 2018 Conference on Surety Bonding & Construction Risk Management. Hosted by the Associated General... - February 13, 2018 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Lucas Roofing and Construction Has Joined Forces with Moore Design to Create Next Door Development
Lucas Roofing and Construction, a best in class Oklahoma City-based construction company, and Moore Design, a boutique design firm located in Tulsa, are joining forces to create the premier design-build group in Oklahoma. Lucas Roofing has a long history of award winning roofing excellence... - February 10, 2018 - Next Door Development
NEFCO Corporation Acquires Contractors & Industrial Supply, Inc.
Expands Industry-Leading Product Breadth and Expedited Delivery to Mid-Atlantic States - February 10, 2018 - NEFCO Corporation
The Doors Depot - Trustworthy Store That Works for Client’s Profit; 10 Tips for Choosing the Front Door
When a person is searching for a door for a house, they find stores with bold advertising headlines. But they provide neither quality nor durability. The Doors Depot wants to educate customers on the high competence of products. So specialists from this company are ready to share the most important technical characteristics that should be on any quality entry door. - February 09, 2018 - The Doors Depot
Walnut Creek Remodeling Company Receives 6 Awards
Altera Design & Remodeling, a Walnut Creek, CA based design and remodeling firm has won 6 Prestigious design awards in two separate residential remodeling competitions. Regional Awards: Once a year, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) coordinates a residential and... - February 08, 2018 - Altera Design & remodeling
Lifetime Windows & Siding is the Top Infinity Window Dealer in the Country
Lifetime Windows & Siding wins Marvin’s top honors at the Infinity from Marvin Executive Forum. - February 07, 2018 - Lifetime Windows and Siding
Mason Color Works Announces New Line of Complex Inorganic Colored Pigments (CICPs) for the Pool & Spa Industry
Mason Color Works is pleased to announce its new line of high tint strength CICPs. The new line offers numerous benefits, including superb outdoor durability, chemical resistance and color saturation. - February 07, 2018 - Mason Color Works
Ohio IT Consulting Company Awarded HUBZone Certification; PI-Tech, Inc. Joins Select Number of National Companies
PI-Tech, Inc., has been awarded the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) certification by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This program certification was established to provide qualified small businesses in historically underutilized business zones with assistance when pursuing federal contracts. - February 06, 2018 - Proficient Technologies, Incorporated
Property Boom: Coast Prices Set to Skyrocket by GPS Group Development Plans
Located in Ciudad del Carmen Municipality in Campeche State - 50 kilometers from the City of Carmen - Isla Aguada has it all to become the new tourism hot spot. - February 06, 2018 - Global Property Service Group
AQC Industries’ The BlueDuct® Featured at the 2017 Big 5 Expo
The BlueDuct, from AQC Industries, is an underground pre-insulated duct system. The BlueDuct®, from AQC Industries, is the first underground air duct system to receive NSF P374 certification for R-10 thermal efficiency. - February 01, 2018 - AQC Industries
New Day Webinar Explores When Engineering Design Fails...The Impact of Faulty Design and Collapses
Mitch Cohen, PE, vice president in the Construction Division at New Day Underwriting Mangers, was joined by Sammy Powell, PE, vice president at Long Engineering, to discuss the catastrophic construction design failures that can cost millions, while endangering lives. Titled When Engineering Design... - February 01, 2018 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Construction is Well Underway on Holly Ridge Assisted Living Addition in Starbuck, MN
Miller Architects & Builders, general contractor for this project, is pleased to announce construction is well underway on Hoffman Senior Living, an 18,133 square-foot assisted living and memory care facility owned by Minnewaska Community Health Services. The facility will serve the needs of seniors and families in and around the Hoffman area, with ten assisted living and ten memory care units, with an expected completion date of Spring 2018. - February 01, 2018 - Miller Architects & Builders
Recon Services Inc Named Recycler of the Year 2018
Plexus Recycling Technologies, ZenRobotics, and Komptech Americas would like to congratulate Walter Biel of Recon Services Inc, Austin TX. Walter has been named Construction Demolition Recycling Association’s Recycler of the year for 2018. He will receive his award at the C&D World Show... - January 31, 2018 - Plexus Recycling Technologies
Encore Real Estate Investment Services Trades Iconic Walgreens Location at Record Cap Rate
Encore Real Estate Investment Services is pleased to announce the sale of a single tenant State-of-the-Art Prototype, Two-Story, 24-Hour Walgreens in Clearwater Beach, Florida with a record cap rate of 5.05%. - January 30, 2018 - Encore Real Estate Investment Services
Building the Next Generation of Fence Contractors Through Fence Franchise Concept
Superior Fence & Rail is redefining the legacy fence business with new fence franchise concept. - January 29, 2018 - Superior Fence & Rail
Flooring Contractor in Charlotte, NC, Stays Ahead of the Curve with Online Advertising Partnership
Beyond Floor, Inc., a flooring contractor located in Charlotte, North Carolina, is pleased to announce a new marketing partnership with Prospect Genius, a leader in online advertising. Beyond Floor, Inc. has entered into this new business relationship in order to cultivate a more robust online... - January 28, 2018 - Prospect Genius
Villages of Irvine Named Top-Selling Master Planned Community in Western United States for Sixth Consecutive Year
Highest number of new home sales in region due to “decades of thoughtful planning” on The Irvine Ranch. - January 26, 2018 - The Villages Of Irvine
New Day to Explore Environmental Insurance Trends at 2018 IRMI Energy Risk & Insurance Conference
John Heft, senior vice president and director of the real estate practice at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, will address Current Trends in the Environmental Marketplace at the 2018 IRMI Energy Risk & Insurance Conference (ERIC) to be held at the Royal Sonesta Houston in Texas. During the... - January 25, 2018 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Exciting New App for the Construction and Service Industry Coming This Spring
This Spring a new mobile app will hit iTunes and Google Play catering to the Construction and Service Industry. Making it easier for Homeowners and Businesses to hire local Service Providers or get round about estimates on projects and repairs. - January 20, 2018 - ProjectSnapp LLC
Puuwai Design & Construction Named "Best of Houzz 2018"
Poipu Design + Build firm recognized by 40,000,000 Houzz users as Hawaii's best Designers as well as best service firm. - January 19, 2018 - PDC
Orlando General Contractor Breaks Ground on $25 Million Orlando Apartment Community
Multi-Family Builder Starts Construction on Tract 8B Apartments at The Reserve at Alafaya - January 19, 2018 - Roger B. Kennedy Construction
Roger B. Kennedy Construction Starts $16 Million Orlando-Area Apartment Community for Inland Atlantic Development Corp.
Central Florida Full-Service General Contractor Now Under Way on Upscale q44-unit Project - January 19, 2018 - Roger B. Kennedy Construction
Construction is Well Underway at Hoffman Senior Living in Hoffman Minnesota
Miller Architects & Builders, general contractor for this project, is pleased to announce construction is well underway on Hoffman Senior Living, an 18,133 square-foot assisted living and memory care facility owned by Minnewaska Community Health Services. The facility will serve the needs of... - January 19, 2018 - Miller Architects & Builders
Precision Board Tool from Coastal Enterprises Successfully Dry Ice Cleaned by Cold Jet
Cold Jet, a pioneer in dry ice blasting and global expert on dry ice technology, dry ice blasted a PBLT-70 tool from Coastal Enterprises coated with FSC-88 WB Primer. Dry ice cleaning removed the primer (acting as a contaminant) and left the Precision Board HDU surface smooth and with no visible surface deterioration, allowing for multiple cycles of cleaning and resealing of a Precision Board tool. - January 18, 2018 - Coastal Enterprises
Kanacrete Lightweight Architectural Precast Non-Structural Wall Panels to be Introduced at World of Concrete in Las Vegas
Kanacrete is an innovative lightweight architectural precast non-structural wall panel for the commercial market. The panels are 30% or more lighter in weight when compared to traditional ferrocrete architectural “off-site” precast wall panels and have the potential to reduce foundation and superstructure load requirements as well as shipping and installation costs. - January 18, 2018 - Kanaflex Corporation
New Robotic CNC PythonX Machine Fulfills Increased Customer Demands
The robotic PythonX will be one of many answers to manage the past few years of extreme growth at Midwest Stairs & Iron. Midwest Stairs & Iron specifically aims to assist national construction projects and their outsourced needs of pre-assembled stairs, mezzanines, and small platforms. - January 18, 2018 - Midwest Stairs & Iron
Rmax ECOMAXci Wall Solution Achieves Listing from the Air Barrier Association of America
The ABAA certified the Rmax ECOMAXci wall solution for use in commercial buildings. - January 16, 2018 - Rmax
Village Tech Schools New Campus Groundbreaking in South Dallas
Village Tech Schools will break ground on their new campus location on Wednesday, January 17th at 1:00 PM located at 402 W. Danieldale Road in Duncanville located in southern Dallas County. The special groundbreaking includes a presentation by Superintendent David Williams to establish and... - January 14, 2018 - Village Tech Schools
DAT Instruments Introduces DAT Widelog Data Logger, with New Large 18.5-Inch Monitor, for Drilling and Special Foundations
DAT WideLog Eliminates Need for Multiple Data Loggers with Single Data Logger Capable of Executing and Monitoring Multiple Operations Simultaneously - January 12, 2018 - DAT instruments
Greenfiber® and SES, Leaders in the Insulation Industry, Have Partnered to Offer an Exciting New Approach to Home Insulation with Two Recent Projects
Two recent projects, completed with Greenfiber®, SES, and the Custom Comfort Solutions team, highlight the challenges today’s builders face in meeting new energy codes: how to pass new energy codes at first inspection, while providing insulation options to homeowners that are both affordable and high performing. As highlighted by the projects, builders are looking for new insulation solutions, as legacy products are quickly becoming inadequate in the face of new energy codes and consumer demand. - January 12, 2018 - GreenFiber
Burks Custom Painting in Las Vegas, NV
As of January 09, 2018, BCP will be serving residents & businesses of Las Vegas, NV with all their house painting needs, making this CES 2018 Show their first project in such a great city. - January 11, 2018 - Burks Custom Painting
M&D Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Named Accredited Quality Contractor by ABC
M&D Mechanical Contractors, Inc. of Decatur, AL today announced that it has been named an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). - January 11, 2018 - M&D Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
PONTE HEALTH to Unveil Medical Tower Development Project
Designed to be developed as a self-sustaining, patient-focused, technology-driven facility, the PONTE HEALTH design and construction teams have been hard at work on a new Medical Tower Development Project. The structure is a three-tower complex working in synchronicity for Care, over 70 stories and nearly 1,000 Feet at its highest. Unveiling will take place on January 19 during the first Building Health Forum hosted by the Firm, live from Lake Nona - Medical City in Orlando, Florida. - January 10, 2018 - PONTE HEALTH GLOBAL CORP.
Burrow Global Awarded Control Engineering's 2018 System Integrator of the Year
CFE Media’s Control Engineering and Plant Engineering have named Burrow Global as the 2018 System Integrator of the Year for Large System Integrator Technology. The winner is selected by a panel of Control Engineering and Plant Engineering editors and industry experts who judge applicants on... - January 09, 2018 - Burrow Global
RADAR Announces Integration with Bluebeam Revu for Real-time Field to Office Coordination
RADAR now integrates with Bluebeam Revu for realtime drawing management & improved field-to-office coordination. Access Bluebeam Revu within RADAR to create, share & sync data. - January 09, 2018 - RADAR Construction Software
New Day Underwriting Managers Promotes Stacy Burrows to Senior Accounting and Underwriting Support Analyst
Stacy Burrows has been promoted to senior accounting and underwriting support analyst at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of high-quality environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage. “Stacy has taken on increasingly more... - January 09, 2018 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
iGlass Technology, Inc. Has Become the First Producer of Electrochromic Digital Blinds to Join AERC (Attachments Energy Rating Council)
iGlass Technology, the world's first producer of digital blinds, electrochromic retrofit solution for Smart Windows, has joined other manufacturers of window attachments (blinds, shades, films, etc.), certified by the Attachments Energy Rating Council (AERC) to improve home energy savings. - January 05, 2018 - iGlass Technology
Miami Riverfront Office Building Sold to Univista Insurance for $10.2 Million
An office building designed by world renowned Oppenheim Architect & Design was sold to Univista Insurance by Paul Silverstein, Sr. Director, and Issabella Silverstein, Director, Commercial Division at RE/MAX Advance Realty & Principals of the Florida Commercial Team, LLC. The Silversteins, who represented both the Seller and Buyer in the transaction, received multiple offers for the property, which is located directly on the Miami River. - January 03, 2018 - Florida Commercial Team
Why Retaining Walls Are Useful, Explained by Dirt Connections
Dirt Connections stresses the importance of retaining walls in order to prevent the foundation from collapsing. - December 31, 2017 - Dirt Connections
Koncept DB Sheds Light on Budgeting for Home Remodeling
Koncept DB creates an informative blog for homeowners to effectively budget their home remodeling projects. - December 30, 2017 - Koncept Design + Build
Mars Electric Supports Ronald McDonald House’s Cleaning Supply Drive
Northeast Ohio’s leading distributor and wholesaler of electric supplies collects donations at all twelve of its branches. - December 24, 2017 - Mars Electric
A Tradition of Holiday Giving at Triumph Construction
Local Company Buys and Wraps Gifts for Entire Student Population of La Peninsula Head Start - December 22, 2017 - Triumph Construction
Des Moines, Iowa Handyman Becomes "Handy Guy & Son," a Family Business
Handy Guy, a professional handyman service based out of Des Moines, IA, announced today the apprecticeship of his son Jonah Olson at, http://www.handymandesmoines.com. Jonah has received the DMACC/NACEP Silver Certificate Award for earning 11 or more college credits in Building Trades experience through Central Academy in Des Moines. Jeremy Olson, Owner, with over 35 years of handyman experience, has augmented his operations to include his millennial son, to bring Handy Guy well into the future. - December 15, 2017 - Handy Guy
New Day Underwriting Managers Presents “A 2017 Contractors Professional Liability Policy: Assembling the Puzzle” at IRMI Construction Risk Conference
Jeff Slivka, president of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, recently presented “A 2017 Contractors Professional Liability Policy: Assembling the Puzzle” as a featured speaker at the 37th Annual IRMI Construction Risk Conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The perfect CPrL... - December 14, 2017 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Nine Jewers Swift Doors Ensure Integrity of New Elizabeth Line OMC Depot
Specialist industrial door manufacturer, Jewers Doors, has installed eight of its latest Swift- SEW and two smaller Swift horizontal bi-folding doors at Transport for London (TfL)’s new Operations, Maintenance and Control (OMC) depot for the Elizabeth line at Old Oak Common, West London. This new state-of-the-art 9-track, train maintenance building is part of the £142 million contract awarded to Taylor Woodrow and will accommodate 33 trains while routine maintenance is carried out. - December 13, 2017 - Jewers Doors Ltd
Local Solar Professional Earns Industry’s Most Prestigious Certification
William Lizzio, Sr., President of CustomSmart Homes has earned the solar industry’s leading recognition of installation expertise from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP®), and is now a NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional TM. NABCEP is the most... - December 08, 2017 - CustomSmart Homes
New York Long Island Tree Service Brings a Redefined Experience to Garden, Flowers and Trees Unlike Any Other Company
New York Long Island Tree service is an established company that is well known in the area for removing dangerous trees after strong winds and storms. They also provide their clients with amazing lawn care and trees to provide the maintenance needed for the best look possible. - December 07, 2017 - New York Long Island Tree Service