Construction & Building News
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An Intelligently Linked System Designed by Builderstorm Allows Access to Big Data Anywhere
Learn why the biggest problem this industry faces is coordination. - October 08, 2016 - Builderstorm
Fence Company Serving Johns Creek, GA, Teams with Online Marketing Specialists to Reach Locals
Lawrenceville-based business Keystone Fence Company is partnering with the online marketing specialists at Prospect Genius to improve its website’s visibility and accessibility. - October 07, 2016 - Prospect Genius
The Expansion of BIM Technology Brings Promising Results for BluEntCAD
BluEntCAD has been a leader in the ‘building information model’ space for years now. BIM constitutes a new paradigm that allows amalgamation of the roles of all the participants on a project. This technology is being used for construction, design, planning and functioning of the... - October 07, 2016 - BluEntCAD
Linda Babiak Named Construction Group Account Manager at New Day Underwriting Managers
Linda Babiak has been named an account manager within the Construction Group at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages. She is responsible for providing detailed risk management and... - October 06, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Jamm Products Announces Release of Innovative Hands-Free Door Handle; An Effective Precaution Against Spread of Many Infections
Infections are spread from door handles, especially when one in three people do not wash their hands after using the restroom. Jamm Products recently announced the launch of their new potential solution to this problem - the Hands-Free Door Handle, expertly designed to minimize the risk of bacteria and infection. - October 03, 2016 - Snap To It, Inc.
Tarmac One of the Greenest Companies in the Construction Sector
TEAM customer Tarmac is fast becoming one of the greenest companies in the construction sector. Find out how they did this here. - October 01, 2016 - TEAM (Energy Auditing Agency Ltd.)
New Temporary Door Protection Product, Door Guard Plus, Now Offered by Builders Site Protection
Door Guard Plus is an all-new surface protection solution designed to protect large commercial and residential doors. Door Guard Plus is the first product of its kind as no other product has been released specifically to prevent damage to large commercial doors. - September 30, 2016 - Builders Site Protection
DuraLife™ Unveils Rockport™ Extruded PVC Railing System
New System Meets Residential & Commercial Performance Requirements with Clean, Elegant Appearance - September 28, 2016 - DuraLife
Durante Rentals Wins the ICIC and Fortune Magazine Inner City 100 Award for the Second Consecutive Year
Durante Ranks 26th Out of 100 Winners with a 5-Year Growth Rate of 386% - September 27, 2016 - Durante Rentals
New Day Underwriting Managers Named to Inc. 5000
Leading Specialty Intermediary Ranks Among America’s Fastest-growing Privately-held Companies for Third Straight Year. - September 27, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Archetris’ .EDU Program Launches with New York School of Interior Design and Münster School of Architecture
Archetris launches the new Archetris .EDU program with its first two members, New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) and the Münster School of Architecture. The .EDU program promotes the importance of the early design process through education and offers the Archetris Schema software and... - September 27, 2016 - Archetris
FC Background Announces Corporate Name Change
FC Background, LLC, a global leader in commercial construction jobsite access control, has changed its corporate name to FC Construction Services. CEO Mark Hinton states the name change reflects the company’s broader construction commitment and its expertise in delivering innovative services... - September 22, 2016 - FC Construction Services
Blades Direct Announces Promotion on Exclusive "Shocker" Blade
Blades Direct, LLC a leading online distributor of diamond blades, tools and products for the construction and contracting industries, has announced a new promotion for its exclusive diamond blade, The Shocker. On qualifying orders, Blades Direct customers will be eligible for promotional items... - September 20, 2016 - BladesDirect.net
Four BT, LLC Announces a Cloud-Based Job Order Contracting & Facility Management Solution in Partnership with Lemsys
Four BT, LLC today announces a novel Cloud-based Job Order Contracting & Facility Management Solution that sets the new standard for efficient construction delivery. Four BT, LLC, a veteran-owned small business - recently formed by industry thought leaders in the production of cost data, LEAN... - September 18, 2016 - Four BT, LLC
Nadeau Commercial Construction Launches New Website for MA, CT, RI, and FL
New web resource for consumer education and awareness in MA, CT, RI, and FL. - September 17, 2016 - Nadeau Commercial Construction
ATI Modular Signs Agreement
ATI Modular Signs an Agreement with Yongan China to Construct a US Designed and Equipped Modular Facilities Plant. - September 15, 2016 - ATI Modular Technology Corp.
Melbourne and Brisbane’s Orbit Homes Receives Best of Houzz 2015 Award as One of Australia’s Top Home Professionals
Over 25 million users in Australia and around the world select the best of Home Building, Renovation and Design. - September 15, 2016 - Orbit Homes
New Roofinox Brochure Highlights Full-Line of Stainless Steel Roofing Products
Roofinox, the leading manufacturer of architectural stainless steel, has introduced a new four-page, four-color brochure highlighting the company’s line of products providing long-term sustainability and corrosion-resistance for roofing, wall-cladding, flashing, rainware and interior... - September 13, 2016 - Roofinox
Wallace Hardware Named Wholesale Distributor by DuraLife™ Decking and Railing
Wallace Hardware Company, a leading supplier of lumber and building materials (LBM), has joined with DuraLife™ Decking & Railing Systems to provide hundreds of lumberyard customers with “the quick and steady supply” of DuraLife’s long-lasting and beautiful composite... - September 13, 2016 - DuraLife
Joseph Nawa of New Day Underwriting Managers to Discuss Intricacies of “Creating an Environmental Risk Profile” at 36th IRMI Construction Risk Conference
Joseph Nawa, a senior consultant at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading construction-related professional liability and environmental resource firm for retail insurance agents and brokers, will address the intricacies in “Creating an Environmental Risk Profile” at the 36th... - September 13, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Orlando, Florida General Contractor Boosts Annual Tools 4 Seminole Campaign
Roger B. Kennedy Construction Collected and Donated School Supplies for Seminole County, Florida Students in Need - September 12, 2016 - Roger B. Kennedy Construction
Roger Perron, L.A. Design Build Contractor, Wins Houzz Awards
Perron’s home remodels and new homes built are showcased on Houzz.com, where he has received many five-star reviews, awards and badges. - September 02, 2016 - Roger Perron Design and Construction
Home Improvement Contractors Serving Albany, NY Work with Web Marketers to Boost Online Presence
The latest company to join the trend is Albany’s Giuffre Contracting LLC, which offers a wide selection of exterior home improvement services in the Capital District. - September 02, 2016 - Prospect Genius
Dallas-Based Consulting Firm Covalus Acquires Balfour Resource Group
Headquartered in Dallas, Covalus is a professional services firm offering building solutions to public and private clients coast-to-coast from its offices in Dallas, Nashville, Houston, and Denver. Established in 2015, Covalus is 100% veteran-owned. For more information, go to www.covalus.com. - September 01, 2016 - Covalus
Connect-Air Upgrades the Installer Experience at The NECA Show in Boston
Connect-Air, an expert in the manufacturing and design of HVAC and building automation control cables, is excited to showcase an innovation in cable distribution that can rapidly enhance the productivity of electrical contractors during installs. Through the company’s partnership with Lake Cable, contractors attending this year’s National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Show in Boston will be able to get an up close view of the CableM8, an all-in-one cable distribution system. - August 31, 2016 - Lake Cable
Top Gun Advisors Completes 352,730 SF Industrial Sale in Nicholasville, KY
Top Gun Advisors is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the sale of 352,730 SF of a newly constructed warehouse facility located at 1541 S. Main Street, Nicholasville, KY. The building was constructed by Gray Construction out of Lexington. - August 31, 2016 - Campio
Inc. Magazine Unveils 35th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies - the Inc. 5000
For the 3rd Time, Global Facility Management & Construction Appears on the Inc. 5000 list, Ranking No. 2970 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 115%. Inc. magazine today ranked Global Facility Management & Construction No. 2970 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the... - August 29, 2016 - Global Facility Management & Construction
Removing the Early-Dates Bias in CPM Risk Analysis Presented at AACE’s Annual Meeting
Dr. Gui Ponce de Leon presented his published paper on removing the early-dates bias in CPM risk analysis at the AACE’s 2016 Annual Meeting. The presentation and paper demonstrate the bias and unrealistic completion distribution in CPM risk analysis. CPM risk analysis tools cannot model what... - August 26, 2016 - PMA Consultants, LLC
SolarCraft Completes Solar Panel Install at Marin Tennis Club - San Rafael Tennis Club Goes Solar and Saves Money
Novato and Sonoma based SolarCraft recently completed the installation of a 50.7 kW DC solar panel installation at the Marin Tennis Club in San Rafael, CA. The new system offsets their utility bill by 93%, and now powers the Club with clean, sustainable solar energy, saving them thousands in energy fees every year. - August 25, 2016 - SolarCraft
United Kingdom Loves the American Business Model of SuperGlass Inc.
English entrepreneurs and consumers quickly appreciate this American way of doing business. - August 24, 2016 - SuperGlass Windshield Repair, Inc.
123 Exteriors Recognized Among the Top 500 Home Improvement Companies in the Nation
123 Exteriors Earns Place in Qualified Remodeler’s Magazine’s Top 500 List, ranking at number 117. - August 24, 2016 - 123 Exteriors
Kristy Thompson, Melody Lane Join Addison Homes
Construction Superintendent, Accounting Manager join Addison Homes as the Greenville SC builder staffs up to meet increasing demand for its Healthy, HighPerformance Homes. - August 24, 2016 - Addison Homes
Durante Rentals Makes the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing U.S. Companies for Fourth Straight Year
Durante Rentals Ranks #1643 on the 2016 List with Three-Year Sales Growth of 228%. - August 19, 2016 - Durante Rentals
Dmitri Rusov-Morningstar Honored as a Lifetime Featured Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Dmitri Rusov-Morningstar of Santa Rosa, California has been honored as a Lifetime Featured Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding achievements and high level of success in the field of home improvement and design. About Dmitri Rusov-Morningstar Mr. - August 18, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Brentwood Brand Alliances - Kansai Paint Onboard
Brentwood (Pvt) Ltd and Kansai Paint have joined hands together to bring about a digital revolution in the real estate industry of Pakistan. - August 17, 2016 - Brentwood Pvt Ltd
Houston Business Journal (HBJ) Honors Burrow Global Founder and CEO, Mike Burrow
Mike Burrow, CEO of Burrow Global, awarded as the 2016 Outstanding Large-Sized Company CEO by Houston Business Journal Annual C-Suite Awards on August 11, 2016 in Houston, TX. - August 16, 2016 - Burrow Global
“The Barn Raisers” Film to be Showcased in Amelita Mirolo Barn August 21 in Ohio
A special free Ohio Humanities Council Preview of the new documentary "The Barn Raisers" by Emmy® nominated filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films will showcased Sunday, August 21, 2016, 5p-8:30p at the Amelita Mirolo Barn in Upper Arlington, Ohio. - August 16, 2016 - Fourth Wall Films
ATAS Expands Partnership with Roofinox
Leading Manufacturer of Sustainable Building Envelope Technology Adds Roofinox Stainless Steel Roofing Products to 2016 Complete Product Line Catalog. - August 16, 2016 - Roofinox
Sunspace Texas Announces the Sponsorship of Operation Finally Home
Sunspace Texas, an established leader in well-constructed sunrooms and porch enclosures, today announced its recent participation in sponsoring Operation Finally Home this past May. - August 12, 2016 - Sunspace Texas
Bobby + April Concierge Real Estate Highlights Renew Renovations Newest Projects; A Starry Night Infused with Local Fare and Music Dazzles All
Bobby+April offer new marketing strategy for listings for Renew Properties. - August 11, 2016 - Bobby+April
New Zealand Log Export Volumes and Prices Have Increased in 2016 Because of Higher Shipments to India and South Korea
New Zealand, the leading softwood log exporter in the world, increased log shipments to India and South Korea during the first five months of 2016, while exports to China were down, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. With total shipments trending higher, log export prices have gone up by 36% from September of 2015 to May 2016. - August 11, 2016 - Wood Resources International LLC
Skilled Tradesmen Flood Pangea with Resumes
Today, Pangea Enterprises Inc., a project management and subcontracting service provider for the maritime and oil & gas industries, has increased their skilled tradesmen database by concentrating in foreign regions. Receiving resumes from over 3,300 applicants through a recent global recruiting... - August 11, 2016 - Pangea Enterprises
Join Lazaway Pool and Spas at SPASA Spa and Pool Show 2016
Lazaway Pool and Spas have always had a unique edge when it comes to constructing modern pools and spas. The leading pool provider has elevated pool installation and backyard makeover to another level. And you can have an outright testament to their innovation and work at Australia’s largest... - August 10, 2016 - Lazaway Pools and Spas
Do You Need to Water Your Foundation?
Julian Construction (http://www.julianconstruction.com) a foundation repair and construction company in Los Angeles, explains when and how to water your home’s foundation, and most importantly, why. - August 08, 2016 - Julian Construction
AMTS Expands Life Science Footprint with Acquisition of Validation Specialists
AM Technical Solutions announces the acquisition of Boston-based, Validation Specialists and develops a more focused approach within the Life Sciences Industry. - August 04, 2016 - AM Technical Solutions
Max Alley Delivers 3 Family Dollar Stores for Simultaneous Grand Openings
Fast Track process and great people deliver record breaking development and construction activity for July 2016. - August 04, 2016 - Max Alley Construction
Trinity Custom Homes’ Green Building Process – Saving Money and the Environment
Learn how Trinity Custom Homes saves money and helps the environment. Discover Trinity's green building process here. - August 04, 2016 - Trinity Custom Homes
European Sawlog Prices Have Fallen Over Nine Percent in Two Years with the Biggest Declines Occurring in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, Reports the WRQ
The European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI) has fallen for eight consecutive quarters to reach its lowest level since 2010, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price declines have occurred in Central Europe. Despite substantial reductions in domestic log costs for sawmills in Austria and Germany, both countries continue to import large volumes of low cost sawlogs from neighboring countries. - August 03, 2016 - Wood Resources International LLC
Expanded Docks Oyster House Opens Its Doors with Celebrated Design by Lynn Gaffney Architect
Docks Oyster House has been an important part of Atlantic City since 1897. Lynn Gaffney Architect led the expansion design to 14,000 SF. The restaurant/bar retained the original façade as well as something less tangible. Owner Frank Dougherty said, “While we knew it was time to expand, we also knew that we needed to preserve the Docks 'feel' our customers have loved for decades. Lynn’s design helped us retain our history while offering an impressive new space. People love it." - August 03, 2016 - Lynn Gaffney Architect
Mitch Cohen of New Day Underwriting Managers Discusses Environmental Insurance Hot Topics & Trends at E&C Risk Management Conference
Mitch Cohen, PE, former structural engineer, construction manager, and now vice president at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading construction-related professional liability and environmental resource firm for retail insurance agents and brokers, recently hosted two separate sessions... - August 02, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice