Construction & Building News
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Nail Gun Depot Now Offers Three New Tools from Porta-Nails to Tackle Your Flooring Projects with Ease
Porta-Nails expanded their line of flooring tools to now offer the 418A, Porta-Nail Pro and 461A. The diversity of each model offers the ability to install a wide range of flooring. - April 01, 2010 - Nail Gun Depot
Boston Cedar Announces Strategic Executive Moves
In an effort to stay "Out in Front," Boston Cedar is proud to announce three key strategic executive moves to position the 25 year old independent company to remain nimble in an ever changing business environment. Effective April 1st, 2010, Rob Ankner, who is one of the three founding... - April 01, 2010 - Boston Cedar
Tony Gee International: Bridge Building Company Recovering from Recession with 3 Leads and New Technology Development
Tony Gee International has been busy exploring opportunities overseas in the bridge engineering industry while also partnering to design new transportation technologies currently used in Asia and Europe. - April 01, 2010 - Tony Gee International
Comparison of Earthquakes in Chile and Haiti Shows Value of Preparation
Julian Construction Points to Building Codes as a Key Factor that Minimized Tragedy in Chile and Devastated Haiti. - April 01, 2010 - Julian Construction
ACP Launches New Website for Fasade Decorative Panels
ACP has launched a new website for its Fasade Decorative Panel product line. The new site, FasadeIdeas.com, features deeper content, dynamic search, and fresh visual themes with a completely new, simplified site design and navigation. The photography-driven website was created in-house by the... - April 01, 2010 - ACP-Acoustic Ceiling Products
Lennar Partners with SCAD on Latest Video Contest
Homebuilder Awarding One Lucky SCAD Student a $10,000 Cash Prize - March 31, 2010 - Lennar, East Coast Division
NewProductHelp.com to be at Forefront of Marketing Campaign for Finisher and Painter Helper Invention
Calvin A., an Indiana resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance firm NewProductHelp.com to represent his Finisher and Painter Helper concept to industry over the next 2 years. A simple yet effective new product sure to appeal to tradesmen everywhere, the Finisher and... - March 31, 2010 - New Product Help, Inc.
Chinese Markets for Cements, Mortars and Concretes Additives Reports Now Available on ReportsandReports
China's demand for Cements, Mortars and Concretes Additives has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow. This new study examines China's economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. - March 30, 2010 - marketsandmarkets
Ethernet Extension Experts Announces Advent of World’s First Copper-Based Gigabit PoE+ Ethernet Extender at ISC West
New Gigabit PoE+ Ethernet Extender Drives Full-Duplex 1,000MB Ethernet and power Out to 1,700 Ft/500 M When Combined with Multiple Units. - March 29, 2010 - Ethernet Extension Experts
Get Your Home Ready for Spring, Save Money & Increase Curb Appeal
Do-It-Yourself Spring Home Maintenance Tips for Safety & Energy Conscious Homeowners. Top Ten Spring Home Maintenance Tips from Mahogany Builders - March 29, 2010 - Mahogany Builders
Robina Signs Northeast Laminate Distributor
Robina Floors, a leading provider of engineered wood and laminate flooring, announces a new distribution partner in the northeast. Wood Pro, Inc., with five warehouse and showroom locations servicing New England and eastern New York State, has earned the title of “The Wood Floor... - March 28, 2010 - Robina Floors
Thomas Construction Pumps Up for Guy Stuff Expo
Thomas Construction will be attending the Guy Stuff Expo on Sunday, March 28 at the Gateway Grizzlies Stadium. Visit their booth to find out more information about the company's products and to enter to win their $25,000 sweepstakes. - March 27, 2010 - Thomas Construction
Growing Strong: Thomas Construction Looks to Showcase Products at St. Peters Home and Garden Show
Thomas Construction will be at the St. Peters Home and Garden Show this weekend. Stop by their booth to find out more information about products and to enter into their $25,000 home improvement sweepstakes. - March 27, 2010 - Thomas Construction
Oaks Development Enters Fort Worth, TX Market
Oaks Development is under contract for a medical office building in Midtown in Fort Worth, part of a mixed-use development. Oaks is based out of North Carolina and currently has Texas projects in San Antonio and Austin. - March 26, 2010 - Oaks Development
Ken's Yard, New Nationwide Building Supplies Site, Launches New VELUX Roof Window Shopping Site
Ken's Yard, a new national building materials supply business with over 30,000 well known branded products is the UK’s first website that features a fully comprehensive VELUX range within a simple to use and easy to navigate e-commerce site making selection of the correct product simple. - March 26, 2010 - Ken's Yard Ltd
Atlanta Building Company Named Certified Professional Home Builder
Atlanta Building Company, a home builder in Gwinnett County has been named a Certified Professional Home Builder of Georgia (CPHB℠) by The Housing Institute, Inc. - March 26, 2010 - Atlanta Building Company
Lennar Hires Bill Watson as Yellow Bluff Landing New Home Consultant in Jacksonville, Florida
Lennar Jacksonville Welcomes Bill Watson as New Home Consultant for Yellow Bluff Landing Community - March 26, 2010 - Lennar, East Coast Division
New Seamless Floor from Stonhard Combines Classic Design with Trusted Performance for Open Space Projects
Stonhard’s new Stonres NVL floor system is a high-performing and long-lasting option for open spaces. - March 26, 2010 - Stonhard, Inc.
Minto Communities Sets New Standard for Energy Efficiency, Sustainability and Resource Conservation
Minto Communities, South Florida’s premier community developer and homebuilder has announced that its newest community, Cascada at Monterra, located in Cooper City, will set a new standard for energy efficiency, sustainability and resource conservation. Introduced under their mintoblueSM... - March 25, 2010 - Minto Communities
Frisomat Introduces the Most Flexible Sandwich Panel Line in Belgium
Frisomat, international player in industrial buildings, brings a brand-new sandwich panel line into use. The production line, the biggest in Belgium in its kind, is 114m long and custom made for Frisomat. After a year full of development, assembly and tests, they take the production line in use as... - March 25, 2010 - Frisomat industrial buildings
Pico Rivera 4.4. Magnitude Earthquake Prompts Offer of Free Foundation Inspection
Julian Construction Wants Southern California’s Homeowners to be Prepared for the Next One. - March 25, 2010 - Julian Construction
Greenspoon Marder Founding Partner Named Among Orlando's Best Lawyers
Michael Marder, co-founding and co-managing partner of Greenspoon Marder, P.A., has been named one of Orlando’s Best Lawyers for his work in commercial litigation. The prestigious distinction is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey, comprised of more than 2.8 million... - March 24, 2010 - Greenspoon Marder
BESI Offers Training Seminar for Defective Drywall in Coral Springs, Florida
BESI will present its fifth certification class for Defective Drywall Inspection and Remediation on May 3-4, 2010 at the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Coral Springs located at 620 N. University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida. - March 24, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
New “Green” Military Barracks Opens at Fort Riley: Design-Build Team of GLMV Architecture, LST Consulting Engineers, and MW Builders of Texas Striving for LEED Silver
The newest military housing complex to open at Fort Riley boasts a vast amount of sustainable features, putting it in the running to achieve the acclaimed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver design status. The Design-Build team of GLMV Architecture, LST Consulting Engineers, and MW Builders of Texas incorporated “green” details throughout the entire Warrior in Transition Battalion Barracks (WTB Barracks) at Fort Riley, Kansas. - March 24, 2010 - MW Builders of Texas
A New Era Dawns for British Manufacturing
'Dual Tech' the new vacuum suction machine to be launched by GTR Engineering Limited part of The Oktopus Group, is taking the construction industry into the 21st century. - March 22, 2010 - The Oktopus Group
Lennar Maryland Receives the 2010 Builder of Integrity Award
The Maryland division of Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, was recently honored with the “2010 Builder of Integrity” award from Quality Builders Warranty Corporation (QBW). Recipients of this exclusive award demonstrate a commitment to excellence in customer... - March 20, 2010 - Lennar, East Coast Division
Robina Goes Green in Motorsport
Robina Floors has partnered with the Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) to supply floor coverings for the new Clubhouse adjacent to the driving course. Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is the first green Motorsports Park in the world and is being built just north of Atlanta, Georgia, neighboring... - March 20, 2010 - Robina Floors
New Website for Diamond Glass
Diamond Glass & Windows Ltd today announced the release of their brand new website. - March 20, 2010 - Diamond Glass & Windows Ltd
Thomas Construction Hopes to Build Relationships at Moolah Shrine Circus
Thomas Construction is scheduled to attend the Moolah Shrine Circus this weekend to offer free estimates and spread the word about their home improvement sweepstakes. - March 20, 2010 - Thomas Construction
Third Wave Digital Honored with Best of Show Award by Central Georgia Advertising Federation
Third Wave Digital is pleased to announce their recent recognition by the Central Georgia Advertising Federation as a BEST IN SHOW winner at the 2010 ADDY awards. The award was presented to Third Wave Digital for the design and development of www.commercialdivingacademy.com, a website for... - March 19, 2010 - Third Wave Digital
Environmental Systems Receives Commercial Real Estate Sustainability Award
Environmental Systems, Inc., Hunzinger Construction and Stephen Perry Smith Architects, however, turned traditional design-build process upside down when constructing new office space known as Gateway West Sustainable I. Taking a collaborative-building, life-cycle view during the planning phase resulted in recognition by the "Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee’s Real Estate Awards" in the category of "Best New Development-Office." - March 19, 2010 - ESI
Free Kitchen & Bath Design Seminar
Are you considering remodeling? JEB Design/Build would be glad to assist you. Many people ask, “What is the first step toward remodeling?” Before you invest time and money on your next home improvement project, make plans to attend JEB Design/Build, LLC seminar on kitchen and bath design. This seminar will cover the processes, pitfalls and pressures of designing your new kitchen or bathroom. This seminar is free but registration is required. - March 19, 2010 - JEB Design/Build, LLC
Stoneyard.com Releases 3 Part Spec for Reclaimed Stone Siding
Massachusetts natural stone manufacturer Stoneyard.com, the country's leader in reclaimed Historic New England Fieldstone, announces the release of a 3 Part Specification for architects and design professionals. This is the first architectural specification to address both adhered thin veneer and anchored full thickness building veneer applications. This stone is used as architectural siding for residential and commercial projects and is available in 5 distinctive shapes. - March 19, 2010 - STONEYARD®
Buric Finds Poorly Installed EIFS at Senior Community
Building diagnostic investigation determines EIFS caused extensive structural damage. - March 19, 2010 - Buric
Brandon Weiss Awarded Graduate Master Builder Designation
Brandon Weiss, owner of Weiss Building & Development LLC, a Chicagoland home builder is proud to announce that he has earned the designation of Graduate Master Builder. In doing so he is only the 11th in the State of Illinois. - March 18, 2010 - Weiss Building & Development LLC
Custom Manufacturing Marketplace Adds Steel Wire and Cable to Its Supplier List
MFGmatch.net and Worldwide Industrial adds various types of steel cable and building supply products to its industry-focused marketplaces. - March 17, 2010 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Trident Workforce Investment Board Supports Facilities Maintenance Program
Trident Workforce Investment Board, in the Charleston area of South Carolina, prepares One Stop Career System Students for Careers in Facilities Maintenance. - March 17, 2010 - Trident Workforce Investment Board
Epoch Homes Featured in New Book on Cutting Edge Green Prefab Homes
Epoch Homes, a leading New England based manufacturer of award winning, fully custom sustainable green homes, has two of their beautiful modular homes featured in the new book by author Sheri Koones showing some of the best Green Prefab homes in the country. - March 17, 2010 - Epoch Homes
New Genesis Maintenance-Free Ceiling Panels from ACP
ACP has introduced a new maintenance-free ceiling panel designed to solve the problems of staining, water damage and mold or mildew that are often experienced with fiber or paper-based, lay-in panels. The new Genesis™ ceiling panels install in any standard ceiling grid system and are perfect... - March 17, 2010 - ACP-Acoustic Ceiling Products
Tampa Bay Business Journal Recognizes Highland Homes’ Scott Shapiro
Highland Homes is pleased to announce that Scott Shapiro, the Chief Financial Officer for the central Florida home builder, was recently selected as a finalist for the CFO of the year by Tampa Bay Business Journal. The Tampa Bay Business Journal hosted a luncheon on Thursday, February 25, 2010 to... - March 17, 2010 - Highland Homes
WEB Roofing Helps Homeowners Fix Problems Caused by Recent California Storms
WEB Roofing, a professional Orange County roofing contractor, aids homeowners in identifying and repairing damage caused by recent storms in California. - March 14, 2010 - WEB Roofing
Two Local Hospitals Selected for International Healthcare Convention Tours
Specialized healthcare architects, engineers, contractors and experts will tour some of San Diego’s state-of-the-art facilities on March 14 - March 14, 2010 - DPR Construction
Statement of MWH in Response to News Coverage of the OIG Draft Report
Earlier this week, a draft report of the Office of Inspector General Review of the City of New Orleans Professional Services Contract with MWH Americas, was released to the press prematurely, prior to MWH having the opportunity to respond. The early release of this draft report has produced... - March 13, 2010 - MWH Global
Texas Iron & Metal Supports Local Special Olympics Division
Texas Iron & Metal, a Houston steel and pipe provider, recently became a supporter of the Special Olympics Humble/Kingwood Mustangs Equestrian Team division. - March 13, 2010 - Texas Iron & Metal
Rentricity to Present Its Clean Energy Solutions at Green California Summit & Exposition 2010
What’s New in Renewables: Costs are Down, Technology Options Up - March 12, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.
Simon Construction Donates $8,000 to the Academy of Holy Angels
Simon Construction is proudly participating in Starfest, the Academy of Holy Angels annual fundraiser by donating $8,000.00 of exterior construction to the silent auction. Simon’s donation will benefit the students through financial aid as well supporting the academy’s most important... - March 12, 2010 - Simon Construction
SunPods™ and Capital Funding Group Announce Solar Financing Program
SunPods, Inc has successfully obtained a source of financing for their commercial customers in the way of a newly formed relationship with Capital Funding Group (CFG) of Bellevue, WA. CFG has developed multiple solutions for providing capital, including a short-term option to allow commercial... - March 12, 2010 - SunPods Inc.
Touchstone CPM and Greensleeves LLC Join Forces
Touchstone CPM and Greensleeves LLC Join Forces to provide Green options that can save 35%-50% on energy. This breakthrough technology for building energy efficient buildings that are cost competitive with conventional construction. - March 11, 2010 - Greensleeves LLC
EMR 2010 Market Analysis, ARRA Incentives, Key Players, and Important Trends Reports Now Available on ReportsandReports
The U.S. Government has decided to incentivize the use of EMRs through extra Medicare payments, companies have merged and new players - including some well-known corporate giants, have entered the field. - March 11, 2010 - marketsandmarkets
Announcing the SunPods Certified Contractor Program™
SunPods partners with contractors to make solar power installation simpler and less expensive - March 11, 2010 - SunPods Inc.