The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has launched the Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction (GPC NC) of federal buildings. This program for assessing building sustainability was developed with extensive input from federal ...
Tags: Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, integrated design principles
The price of glass is expected to surge this year amid growing demand, an industry leader said. Abdulaziz Bin Yagub Al Serkal, General Manager of Dubai Investments ( DI ) PJSC, anticipated an increase in the cost of glass in the midst of ...
Tags: Strong Demand, Glass
Case Construction Equipment has appointed a new UK dealer,CBL, a company based in the south of England, that will provide sales, parts and service from its sites in Bristol, Newbury and Maidstone. This latest addition follows the recent ...
Tags: Construction Equipment, CBL, Construction
In January this year, of 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, 62 cities saw higher prices in the new house market, six cities witnessed lower prices, while new house prices in the remaining two cities were unchanged, all compared to December ...
Tags: new house market, second-hand house market, Construction
Suez Cement and Italcementi s first waste treatment plant in Egypt was inaugurated this week. The project uses 45,000t of household waste to produce 35,000t of alternative fuel annually. Given Egypt s on-going fuel concerns the project will ...
Tags: Cement, Fuel, Suez Cement, Italcementi
Higher prices for construction materials and nonresidential construction will squeeze margins for construction companies despite an overall improving construction outlook, Associated General Contractors said. AGC’s analysis of ...
Tags: private-sector demand, improve market, materials cost increases
Architectural Remnants laminate flooring from Armstrong was honored by Better Homes & Gardens' Kitchen + Bath Ideas magazine as one of the “30 Most Innovative Products for 2014” in kitchen and bath design. All 30 new products ...
Tags: flooring, smart function, Antique Structure
Bellavita Tile's new Dolomite Series is a linear mixture of elegant glass with natural marble mosaics, presented in soft, subtle earth tones. Dolomite mosaics are mesh-mounted on 12" x 15.5" sheets. The products' offset mix of individual ...
Members of the Tempe operations team with Al Fornaro, unit manager (seated middle). MAPEI is committed to the safety and environmental health of its employees throughout the company’s global infrastructure. One testament to ...
Tags: MAPEI, Recognition Program, SHARP, OSHA
The well-known story of Corning Inc.’s unsuccessful foray into the automotive glass market in the 1960s may have a happy ending sooner than you think. The Fortune 500 company’s development of a superior auto windshield using a ...
Tags: Gorilla Glass, Auto Industry
Abdulaziz bin Yagub Al Serkal, general manager of Dubai Investments PJSC, anticipates an increase in the cost of glass in the midst of escalating demand in the region. "Over the past few years, the increase in prices was quite unhealthy ...
Tags: Glass LLC, Construction Glass
A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is set to launch a major campaign for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifically, the coalition said it would call on the ...
Tags: Standardisation of Cement, good strength concrete, quality
Nydree Flooring recently launched the Essentials Collection, a six-product selection that represents the company's newest commercial line. The American-crafted product is a price-competitive option that uses high-end Baltic Birch plywood, ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The increase brought spending to an annual $930.5 billion annual rate, after a revised 0.8% rise the prior month. Spending on private residential construction increased 2.6% in December to an annual pace of $325.6 billion, the highest ...
Tags: Construction Spending, private residential, commercial projects
Uni-Select Inc., a distributor of replacement parts and paint products for motor vehicles in North America, announced that its subsidiary FinishMaster, Inc. completed the acquisition of the assets of Metro Paint Supplies Group, which ...
Tags: motor vehicles, paint products, Uni-Select