In November this year, of 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, 66 cities saw higher prices in the new house market, just one city witnessed lower prices, while new house prices in the remaining three cities remained unchanged, all compared to ...
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According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in October this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) decreased ...
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Americlad is set to exhibit at the Glass TEXpo 2014 show. The two-day architectural glass event will be held April 10-11, 2014, at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio. Americlad of Rogers, Minn., will display fabricated ...
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Onyx Solar’s first project in Turkey will be an innovative façade composed of the most revolutionary photovoltaic materials existing on the market The Prestigious Yasar University in Turkey will have a cutting-edge ...
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The chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) predicts that the construction industry will add as many as 300,000 new jobs next year to decisively rebound from a recession that had crippled it. This could mean ...
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Shaw Industries recently joined the Make It Right Foundation to cut the ribbon on the Foundation's latest project, the Bancroft School Apartments in Kansas City's Manheim Park neighborhood for which Shaw donated flooring including its ...
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When it comes to being true leaders and recognizing the value and importance of "giving back," the two most recent inductees to the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Hall of Fame had little competition. It's not often that industry ...
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BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and American technology provider Renmatix Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will jointly scale up the Renmatix Plantrose process for the production of industrial sugars based on lignocellulosic biomass. The ...
Axalta Coating Systems has made a major investment in new headquarters for the company’s UK operations. The new facility includes an Academy for body shop customers and will consolidate all of Axalta’s liquid coating businesses ...
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Scott Carothers, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) director of certification and training, has received the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) Ring of Honor for his service to the tile industry and to NTCA. The award was ...
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November housing starts increased 22.7% to the highest level in more than five years, the Commerce Department announced Dec. 18. Starts rose to an annual rate of 1.09 million units in November, the most since February 2008, exceeding ...
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Flat glass prices climbed 1.3 percent from October to November, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report issued by the U.S. Labor Department. It's welcome news for an industry that saw prices fall precipitously during the ...
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M3 Glass Technologies is set to exhibit at the Glass TEXpo 2014 show. The two-day architectural glass event will be held April 10-11, 2014, at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio. M3 Glass Technologies of Irving, Texas, ...
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Arkema has announced a plan to divest its two South African subsidiaries, Arkema Resins Proprietary Limited and Harveys Composites Proprietary Limited to South African company, Ferro Industrial Products Proprietary Limited. Ferro ...
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The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its third annual "Best of Green Schools" list, which recognizes top educational institutions, individuals and initiatives across the country for environmental ...
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