As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI ...
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Since its first lamp posts were erected in the late 1890s, street lighting in the City of Pasadena, CA, has undergone many changes in the ensuing decades, with every new innovation in lighting. The latest technology that the city has ...
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Conventional wisdom dictates to hold off on buying a car in the first year of new generation due to potential reliability concerns. Now, we're seeing automakers like Toyota making improvements to popular models like the Camry sedan in just ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced it has launched an education initiative that shows how the design and construction industry can use a provision in the tax code to help win business and save energy in the process. ...
LED chip and lighting array maker Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA and the Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC) are collaborating to accelerate the market for advanced streetlighting technologies through the Bay Area Next Generation ...
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The Honda Civic Wagon concept and next-generation Honda NSX concept will make their European debuts at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show, highlighting the Japanese manufacturer’s push towards future models. Expanding the ...
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The Honda Jazz Hybrid has launched as Australia’s cheapest hybrid, with the $22,990 city car going on sale from this month. The fourth petrol-electric model in the local Honda line-up – after the Civic Hybrid, CR-Z and Insight ...
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The Honda Civic Hatch Diesel will become the first ever diesel-powered vehicle sold in Australia by the Japanese manufacturer when the new UK-built variant arrives in showrooms in April. The Civic Hatch DTi-S features Honda's new 'Earth ...
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The Hyundai Elantra is another one of those small cars that is more mid-size when it comes to interior space and luggage capacity. Launched in Australia in June 2011, the fifth-generation Hyundai Elantra is the Korean carmaker’s ...
Japanese carmaker Honda is planning to launch its first diesel engine powered Civic Hatch in Australia in April 2013. The new Earth Dreams Technology series' 1.6-litre i-DTEC turbo diesel engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission ...
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Japanese automobiles manufacturer Honda is planning to invest about THB20bn ($671m) in Thailand to establish a new plant and expand an existing plant. The company intends to spend THB17.15bn ($575m) to build a new plant in Prachin Buri, ...
The Mazda3 has started 2013 the same way it finished 2012, at the top of the small car sales charts. A total of 3345 Mazda3 sedans and hatches were delivered in January, outselling the new Toyota Corolla with its 2960 units and the Ford ...
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Japanese automobiles manufacturer Honda has unveiled the revamped version of the five-door 2013 Civic hatch with added features. The 2013 Civic hatch is powered by the 1.8L Inline 4 cylinder SOHC i-VTEC petrol engine mated to a ...
Honda Australia has added a host of in-demand features to the 2013 Honda Civic hatch range while bumping up the price of its British-built small car by more than $1000. The entry-level Honda Civic VTi-S hatch is now $1400 more than before ...
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Growing at a faster rate than the overall U.S. economy, the nonresidential construction industry is expected to see solid, yet measured, increases in activity this year. High demand for hotels and retail projects have the commercial sector ...
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