BASF showcases chemistry’s contribution at the BAU trade fair from January 19-25 in Munich. In hall A6 booth 303 the company presents numerous solutions including products to raise the energy efficiency of buildings. Other exhibits ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched USGBC+, a new magazine for its community of nearly 13,000 member organizations that are committed to USGBC’s mission to create sustainable buildings and communities for all within this ...
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PPG Industries' building products group announced that DURANAR coatings are being used to paint the 11-story podium portion of One World Trade Center, the 104-story skyscraper that will soon open as the centerpiece of the new World Trade ...
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The world’s tallest building is getting rebuilt with some of the worlds best lighting. One World Trade Center is currently getting fitted with hundreds of red, white and blue LED modules. Washington Post states that, “The Port ...
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Dubai has its famed Burj Khalifa, but the world’s tallest building is getting a lot of company these days with the business of building skyscrapers suddenly booming as the global economy recovers. The Shanghai Skyline (photo by ...
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Transaction Expands Company's Commercial and Industrial Insulation Product Portfolio.Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thermafiber Inc., a leading manufacturer of mineral wool commercial and ...
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When One World Trade Center got its crowning spire recently, Slingmax roundslings were a critical part of the process. And those slings depended in large part on Dyneema fiber from DSM Dyneema LLC. DSM Dyneema, a leader in life ...
-Delighted exhibitors: "Taking part in BAU is a must." -Visitor numbers matched the record set in 2011 – at over 235,000 -For the first time, more than 60,000 visitors came from abroad -Top architects like Daniel Libeskind and ...
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The Valspar Corporation has been selected as the major supplier of concrete reinforcing steel coatings for the Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge in China. When completed in 2016, the length of the bridge will span nearly 50 kilometers (30 miles) ...
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Louis Vuitton continues its pioneering spirit.Kazakhstan,a country that has recently seen a new generation of luxury customers coming from the mineral and energy sectors,has its first Louis Vuitton fagship store opened on October 11th in ...
On the 11th anniversary of the Sept.11,2001 terrorist attacks,work continues on One World Trade Center,which will rise 1,776 feet to the top of its spire,to become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Steel has risen to the ...
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Construction cranes are shown perched on top of One World Trade Center on June 25.The steel skeleton of the skyscraper has been completed and the next step is adding the glass'skin.''/Associated Press file photo NEW YORK—The steel ...
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One World Trade Center, soon to be the tallest building in the United States and one of the tallest in the world at a height of 1,776 feet, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. The facility was in ...
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