In order to examine how the architectural community is evolving in regards to sustainable design practices, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) undertook an in-depth study of nearly 200 COTE Top ...
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A newly founded Chinese firm plans to invest nearly 5 billion yuan (773 million U.S. dollars) to develop and produce energy-efficient building materials in the next five years, it announced on Wednesday. China Construction Aluminum New ...
Hu Kaihong: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the news briefing held by the State Council Information Office. The Johannesburg Summit and the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ("FOCAC") will ...
Over 15 years after the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (the "FOCAC"), China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has become a highlight in international cooperation with Africa and a model of South-South ...
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Nora Lighting recently donated nearly 100 lighting fixtures to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles “ReStores,” the social enterprise arm of the charitable organization. With more than 800 stores through the U.S. and ...
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The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to positive territory after a slight dip in August, and has seen growth in six of the nine months of the year so far. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects ...
Saudi Build 2015, the 27th International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition, provides contractors, real estate developers and building owners with a full range of building solutions. Saudi Build is the largest ...
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Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, as the Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping, led the trade and economic delegation of the Chinese government to attend the Economic Development Conference of Egypt held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, ...
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CNBM (China National Building Materials Group Corp) - the parent company of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic module maker Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany - has celebrated the groundbreaking for one of the ...
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On the sidelines of Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Europe, entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME), led by its President Zhang Yujing, ...
According to Yang Hanlin, General Manager of the dealer of SAIC Iveco Hongyan, “the market launching of Hongyan Gentruck and Genlyon will further enrich the product range, increasing the product competitiveness”. Hongyan ...
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South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor has taken the wraps off global sub-compact SUV ‘Creta’ built with Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) and Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) in India. Claiming to offer improved body ...
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25 June 2015, the giant strategic cooperation agreement ceremony was grandly held for Lanzhou Hong Jian Building Materials Group and Hualing Xingma Automobile (Group) Co., Ltd. (CAMC for short thereinafter) in the concrete mixing station ...
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China is in the industrialization, urbanization and the rapid development of new rural construction period of history. To further promote building energy efficiency, accelerate the development of green building ushered in a rare ...
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Beumer Group has introduced a sustainable form-fill-seal (FFS) system for chemical products offering high throughput, availability and a compact design. The SealPac system ensures reproducible weight accuracy of the bags, and operators ...
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