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Annual Request for Concrete Research Proposals Now Open

August 2, 2021 - in News, Structural components

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.  – The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and…

Skanska invests EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, in a new building in the office complex Centrum Południe in Wroclaw, Poland

July 29, 2021 - in Buildings, News

Skanska invests EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, in a new building in the office complex Centrum PoÅ‚udnie in Wroclaw, Poland. The 13-storey office building will…

Stantec-Designed Covina Transit Center Opens to Public

July 21, 2021 - in Buildings

Three-acre, $13.8 million Foothill Transit facility provides reliable transit connecting the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown Los Angeles Covina, CA - The…

New U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia Achieves LEED® Gold Certification

July 19, 2021 - in Buildings, News

In recognition of the Department’s commitment to environmental leadership and sustainable design, the new U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the United States Green Building…

Tokyo 2020’s Olympic venues combine tradition with the future

July 15, 2021 - in Buildings, News

Lausanne, Switzerland, 15 July 2021 â€“ Tradition and modernity are never far apart in Tokyo, the Japanese capital, where ryokas, teahouses and ancient shrines sit beside glass skyscrapers, capsule hotels and robot cafés. No wonder then that…

Woolpert Converting Delaware County’s Bicentennial Barn Into 4-Season Event Center

July 12, 2021 - in Buildings, News

Delaware County's Bicentennial Barn was one of 88 barns, one for each county, featured as part of the 200th anniversary of Ohio’s statehood in 2003. The two-story, 4,800-square-foot structure was built in 1910. Photo courtesy of Woolpert The firm is providing…

Sustainable New Concrete Mix from AEEE To Reduce Cement’s Global Carbon Footprint, Boosts Tensile Strength by Over 100% While Reducing Total Costs by More Than 50%

July 12, 2021 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

INFOGRAPHIC 1: Cement's Annual Emissions Footprint Peer Review Confirms Revolutionary Concrete Strength and Durability  NEW YORK - AEEE Capital Holding & Advisory Group today announced the completion of a peer review led by Dr. Maher Tadros, Founding…

Construction Sector Must ‘Clean Up Its Act’ on Decarbonization, Says Rocky Mountain Institute

July 9, 2021 - in Buildings

Residential and commercial buildings account for roughly 29% of total US greenhouse gas emissions, Construction regulators have been told by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) that the sector must cut carbon emissions and march quickly to net-zero. Residential…

DEWA appoints Ghantoot Group, Moro Hub, Johnson Controls and Microsoft to implement the latest technologies at its new Al Shera’a headquarters

July 1, 2021 - in Buildings, News

•  Partnership enhances the tallest, largest and smartest net zero-energy government building with net zero carbon emissions in the world •  New building will have sustainability at its core and includes an array of artificial intelligence (AI)…

Crescent Communities Closes Sale of Stateline Logistics Center

July 1, 2021 - in Buildings, News

GID Industrial purchases 104,000 square foot industrial building in Fort Mill, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. – On June 17th, Crescent Communities, a nationally-recognized, market-leading real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use communities successfully…