Source: The USGlass News Network It’s designed to track and capture sunlight, lower overall energy consumption and be environmentally-friendly all at once.
Source: Furniture Today The U.S. International Trade Commission will meet Sept. 19 to hear a case involving the imports of hardwood plywood from China.
Source: RealEstateRama Existing-home sales improved in May and remain solidly above a year ago, while the median price continued to rise by double-digit rates from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Source: Energy Manager Today Tackling rising energy consumption in US buildings will require a more coordinated and coherent approach to energy efficiency codes and regulation, one that is more focused on retrofits – where most potential gains lie, according to a report from The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Source: PRWEB The iProperty Group, owner and operator of Asia’s No.1 network of property portals, today announced that it will be the official partner for the country’s top and most prominent property EXPO’s in China.
Source: Construction Enquirer Chinese property giant Dalian Wanda has confirmed plans to build a £700m luxury hotel and residential twin tower development on London’s South Bank.
Source: The Construction Index Construction across the EU fell by 5.9% in the year to April and by 6.6% in the Eurozone according to the initial estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Source: The Atlantic CITIES by Kaid Benfield Confirming previous analysis, newly published research indicates that real estate development located, designed and built to the standards of LEED for Neighborhood Development will have dramatically lower rates of driving than average development in the same metropolitan region. In particular, estimated vehicle miles per person trip for 12 LEED-ND projects that were studied in depth ranged from 24 to 60 percent of their respective regional averages. The most urban and centrally located of the projects tended to achieve the highest shares of walking and transit use, and the lowest private vehicle trip lengths.
Source: Promat One of the UK leaders in passive fire protection products and systems has announced a major new acquisition which has greatly extended its capabilities in the area of fire-rated glass protection. Promat UK has acquired the operations of Yorkshire-based C3S Securiglass, which has emerged in recent years as a major supplier of fire-resistant, safety, security and blast-resistant, glazing.
Home builders and lumber dealers are reporting significant shortages of key home building materials such as lumber and wall board, according to recent surveys by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA).
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