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 20.05.2013 Technoform Glass Insulation North America (TGI NA) refreshes its website with a new look and more content available at http://www.glassinsulation.us. TGI NA specializes in the manufacturing of TGI-Spacer and development of thermal insulation components for insulating glass frames. The company's website redesign presents a unified appearance and consistency with Technoform's global brand. The site's expanded, educational, informative content is organized into read more 20.05.2013 Helping commercial buildings meet energy conservation needs, Tubelite introduces its newest storefront system – TU24000 Series. This high-performance storefront system is part of Tubelite's Therml=Block product offering and features an additional pour and debridged thermal break pocket to withstand the most demanding climates and conditions. Optimizing thermal performance contributes to energy efficiency and helps reduce associated heating and cooling costs. read more 20.05.2013 Wausau Window and Wall Systems' standard SuperWall Series now includes SuperWall SSG for four-side silicone-glazed curtainwall and window wall systems. SuperWall SSG is well suited to create dramatic entrances, open atria, transparent low-rise structures and sleek, modern façades. Wausau's SuperWall SSG is available in four depths: 6-3/4, 7-3/4, 8-3/4 and 10-3/4 inches and accepts standard, structural silicone, insulating glass units. Narrow 2-1/2-inch mullions are matched by inside and outside read more 20.05.2013 With more than 30,000 colors in its palette, the ability to match almost any hue in-house and a range of anodize colors that includes its proprietary copper, Linetec provides long-lasting finishes for architectural aluminum products. Linetec's finishes are specified on windows and curtainwall, column covers, canopies and panel systems, in thousands of building projects every year. Its assortment of durable finishes may be requested as liquid or powder coatings, or as eco-friendly, VOC-free anodize. read more 20.05.2013 The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released education courses on code requirements, energy efficiency and thermal performance, as well as skylights and daylighting, as part of the association's FenestrationMasters program. This is the fourth group of FenestrationMasters courses released by AAMA. "While the coursework up to Group 4 has focused on the performance of finished fenestration products and related components, this is the point in the curriculum where we read more 17.05.2013 GREEN CREATIVE announced the availability of its new TITANIUM B11 5W candle lamp. This uniquely designed 5W candle lamp replicates the effect of a 40W incandescent and is an energy efficient option for candle applications such as chandeliers, sconces, and up lighting. GREEN CREATIVE's 5W candle was created with style and appearance in mind. With omnidirectional light distribution of 275, the reflectors on each side produce a sparkling effect unlike any other LED candle. read more 17.05.2013 Gateway Safety announces the launch of a redesigned Serpent safety helmet and broadened product line. The popular helmet has been revamped to include even more options – including a new, unvented Class E model. With a new, sleek shell design, Serpent also now offers several new shell colors. "The Class E model addition gives users an unvented option that provides exceptional electrical insulation and can protect in a wide range of environments," said Matthew Love, Vice President. read more 17.05.2013 EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS introduces the ultra-thin 5630D mid power LED series (part number 62-217D) especially suited for LED light bars, standard and omni-directional LED light bulbs and LED high power bulbs. EVERLIGHT's 62-217D is a standard 5630 package in a 0.5W (150mA) version for 40/60W bulb retrofits and a 0.2W (60mA) version that is suited for light bars. Both white top-view LEDs are compact and ultra-thin (5.6*3.0*0.65 mm LxWxH) and available across a complete ANSI CCT range of 2700K read more 17.05.2013 Reduced exposure time between differing environments provides less of an opportunity for unwanted insects, birds, dust and other particles to infiltrate a facility. With that in mind, TMI announced the 6000 Series roll-up door & screen line. TMI's complete line of Screen-Pro, Vinyl-Pro and Bird-Pro roll-up screens, doors and barriers now includes the 6000 Series. The 6000 Series features a higher speed external jackshaft motor that moves doors at a speed of 36" per second. Prior to the 6000 Series, the fastest speed TMI roll-up doors could read more
20.05.2013 Samir Brikho, Chief Executive of AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, is co-chairing the fourth meeting of the UAE-UK Business Council, which begins today in Manchester, 20 May 2013. read more 03.05.2013 To mark twenty years since the completion of the Carré d'Art in Nîmes, Norman Foster has been invited to curate a special exhibition to celebrate this anniversary – his design won an international competition for the project in 1984. The title of the exhibition is 'Moving' and it brings together 138 works by 66 artists from 14 countries, covering almost a 200 year period from Turner's early nineteenth-century watercolours to contemporary video pieces. read more  02.05.2013 The shortlist of nominees for the 2013 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was announced today at the Palacio das Necessidades (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The 20 nominees for the US$ 1 million prize range from a modern high rise apartment block to the revival of traditional building techniques. Shortlisted projects, which are selected by an independent Master Jury, are located in Afghanistan, Austria, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand and Yemen. The shortlist includes: Maria Grazia Cutuli Primary School, Herat, Afghanistan read more 30.04.2013 Harpa, the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today. Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, Batteríið Architects and Studio Olafur Eliasson, the building has helped to transform and revitalise Reykjavik harbour and brought the city and harbour district closer together. The Emerging Architect Special Mention award goes to María Langarita and Víctor Navarro for the Nave de Música Matadero (Red Bull Music Academy) in Madrid, Spain. read more
21.05.2013 French cement maker Lafarge SA signed an agreement to raise €200 million through capital increase subscribed by Baring Private Equity Asia, and representing a 14% minority stake in its Indian subsidiary, Lafarge India Private Limited. read more 21.05.2013 At Leighton Holdings' Annual General Meeting in Sydney, the Chairman Mr Bob Humphris OAM said that the Board was focus ed on further improving every aspect of the Company's operations, after the Group 's position strengthened during 2012. read more  21.05.2013 Acciona Infrastructure revenues fell by 16.9%, and EBITDA was down 18.5% due to the construction slowdown in Spain. Shrinking profits at Energy and Infrastructure were offset by improved performance by the Other Activities division, which took Group net profit to 34 million euros. Acciona Group EBITDA totalled 327 million euros in the first quarter of 2013, down 0.5% on 1Q2012. read more20.05.2013 Spain's largest construction company ACS said sales in the first quarter of 2013 accounted for 8,817 Euro million, representing a reduction of a 2.4% after a decrease in the demand in Spain. read more 20.05.2013 The special purpose company, Coentunnel Company, a joint subsidiary of Vinci Concessions, CFE (Vinci Construction), its subsidiary Dredging International and their Dutch and Belgian partners, officially opened the second Coentunnel in the Netherlands at a ceremony attended by Melanie Schultz Van Haegen, the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, on 16 May 2013. read more  20.05.2013 The ArRiyadh Development Authority has announced the world’s leading architect Zaha Hadid to design its metro station at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh. Completion is expected in four years. The 20,434-square-meter metro station will be a focal point for the city, not only as a hub for commuters but also as a landmark. The station is expected to help ease traffic congestion in the area. With over 5 million residents, Riyadh's population has more than doubled since 1990. read more18.05.2013 Nico de Vries, Chairman of the Executive Board of Royal BAM Group said in a statement that 'compared to Q1 2012, total revenue in Q1 2013 was down by 4%. This fall was due mainly to the longer winter period reducing working days in Civil engineering and ongoing difficult conditions in Construction and M&E services and Property in the Netherlands. The total result before tax was up slightly to €5.2 million, a pre-tax margin of 0.4%.' read more 10.05.2013 Canadian construction and engineering company SNC-Lavalin announces that Ric Sorbo, Acting Executive Vice-President in charge of the Oil & Gas business unit, has decided to leave the Company in order to pursue other opportunities. read more  10.05.2013 In the latest research report by Savills the first quarter of 2013 closed with the highest quarterly Madrid office take-up recorded since 2008 at approximately 160,000 sq m, representing a 179% year-on-year rise, from 58,000 sq m in Q1 2012. The international real estate advisor notes that this is primarily due to three large transactions which make up almost half of this total. These include the largest letting since 2000, with Vodafone bringing two offices under one roof in 50,000 sq m of office space at Parque Empersarial Avenida de América. The other two major lettings include Iberia taking 16,000 sq m on the A2 in east Madrid, and Agencia Efe moving from Calle Espronceda to take 12,000 sq m in Edificio Génesis on Avenida de Burgos. read more
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