Wausau Window and Wall Systems’ employees celebrated the company’s 60th anniversary with events recognizing past contributions and a commitment to future growth. A group photo commemorated the milestone with associates wearing shirts that say, “Proud past…. Bright future. Great people… Great products.”
Read MoreWoodWorks launched an updated version of its free carbon calculator, providing more options for buildings made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products. Using wood products that store carbon instead of building materials that require fossil fuel energy to manufacture can help reduce greenhouse gases.
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The University of Iowa (UI) School of Music in Iowa City celebrates its 110th anniversary and a new home – Voxman Music Building. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting event was held on Oct. 21, 2016. The 190,000-square-foot facility replaces its former location, which was damaged by the 2008 flood. Designed for resiliency, sustainability and the highest acoustic performance, the $152 million project is targeting LEED® for New Construction Gold certification.
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The global ready-mix concrete market is expected to reach $954.7 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. An increasing number of infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, dams coupled with rapid airport expansion works in emerging countries will fuel growth over the next eight years. Furthermore, rising government spending on power plants, manufacturing facilities, construction infrastructure along with the growing population will augment industry expansion over the upcoming years.
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As part of its global community engagement efforts, PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project that helped to brighten and revitalize classrooms at Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg, Florida. In addition, the PPG Foundation donated $20,000 on behalf of PPG’s architectural coatings business to support the school’s science, technology, engineering and math programs.
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After seeing consecutive months of contracting demand for the first time in four years, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw a modest increase demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve-month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending.
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New construction starts in October decreased 4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $678.9 billion, settling back from the elevated amount that was reported in September, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
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Australian shopping precincts are stepping up their game with experiential, resort-style design, in a bid to compete with online retailers and entice customers back through their doors.
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Bringing design ideas to life is now easier than ever – with the release of the 2017 Design Catalog from The Tile Shop, a specialty retailer of manufactured and natural stone tiles.
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RH announced Tuesday the opening of RH Seattle, The Gallery at University Village at 4645 26th Avenue NE. RH Seattle represents the latest iteration of the brand’s next-generation design galleries.
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