EW Howell Construction Group Completes New Projects for Village Community School and Harlem Academy, Two Prominent Manhattan K-8 Private Schools
(Plainview, N.Y. – July 25, 2022) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, announces the completion of expansion and renovation work at two prominent private schools in Manhattan. The builder served as General Contractor for constructing a new, 30,000-SF home for Harlem Academy at 655 St. Nicholas Avenue and also led the expansion of Village Community School at 272 W. 10th Street. EW Howell served as general contractor for the construction of a new, five-story, 30...
Rosendin and Jacobsen Complete Nation’s Largest Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
Phoenix, AZ (July 22, 2022) –America’s leading construction companies teamed up to build the largest new medical center for Veterans. Electrical contractor Rosendin partnered with top-ranked general contractor Jacobsen Construction to build a state-of-the-art VA Outpatient Clinic, located in Phoenix, Arizona. Construction teams spent nearly three years building the new 5-story U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic at the corner of 32nd Street and Van Buren Street in central Ph...
NEx and ExxonMobil to Collaborate on Advancing Nonmetallic Building Materials
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (July 18, 2022) NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials is eager to announce ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company and ExxonMobil Chemical Company – a division of ExxonMobil Corporation (hereinafter ExxonMobil) as a Gold Supporting Member. ACI and ExxonMobil organizations will work together to help drive NEx’s mission to collaborate globally on the use of nonmetallic building materials to drive research, education, awareness, and...
Design District success continues with launch of new creative workspaces
Mole Architects’ iridescent building adds more colour to increasingly dynamic creative ecosystem On Greenwich Peninsula, Design District’s evolution continues with the opening of Mole Architects’ second building, a striking and sustainable 580m2 rhomboid structure that seems to change colour as you move around it. Designated D2, the new building’s five workspaces are all now occupied, home to a brilliantly eclectic collection of creative businesses, spanning fashion, photography, cycling...
National Design-Builder Clayco Celebrates Groundbreaking of X Phoenix II, a New 26-story Residential High-rise in Phoenix’s Downtown Core
[PHOENIX] – Today Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, celebrated the groundbreaking of X Phoenix II, a new 26-story mixed-use residential high-rise located at 201 W. Van Buren in Phoenix’s downtown core. Designed by Clayco subsidiary Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC), this 632,442-square-foot project is owned and developed by Chicago-based developer, The X Company. The new Clayco-built tower will be located adjacent to th...
70 years on: Helsinki revitalises its 1952 Olympic sites, leading the way in circular architecture
K2S architects / NRT architects 2020, Helsinki Olympic stadium 2022 marks 70 years since the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games, and the 10th anniversary of Helsinki as the World Design Capital in 2012. Throughout, the city has prioritised the reuse and revitalisation of its original Olympic architectural landmarks, offering improved cultural spaces that contribute to the evolving character and shape of the city, whilst respectfully preserving the national value of each site. Although the s...
CINTEC NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES WORK ON STABILIZATION OF STAIRCASE BY INSTALLATION OF CINTEC CEMENTITIOUS GROUT ANCHORS
North American firm helps with stabilization effort on lighthouse staircase Cintec North America announces its Cementitious Grout Anchors were used in a project for the stabilization of the deteriorating staircase in the Morris Island Lighthouse, located on Morris Island, South Carolina. The lighthouse was opened in 1876 and decommissioned in 1962. The structure is 49M/161 FT tall. The lighthouse was placed on the national register of historic places in 1982. After the decommissioning, th...
Hines Sets Net Zero Goal Across All Buildings by 2040 Without Buying Offsets
Global Real Estate Leader Will Follow Science-Based Targets (HOUSTON) – Hines, the global real estate firm, announced today that it is setting a target of net-zero operational carbon by 2040.[1] Operational carbon refers to greenhouse gases that are emitted while operating a building. Hines will seek to accomplish this goal by reducing emissions through renewable technologies, and without purchasing carbon offsets, as their benefits can be difficult to quantify. By heavily investing in s...
Durability Technology Can Achieve Massive Reductions in the Carbon Footprint of Concrete Structures - PENETRON Report
The cement industry contributes 8% of global CO2 emissions PENETRON report finds that the carbon footprint of concrete structures can be reduced by up to 65% by using an advanced crystalline admixture that reduces concrete permeability Advanced crystalline admixtures allow for greater concrete durability with less cement High durability concrete reduces approximately 90% of the carbon footprint related to the maintenance of concrete structures High CO2 emission membrane produ...
Largest 3D printed building in Africa paves the way for affordable housing
Caption: In the front: the second and larger 3d printed building 3D printed 4,5 times faster compared to the yellow building in the background, which was Power2Build’s first 3D printed house. Image courtesy: Power2Build Printed 4,5 times faster than the first printed building showing remarkable increase in productivity Power2Build finished their second and largest 3D printed building yet in Angola with the BOD2 construction printer 140 m2 house printed 4.5 times faster than th...