The artist's new song honors the men and women of the construction industry.
RACINE, Wis. (Aug. 28, 2014)—Country music star Kip Moore debuted a new video at CaseCE.com dedicated to the hard-working men and women of the construction industry.
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The firm's third Atlanta attraction was completed ahead of schedule and in time for college football season.
ATLANTA (Aug. 27, 2014)—Brasfield & Gorrie announced the completion of construction for the $68.5 million College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience in Atlanta, Georgia.
A new joint initiative applies science-based approaches to green building.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 27, 2014) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced a new initiative designed to ensure the use of sustainable and environmentally protective products in buildings by applying technical and science-based approaches to the LEED green building program.
NFL great is the keynote speaker for New Orleans event.
MOLINE, Ill.(Aug. 25, 2014) — Being a success in the rental industry takes leadership, perseverance and teamwork – which are three characteristics that describe Peyton Manning, the keynote speaker for The Rental Show 2015 in New Orleans.
The collaboration will coordinate Standard 189.1, the International Green Construction Code and LEED to offer comprehensive system of regulatory and voluntary leadership tools for jurisdictions
WASHINGTON (Aug. 21, 2014) — The International Code Council (ICC), ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announce the signing of a memorandum to collaborate on the development of Standard 189.1, the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and the LEED green building program.
Acquisition combines companies’ domain expertise and technology synergies across multiple industries
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2014) — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that it has acquired privately held Load Systems International Inc. (LSI), a market-leading manufacturer of wireless and hardwired crane safety instrumentation, headquartered in Quebec City, Canada.
Mammoet lifts space shuttle replica Independence atop the original Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) NASA 905, a Boeing 747.
UTRECHT, Netherlands (August 21, 2014) — Mammoet, a global presence in engineered heavy lifting and transport, lifted a new attraction at the NASA Space Center Houston to a greater height.
All construction sectors and geographic regions showing robust demand.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 20, 2014) — The last three months have shown steadily increasing demand for design services, and the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is now at its highest level since 2007. As an economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine- to 12-month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the July ABI score was 55.8, up noticeably from a mark of 53.5 in June.
Nevada has largest 12-month percentage gain, Florida adds largest number of jobs, and New Jersey experiences deepest losses.
Arlington, Va. (Aug. 18, 2014) — Construction firms added jobs in 39 states from July 2013 to July 2014 and in 34 states from June to July, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Association officials said the employment gains are good news, but that the pipeline of skilled craft workers, supervisors and other employees appears to be emptying rapidly.
Center offers fall safety and confined space rescue training.
RED WING, Minn. (Aug. 14, 2014) — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands, announced it has opened a new training center in Tustin, California, one of 20 state-of-the-art training centers Capital Safety now offers worldwide, in addition to on-site training and online training tools and services.
The company's equipment helped unearth the fossils of an ancient dinosaur, the Atlascopcosaurus.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Aug. 14, 2014) — It’s not clear how the unnamed dinosaur died 100-120 million years ago, but it’s been only 30 since Atlas Copco equipment helped discover the fossils of this ancient creature.
The acquisition will provide diversification into higher-margin industries and access to new distribution channels.
MILWAUKEE (Aug. 14, 2014) — Briggs & Stratton Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based Allmand Bros. Inc. Founded in 1938 and based in Holdrege, Nebraska, Allmand is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality towable light towers, industrial heaters and solar LED arrowboards.
The 2050 Imperative is designed to encourage sustainable design on all construction projects.
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 13, 2014) — The International Union of Architects (UIA), representing approximately 1.3 million architects worldwide through 124 national member sections has unanimously adopted the 2050 Imperative, committing to environmental and social sustainability. The historic declaration, presented Aug.
The purpose of the mission is to introduce U.S. firms to the expanding and diversifying Qatari market.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 11, 2014) — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced its sponsorship of the first-ever Architecture Service Trade Mission to the Middle East. The trade mission to Doha, Qatar will take place Nov. 17-19.
Completion of $28 million renovation project will help speed the design and development of products to meet customers’ growing needs.
BISMARCK, N.D. (Aug. 6, 2014) — Bobcat Company and Doosan recently opened the doors to their new Acceleration Center, ushering in a generation of advanced product innovation and accelerated learning to benefit customers, dealers and employees worldwide.
Equal Pay Report designed to help combat pay discrimination.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 6, 2014) — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposed rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual Equal Pay Report on employee compensation to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
Company expands business in Albert, Canada.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 5, 2014) — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands, has announced that it has acquired Fall Protection Group Inc., a Calgary, Alberta-based company committed to industry training for at-height workers.
While overall outlooks are positive, industry experts indicate need for government spending to maintain growth.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 4, 2014) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Chief Economist Anirban Basu, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chief Economist Kermit Baker and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chief Economist David Crowe provided a collaborative economic forecast combining their expert economic analysis on leading, present and lagging economic indicators.
Representatives of the National Demolition Association present a paper on the value of public/private collaboration before and during disaster response.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Aug. 1, 2014) — Emergency management experts from around the world met at Purdue University recently to debate best practices for life-saving response and recovery operations after natural or man-made catastrophes, opening the dialogue for the first time this year to include industry experts.
Move will facilitate LEED certification process and support green building in global hubs.
WASHINGTON (July 31, 2014) — The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), the third-party certification body for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, and Bureau Veritas SA, a global testing, inspection and certification body, have announced a strategic business partnership. As part of the agreement, Bureau Veritas will facilitate LEED certification on behalf of GBCI for LEED green building projects.