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Carpet backing systems

The diversity and durability of polyurethane carpet backing systems are illustrated in seven new…

News briefs

ULI survey says hotels show highest rate of return. Stephen Blank, senior resident fellow of…

A+ growth projected for educational sector

Educational construction spending grew at a rate faster than any other nonresidential sector during…

New DePaul building to have green laboratories

The Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building is a new five-story, 130,000-sf building that…

Retail sector holding strong in Palm Springs

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based retail developer Investec Real Estate Cos. is erecting Gene Autry…

New traditions, new technologies

While the tradition of structural expression in Chicago's high-rise office towers may have been…

Liberating locksets

Cylindrical locksets for a wide range of door conditions can be fitted on older doors with…

Complex puts park back in business

Plans for a 1.3 million-sq.-ft. office complex in Fairfield, Conn., have been unveiled by…

Neither boom nor gloom for retail building

The good news is that retail construction spending grew over the first five months of this…

Nation's first multistory green industrial facility opens in Brooklyn

The $25 million Perry Avenue Building at Brooklyn Navy Yard is the nation's…

Delicate touch

Woods in multiple colors offer a unique concept in decorative flooring design. Cambridge wood tile…

University of Rhode Island to get an undersea exploration center

Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane Building Co. has broken ground on a $15 million undersea…

Rooftop athletic field a hit for New Jersey school

Union City High School features a regulationsize baseball field atop…

Office boom past its peak, but still up

The surge in office development is ebbing, but office construction spending will expand 12% in…

Nonresidential construction hiring crawls

Judging by employment figures, the nonresidential building market has yet to show signs of…

Preserving a mixed-use landmark

In the 1970s, WestPac Shelter Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif., decided to purchase and renovate a…

Industrial vacancy rate declines even as construction soars

The vacancy rate for manufacturing facilities and warehouses declined to 10.7% in the first…

Duluth, Minn., clinic largest LEED-rated healthcare facility

When the $63 million First Street Building at the Saint Mary's/Duluth Clinic in Duluth, Minn…

Additional insureds at risk for losing completed operations coverage

Industry sources report that many insurance carriers will change their policies later this…

Energy, and sustainability

Are building teams focusing on how much energy their latest projects are expected to use? It's…