Construction Industry Forecasts Notes from Alex Carrick – Oct 20, 2011 Alex Carrick, Canadian Chief Economist The latest data on the North American economy has been a tad cheerier. While this won’t serve to make anyone giddy with excitement, it will lessen the frowns that have become all too commonplace. For example, U.S. housing starts […]
Read MoreANOTHER CHANCE FOR CUNNINGHAM TO SHINE
INDYCAR: Wade Cunningham prepared for Las Vegas Wade Cunningham press release This weekend’s 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series final at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the United States will provide Kiwi driver Wade Cunningham with another chance to shine. The 27-year-old former Firestone Indy Lights series champion finished seventh in only his second complete IndyCar […]
Read MoreCreatherm: Finally, A Rational System For Installing Radiant Floors
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 10. 3.11 Design & Architecture (flooring) Radiant heating is lovely and comfortable, but the best installations are in concrete, and that gets time consuming and expensive as installers put down insulation, then wire mesh, then tie the tubing to the mesh and hope that everything stays down and flat when […]
Read MoreThe BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York
The BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York The BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York, is intended to become an international showcase for sustainable development including best practices in site remediation, brownfield redevelopment and high-performance commercial construction. The center will […]
Read MoreCreatherm: A Simple, Flexible Radiant Slab
By Philip on Sep. 30, 2011 | Topics: Energy Efficiency, Technology | Comments (4) Radiant flooring is a popular method for heating a space. Typicaly, installing a radiant slab on grade has required the time- and labor-intensive process of laying down wire mesh and then tying the tubing to the grid of the mesh to […]
Read MoreCreatherm Sponsors Wade Cunningham for Kentucky IndyCar Race
INDIANAPOLIS – Creatherm, a manufacturer of radiant heat floor and wall panels and Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) have reached a three-race sponsorship agreement to field rookie driver Wade Cunningham. Wade Cunningham made his Izod IndyCar Series debut June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth driving a Dallara/Honda/Firestone car owned by Sam Schmidt Motorsports […]
Read MoreFrom a landfill, an oasis springs.
Former BASF manufacturing facility becomes education center and wildlife habitat by yi-ke peng Staff writer Published 12:55 a.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 Jim Bero, senior vice president of environment, health and safety for BASF in North America, cuts the ribbon at the dedication of BASF’s new environmetal education center and wildlife habitat in Rensselaer. / […]
Read MoreBASF opens new environmental education classroom and wildlife habitat in Rensselaer, New York
Project turns 100 year old manufacturing site into viable growth property and education center. RENSSELAER , NY, September 21, 2011 – BASF today celebrated the opening of its environmental education classroom and wildlife habitat at the site of the company’s former manufacturing facility on Riverside Ave. in Rensselaer, New York, declaring the property ready for […]
Read MoreModest Construction Recovery Will Be Supproted By Two More Years Of Cheap Credit
Jim Haughey, RCD Chief Economist The FRB had to do something quickly and dramatically to dampen the downward spiral of confidence and spending, similar to late 2008, that began earlier this year and threatened to become much more serious earlier this month. This was the only option available. Already, it is clear that the expected […]
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