San Fernando City, La Union (5 June) — Today, there are a lot of indicators showing that the economy is on the verge of the much-vaunted takeoff.
First is the building construction and property market which is actually booming with a lot of interest in this sector especially in prime development areas, compared to almost zero [...]

The long wait for the construction of the 250-megawatt power project at Bujagali is finally over. The government on Friday signed final documents instructing Bujagali Energy Ltd (BEL), the sponsors of the project and Salini Constructors, to start the implementation works “on or before June 1, 2007.”
“The relevant conditions have been fulfilled, hence the signing [...]

The government proposed alterations to the Criminal Code, providing for 4-15 years imprisonment for non-licensed construction operations.
The alterations to the legislation, which are aimed at putting an end to the urban planning chaos raging throughout the country in the past 10 years, were presented today in Skopje by the Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski.
The newly introduced [...]

Tiffany Construction will be working to relocate APS facilities crossing SR 179 south of Cortez Drive starting Tuesday, May 29, and working between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Traffic will move one direction at a time under the control of flaggers. Please plan for slight delays during this time.
Jack’s Canyon Road will re-open [...]

Czech construction companies signed 17,163 new orders in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 4.9 percent, but their aggregate value dropped by 13 percent on the year to Kc49.5bn, the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) said today.
The average construction order concluded in the first quarter was worth Kc2.9m, a year-on-year decline of 17 percent.
The largest [...]

SolCool One LLC and Perform Wall teamed up at the fourth annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo in Santa Monica, CA May 18th & 19th.
Perform Wall manufactures a stay-in-place insulated concrete form that is structurally strong, energy efficient, sound proof, resistant to fire, wind, mildew, and fungus, including black mold. Perform Wall building blocks [...]

The editors of the Portsmouth Herald have performed a worthy public service in their timely editorial (March 14), wherein they comment on the press release regarding the “settlement agreement,” so-called, related to the quagmire of the still-continuing saga of malfeasance and incompetence demonstrated by Rye town officials in their secret dealings with architects and contractors [...]

Alternative Construction Company, Inc. announced the formation of the Future of Building Institute, Inc. (FBII), a non-profit organization currently being formed for the purposes of attracting and combining
Mr. A.J. Francel, President of FBII, stated, “We are interested in achieving total housing solutions. For years, the economics of housing have looked at mortgage costs, maintenance costs, [...]

Autodesk, Inc. and Architectural Data Systems (ADS) today announced an initiative to enable users of AutoCAD Architecture 2008 software (formerly Autodesk Architectural Desktop) — full access to ADSearch — an extensive attribute-based building product search engine from ADS. Through the ADSearch technology, Autodesk intends to provide AutoCAD Architecture 2008 users with access to the broad [...]

This is an amazing little charger that literally breathes new life into your failing DeWalt batteries. It revitalizes everything from 9.6 volts through the big 18-volters, but what’s so great about this charger is that not only can it be used as a standard quick charger, but if you leave a worn-down battery in [...]

The Xantrex Technologies XPower Plus 400-watt inverter provides portable power for trucks, RVs, boats, and minivans. By plugging the inverter directly into your vehicle’s 12-volt cigarette lighter, you can turn your vehicle into a mobile office and operate devices such as a 27-inch TV or 20-inch TV/DVD combo, a camcorder, and a laptop computer. [...]

The Black & Decker 24-volt cordless mulching mower gives you the power to mow or mulch your lawn without the mess, noise, smell and hassle of a gas-powered mower or the limitations of a cord. Using a 24-volt sealed lead acid battery, this mower has enough power to mow up to a 1/3-acre lawn [...]