NEW YORK — Stocks closed mostly higher Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to their best week in four years after a surprise jump in home sales eased concern that frailty in the housing market will hurt economic growth.
Existing home sales rose by the biggest amount in nearly three years in February amid a [...]
Owens Corning recently received a Clean Industry Certification for its operations in Mexico. The Clean Industry Certification is a distinction awarded to participants of a volunteer environmental program promoted by PROFEPA, Mexico’s administrative agency for environmental protection and regulation.
To achieve recognition as one of the most environmentally friendly companies in Mexico, Owens Corning met or [...]
French oilfield services giant Technip has been awarded by Petrobras a contract worth approximately $200 million for the four-year charter of its flexible pipe laying vessel Sunrise 2000, operating offshore Brazil. This contract could be renewed for four years.
The Sunrise 2000 is a dynamically positioned vessel specially designed to install flexible flowlines and umbilicals in [...]
Technip has been awarded a contract worth approximately $150 million by Petrobras for the development of the Roncador field, located off the Brazilian coast. The Roncador P-54 project consists of eleven production and six water injection subsea wells, located at water depths down to 1,740 meters and connected in direct tie-back to the P-54 FPSO [...]
National Adhesives has introduced Bondmaster 40-453A, a new adhesive for insulating applications that can bond various facings to lightweight fiberglass for making rolled goods for use in the metal buildings industry.
Bondmaster 40-453A is a formulated copolymer emulsion adhesive used for bonding foil/scrim/kraft and other facings to fiberglass insulation in the manufacture of rolled goods for [...]
In his design for a 52-story tower across the Hudson River from Manhattan, internationally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas wants to inspire social interaction, life and energy.
The building’s design — three rectangular slabs stacked perpendicular to each other — allows for a mix of uses: condominiums, a hotel, artist lofts and studios, gallery and retail space.
“I [...]
UTD and UT System officials approved a recommendation Feb. 14 to award a contract for a residence hall and a dining facility with a prospective completion date of July 15, 2008, to architect Carter Burgess (CB).
Officials expect the residence hall will be located north of Waterview Park Phases VIII and IX. The location of the [...]
NEW HAVEN – Almost a century ago, noted architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., creator of New York City’s famous Central Park, was hired to produce a ‘green’ vision for New Haven.
In a 1910 master plan for New Haven, Olmsted recommended “connecting parkways” or greenways that would link larger parks and recreation areas, making them more [...]
KAMAKURA, Japan — Anybody who thinks Japanese all live in cramped quarters should take a look at architect Yoshihiro Takishita’s home.
The peaked roof shelters four floors. Massive, roughhewn, dark wood beams — fitted together without nails — frame the expansive living and dining area. A series of sliding glass doors open to a verandah [...]
CORONA DEL MAR – After four years of planning, Newport Beach architect Brion Jeannette has unveiled a unique and ambitious condominium project.
But the plans, like many slated for coastal bluffs, face some opposition from neighbors who worry about possible environmental and aesthetic effects.
The Newport Beach planning commission tonight will hold the first hearing on the [...]
Kirk & Blum’s expanded line of clamp-together duct is designed for quick installation and easy system modification, and now supported with free 3-D design software to ensure system performance and easy installation. Assembled with the lifetime-guaranteed Forever Clamp, the duct is available in galvanized or stainless steel in one-inch diameter increments from 3″ to 24″ [...]
Kirk & Blum’s expanded line of clamp-together duct is designed for quick installation and easy system modification. Assembled with the lifetime-guaranteed Forever Clamp, the duct is available in galvanized or stainless steel in one-inch diameter increments from 3″ to 24″ with accessories such as in-line mist accumulators, industrial-grade blast gates, swiveling ball joints, sweeps, hoods [...]