OTTAWA, Sept 8 - The value of Canadian building permits plummeted 11.4 percent in July from June despite expectations of a slight gain, but most of the decline was explained by a civic workers' strike...
Sept 3, - There are numerous U.S. government tax incentives and utility rebate programs aimed at defraying the cost of renovating buildings and installing systems that save energy. Here is a sampling: - Homeowners can...
From the divisive Millennium Dome (02 Arena) in London, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and the incomplete Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea -- we have compiled a gallery of ten of the world's ugliest buildings for your viewing displeasure...
Air conditioners consume an inordinate amount of power in the U.S. and they aren't very efficiently used. To save energy, some say leave them out...
* Slower-than-expected US Q3 GDP growth dents sentiment * API data shows big build in weekly crude stockpiles * EIA report, other US economic data due later * Trade thins ahead of Thanksgiving holiday SINGAPORE,...
* Slower-than-expected US Q3 GDP growth dents sentiment * API data shows big build in weekly crude stockpiles * EIA report, other US economic data due later * Trade thins ahead of Thanksgiving holiday SINGAPORE,...
Cathay Life Insurance Co, the life insurance arm of Taiwan-based Cathay Financial Holding Co, said that it has acquired a commercial building on the island for NT$2.99 billion, sources reported.The ten-year building is on Section 4 of Zhongxiao East Road, one of Taipei's prime districts, will be rented back to the...
Indian telecoms services firm Tata Communications said on Tuesday it had signed agreements with operators in the Middle East to build a new cable system for the region.
TOKYO, Nov 24 - Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp said on Tuesday it would build a factory in Thailand with the capacity to manufacture 100,000 small cars a year after receiving government approval for the project....
SYDNEY, Nov 23 - South Korea's state pension fund is set to buy an office building in central Sydney for around A$685 million ($627 million), its first foray into Australia, the Australian newspaper reported on...