Press Releases

The World Bank, Build Academy, Airbnb and GFDRR to Launch Resilient Homes Design Challenge

The World Bank, Build Academy, Airbnb, and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) have launched a global crowd-solving challenge for designs of Resilient Homes. The goal of this challenge is to generate designs for low-cost and sustainable small houses (under $10,000) for people living in vulnerable areas affected by natural disasters.

WOC 2019 Announces Attendee Registration is Now Open!

World of Concrete attendee registration has officially opened and expectations are this will be the largest WOC event in over a decade. With a strong economy and a viable & active construction sector, the concrete & masonry industries will converge in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 22-25; Seminars 21-25, for this highly-anticipated annual event.

Firefighters Battle Three-Alarm Apartment Fire, Causing over $2 Million in Damages

Over 130 people have been left without a home following a three-alarm fire in Lanham, Maryland. The blaze ignited a multi-family apartment home, tearing through all four buildings in the complex. More than 100 firefighters and medical personnel responded to the wood-framed building fire, which created $2.2 million worth of damage.