Renovation

GFT and CloudFrame partner to help industries say goodbye to COBOL

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
Maintenance, COBOL, GPP, Renovation, Partnership, ZIIP, Relocation, Risk, Language, GFT, Video game, Cryptocurrency

LONDON, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the fast-paced world of technology, there is no room for outdated standards. Or so one might think. In 2023, COBOL, a programming language debuted in the 1950s, is still ubiquitous in most financial institutions, insurance firms, airlines, retail companies – the list goes on. This is increasingly becoming a problem for users, due to the high costs of mainframe use and a shortage of experts needed for new development and maintenance.

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  • In 2023, COBOL, a programming language debuted in the 1950s, is still ubiquitous in most financial institutions, insurance firms, airlines, retail companies – the list goes on.
  • GFT and CloudFrame have formed a global partnership to help COBOL users make the transition to more efficient platforms.
  • "Partnering with GFT will help our customers achieve application modernisation of their COBOL systems much faster," said Venkat Pillay, founder and CEO of CloudFrame.
  • Marika Lulay, CEO of GFT, said: "Many people are surprised by how widely COBOL is still used in legacy mainframe applications.

Smart Home Market worth $163.7 Billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Urbanization, Component, Communication, Lighting control system, Energy, Control, Thermostat, Software, Sensor, Tenant, Information and communications technology, Country, Security, HVAC, ASSA, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services, New-construction building commissioning, HVAC control system, Schneider Electric, Hardware, Personal Software Services, Growth, Weather, Commercial, Home appliance, Region, Controller, Renovation, Smart speaker, Automation, Wireless, Video game, Renewable energy, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Lighting, Geography, Honeywell

The development of wireless communication technologies is a crucial driver of the home theater system control industry, promoting the growth of the smart home market for entertainment controls.

Key Points: 
  • The development of wireless communication technologies is a crucial driver of the home theater system control industry, promoting the growth of the smart home market for entertainment controls.
  • The surge in demand for smart meters and smoke detectors, as well as the increasing popularity of smart plugs, smart hubs, and smart locks, are the some of the factors contributing to the growth of the other controls segment.
  • The majority of market players possess robust distribution networks and sales channels to cater to the demands of end-users.
  • Honeywell (US), Siemens (Germany), Johnson Controls (Ireland), Schneider Electric (France), and ASSA ABLOY (Sweden) are the major players in smart home market.

Smart Home Market worth $163.7 Billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Urbanization, Component, Communication, Lighting control system, Energy, Control, Thermostat, Software, Sensor, Tenant, Information and communications technology, Country, Security, HVAC, ASSA, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services, New-construction building commissioning, HVAC control system, Schneider Electric, Hardware, Personal Software Services, Growth, Weather, Commercial, Home appliance, Region, Controller, Renovation, Smart speaker, Automation, Wireless, Video game, Renewable energy, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Lighting, Geography, Honeywell

The development of wireless communication technologies is a crucial driver of the home theater system control industry, promoting the growth of the smart home market for entertainment controls.

Key Points: 
  • The development of wireless communication technologies is a crucial driver of the home theater system control industry, promoting the growth of the smart home market for entertainment controls.
  • The surge in demand for smart meters and smoke detectors, as well as the increasing popularity of smart plugs, smart hubs, and smart locks, are the some of the factors contributing to the growth of the other controls segment.
  • The majority of market players possess robust distribution networks and sales channels to cater to the demands of end-users.
  • Honeywell (US), Siemens (Germany), Johnson Controls (Ireland), Schneider Electric (France), and ASSA ABLOY (Sweden) are the major players in smart home market.

DCHFA commits to preserving affordable housing at the Villages of East River

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
LIHTC, Rehabilitation, Housing, Acquisition, Renovation, Village, WDC, Agency, AMI, Capital market, Ward 7 (Windsor, Ontario), Community development, California Department of Housing and Community Development, PSH, First Street, Anacostia, Positive, SE, HVAC, Property management, Management, Real estate, D.C

“Preservation of existing affordable housing assets is an essential component of affordability,” stated Christopher E. Donald, Executive Director/CEO, DCHFA.

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  • “Preservation of existing affordable housing assets is an essential component of affordability,” stated Christopher E. Donald, Executive Director/CEO, DCHFA.
  • “The residents at the Villages of East River will have their community renovated and modernized, while their rents remain affordable and allow them to remain in their neighborhoods.”
    The residents of the Villages of East River formed the Positive Change Tenants Association and exercised their rights under the D.C. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act.
  • Additional funding came in the form of a $37.6 million Housing Production Trust Fund loan from the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development.
  • Once completed, there will be two new community centers among the Villages of East River (at 301 37th Street, SE and 450 1st Street, SE).

Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors of New York, NY Awarded Best of Houzz 2023

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Industrial marketing, Renovation, Work, Design, Customer service, Residential Design Codes (Western Australia), Interiors, Architecture, Interior design, Photography, Houzz

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors of New York, NY has won a "Best of Houzz" award for Customer Service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, including the all-in-one software solution for industry professionals. The successful full service residential design build & interiors firm was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors of New York, NY has won a "Best of Houzz" award for Customer Service on Houzz ®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, including the all-in-one software solution for industry professionals.
  • The successful full service residential design build & interiors firm was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
  • Best of Houzz awards are given annually, in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography.
  • The Best of Houzz awards provide a distinctive mark of credibility for homeowners looking for pros on Houzz.

Smaller U-Haul Store in Edmond to Close after Larger Center Opens Nearby

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Friday, February 3, 2023
Growth, DIY, Renovation, Safety, Local, Weather, U-Haul, Self storage

EDMOND, Okla., Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul® store at 610 S. Broadway in Edmond will end its lease and close its doors on Feb. 4 after 12 years of serving the local community.

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  • EDMOND, Okla., Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul® store at 610 S. Broadway in Edmond will end its lease and close its doors on Feb. 4 after 12 years of serving the local community.
  • Customers of the closing store can find a full line of DIY moving and self-storage products and services just a half-mile away at the U-Haul store at 915 S. Broadway , which opened in September 2022.
  • The new Edmond U-Haul store offers truck and trailer sharing, boxes, moving supplies, U-Box® portable storage containers, towing equipment and much more.
  • U-Haul neighborhood dealers in and around Edmond continue to be available to serve DIY movers.

Howard University Announces Historic Miner Building’s Rebirth, Jumpstarts $785M Campus Master Plan

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
MBA, Real estate development, University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Howard University School of Law, School, Heart, STEM, Georgia Avenue, History, Student, Education, National Register of Historic Places, Normal School for Colored Girls, School of education, Learning, Miner, Normal school, African Americans, Renovation, Research, Howard University, Doctor of Philosophy, Interior design, Tutoring, Management, Science, Mathematics, Black

The Miner Building restoration kicks off a series of projects in the University’s largest campus development project in its history.

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  • The Miner Building restoration kicks off a series of projects in the University’s largest campus development project in its history.
  • Once renovations are completed, the Miner Building will serve as a shared space for interdisciplinary teaching and learning between the Howard University School of Education and the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science.
  • “Of all the current and proposed real estate projects on campus, Miner is exactly where I would choose to be.
  • The real estate initiative, which was laid out in detail in Howard’s 2020 Central Campus Master Plan, is structured to expand academic priorities, improve students’ life on campus and strengthen the university financially.

Here to Serve: Regions Bank and Regions Foundation Announce Tornado Recovery Plan

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Professional Services, Philanthropy, Other Philanthropy, Finance, Foundation, Banking, Bank, Society of Saint Edmund, Tornado, ATM, Regions Financial Corporation, Renovation, Work, Deep South, Retail banking, Organization, Water, City centre, Clothing, Multimedia, Financial services, Food, Bottled water, Petroleum, Tutoring, Central Alabama

Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation on Thursday announced a comprehensive tornado relief plan aimed at supporting communities that were impacted by a series of tornadoes on Jan. 12.

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  • Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation on Thursday announced a comprehensive tornado relief plan aimed at supporting communities that were impacted by a series of tornadoes on Jan. 12.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230119005059/en/
    The Regions Foundation is a nonprofit initiative funded primarily by Regions Bank.
  • The plan is based on three key elements:
    The Regions Foundation is a nonprofit initiative funded primarily by Regions Bank.
  • The Regions Foundation is committed to providing financial resources that will support the recovery today, tomorrow and into the future,” said Marta Self, executive director of the Regions Foundation.

Rainscreen Cladding Market is expected to generate a revenue of USD 16.16 Billion by 2028, Globally, at 7.1% CAGR: Verified Market Research®

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Friday, January 13, 2023
Composite, Weather, Construction, Hospital, Temperature, Renovation, Water, Growth, SFS Group, Rockwool International, Sika AG, Research, New-construction building commissioning, CGL, Geography, USD, Metal, Population growth, School, Ramco Cements, Printed circuit board

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Verified Market Research® recently published a report, "Rainscreen Cladding Market" By Material (Metal, Fiber Cement, Composite Materials), By Construction (New Construction and Renovation), By End-User (Non-residential and Residential), and By Geography.

Key Points: 
  • As per the deep research carried out by Verified Market Research®, the global Rainscreen Cladding Market size was valued at USD 9.38 Billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 16.16 Billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2021 to 2028.
  • Rainscreen cladding is a type of exterior cladding infrastructure that is applied to the surface of buildings.
  • The "Global Rainscreen Cladding Market" is mainly bifurcated into sub-segments which can provide classified data regarding the latest trends in the market.
  • The "Global Rainscreen Cladding Market" study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market.

The On-Site Meeting of 'Beautiful Countryside Construction - Qianwan Project' Held in Jiande, Hangzhou

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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Smoke, Central China, Woman, Civilization, Nature, Ecology, Happiness, Hall, Science, Culture, Environment, Industrialisation, Beauty, Ten Thousand Villages, State Council, Humanities, Yangcun Bridge, Intangibles, Renovation, Canal, Animal husbandry

Hanzhou, China, Dec. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jiande Municipal Committee announces that the on-site meeting of 'Beautiful Countryside Construction - Qianwan Project' is held in Jiande city, Hangzhou city.

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  • Hanzhou, China, Dec. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jiande Municipal Committee announces that the on-site meeting of 'Beautiful Countryside Construction - Qianwan Project' is held in Jiande city, Hangzhou city.
  • The delegates from Hangzhou walked into the countryside with great interest and experienced the charm of Jiande beautiful countryside.
  • Hangzhou is also leading in beautiful countryside construction.
  • It is understood that 85% of the existing more than 2,000 villages in Hangzhou have built beautiful countryside.