Once again BAU is proving to be a real magnet for the sector. International companies in particular are finding the 'World´s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems' more attractive than ever before. Around one third of all the applications received so far – that´s 17 percent more than at the same point two years ago in the preparations for the last BAU – are from abroad. The next BAU takes place from January 14 to 19, 2013 at the exhibition center in Munich.


The year 2011 saw the industry’s stock-listed solar companies lose more than 30 billion dollars. This is based on Solarplaza’s Top 10 lists of the World’s Best-Performing PV Stocks and the World’s Biggest Stock-Listed Solar PV Companies (market capitalization). GCL-Poly Energy Holdings turned out to be the biggest stock-listed solar PV company, with a market capitalization of 4.3 billion dollars. The best-performing stock was that of GT Advanced Technologies, which still suffered a loss of 23%.
JOHANNESBURG / ROTTERDAM - Apart from curbing South Africa’s gigantic carbon footprint and being a reliable and cost-effective source of power, solar energy will create thousands and thousands of much-needed jobs if the government plays its cards right.
The building shell is the focus of the facade congress in the architects’ forum “The Art of Planning” at R+T 2012
One of the best-known shopping centre in Lithuania “Babilonas I”, situated in Panevezys city in Lithuania, has been sold to a Finnish private investor Pontos Group. 









