Smith (NYSE:AOS), a manufacturer of water heating equipment and electric motors, Armstrong World (NYSE:AWI), a producer of flooring products and ceiling systems for use primarily in the construction and renovation of residential, commercial and institutional buildings.

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The construction of residential and commercial buildings in the country is expected to grow at strong rates over the coming years driven by a rising urban population.

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World War II brought construction to a halt, but in the 1950s, EUR was revitalised into a busy commercial and residential centre with stark, travertine buildings, axially-planned street planning and looming columns.

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Cheng has high hopes for New York's Riverside South, which will have 16 waterfront residential buildings and a commercial tower.

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Popular for a while in commercial buildings and industrial-looking condos, the shades have been showing up in mainstream residential designs, says Brooke Traeger, associate chair of interior design at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.

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