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Novak Construction Manages Construction for By The Hand-Moving Everest Charter School

Shepherding school age children is a parent's and a community's greatest challenge. Today signified summer's end and a solid, bright new beginning for these young people of Chicago's Austin neighborhood, one of Chicago's most at-risk areas for its youth. By the Hand Club for Kids provides a haven with structure, spirituality and scholastics. Novak Construction is extremely honored to have managed the construction for this special client, its second with them.

21 Aug 2015

Gemma Power Systems to Build 475MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant for NTE Energy

Gemma Power Systems, LLC (GPS) has received Interim Notice to Proceed (INTP) to commence activities under an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Services (EPC) contract with NTE Ohio LLC, an affiliate of NTE Energy, to construct a 475 MW state-of-the-art natural gas-fired power plant in Middletown, OH.

21 Aug 2015

PNNL Opens New LEED Gold-Certified Systems Engineering Building

With the opening this week of the Systems Engineering Building at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a new suite of capabilities become available to researchers and industry to tackle the nation's top challenges in grid modernization, buildings efficiency and renewable energy integration.

21 Aug 2015

eStem Public Charter Schools to Build High School on UALR Campus

A public charter school plans to build a new high school on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus as part of an innovative partnership to improve student opportunities and boost the state’s economy.

21 Aug 2015

Polymer Pipe Cured in Site Technology Renews Pipes Without Excavation

Tubepol is a company founded in 2012 by two graduates of the National University of Mexico (UNAM). Engineers, chemist Adrian Cordero Ibarra and civil Jorge Pérez Gavilán Paz created a comprehensive technology to renew piping without the need of excavation, ensuring it lasts 50 years, 25 more than a traditional one.

20 Aug 2015

Legacy and River Cree Resort and Casino Break Ground on New Concert and Event Centre

Legacy Building Solutions and the River Cree Resort and Casino have broken ground on The Venue, a new concert and event centre expected to open in the fall of 2015.

20 Aug 2015

Bedford Reinforced Plastics to Showcase Current Product Line at WEFTEC 2015

Bedford Reinforced Plastics, a leading manufacturer of fiberglass-reinforced polymer (FRP) structural profiles, pultruded and molded grating, will be exhibiting at the 2015 Water Environment Federation's Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois from September 26-30th.

20 Aug 2015

Afton to Construct Second Phase of Chemical Additive Manufacturing Facility in Singapore

Afton Chemical Corporation has received approval from the NewMarket Corporation board to begin construction of the new second phase of its chemical additive manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Singapore.

20 Aug 2015

Legal Clinic at John Marshall Law School Receives LEED Silver Certification

The clinical space at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago has been awarded LEED Silver Certification. The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.

20 Aug 2015

Dominion Foundation Offers $30,000 Grant for Jellyfish Exhibit at North Carolina Aquarium

One of the sea's most misunderstood and beautiful creatures, the jellyfish, will be the focus of a new exhibit at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion North Carolina Power.

20 Aug 2015

Construction Begins at California Pacific Homes' Citrine Neighborhood in Portola Springs® Village

Model construction is now underway at California Pacific Homes' brand-new Citrine neighborhood in Portola Springs® Village, creating buyer excitement as the upcoming Grand Opening approaches. Citrine will offer creatively planned courtyard homes with first-floor bedrooms, modern amenities, large yards in many locations, and a Villages of Irvine® lifestyle with access to abundant recreation and leisure.

19 Aug 2015

Cambria Expands Marble Collection™ Range

Cambria, the only family-owned, American-made natural quartz producer in North America, announces the immediate availability of two stunning new designs. Ella™ and Brittanicca™ expand the Marble Collection™ and are available for order immediately. With these additions to its expansive palette, Cambria now offers 124 designs within eight collections, and continues to be the largest, most preferred stone source for homeowners, retailers, architects, contractors, and designers.

19 Aug 2015

Complete Analysis of Global Elevator and Escalator Market Sector

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Elevator and Escalator Market Report: 2015 Edition" report to their offering.

19 Aug 2015

SolarWindow to Demonstrate Electricity-Generating Window Unit During Upcoming Webcast on August 20, 2015

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. will feature a first-ever demonstration of its working, electricity-generating window unit during the company’s upcoming webcast on August 20, 2015 at 2PM (EDT). Click here to view a short video trailer.

19 Aug 2015

Tutor Perini Receives Construction Contract Worth $140 Million

Tutor Perini Corporation, a leading civil and building construction company, announced today that its subsidiary, Tutor Perini Building Corp., has been selected as the general contractor for two luxury residential towers in Miami Beach. The contract is valued at approximately $140 million.

19 Aug 2015