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Building Turbines Reports Status of LED Lighting Retrofit for The FreshBrew Group

Building Turbines, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BLDW), announces that, through Green City Planet, a fully owned subsidiary of Building Turbines, Inc., they are completing the LED lighting retrofit for The FreshBrew Group of Houston, TX, which included replacing all existing lighting in their 90,000 sq-ft warehouse, manufacturing facility, executive offices and all other interior and exterior lighting, with cost saving LED Lighting.

13 Sep 2013

New Report Discusses Opportunities in Indian Market for Construction Equipment

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Sectoral Capsule - Opportunities in Indian Construction Equipment Market in India" report to their offering.

13 Sep 2013

Gibraltar Purchases Solar-Powered Ventilation Product Line

Gibraltar Industries, a leading manufacturer and distributor of products for building and industrial markets, announced the expansion of its offerings through the recently completed purchase of the assets of a Nevada-based supplier of solar-powered ventilation products.

12 Sep 2013

New First Responder Training Facility to be Built at San Diego Miramar College Campus

Repeat partners Swinerton Builders and San Diego Community College District celebrated groundbreaking today on a new facility to train future first responders at the San Diego Miramar College campus.

12 Sep 2013

Mitsubishi Electric Launches Elevator and Escalator Business in Brazil

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has assumed ownership of Brazilian elevator and escalator company LGTECH ELEVADORES S.A. (LGT), launching business operations under the name MELCO ELEVADORES DO BRASIL S.A. this month.

12 Sep 2013

Deceuninck North America Updates Revolution Tilt-and-Turn Window for the Commercial Market

Deceuninck North America, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality systems for windows, doors, and outdoor living, is taking its Revolution Tilt-and-Turn™ window system to the next level with updated configurations for the commercial market.

12 Sep 2013

Watson Bowman Acme Releases High Performance Seismic Joint System

Watson Bowman Acme, a BASF company and leader in expansion control systems for the construction industry, today announced the release of Wabo ® Seismic SafetyFlex, a system specifically designed to accommodate wider joint openings and rapidly accelerating multi-directional movement.

12 Sep 2013

GBI’s Daylight Harvesting Fluorescent Light Ballast Solution Implemented by CLK Properties

Green Ballast Inc., announced today that CLK Properties, which owns over 135 commercial buildings in 43 cities, is installing Green Ballast Inc.'s (GBI) patented daylight harvesting fluorescent light ballast in a number of its office buildings. The lighting upgrade will reduce electric lighting usage in the facilities by an average of 42% per year, with CLK receiving a payback on its investment in less than 1.1 years for fixtures which have a 10 year life expectancy.

12 Sep 2013

Production and Investment Forecast Report on Southern African Cement Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Southern African Cement Industry Production and Investment Forecasts" report to their offering.

12 Sep 2013

Viessmann and Panasonic Develop New Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell System for European Homes

The Viessmann Group and Panasonic Corporation have developed a new fuel cell cogeneration system, which will become the first polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) system available for homes in Europe. It will be sold by Viessmann in Germany from April 2014.

11 Sep 2013

Ergon Asphalt + Emulsions and NuStar Energy Enter Terminaling Agreement

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. (EA&E) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with NuStar Energy, L.P. (NuStar) to market asphalt from NuStar’s terminal in Pittsburg, California.

11 Sep 2013

AXION Receives its First Purchase Order for ECOTRAX Rail Ties from Russia

AXION International Holdings, Inc., a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® rail ties and STRUXURE® building products, announced today the Company has received its first purchase order for ECOTRAX® rail ties which will be shipped to Russia and installed in track with a major transit line later this year.

11 Sep 2013

Consolidated to Distribute Fiberon’s Premium Composite and PVC Products in East Coast

Fiberon®, a leading manufacturer of PVC and composite decking, railing and fencing products, today announces its partnership with Consolidated Distribution Services, one of the 50-year-old Consolidated Lumber group of companies. Beginning immediately, N.J.-based Consolidated will distribute Fiberon’s premium composite and PVC decking and railing products to lumberyards in N.J., N.Y., Conn. and Pa.

11 Sep 2013

Researchers Develop Diagnostic Tool to Evaluate Impact of Climate Change on Buildings

To support them in this challenge researchers at Heriot-Watt University have developed a diagnostic tool to test the performance of buildings. Using 2009 climate projections, which suggest significant rises in UK temperatures over the next 70 years, the tool will allow building professionals to identify the risk of buildings overheating and becoming unfit for use, and to test low carbon solutions to reduce the risk.

11 Sep 2013

New Pavement Surface Overlay at St Vincent Indianapolis Hospital to Prevent Slips and Falls

St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital has partnered with Cargill Deicing Technology to install a pavement surface overlay on one of its busiest driveways in an effort to reduce slips and falls from the slick conditions that can occur in the harsh winter months.

11 Sep 2013

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Building Turbines Reports Status of LED Lighting Retrofit for The FreshBrew Group

New Report Discusses Opportunities in Indian Market for Construction Equipment

Gibraltar Purchases Solar-Powered Ventilation Product Line

New First Responder Training Facility to be Built at San Diego Miramar College Campus

Mitsubishi Electric Launches Elevator and Escalator Business in Brazil

Deceuninck North America Updates Revolution Tilt-and-Turn Window for the Commercial Market

Watson Bowman Acme Releases High Performance Seismic Joint System

GBI’s Daylight Harvesting Fluorescent Light Ballast Solution Implemented by CLK Properties

Production and Investment Forecast Report on Southern African Cement Industry

Viessmann and Panasonic Develop New Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell System for European Homes

Ergon Asphalt + Emulsions and NuStar Energy Enter Terminaling Agreement

AXION Receives its First Purchase Order for ECOTRAX Rail Ties from Russia

Consolidated to Distribute Fiberon’s Premium Composite and PVC Products in East Coast

Researchers Develop Diagnostic Tool to Evaluate Impact of Climate Change on Buildings

New Pavement Surface Overlay at St Vincent Indianapolis Hospital to Prevent Slips and Falls

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Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

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Trending Stories

1Researchers Develop Energy-Efficient Concrete with Nano-Silica and Expanded Polystyrene

2Scientists Find Waste Foundry Sand Can Boost Concrete Strength, Lower Costs, and Support Sustainability

3MIT Researchers Use Machine Learning to Identify Sustainable Alternatives to Cement Production

4New Review Finds Cement Could Go Low-Carbon — If We Get the Chemistry Right

5Breakthrough AI Model Accurately Predicts Strength of Recycled Concrete Mixes

6Study Finds Ideal ITS Replacement Levels to Enhance Concrete Strength and Seismic Performance