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YIT Germany Enters Agreement with Beckum Town to Increase Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings

YIT Germany GmbH and the German town of Beckum have signed an agreement to increase the energy efficiency of the town’s public buildings. The length of the service agreement is 12 years and the value is EUR 4.8 million. The agreement relates to a total of 52 buildings on 32 sites, including various schools and the town’s indoor swimming pool.

16 Apr 2013

Comprehensive Research Report of Construction Stone Market in Nigeria

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Stone Market in Nigeria: Business Report 2013" report to their offering.

16 Apr 2013

Bayer’s High-Performance Plastic Sheets Selected for Japanese Agricultural Reconstruction Project

High-performance plastic sheets from Bayer MaterialScience have been chosen for an agricultural reconstruction project in the disaster area of northeast Japan, hit two years ago by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. The material is used in a new greenhouse of a local farming corporation called VEGi-Dream Kuhara.

16 Apr 2013

New 45-Unit Apartment Building to be Developed in Winnipeg, Canada

A new 45-unit apartment building in Winnipeg will provide safe, affordable homes for families and for adults with mental health challenges. The building will be jointly funded by the Governments of Canada and Manitoba and will be operated by Eden Health Care Services Inc.

15 Apr 2013

Comprehensive Research of French Construction Stone Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Stone Market in France: Business Report 2013" report to their offering.

15 Apr 2013

Construction Begins on New Town of Lincoln Community Complex

As residents cheered, Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West-Glanbrook, and Bill Hodgson, Mayor of the Town of Lincoln, dug the first shovelful of soil to begin construction on the new Town of Lincoln Community Complex, a 53,000-square-foot arena, library and multi-purpose community facility.

15 Apr 2013

Seven Briar Chapel Homes to be Featured in 2013 Green Home Tour

Briar Chapel, a new home community in Chapel Hill, NC, announced today that seven of its homes will be featured in the annual Green Home Tour, taking place this weekend and next, April 13-14 and 20-21.

15 Apr 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Certification to Fauquier Bank's View Tree Branch

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. - The Fauquier Bank is pleased to announce that they have been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for their View Tree Branch, located at 87 West Lee Highway, in Warrenton, VA. LEED is the nation's top program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

12 Apr 2013

Ready-mixed Concrete Conference to be Held June 24 - 25 in Shanghai

In the year of 2011, the total output of ready-mixed concrete in China reached 1.42 billion cubic meters, and the number has increased in the past two years.

12 Apr 2013

Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry Honors BONE Structure with Dunamis Award

BONE Structure® is the winner of the prestigious Dunamis Award in the Innovation category, awarded by the Chamber of commerce and industry of Laval. More than 500 people from the business community met at the Château Royal on March 27 for the 32nd Dunamis Gala.

12 Apr 2013

Michael Baker to Design Replacement of 12-Span Derry Borough Bridge

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE MKT:BKR), has been awarded a contract by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), District 12, to design the replacement of the 12-span Derry Borough Bridge in Westmoreland County, Pa. The agreement is for five years and has a total value over the term of $2.2 million.

12 Apr 2013

Strauss Townhome Model Opened by NVR at Rose Glen in Tinton Falls, New Jersey

NVR, Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announces the grand opening of its Strauss townhome model at Rose Glen in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

12 Apr 2013

Comprehensive Research of Construction Stone Market in South Korea

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Stone Market in South Korea: Business Report 2013" report to their offering.

12 Apr 2013

Top Spots in BNL’s Model Bridge Building Contest Won by Patchogue-Medford High School Students

Patchogue-Medford High School students won the top three spots in Brookhaven National Laboratory's 2013 Model Bridge Building Contest.

12 Apr 2013

Harper Government Announces Investment to Upgrade Saskatoon’s Community Infrastructure

Today, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support for two projects at Prairieland Park under the Harper Government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF).

11 Apr 2013