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Ghana National Gas Awards Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project Contract to AECOM

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients in more than 140 countries around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a US$15.6-million first-year contract for the Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project (WCGIDP) by the Ghana National Gas Company. The contract is renewable annually.

26 Feb 2013

Solar America to Provide Los Conejos with Solar Solutions for Planned Community of 700 Homes

Solar America Corp. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Valdez Cueva Constructores Asosiados S.A. de C.V., the principal contractor for the Los Conejos housing project, currently under construction in Tonola, a suburb of Guadalajara.

26 Feb 2013

Baha Mar Holds Topping-Off Celebration

Baha Mar, the $3.5 billion resort enclave rising in the Bahamian Riviera, celebrated its midway completion point yesterday with a "Roots and Wings" themed topping-off celebration. The festivities, held inside the active construction site, marked completion of the final level – the 25th floor – of The Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, the iconic, tallest structure at the 1,000-acre resort. Central to the arts-inspired topping-off event were announcements of the creation of Believe, Baha Mar's philanthropic foundation, and a new design partnership with Bahamian multi-platinum Grammy-award winning performing artist, actor, and designer Lenny Kravitz . Baha Mar also announced it will partner with luxury spa operator ESPA, and unveiled a formal cultural alliance with The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB).

25 Feb 2013

Governments of Canada and Ontario Start La Nouvelle Scène Renovation and Expansion Works

Ottawa residents and visitors will soon experience a bigger and better La Nouvelle Scène. Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans and the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Ontario Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs were on hand today to participate in the ceremonial start of construction and reaffirm support for the initiative.

25 Feb 2013

New Study Confirms Importance of Green-Building Certification Programs

A new study prepared for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) confirms the importance of green-building certification programs as tools to reduce energy use and other operational costs.

25 Feb 2013

Federal Government Pledges Support as Eko Atlantic Project Reclaims Land from Sea

Eko Atlantic, the visionary new city for Lagos, Nigeria drew high-level presidential praise from both the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan and the former President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton during a dedication ceremony to mark a milestone event.

25 Feb 2013

Principal Real Estate Investors Starts Construction on New Office Building at Sunnyvale Business Park

Principal Real Estate Investors, one of the largest institutional real estate managers in the United States, broke ground at Sunnyvale Business Park last week in Sunnyvale, Calif.

25 Feb 2013

New Report Analyzes Global Markets for Prefabricated Housing

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Prefabricated Housing - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

25 Feb 2013

Chance Partners Starts Construction on Green Bear Lofts in Downtown Tuscaloosa

Chance Partners, LLC today announced that is has started construction on Green Bear Lofts, its third downtown luxury apartment community in the last year.

22 Feb 2013

SWA Group Wins Design Competition for New Central Park Along Pudong Waterfront in Shanghai

SWA Group, a leading landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, has won an international design competition for a 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile)-long new “central park” along the Pudong waterfront, Shanghai’s financial center and gateway to this global city.

22 Feb 2013

Whole Building Systems Completes Survey of Nathaniel Russell House Museum

Whole Building Systems, a highly regarded engineering and energy efficiency consulting firm that serves commercial, governmental, educational, and historic preservation sectors, today announced that it recently completed an Energy Survey and Engineering Analysis of the Nathaniel Russell House Museum, located in historic Charleston, SC.

22 Feb 2013

Pennsylvania Governor Joins Officials at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Lehigh County Emergency Center

Governor Tom Corbett today joined state, county and local officials in a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new Cetronia Ambulance Corps and Lehigh County Joint Operations and Medico-Legal Forensics Center.

22 Feb 2013

US Green Building Council Awards LEED Platinum Certification to Foram Group’s 600 Brickell

Foram Group announced today that its 600 Brickell at Brickell World Plaza office tower has received LEED® Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

22 Feb 2013

Dallas' Platinum Series Homes Named Recipient of 2013 Best of Houzz Award

Platinum Series Homes by Mark Molthan, a custom home builder located in Dallas -- is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 "Best of Houzz" Award. Houzz is the leading online platform for home remodeling and design.

21 Feb 2013

New Market Research Reports on Paint Industries in Central Asia, Eastern and Central Europe

Paints and coatings industry executives seeking strategically significant competitor information, analysis and critical insight need look no further. As the number of construction projects increases, consumers resume their spending and as the demand for industrial production is raised, the paints and coatings market will benefit. At the same time, there are a number of factors inhibiting market growth, such as more stringent environmental regulations and higher prices of base ingredients. While some of these factors may not affect the paints and coatings market as a whole, specific segments of the market may be influenced.

21 Feb 2013

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Ghana National Gas Awards Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project Contract to AECOM

Solar America to Provide Los Conejos with Solar Solutions for Planned Community of 700 Homes

Baha Mar Holds Topping-Off Celebration

Governments of Canada and Ontario Start La Nouvelle Scène Renovation and Expansion Works

New Study Confirms Importance of Green-Building Certification Programs

Federal Government Pledges Support as Eko Atlantic Project Reclaims Land from Sea

Principal Real Estate Investors Starts Construction on New Office Building at Sunnyvale Business Park

New Report Analyzes Global Markets for Prefabricated Housing

Chance Partners Starts Construction on Green Bear Lofts in Downtown Tuscaloosa

SWA Group Wins Design Competition for New Central Park Along Pudong Waterfront in Shanghai

Whole Building Systems Completes Survey of Nathaniel Russell House Museum

Pennsylvania Governor Joins Officials at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Lehigh County Emergency Center

US Green Building Council Awards LEED Platinum Certification to Foram Group’s 600 Brickell

Dallas' Platinum Series Homes Named Recipient of 2013 Best of Houzz Award

New Market Research Reports on Paint Industries in Central Asia, Eastern and Central Europe

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Discussing Construction Heritage and Preservation with Dr. Silke Langenberg

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1Eco-Friendly Cement Alternative Developed Using Bamboo Byproducts

2Breakthrough AI Model Accurately Predicts Strength of Recycled Concrete Mixes

3New Review Finds Cement Could Go Low-Carbon — If We Get the Chemistry Right

4New Concrete Mix Boosts Strength and Durability with Bentonite, Silica Fume, and Fibers

5Modeling Bacterial Viability in Fire-Resistant Bio-Concrete

6Reduce Errors and Increase Carbon Credits in Cement Plants With Accurate Biogenic Co₂ Data Reporting