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SRV Wins Construction Contract for Ring Rail Line’s Railway Station

SRV has won the construction project for the Ring Rail Line’s railway station to Helsinki Airport. Construction works will be started at the latter part of October. Construction contract with Finnish Transport Agency was signed on Friday 12 October.

15 Oct 2012

CIMC Vanguard National Trailer Places Purchase Orders for Conforce’s EKO-FLOR Titan Composite Floorboard

Conforce International, Inc., developers of EKO-FLOR™, a composite flooring system for the transportation industry, today announced that the Company has received multiple purchase orders for its newly designed EKO-FLOR™ Titan composite floorboard from CIMC Vanguard National Trailer Corporation.

15 Oct 2012

Skanska Signs Renovation and Expansion Contract for Higher Education Building in USA

Skanska has signed a contract to renovate and expand a higher education building for a confidential client in the North East Region of USA. The contract value is USD 117 M, SEK 800 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the third quarter 2012.

15 Oct 2012

Briar Chapel Builders Nabbed Four Wins at 2012 Parade of Homes

Briar Chapel builders nabbed four wins during the 2012 Parade of Homes, presented by the Home Builder’s Association (HBA) of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties. Homes by Saussy Burbank, David Weekly Homes and Homes by Dickerson received gold designations, and a second Homes By Dickerson model received a silver designation.

15 Oct 2012

New Affordable Housing Complex Opened in Estevan

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, along with SV Rental Corporation, celebrated the grand opening of a new affordable housing complex today. The 12-unit townhouse style complex, located at 1621 First Street, will assist families in Estevan in housing need.

15 Oct 2012

Business Report on Chinese Construction Stone Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Stone Market in China: Business Report 2012" report to their offering.

12 Oct 2012

Blu Homes to Develop New Affordable Housing in Marin County

California and Massachusetts -based green, precision homebuilder Blu Homes today announced that it has partnered with non-profit Homeward Bound of Marin on a critically-needed, permanent, supportive housing project for homeless families in Marin County.

12 Oct 2012

New Research Reveals Increase in BIM Usage in North America

At a national meeting today of the BIMForum in Tacoma WA , McGraw-Hill Construction presented highlights of its new research showing the rapid advance of Building Information Modeling (BIM) usage by architects, engineers, contractors and owners in North America.

12 Oct 2012

KONE to Supply Heavy-Duty Transit Escalators for Upcoming New York City Subway Station

KONE has been awarded a contract by EE Cruz and Tully Construction to supply nine heavy-duty transit escalators to the future 96th Street Station, as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Second Avenue Subway Project.

12 Oct 2012

Skanska Awarded Contract to Construct New Fore River Bridge in Boston

In a joint venture with J.F. White Contracting Company, Skanska will build the Fore River Bridge replacement in Boston, MA, for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

12 Oct 2012

US Hospital Group to Deploy SunSi's Lightsky LED Product at Midwest Facility

SunSi Energies, an international manufacturer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement with one of the largest private hospital groups in the U.S. to conduct a trial of SunSi's Lightsky LED lighting products at one of its facilities in the Midwest.

12 Oct 2012

Eco Building Products, GLOBAL Encasement Partner to Provide Enhanced Building Technology

Eco Building Products, announced today the Company has signed a binding agreement with GLOBAL Encasement, Inc. (GEI) of California. GEI is a Pro-Planet Positive Company that manufactures high quality, Class A Fire-Rated environmentally friendly, non-toxic protective coatings for renewable/sustainable waterproofing, roofing and most interior and exterior building surfaces, complimentary to ECOB's existing line of protected lumber products.

12 Oct 2012

Parnian Exquisite Furnishings Showroom Reduces Energy Use With Relumination LED Lighting

Relumination, a leading provider of LED lighting solutions for businesses, helped Parnian significantly reduce energy use and provide a better shopping experience for the affluent clientele visiting the 15,000 square foot unique showroom filled with high end contemporary furniture and artwork.

12 Oct 2012

Comprehensive Financial Evaluation on Top 1000 Cement Manufacturers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Top 1000 Cement Manufacturers (Global)" report to their offering.

12 Oct 2012

Magee Drive Affordable Housing Development Officially Opened in Middleton

Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with the Honourable Denise Peterson-Rafuse, Minister of Community Services, celebrated today the official opening of Magee Drive, an affordable housing development for seniors and persons with disabilities in Middleton.

11 Oct 2012