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Sri Lankan Ministry Grants Approval to Viper Networks for LED Street Light Pilot Project

Viper Networks, Inc., is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a formal understanding after discussions with the Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and other top officials to initiate a sixty (60) day pilot program for testing Apollo Metro Solutions' LED Street Lights with installations along a section of one of the busiest boulevards in Colombo, the metropolis of Sri Lanka.

11 Oct 2012

Newly Renovated Affordable Housing for Seniors and Vulnerable Adults Opened in Regina

Tom Lukiwski, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of Government in the House of Commons and Member of Parliament for Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre, 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 June Draude, Minister of Social Services and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC), today announced support for a local housing initiative for seniors.

11 Oct 2012

Fluor Offshore Solutions Chosen as EPC Contractor for Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project

Fluor Corporation announced that Fluor Offshore Solutions, a unit of Fluor, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract for Phase 3 of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project.

11 Oct 2012

New Report Analyzes Construction Machinery Market in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Construction Machinery Industry Outlook to 2016 - Expected to Register Phenomenal Growth" report to their offering.

11 Oct 2012

Schindler Elevator’s North American Headquarters Wins America’s Best Building of the Year Award

Schindler Elevator Corporation, one of the leading global manufacturers of elevators, escalators and moving walks, is proud to announce that Buildings magazine has awarded the company the 2012 America’s Best Building of the Year (ABBY) Award for its energy efficient and sustainable renovations at its North American headquarters in 2011.

11 Oct 2012

Schuff Steel to Re-launch Orlando Fabrication Facility to Meet Demand in Southeast Construction Market

Schuff Steel Company, a subsidiary of Schuff International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SHFK), a family of companies providing fully integrated steel construction services, announces plans to re-open their Orlando, FL fabrication plant in 2013 as a result of increased market demand in the Southeast region, as well as international markets serviced by Schuff from its Florida location and other facilities across the country.

11 Oct 2012

New Outlook Report on India’s Construction Machinery Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "India Construction Machinery Industry Outlook to 2016 - Future Destination for Foreign Investments" report to their offering.

10 Oct 2012

CALPASC Welcomes Action of CDI Fraud Division against Cheating Contractors

The California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC), along with multiple construction associations, welcomed Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' announcement late last week that two more unscrupulous contractors, a father and daughter out of Kern County, have been convicted of felony counts for violating California's Insurance Code and Unemployment Insurance Code.

10 Oct 2012

Shell Selects Fluor as EPC Contractor for Carbon Capture and Storage Quest Project

Third graf, second sentence of release should read: Fluor will provide full EPC services using its patent-pending and innovative 3rd Gen Modular Execution approach for a 1.1 million tonne-per-year carbon capture facility at the Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton, Alberta. (sted Fluor will provide full EPC services using its patented and innovative 3rd Gen Modular Execution approach for a 1.1 million tonne-per-year carbon capture facility at the Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton, Alberta.)

10 Oct 2012

BRE Utilizes BASF Products in Ravenscraig Sustainable Innovation Park

BASF products have been used by the BRE (Building Research Establishment) in the construction of the Innovation Park it has developed on the site of the former steel works in Ravenscraig, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

10 Oct 2012

Construction Begins on Behringer Harvard’s Multifamily Community in Dallas

Behringer Harvard announced today that it has begun construction of a multifamily community on two adjacent development sites totaling more than 4.6 acres in the Oak Lawn/Uptown submarket of Dallas, an infill area near the intersection of Maple and Oak Lawn Avenues.

10 Oct 2012

Eco Building Products, CorWorth Enter Nationwide Marketing and Sales Arrangement

Eco Building Products, announced today the Company has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding with CorWorth, LLC, a Texas limited liability company and its affiliates, including Restroom Facilities, Ltd and others.

10 Oct 2012

Skanska Makes Investment in First Phase of Kapelanka 42 Office Project in Poland

Skanska invests EUR 32 M, about SEK 280 M, in the first phase of the Kapelanka 42 office project located in Cracow, southern Poland. The construction contract is worth EUR 26 M, about SEK 230 M, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter 2012.

9 Oct 2012

Excavation Begins at Nashville City Center Parking Garage Project

Excavation for the much anticipated six-level garage has begun at Nashville City Center, Parmenter Realty Partners’ 27 story office tower at 511 Union Street in downtown Nashville.

9 Oct 2012

PanelRock to Produce and Distribute National Gypsum’s ProForm Ready Mix

National Gypsum Company has licensed PanelRock, S.A., to produce and distribute ProForm ready mix joint treatment at its new plant in Cartagena, Colombia. PanelRock is one of the largest entities in the Colombian construction industry and has been in operation for over 16 years.

9 Oct 2012

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Sri Lankan Ministry Grants Approval to Viper Networks for LED Street Light Pilot Project

Newly Renovated Affordable Housing for Seniors and Vulnerable Adults Opened in Regina

Fluor Offshore Solutions Chosen as EPC Contractor for Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project

New Report Analyzes Construction Machinery Market in China

Schindler Elevator’s North American Headquarters Wins America’s Best Building of the Year Award

Schuff Steel to Re-launch Orlando Fabrication Facility to Meet Demand in Southeast Construction Market

New Outlook Report on India’s Construction Machinery Industry

CALPASC Welcomes Action of CDI Fraud Division against Cheating Contractors

Shell Selects Fluor as EPC Contractor for Carbon Capture and Storage Quest Project

BRE Utilizes BASF Products in Ravenscraig Sustainable Innovation Park

Construction Begins on Behringer Harvard’s Multifamily Community in Dallas

Eco Building Products, CorWorth Enter Nationwide Marketing and Sales Arrangement

Skanska Makes Investment in First Phase of Kapelanka 42 Office Project in Poland

Excavation Begins at Nashville City Center Parking Garage Project

PanelRock to Produce and Distribute National Gypsum’s ProForm Ready Mix

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1Can Waste From Nickel Production Create Better Concrete? This Study Says Yes

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3Groundnut Shell Waste Boosts Concrete Strength and Blast Resistance

4Scientists Engineer Concrete That Heals Itself Using Bacteria

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6Global Construction Emissions Set to Double by 2050, Study Warns