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AECOM JV Team Wins Eight-Year Program-Management Contract from MTA

AECOM Technology Corporation a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that a joint venture in which it participates with Rummler, Klepper & Kahl LLP has been awarded an eight-year, US$60-million program-management contract by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) of the Maryland Department of Transportation.

16 Feb 2011

ACH Foam's Expanded Polystyrene Roof Insulation for Uline Distribution Center, Wisconsin

ACH Foam Technologies provided 2.75 million board feet of Foam-Control® expanded polystyrene (EPS) roof insulation for the massive roof of the million-plus square foot Uline distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

16 Feb 2011

Philips AmbientLED Achieves ENERGY STAR Qualification

The world's first LED replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb is now also the first to earn ENERGY STAR qualification.

16 Feb 2011

Guilbert Express to Showcase Roofing Torches and Sheet Metal Soldering Irons at IRE 2011

Guilbert Express, a European company specialized in developing high quality heating tools for the Building, Roofing and Agriculture markets will be presenting its range Ultra Light of Roofing Torches and Sheet Metal Soldering Irons at the International Roofing Expo 2011 in Las Vegas.

16 Feb 2011

EMCOR Group Bags Renovation and Construction Contract for Exempla St. Joseph Hospital

EMCOR Group, Inc. a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Trautman & Shreve, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the renovation and construction of electrical and mechanical systems for the Exempla St. Joseph Hospital Medical Office Building in Denver, Colorado.

16 Feb 2011

Florock's Two New Slip-Resistant Material for Concrete Resurfacing Applications

Two new slip-resistant aggregates in the Florock Industrial Flooring line, glass beads and Shark Skin (finely graded, clear plastic particles), allow for easier installation, thereby reducing labor costs for many concrete resurfacing applications.

16 Feb 2011

CompoClay Opens New Green Building Material Supply Store in Alameda

CompoClay in Northern California is giving tree huggers, architects and fashionistas reason to celebrate with the opening of their newest green home décor, garden, and building supply store in the City of Alameda. T...

16 Feb 2011

Sweco Acquires Architectural Business in Warsaw

Sweco has acquired the architectural business APA Markowski Architekci with around 20 employees in Warsaw. The company was founded in 1992 and offers services in areas such as landscape architecture.

16 Feb 2011

Discussion on Importance of Fiberglass Mat Gypsum Cover Boards at IRE Presentation

Gambling may be good in Las Vegas, but it is extremely risky in the roofing business – especially given the increased use of roofs as platforms for numerous alternative energy systems.

16 Feb 2011

New Research Report on Wood and Competitive Decking Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Wood & Competitive Decking Market. US demand to rise 2.7% annually through 2014 US demand for decking is forecast to ...

16 Feb 2011

Mass Megawatts Releases Lightweight Steel for Framing Building Structures

Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMMW) announces the introduction of lightweight steel as an option for our customers. Wood framing has been primarily used in residential construction for many yea...

16 Feb 2011

Dynamic Solar Breaks Ground for 792 kW Solar System Installation in Pennsylvania

Dynamic Solar, LLC, a fully integrated solar firm, has recently completed and commissioned a 300kW rooftop project in New Jersey and broken ground on a 792kW ground-mounted system in Stevens, PA.

16 Feb 2011

Foster Wheeler Wins Engineering Design Contract from Chilean Copper

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering design contract for a copper concentrator plant in Chile for the Chilean Copper Corporation (CODELCO), the world’s largest copper producing company.

16 Feb 2011

Shaw Bags Ethylene Plant Expansion Contract from Qatar Petrochemical

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by Qatar Petrochemical Company Ltd. Q.S.C. (QAPCO) to provide basic engineering services for the expansion of a 720 KTA ethylene plant in Mesaieed, Qatar.

16 Feb 2011

Amvic Building System to Demonstrate Insulated Concrete Forms in Buffalo

Area builders and architects will get a close-up look at a construction technology that dramatically reduces energy costs, improves indoor air quality, ensures maximum fire safety AND is more environmentally-friendly than conventional building techniques.

16 Feb 2011