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Dessau Buys Calgary-Based Highway Technical Engineering Services

Dessau Inc., one of Canada's leading engineering-construction firms, announced today that it has gained a foothold in Western Canada by acquiring Highway Technical Engineering Services LP (HTES), a Calgary firm that ...

2 Feb 2011

New Energy Researchers Develop First-Generation Prototype of SolarWindow Technology

New Energy Technologies, Inc. today announced that researchers have successfully developed a first-generation 12”x12” working prototype of the Company’s SolarWindow™ technology, capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass.

2 Feb 2011

Solar Installation at Douglas County School District in Colorado

Construction is well under way on a 31 site, approximately 3.1 MW solar project for the Douglas County School District (“DCSD”) in Douglas County, Colorado. Working with REgeneration Finance, DCSD’s ...

2 Feb 2011

VAST Enterprises Announces Launch of New Composite Detail Pavers

VAST ® Enterprises, the material science research and manufacturing company that invented composite masonry as a green alternative to clay brick and concrete pavers, announced the introduction of its new VAST Composite Detail Pavers.

2 Feb 2011

New Report on Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing Industry in the U.S.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2010 Year-End Edi...

2 Feb 2011

Installation of Synthetic Turf in North America Provides Eco-Friendly Benefits

While millions of people, businesses, schools and homeowners use synthetic turf for landscape and play, one of its major beneficiaries is the environment.

2 Feb 2011

New Paint Roller from Black + Decker Paints Up to Two-Times Faster Than Traditional Rollers

Painting just got easier and cleaner with the innovative RapidRoller™ Paint Roller from Black & Decker®.

2 Feb 2011

First Home Buyers Could Benefit from Sustainable Housing

First time buyers could benefit if the Government and construction industry look to more innovative ways of producing affordable and sustainably produced and run homes, suggests a Loughborough University study. The r...

2 Feb 2011

Protective Coating Applied to Hoover Dam Bypass Wins Award for PPG

PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has been selected as the recipient of The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2011 E. Crone Knoy Award.

2 Feb 2011

NCC Bags E4 Highway Bridge Construction Project in Rotebro, Sweden

NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned to demolish and replace two existing bridges that cross the railway at Rotebro, in Sollentuna municipality.

2 Feb 2011

Jacobs Buys Major Process and Construction Operations of Aker Solutions

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a number of Aker Solutions' operations within its Process and Construction (P&C) business area.

2 Feb 2011

NuGenTec Announces Availability of Bond-X Green Asphalt Repair Solution in the Western U.S.

NuGeneration Technologies (NuGenTec) announced today their first bulk manufacturing of Bond-X Green® on the West Coast. Bond-X Green® is a breakthrough in the cold asphalt industry since the product contains none of the petroleum based softeners such as diesel, toluene, kerosene, and naphthalene used in traditional asphalt that includes VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).

2 Feb 2011

D.S. Brown and Chase Construction Sign Exclusive Foam Product Distribution Agreement

The D.S. Brown Company announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with Chase Construction Products, allowing D.S. Brown to sell Chase’s Foam Expansion Joint Products Evazote, Metazeal and E-Crete product l...

2 Feb 2011

Axion International Signs Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Class 1 Railroad in North America

Axion International producer of the world’s strongest recycled composite plastic industrial building products and railroad ties, today announced the signing of a $15 million contract with one of the largest railroads in North America.

2 Feb 2011

Outlook on Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing Industry in the U.S.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2010 Year-End Edition]...

2 Feb 2011