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VR Mergers + Acquisitions Sells Carolina Material's Two Asphalt Plants

VR Mergers & Acquisitions of Charlotte N.C. has just closed on the sale of two asphalt plants owned by Carolina Material Sales, Inc. of Hendersonville, NC, along with the paving divisions of Moore and Son Site Contra...

10 Feb 2011

KBR Bags FEED Contract from Saudi Aramco for Grassroots Jazan Refinery

KBR today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED), and Project Management Services (PMS) for its grassroots Jazan refinery, an anticipated 400,000 barrels per day (BPD) facility to be located in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

10 Feb 2011

PetersenDean Installs Cool Roofs and Solar PV Systems for Schneider Electric

PetersenDean, the nation’s largest privately held roofing and solar energy company, announced today that it has begun work on the largest combined SmarterRoof™ and solar energy project in the world.

9 Feb 2011

Beausoleil Architects Starts Renovation Work of Historic Ocean Front Bungalow in Capitola

Construction has started on a Beausoleil Architects of San Francisco-designed project to rehabilitate a historic ocean front bungalow in Capitola.

9 Feb 2011

New Terra Cotta Color Membrane from Duro-Last Roofing

Duro-Last® Roofing, Inc. is introducing a new color – terra cotta – to its standard membrane offerings.

9 Feb 2011

Innovative Glass Provides SPD-SmartGlass Windows to Henry House in Kentucky

Henry House Receives Electronic, Energy-Efficient Windows for High Tech Makeover

9 Feb 2011

Latest Study on the North American Residential Roofing Market

The North American residential roofing market hit 130 million squares valued at over $9 billion in 2010, a decrease of over 11% in value from 2009 levels. Much of this drop was due to lower availability of consumer cr...

9 Feb 2011

Study Shows That Green Resilient Flooring Materials Deliver Various Benefits to Hospitals

Sustainability in construction and design continues to gain traction as stakeholders become more aware of the benefits of sustainable materials.

9 Feb 2011

Franklin Forms JV with Segovia for Infrastructure Construction Projects in South America

Franklin Mining, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: FMNJ) (FRANKFURT: FMJ) Chairman & CEO William Petty has today announced having signed a joint-venture agreement for the construction of pending infrastructure projects in Boli...

9 Feb 2011

Renovation of the U.S. Senate Hearing Rooms Using Nila's LED Lighting System

Continuing its "Greening the Capitol" initiative, the United States Senate has renovated the largest hearing room of the Hart Senate Office Building using high performance, energy efficient LED lighting from Nila Inc.

9 Feb 2011

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Bunker Hill Community College's New Facility

Bunker Hill Community College's Health & Wellness Center, a 48,000-square-foot structure housing the College's nursing and health professions programs, has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

9 Feb 2011

Team Noblis Collaborates with GSA to Deliver Sustainable Facilities Tool

Noblis, in collaboration with CTG Energetics and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is pleased to announce the release of the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Sustainable Facilities Tool.

9 Feb 2011

Graham Introduces GThurm Windows

Replacing drafty, single-pane windows with energy-efficient windows is a smart way to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings while also improving occupant comfort.

9 Feb 2011

Campbell Soup Signs Agreement to Build 9.8 MW Solar Generation System at Ohio Plant

Campbell Soup Company today announced that it has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Land Lease Agreement (LLA) with BNB Napoleon Solar LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BNB Renewable Energy Holdings, of Exton, PA, to construct a 9.8 megawatt (MW) capacity PV solar power generation system on 60 acres of the company’s largest plant in Napoleon, Ohio.

9 Feb 2011

New Report on Global Interior Design Services Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2011 Worldwide Interior Design Services Industry Report" report to their offering. The Interior Design Services Industry report, published annually, c...

9 Feb 2011