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L+T Secures New Construction Contracts During Third Quarter

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Buildings & Factories Independent Company – part of its Construction Division – has secured new orders aggregating to Rs. 1181 crore during the third quarter for the construction of residential buildings, factories including a specialised support facility building.

7 Jan 2011

New Research Report on Green Buildings Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Green Buildings Market to 2015 - Incentives for Green Initiatives and Minimum Level of Standards to Boost Growth Opportunities. ...

7 Jan 2011

The Fisher-Barton Group Acquires Lineage Alloys

The Fisher-Barton Group, headquartered in Waukesha, Wis., is pleased to announce the addition of a sixth company to their family of manufacturing companies.

7 Jan 2011

NASA Chooses Four Contractors to Perform Construction Services at its Flight Facilities

NASA selected four companies to perform a variety of construction services at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.

7 Jan 2011

AECOM Bags Engineering-Consultancy Contract from Hong Kong’s Highways Department

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, AECOM Asia Company Limited, has been awarded a US$150-million consultancy contract – which includes detailed design and provision of supervision-in-charge and resident site staff costs – for the superstructures and infrastructure of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge’s (HZMB) Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF).

7 Jan 2011

USGBC Awards LEED Platinum Status to McGuire Engineers

McGuire Engineers today announced that its office space was officially awarded LEED Platinum Status, the highest designation awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. Recently completed this past summer, the office ...

7 Jan 2011

PPG Architectural Glass Grades Earn Cradle to Cradle Certification

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that SOLARBAN(R) R100 glass, SUNGATE(R) 400 glass and CLARVISTA(TM) shower glass have earned CRADLE TO CRADLE(R) Certification at the Silver tier. PG earned Cradle to Cradle Certif...

6 Jan 2011

Aviva USA’s New Headquarters Becomes the Largest LEED-Gold Certified Building in Iowa

Aviva USA’s new headquarters has become the largest LEED-gold certified building in Iowa and one of only five its size or larger in America to achieve that designation, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.

6 Jan 2011

First Solar Partners with CGN SEDC to Develop Phase I of Ordos Solar Plant

First Solar, Inc. and China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development Co., Ltd. (CGN SEDC) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of Phase 1 of the previously announced solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.

6 Jan 2011

Skanska to Begin Tunnel Construction for Power Transmission in London

Skanska will construct a tunnel for power transmission in the London area. The contract amount is GBP 92 M, about SEK 970 M, which will be included in 2010 fourth-quarter order bookings.

6 Jan 2011

New Research Report on the North American Specialty Tape Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The North American Specialty Tape Market Supply-side Analysis. Since 1980, AWA has regularly published comprehensive reports ...

6 Jan 2011

Mondo’s Artificial Turf Innovations to be Featured at American Football Coaches Association

Mondo, the leader in sports flooring, this week at the American Football Coaches Association convention in San Antonio will showcase its latest artificial turf innovations: 3NX fiber; Thermo-bonded backing; Fine Tuned underlayment; and Ecofill infill.

6 Jan 2011

New Artificial Turf Fiber from FieldTurf

FieldTurf has roared out of the gates in 2011, setting the new standard for performance and quality in artificial turf.

6 Jan 2011

Universal Steel Buildings to Build New Pre-Engineered Fire Hall in Ohio

Universal Steel Buildings has contracted to supply and erect an Olympia Steel Buildings pre-engineered steel building to house a new fire hall for the Ohio Township Volunteer Fire Company in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

6 Jan 2011

Scientists Say That Recycled Haitian Concrete Can Help in Strong Construction

Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Republic of Haiti, engineering and concrete experts at Georgia Tech report that concrete and other debris in Port-au-Prince could be safely and inexpensively re...

6 Jan 2011