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EcoBlu Develops Fire Retardant Antimicrobial Wood Protection Coatings

EcoBlu Products, Inc., announced today that the company has successfully developed a proprietary product line of lumber treatments that employ protection against Fire, Mold/Mycotoxin, Termites and other wood ingesting insects.

4 Dec 2010

Report Discusses Worldwide Markets for Construction Chemicals

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Chemicals - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Construction Chemi...

4 Dec 2010

Siemens Supplies Electrical and Automation Equipment for Polimeks’ Cement Plant

The Turkish company Polimeks Insaat Taahhüt ve San. Tic. A.S. has assigned Siemens Turkey to provide the electrical and automation equipment for a new cement line in Koytendag, Turkmenistan.

4 Dec 2010

Graham Architectural Products Buys Keystone Industries’ Assets

Graham Architectural Products (GAP), a leading manufacturer of architectural-grade windows, doors, and curtain wall, based in York, PA, announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary, Graham Thermal Products, LLC, has acquired from the secured lender the product lines, test reports, intellectual property, inventory, machinery, and equipment of Keystone Industries Window and Screen Systems, Inc., a New Castle, PA, based manufacturer of commercial and energy-efficient thermal window systems and related products.

4 Dec 2010

USAA Real Estate’s Colonnade Centre in Texas Earns LEED EB GOLD Certification

USAA Real Estate Company is pleased to announce that the Colonnade Centre, a multi-tenant, class A, office building located in San Antonio, Texas has earned a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Existing ...

4 Dec 2010

Canam Canada Introduces BuildMaster to Reduce Construction Sites Productivity Problems

After two years of research and development and more than 30 pilot projects conducted across Canada, Canam Canada, a business unit of Canam Group (TSX: CAM), is launching a new approach to address productivity problems o...

4 Dec 2010

Östers IF Awards Soccer Stadium Construction Contract to NCC

NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned by Östers IF to construct a new soccer stadium at Arenastaden in Växjö. The order value is approximately SEK 170 million.

4 Dec 2010

New GeoBulb-3 LED Light Bulbs Consume 40% Less Energy

GeoBulb®-3 cool white light bulbs are one of the most economical, A19-size, LED light bulbs available today.

4 Dec 2010

bpENNOVATIONS’ New Retrofit Attic Ventilation System Development Reaches Final Stage

bpENNOVATIONS, an innovator of new pioneering building products which address past construction challenges, is in the final stages of development on a new and revolutionary retrofit attic ventilation system. This exci...

4 Dec 2010

China Shuangji’s New Cement Plant in Zhaoyuan City Starts Production

China Shuangji Cement, Ltd. ("China Shuangji" or the "Company"), a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People's Republic of China (PRC), announced that it recently held an opening ceremony for its new 1,000,000 metric ton cement plant in Zhaoyuan City and has started to ramp up production.

4 Dec 2010

Reportlinker Offers Report on Brazilian Construction Equipment Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Future of the Construction Equipment Market in Brazil to 2015 WMI's Single-Family Housing Construction in Brazil: Mar...

4 Dec 2010

New Hydrology Tool from American Hydrotech to Measure Efficiency of Garden Roof Assembly

American Hydrotech, a recognized leader in the development and distribution of premium waterproofing and roofing products, today announced the availability of an industry-first Hydrotech Hydrology Tool (HHT), providing architects, engineers, building owners and other members of the design team with full, project-specific reporting that contains an array of project-specific data to definitively document how a green roof assists in meeting overall stormwater requirements and goals.

4 Dec 2010

Autodesk Chooses Trimble as Industry Partner for Building Design Solutions

Trimble today announced that it has been selected as a Preferred Industry Partner by Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design and engineering software for the manufacturing, building and construction industries.

4 Dec 2010

Ontario Ministry of Transportation Awards Highway 11 Upgrading Contract to Aecon

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Infrastructure division has been awarded a $16.2 million contract by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to upgrade Highway 11, north of New Liskeard, Ontario.

3 Dec 2010