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CB+I Receives $40 Million Worth Storage Tank Project in Abu Dhabi

CB&I announced today that it has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of US$40 million, by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. for a storage tank project in Abu Dhabi.

8 Nov 2010

Siemens Bags Complete Technical Infrastructure Contract for New Tunnel Project in Italy

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division is supplying the complete technical infrastructure for a new tunnel project in Italy. The order is worth more than 22 million euros.

8 Nov 2010

ACCIONA to Construct Windsor Essex Parkway in Ontario, Canada

The Windsor Essex Mobility Group consortium, with ACCIONA Infrastructures, ACS Group and Fluor having equal shares, has been awarded the development of the Windsor Essex Parkway project in the province of Ontario, Canada...

8 Nov 2010

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Office Building in Clearwater, Florida

The second office building at Offices at Park Place has earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

8 Nov 2010

ConcreteNetwork.com Offers New Concrete Sealer Buyer’s Guide

Need help choosing the best sealer for an upcoming concrete project? ConcreteNetwork.com is offering a free Concrete Sealer Buyer’s Guide online to help with this dilemma.

8 Nov 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Wachusett Commuter Rail Extension Project in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray recently joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Congressman John Olver to announce the groundbreaking for the $55.5 million Wachusett Commuter Rail Extension Project.

8 Nov 2010

Ameresco to Construct New Solar PV System at VAMC in Salt Lake City, Utah

Ameresco, Inc., a leading independent energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the company a renewable energy asset project with costs valued at over $6.6 million to design and build a solar photovoltaic system for the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

8 Nov 2010

New Color Palettes from PPG Pittsburgh Paints

Color is back in a big way, according to PPG Pittsburgh Paints’ color forecast for home décor in 2011-2012. Homeowners will gravitate towards bold, bright, bodacious color in the home, instead of the predominant grays and beiges of past years.

8 Nov 2010

Crawford Architects and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Chosen to Design Penn State's New Ice Arena

Penn State's Board of Trustees on Friday (Nov. 5) approved the appointment of Crawford Architects of Kansas City, Mo., and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as architects for the design of a new 200,000-square-foot, multipurpose ice arena to be constructed at the University Park campus.

8 Nov 2010

New Energy Conservation Code Can Improve Building Energy Efficiency by 30%

At hearings held by the International Code Council (ICC) last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, nearly 500 participating state and local government officials approved a new model national energy conservation code for 20...

8 Nov 2010

AHIA Teams Up with All American Homes

Accessible Home Improvement of America (AHIA), a division of VGM Group, Inc, and All American Homes, LLC ("All American Homes"), a subsidiary of All American Group, Inc, announce a partnership to provide new ho...

8 Nov 2010

John Wiley’s New Book Discusses Performance Management in the Construction Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Managing Performance in Construction" to their offering. Construction is the country's single largest manufactu...

8 Nov 2010

Blu Homes Opens New Office in San Francisco, California

Green home builder Blu Homes, Inc. today introduces its West Coast team, opening a new office in San Francisco. Paul Warner, former president of Michelle Kaufmann Designs, and new creative director for Blu's mk...

8 Nov 2010

Renovation of Lincoln Elementary School's Classrooms Using Pac-Van’s Modular Buildings

Lincoln Elementary School in Kearn, New Jersey is located on a busy downtown street. When it came time for the school to renovate their classrooms, they needed temporary space that could be located on their existing campus in the tight quarters between their main building and the street.

4 Nov 2010

Technip Receives 40 MW Power Plant Project in Kharir Field, Yemen

Technip leader in a consortium with Hawk International, has been awarded by Total E&P Yemen a lump sum turnkey contract for the Kharir Power Plant Project.

4 Nov 2010