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Engineered Wood Products Provider iLevel Continues Trus Joist's Tradition

1960 marked a key turning point in building technology with Trus Joist Corporation’s invention of engineered wood products, a category of materials that has transformed wood construction.

3 Nov 2010

Dekorbetong’s Concrete Garden Chosen as Decorative Concrete Project of the Year

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION magazine has selected Dekorbetong’s (Ålesund – Norway) Concrete Garden project as its sixth annual Decorative Concrete Project of the Year. The project includes an addition to t...

3 Nov 2010

USG Receives 2010 Chicago Innovation Award for SHEETROCK Wallboard

USG Corporation, a leading building products company, announced today it has received a 2010 Chicago Innovation Award for its SHEETROCK® Brand UltraLight Panels.

3 Nov 2010

Constitution Contracting Owner Comments on Opus Roof Blanket

For years, roofing contractor Paul Trischitta owner of Constitution Contracting in Lowell, MA, thought underlayments, such as felt paper or plastic sheeting under the roofing material, didn't make much sense. &quo...

3 Nov 2010

Jacobs Wins First Engineering Services Contract in Chinese Pharmaceutical Sector

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract from Porton Fine Chemicals Ltd (Porton), a leading China-based custom manufacturing organization.

3 Nov 2010

Lunera Lighting Announces Collaboration with Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Systems

Lunera® Lighting, Inc., a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation LED lighting, announced today that it has partnered with Armstrong® Ceiling and Wall Systems to provide the 5400 Series, an edge-lit LED lighting fixture compatible with Armstrong's TechZone Ceiling Systems.

3 Nov 2010

Offshore Wind: Construction and Installation 2011 Conference to be Held on February 8-9

As investment in the offshore wind market is set to grow by 75% in 2010 according to EWEA, Offshore Wind Farms: Construction & Installation will examine the best ways that wind turbine manufacturers, construction com...

3 Nov 2010

Jacobs to Provide Architect and Engineer Design Services for the US Department of State

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract to provide architect and engineer (A-E) design services for the United States Government (USG), Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO).

3 Nov 2010

China ACM Buys Seven New Portable Ready-Mix Concrete Plants

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc., a leading provider of ready-mix concrete and related technical services in China, today announced it has acquired seven new portable ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants, bringing to 23 its total number of Manufacturing Services portable plants owned.

3 Nov 2010

Asia-Pacific is the Fastest Growing Market for Building Materials

Building materials have for long remained functionality driven products. Technological breakthroughs typically permeate almost equally to every manufacturer. Companies retain their edge over competitors through effect...

3 Nov 2010

Skanska Constructs Green House Office Building in Budapest, Hungary

Skanska is developing a new office property with a strong environmental profile in Budapest, Hungary. Skanska’s investment amounts to EUR 32.5 M, about SEK 300 M.

3 Nov 2010

Thiess McConnel Dowell JV Bags Transport Infrastructure Project in South Australia

The Thiess McConnel Dowell Joint Venture has been awarded the contract to build South Australia’s vital rail link connecting Seaford to Adelaide. This critical SA government transport project has a total value o...

2 Nov 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Construction of New Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center

Federal, state, and regional legislators and community leaders today join Vanguard Health System's Vice Chairman Keith Pitts, DMC President and CEO Mike Duggan, and Children's Hospital of Michigan President Herman Gray, MD at a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center on the campus of the DMC (3950 Beaubien).

2 Nov 2010

CEMATRIX Completes Contracted Sales of Cellular Concrete

CEMATRIX Corporation is pleased to announce that the Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, CEMATRIX (Canada) Inc., has completed and/or contracted sales to date for 2010 for the supply and placement of cellular concrete in the amount of $3.7 million dollars.

2 Nov 2010

Competitive Landscape Analysis on Global Ceramic Tiles Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Ceramic Tiles - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Ceramic Tiles in Millions o...

2 Nov 2010