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Steel Fabricator Herrick Receives Technology Licenses from ConXtech

ConXtech® Space Frame Systems and The Herrick Corporation have reached an agreement which grants Herrick the technology licenses to fabricate and erect buildings utilizing ConXtech’s innovative bi-axial structural steel building system.

22 Sep 2010

SAIC to Build New Manufacturing Facility for Boral Composites in North Carolina

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a new prime contract by Boral Composites Inc. to design and build a composite building material manufacturing facilit...

22 Sep 2010

Hendrick Construction Bags Eugene Johnson Detention Center Expansion Project

Hendrick Construction won a $5.7 million contract to expand the R. Eugene Johnson Detention Center in Laurens County, S.C., to house more inmates.

22 Sep 2010

Schlage Expands Product Portfolio with New Acquisition

Schlage Lock Company LLC, a business unit of Ingersoll Rand, today announced the acquisition of the assets of the Door Hardware Division of Fusion Hardware Group. A leading designer and manufacturer of decorative doo...

22 Sep 2010

Norbord's Oriented Strand Board Products Achieve Green Approved Status

Norbord Inc. announced today that its Oriented Strand Board (OSB) products have achieved the certified "Green Approved" status from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center.

22 Sep 2010

Jacobs Receives EPC Contract for New Climatic Wind Tunnel in Sweden

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract from Scania to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to design, build and commission a new climatic wind tunnel in Sodertalje, Sweden near Stockholm.

22 Sep 2010

Clay Brick Consumption to Rise Above 16%

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Brick & Block Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0294312/US-Brick--Block-Market.html US demand to rebound from a w...

22 Sep 2010

GreenWizard’s New Workflow Solution Optimizes LEED Credits

GreenWizard, Inc., the largest collection of green building product data for intelligent material selection, today announced that it has launched yet another innovative workflow solution, LEED® Credit Assessment, to work in tandem with its WORKflow Pro and MARKET Pro tools, and GreenWizard’s expansive green-product database.

22 Sep 2010

Summit Materials Purchases Two Concrete Firms in Utah and Missouri

Summit Materials, LLC (Summit), a building materials company, today announced that it has concluded the acquisitions of Altaview Concrete, Inc., an aggregates and ready-mix concrete company based in Salt Lake City, Utah ...

22 Sep 2010

Valspar Acquires Australian Paint Manufacturer

The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Australian paint manufacturer Wattyl Limited (ASX:WYL). Under terms of the transaction, Valspar acquired...

22 Sep 2010

Tetra Tech to Provide Construction Services for 45MW Wind Project in Canada

Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today that its Tetra Tech Canada Construction entity is part of a joint venture with ACCIONA Infrastructures Canada Inc. that has been awarded a $30 million contract to provide turn-key construction services for the Lamèque Wind Power Project in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

22 Sep 2010

New Line of Vinyl Windows from Atrium

Atrium Companies Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of residential vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors in North America, today announced the launch of the Series 120, a complete line of vinyl new-construction window products, including tilt-sash single hung, horizontal slider, picture windows and special architectural-shaped windows.

22 Sep 2010

Clorox’s Headquarters Earns LEED-EB Platinum Certification

The Clorox Company corporate headquarters is now one of only 38 buildings in the U.S. to achieve Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Existing Building/Operating and Maintenance (LEED-EB) certification.

22 Sep 2010

Balfour Beatty, McCarthy JV Wins $503 Million Worth Hospital Project in Texas

On September 10, 2010, the Balfour Beatty | McCarthy joint venture, with HKS Architects and Wingler & Sharp as design partners, was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide design-build services for th...

22 Sep 2010

U.S. Market Analysis on Imports and Exports of Refractory Bricks

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The 2011 Import and Export Market for Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials in the United States" report to their offering. (h...

22 Sep 2010