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USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Office Depot Global Headquarters

Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that the Company’s Global Headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, has been awarded Gold Certification under the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)’s Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system.

29 Sep 2010

Knight Management Center Receives Green Project of the Year Award

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Citing more innovative sustainable design features than any other business school in the country, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal has named Knight Management Center, future home of The Stanford Graduate School of Business, winner of its 2010 Green Project of the Year, Private Award.

29 Sep 2010

New Green Building Material to be Displayed at Detroit Science Center

Geopolymer concrete, an innovative and environmentally-friendly building material developed at Louisiana Tech University's Trenchless Technology Center (TTC), will be featured in a transportation exhibition taking pl...

29 Sep 2010

Technip to Deliver Full EPCI Project in the UK North Sea

Technip (Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708) has been awarded a contract, worth approximately €70 million, by Total E&P UK Limited, as operator of the Islay Gas Field, to deliver a full EPCI project in the UK North Sea.

29 Sep 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Wins Quanzhou Bay Trestle Bridge Project

CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section II of trestle bridge project of Quanzhou Bay Sea-crossing Bridge. The bidding price amounted to RMB104 million. The trestle bridge is 8.5k long with two sections. S...

29 Sep 2010

CRBC Secures Hechi-Du’an Highway Project

On 13th September 2010, CRBC Co., Ltd. won Section 3 of fundamental project of Hechi-Du’an Expressway. The bidding price amounted to RMB1,010 million with construction period of 24 months. The highway is 93.8km ...

29 Sep 2010

CCCC Second Highway Engineering Wins Tongren-Dalong Expressway Project

Recently, CCCC Second Highway Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section T8 of Tongren-Dalong Expressway in Guizhou. The bidding price amounted to RMB195 million with construction period of 20 months. This project is a key ...

29 Sep 2010

CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Wins Port Expansion Project

Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won terminal expansion project of Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. The contract value amounted to RMB223 million. It is located in Shanghai Chemical Industrial...

29 Sep 2010

GCAA to Present Construction Loan Restructurings Session at Bank + Special Asset Executive Forum

Gary Watts, Managing Director, Granite Capital & Asset Advisors LLC (GCAA), will serve as a panelist for the “Construction Loan Restructurings” session at the Information Management Network’s 2nd Ba...

29 Sep 2010

Boeing Constructs New Final Assembly Building in South Carolina

Boeing (NYSE: BA) today marked completion of the steel framework for its new 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly building with a special topping-out ceremony. The event was held in conjunction with BE&K/Turner, the design-...

29 Sep 2010

Chisen to Build New Industrial Park in Jiangsu Xuyi Economic Development Zone

Chisen Electric Corporation (OTCBB: CIEC) (the "Company"), a leading lead-acid motive battery producer for the electric bicycle market in the People's Republic of China, announced today it has entered into ...

29 Sep 2010

New SeriousEnergy Manager Software Monitors Energy Usage in Commercial Buildings

Lanes for Drains has carried out specialist drainage works for the £445 million, five-mile extension to Scotland’s M74 motorway. The three-year project, scheduled for completion in 2011, is being handled b...

29 Sep 2010

Ply Gem Windows to Supply Doors and Windows for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Ply Gem Windows, a leading manufacturer of window and door products for the residential new construction and replacement market, was selected by leading modular builder, Excel Homes, to supply 83 windows and 15 patio doors for the Season 8 premiere of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in Baltimore, Md.

28 Sep 2010

NCC Receives Funds to Develop DeConstruct Project in Arkansas

The National Center for Craftsmanship (NCC) today announced that it has received initial funding to develop a substantial DeConstruct™ project at Westminster Village of the Mid-South, a retirement village, on the g...

28 Sep 2010

Centennial Celebration of Holcim (US) Cement Plant in Trident, Montana

Approximately 200 employees, family, retirees, friends, and local dignitaries gathered on September 25, 2010 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Holcim (US) Inc. cement plant located in Trident, MT. The plant al...

28 Sep 2010