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CCCC Second Harbor Wins RMB3,314 Million Worth Railway Contract

On 6 September 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section CYSG-3 (57.83km long) of Chengdu-Chongqing PDL. The bidding price amounted to RMB3,314 million with construction period of 37 months. Source...

15 Sep 2010

Jacobs Bags New Rail Project in Hong Kong

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract from the Highways Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to provide engineering services for the construction, testing and commissioning phase of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL).

15 Sep 2010

Hilti, Trimble to Form Intelligent Construction Tools JV

Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) and the Hilti Group announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement to form Intelligent Construction Tools, LLC. The joint venture, 50 percent owned by Trimble and 50 percent owned by...

15 Sep 2010

Arizona-Based Builder to Construct New ENERGY STAR Version 3 Homes

Fulton Homes today announced that beginning October 1, all of their homes will be built to meet ENERGY STAR New Homes Version 3.0 (also known as ENERGY STAR 2011) standards. According to the U.S. Environmental Protec...

15 Sep 2010

Turner Construction Awarded New Central Library Project in San Diego, California

Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, has been selected to construct the $153 million New Central Library for the City of San Diego in San Diego, Calif.

15 Sep 2010

New Guide to Identify Project Delivery Strategies for Large Construction Projects

KPMG International, the global network of audit, tax and advisory firms, has published a new guide to help public officials explore and define project delivery options for large scale capital construction projects. ...

15 Sep 2010

ICYNENE LD-C-50 Light Density Spray Foam Insulation Passes Two Critical Tests

Icynene has announced that its flagship product ICYNENE LD-C-50® passed two critical tests that will provide designers and builders the assurance needed to utilize the industry leading light density spray foam in a number of new assemblies specific to the commercial market including industrial and institutional buildings.

15 Sep 2010

Market Research Report on the U.S. Engineering Services Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e9c87f/engineering_servic) has announced the addition of the "Engineering Services" report to their offering. The US engineering servic...

15 Sep 2010

Detroit Edison and Invenergy Wind Partner for Renewable Energy Project in Michigan

Detroit Edison's largest contract to purchase renewable energy was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today, setting in motion a 20-year agreement with Invenergy Wind that will result in 200 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy in Michigan.

15 Sep 2010

SunEdison Wins Solar Service Contract in Tucson, Arizona

SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), was awarded a ground-mounted 14.5 megawatt (MW) solar service contract with Davis-Monthan Air F...

15 Sep 2010

Parksite to Distribute Tech-Wood Siding Products in the Northeast of U.S.

Parksite is pleased to announce that it is now distributing Tech-Wood’s innovative Siding 2.0 products in the United States’ northeastern region.

15 Sep 2010

Color Coated EcoGlass Now Available Through Stone Source

The Bendheim/ Stone Source collaboration brings Color Coated EcoGlass™, a distinctive collection of large-format, back-painted, eco-friendly architectural glass products to architects and designers.

15 Sep 2010

New Glass Building Products from PPG to be Shown at GlassBuild America 2010

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will showcase four new products at GlassBuild America 2010: The Glass, Window & Door Expo in Las Vegas, Sept. 14-16.

15 Sep 2010

Peab Wins Contract to Build New Apartments in Oslo, Norway

Peab's Norwegian subsidiary Peab AS (STO:PEABB) has been commissioned to build 203 new apartments in Oslo. The customer is the tenant company USBL and the contract amounts to NOK 363 million. The apartments wil...

14 Sep 2010

NIST Award Supports Philadelphia Manufacturers to Commercialize Energy-Efficient Building Products

The Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) and New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NJMEP) have received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to help small to medium size manufacturers in the Philadelphia region commercialize new technologies in conjunction with the recently announced $122 million Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Innovation Hub located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

14 Sep 2010