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Pacific Ridge School Aims for LEED for Schools Gold Certification

Pacific Ridge, a private college-preparatory school located in Carlsbad, is aiming to be one of the most energy-efficient and sustainable campuses in the country and recently got one step closer on their path towards LEED for Schools Gold Certification.

4 Sep 2010

Balfour Beatty Secures Gate Replacement Project at Hollywood International Airport

Balfour Beatty Construction, in partnership with James A. Cummings, Inc., was awarded a contract to manage construction for the Terminal 4 Gate Replacement at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

4 Sep 2010

City of Calgary Awards $5.9 Million Underground Infrastructure Project to Insituform

Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced today that it has been awarded a contract with a first year value of $5.9 million (US) by the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Upon completion ...

4 Sep 2010

Retail Construction Services Expands LEED Building Capacity

Retail Construction Services (RCS), a leading and award winning national general contractor, has been expanding its LEED building capacity this year. Founded in 1984, RCS has built over 8,200 major projects, and over 23,...

4 Sep 2010

Bundled Builder Provides Complete Green LEED Certified Structures Through EZ-Build Solution

Dynamic Ventures Corp. (DYNV) Wholly owned subsidiary Bundled Builder Solutions, Inc's, EZ-Build System saves builders money, accelerates completions, drives higher profits, and is eco-friendly. Bundled Builder se...

4 Sep 2010

HIT to Fund Housing at New York’s City University Campus

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) announced today that it has committed $9.8 million to help build housing for faculty and graduate students at the new campus of the City University of New York (CUNY) in East Ha...

4 Sep 2010

New Flexible Floor Plans from All American Homes

As housing trends move toward smaller, lower priced homes, All American Homes® responds by adding seven additional floor plans to its Simple Living Collection™ to meet those needs. The Simple Living Collection ...

4 Sep 2010

Skanska Signs Road-Construction Contract in North Carolina

Skanska has signed a road-construction contract in North Carolina in the U.S. The contract value totals USD 43 M, or about SEK 315 M, and will be included in third-quarter order bookings.

4 Sep 2010

MECASOLAR to Deploy 42MW of Solar PV Trackers in Italy by 2010

The Spanish multinational MECASOLAR-specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of solar trackers and fixed structures who form part of the solar photovoltaic group OPDE-will end 2010 with more than 4,200 tr...

4 Sep 2010

New Designer Lighting Collection from American Fluorescent

American Fluorescent has introduced the Taylor Collection, a contemporary/transitional line of designer lighting – perfect for many applications – with easy-to-clean white linen shades and polished chrome acc...

4 Sep 2010

Exelon Expands LEED-Certified Corporate Headquarters in Chicago

As part of Exelon’s industry-leading effort to reduce energy consumption across its facilities, the company announced today that it has increased its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)-certif...

3 Sep 2010

New Custom and Standard Bike Shelters from Duo-Gard

Duo-Gard Industries Inc., a provider of translucent daylighting, architectural illumination and specialty structures, today announced the availability of its line of custom and standard bike shelters.

3 Sep 2010

BuilditLive Now Charges $35 per Month for Construction Projects

BuilditLive.com (BIL) today announced that, in an attempt to help contractors reduce overhead, improve the quality and timeliness of projects, and enhance project communication, BuilditLive is now available to constructi...

3 Sep 2010

EMCOR to Install Building Automation System at US Federal Courthouse

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses announced that, as previously reported during its July, Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Call, its EMCOR Services Mesa Energy Systems subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of a building automation system for the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles, California.

3 Sep 2010

CEMEX to Supply Ready Mix Concrete for New Power Plant Project

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today that the company has now been awarded an extension of the initial contract to supply 350,000 cubic meters of ready-mix concrete for the new Hamburg-Moorburg power plant.

3 Sep 2010