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Solar Glazing to Make Up Big Part of Flat Glass Sales by 2015

Wayne Boor, manager, solar technology transfer, PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) performance glazings business, said industry forecasters expect solar glazings to account for 10 to 20 percent of flat glass sales, if not mo...

16 Aug 2010

MSC PLUS’ New Store in Haiti Stocks Construction and Home Supplies

MSC PLUS, SA, the first full-service home improvement and construction supply store of its kind in Haiti, has opened a 30,000 square foot facility stocked with more than 10,000 items.

16 Aug 2010

CXT to Supply Concrete Ties and Fastening Systems for Calgary's Light Rail Transit

CXT, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of L.B. Foster Company of Pittsburgh, PA has been awarded a contract by City of Calgary Light Rail Transit (LRT) to supply 14,500 CXT Concrete Ties and fastening systems for use in the construction of line extensions to expand the system to the Northwest and Northeast of Calgary, Alberta.

16 Aug 2010

One-Day Training Program on Building Envelope Systems and Solar Integration

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) is pleased to announce its new training program, Building Envelope University.

16 Aug 2010

CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Bags RMB 414 Million Worth Contract in Fujian, China

Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Berth 5# and 6# project of Xiaocuo working zone of Meizhouwan Port in Fujian. The bidding price amounted to RMB414 million with construction period of 30 months. ...

16 Aug 2010

Purdue University Press, NDA Release New Book on Demolition Process

The National Demolition Association (NDA) and Purdue University Press jointly announce the publication of the nation's first university textbook on the subject of the demolition process, entitled Demolition: Practice...

16 Aug 2010

Trimble Announces Assets Acquisition of Accubid Systems

Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today it has acquired the assets of privately-held Accubid Systems based in Concord, Ontario, Canada. Accubid is a leading provider of estimating, project management and service manage...

16 Aug 2010

New Book Discusses Building Structure Behavior Under Fire Exposure

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7e8e5b/structural_health) has announced the addition of the "Structural Health Monitoring 2010: Proceedings of the 5th European Workshop" book to...

16 Aug 2010

Sterling Construction Bids Low for Montana’s Bridge Replacement Project

Sterling Construction Company, Inc., ("Sterling" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC (“RLW”), was the apparent low bidder on a $26.5 million construction project for the Montana Department of Transportation.

16 Aug 2010

DOE Selects E.W. Howell to Construct NSLS-II Laboratory-Office Buildings

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has announced the selection of the general contractor for construction of laboratory-office buildings (LOBs) for the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), which will be the world’s most advanced storage ring light source when complete in 2015.

16 Aug 2010

Gold LEED-EB Certification Awarded to Pennsylvania Governor's Residence

A project to make the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence more energy-efficient has earned the 42-year-old building Gold LEED-EB Certification by the Green Building Certification Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council, the Department of General Services announced today.

16 Aug 2010

Overview on Chinese Building Material Equipment Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/09193d/china_building_mat) has announced the addition of the "China Building Material Producing Equipment Mfg. Industry Profile - CIC3614" report...

16 Aug 2010

University of Louisville Earns LEED Gold Certification for New Research Building

Bringing home the gold is always an incredible accomplishment. This year the University of Louisville along with its architectural team of SmithGroup and Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan Inc. are basking in the glory of gold for the design and construction of the new Clinical and Translational Research Building.

16 Aug 2010

WAC Lighting Opens New Sales Offices in China

To expand its sales and marketing efforts in Asia and other markets abroad, US-based WAC Lighting CEO/Co-Founder Tony Wang has announced the Grand Opening of its new offices in Shanghai, China.

16 Aug 2010