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New Report on the U.S. Wood Window and Door Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2756e8/wood_window_and_do) has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Wood Window and Door Manufacturing Industry in t...

23 Aug 2010

Jasper Contractors Opens New Roofing Material Location in Lincoln, Nebraska

Brian Wedding, CEO of Jasper Contractors, Inc. announces the opening of the company’s newest roofing material yard location at 3400 Cornhusker Highway - Lincoln, NE 68504. Jasper Contractors, Inc. is a national ...

23 Aug 2010

Overall Green Building Awareness in Malaysia is Relatively High, Study

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, announces the results of an end user study, 2010 Malaysia Consumer Building Construction.

23 Aug 2010

FPL to Build Next Generation Clean Energy Center

Florida Power & Light Company changed the Space Coast skyline this morning by demolishing the most visible structures at its 42-acre, 45-year-old Cape Canaveral Power Plant, as it prepares to build the Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center, which will open in 2013.

23 Aug 2010

New Air Force Fitness Center Expected to Achieve Highest Green Rating Possible

Tyndall Air Force Base officials opened the first building in the Air Force expected to reach the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum level here Aug. 20. The platinum level is the highest rating possible under the group's green building rating system.

22 Aug 2010

Turning Mining Era Left Overs into Roofing Shingles

An entrepreneur from Traverse Bay, Mich., and Michigan Technological University researchers are collaborating on a project to use Upper Michigan’s stamp sand, an unsightly leftover from the mining era, for roofing shingles.

22 Aug 2010

Market Study on the U.S. Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eb8458/2010_u_s_readymi) has announced the addition of the "2010 U.S. Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing Industry Report" report to their offering....

21 Aug 2010

Specialty Construction Chosen to Build New Animal Hospital in California

VCA South County Animal Hospital recently broke ground for its new 8,500 square foot state-of-the-art animal hospital located at 205 El Camino Real in Arroyo Grande, California.

21 Aug 2010

Worldwide Trend Analysis on Paints and Coatings Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/184dad/paints_coatings) has announced the addition of the "Paints & Coatings: Global Industry Guide" report to their offering. The Paints...

21 Aug 2010

New Co-Op Program for Commercial Roof Replacements

RoofOptions has been the primary procurement agent for a nationwide class action lawsuit involving thousands of building owners. These owners have been forced to replace roofs due to a faulty insulation product known ...

21 Aug 2010

SawGear Tool Honored by Journal of Light Construction

SawGear, a portable, precise and rugged automated length measuring system for miter saws that streamlines the building process from framing to finish received Journal of Light Constructions’s highest honor. JLC ...

21 Aug 2010

New D11 Engine from Volvo Construction Equipment Achieves EPA Certification

The new EPA-certified Volvo D11 Tier 4i engine with V-ACT (Volvo-Advanced Combustion Technology) is built with ultra high pressure variable fuel injection systems, super efficient cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), ...

21 Aug 2010

Berkey’s President Offers Solutions to Detect and Prevent Slab Leaks

Slab leaks and triple-digit temperatures go hand-in-hand in North Texas, but the Heat Wave of 2010 is causing more trouble than usual for homeowners.

21 Aug 2010

CBSNW and Construction Business Services Merge Together

Contractor Business Solutions Northwest, LLC (CBSNW) today announced that it has merged with Construction Business Services, Inc., a Lawai, Hawaii-based Sage Master Builder partner. As part of the merger, CBSNW will ...

21 Aug 2010

Turner Bags New Construction Management Contract in Healthcare Sector

Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of healthcare facilities, has been awarded a $72 million contract to provide pre-construction and construction management services for the modernization of St. Mary's Hospital for Children in Bayside, N.Y. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2013.

21 Aug 2010