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USGBC Orange County Chapter to Sponsor Seminars and Events

The USGBC Orange County Chapter will present several seminars and events in August and September. “Surfing, Ocean Stewardship and Green Building” will occur on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 8...

16 Aug 2010

Window World Partners with Lifestyle Designer Kathy Ireland

Window World, the nation’s largest replacement window company, is joining forces with lifestyle designer Kathy Ireland and her company, kathy ireland Worldwide® to bring stylish, custom window design options to consumers.

13 Aug 2010

China Aluminum Windows and Doors Market to Continue Upward Trend

Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms, forecasts China's aluminum windows and doors market.

13 Aug 2010

Stillwater Dwellings Introduces New Floorplans

Affordable, stylish, and sustainable. Stillwater Dwellings produces contemporary prefab housing known for signature design elements such as soaring rooflines, intelligent layouts, and a dynamic spatial experience emphasizing indoor/outdoor living.

13 Aug 2010

LEED Certification Awarded to Two Office Buildings in Washington

The two office buildings that comprise the Union Square campus, at 899 and 999 North Capitol Street, NE, have both received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification following a two-year assessment and implementation process.

13 Aug 2010

HOCHTIEF’s Subsidiaries Receive New Projects in Australia and U.S.

HOCHTIEF subsidiaries and their participating interests have secured new projects in Australia and the US with a value of over EUR 321.8 million: Leighton Contractors is to build the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere as part of a consortium.

13 Aug 2010

CRBC Awarded Tidjikja-Kiffa Highway Project in Mauritania

On 8th August 2010, CRBC signed Tidjikja-Kiffa Highway project with Mauritania with contract value of USD131 million. This highway is 270km long in total, which connecting middle Mauritania and south Mauritania. S...

13 Aug 2010

DTP Receives Go Ahead to Design Eagle Commuter Rail Project

Fluor Corporation announced today that Denver Transit Partners (DTP), a Fluor-led team, reached financial close and received an official notice to proceed from the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, Colorado.

13 Aug 2010

Partnership to Integrate Tekla Structures for Construction Management with Prolog Software

Tekla, Inc. and Meridian Systems announced today a business partner relationship to integrate Tekla Structures for Construction Management with Prolog® Converge software from Meridian Systems. This integration wi...

13 Aug 2010

Five-Year Forecasts for the Middle East Construction Sector

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/73fa91/5year_middle_east) has announced the addition of the "5-Year Middle East Construction Industry Forecast 2010-2014" report to their offering...

13 Aug 2010

Kompak Selects Cree's LEDs for New Facility in the Netherlands

The LED lighting revolution achieved another victory with the opening of an industrial plant lit exclusively with LEDs. Located in Etten Leur, the Netherlands, the full-service consumer products packaging plant is owned and operated by Kompak.

13 Aug 2010

Residential Apartment in Dallas Earns LEED Silver Certification

UDR, Inc., a leading multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that The Belmont apartment community located at 2500 Bennett Avenue in Dallas, Texas, recently received LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

13 Aug 2010

Turner Construction Wins New Contract from North Bethesda Center Office One

Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, has been awarded a $69 million contract by North Bethesda Center Office One, LLC to provide pre-construction and general contracting services for a 14-story office building in North Bethesda, Md. to accommodate 1,300 Federal Government employees.

13 Aug 2010

Caterpillar to Build New Hydraulic Excavator Production Plant in Victoria, Texas

Caterpillar Inc. today announced it has selected the city of Victoria, Texas, as the location for the company's new state-of-the-art hydraulic excavator manufacturing facility. Ground breaking for the 600,000-square-foot manufacturing operation is scheduled to take place in September 2010.

13 Aug 2010