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PCA Expects Cement Consumption to Grow 2.4% in 2010

Due to delays in an extension of a federal highway bill, cement consumption will not begin a significant rebound until 2013, according to the most recent economic forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA). I...

18 Aug 2010

Olympic Paints Offers Affordable Interior and Exterior Coatings with Advanced Technology

Olympic Paints makes caring for beautiful, healthy homes easier than ever. Olympic Premium Zero VOC Interior Paint in any color and Olympic Premium Exterior Paint with DirtGuard™ Technology both combine advanced technology and an affordable price so you can give your home a picture-perfect appearance without any worries.

18 Aug 2010

LEED Platinum Certification Awarded to 1800 Larimer Office Building in Colorado

1800 Larimer, the Denver Central Business District's first high-rise office in more than 25 years, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Westfield Company, Inc. announced today.

18 Aug 2010

Thiess Forms Alliance to Build Eastern Section of Hunter Expressway Project

Preliminary design and construction costing has been completed on the eastern section of the Hunter Expressway Project in NSW with the contract finalised at $825 million. The eastern section will be constructed by Thi...

18 Aug 2010

Balfour Beatty to Go Ahead with Multi-Billion Eagle Project

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces today that the Denver Transit Partners (DTP) team has reached financial close for the design, build, finance and operation (DBFO) of the Eagle P3 commuter rail project in the Denver metropolitan area of the United States for the Denver Regional Transport District (RTD).

18 Aug 2010

Care Home Completed 4 Weeks Ahead of Schedule Thanks to Celcon Building Products

Ribbon Court , a £6.5m care home in Coventry built for Accord Housing Association was completed four weeks ahead of schedule because of the use of large format aircrete Multi Plates and thin joint Celfix mortar.

17 Aug 2010

Albeo Technologies Supplies LED Lighting for Jackson Hole Airport Expansion Project

Albeo Technologies Inc., an award-winning LED lighting manufacturer, supplied their C-Series LED High Bay for the Silver LEED rated Jackson Hole Airport expansion project. Located at the base of the Teton Mountains, the ...

17 Aug 2010

Wowjoint Holdings to Deliver Lifting Machine for Railway Construction Project in China

Wowjoint Holdings Limited ("Wowjoint," or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BWOW, BWOWU, BWOWW), a leading provider of customized heavy duty lifting and carrying machinery used in large scale infrastructure pro...

17 Aug 2010

UD Selects Standard Solar for Rooftop PV Installation

Standard Solar, Inc., the East Coast’s premier full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems, today announced that it will install solar power at the University of Delaware (UD)

17 Aug 2010

New Reveal Glass Covered CFLs Released by GE

They say good things come in small packages, and for consumers, GE Lighting is delivering in a big way. GE’s new Reveal® Glass Covered CFL is now available in 9-watt, 15-watt and 20-watt bulbs and produces the clean, beautiful light® consumers have come to expect from Reveal® products, with the look of standard incandescent bulbs.

17 Aug 2010

District of Columbia Residents Soon to Go Solar

Standard Solar, Inc., the East Coast’s premier full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems, today announced that it is helping District of Columbia homeowners go solar with the assistance of DC solar rebates.

17 Aug 2010

United Rentals and AMECO to Form Joint Venture

United Rentals announced today that it has agreed to form a joint venture with Fluor Corporation’s AMECO unit to offer comprehensive equipment and tool solutions for ongoing plant maintenance and turnaround activities initially supporting the oil and gas industry in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.

17 Aug 2010

Summit Materials Establishes New Integrated Materials and Construction Firm

Summit Materials, LLC (Summit), a building materials company, today announced that it has concluded the acquisitions of Kilgore Paving and Maintenance, LLC, an asphalt production and paving company, and the aggregates, r...

17 Aug 2010

Homeowners Prefer Wood Floors for Artistic Appearance

There is no doubt that solid strip oak floors are still the overwhelming preference for most homeowners in the United States, and the reason is clear. Wood floors offer the most environmentally friendly flooring optio...

17 Aug 2010

New Go Build Campaign to Bring Skilled Labors to the Alabama Construction Industry

Approximately one third of all skilled tradesmen in the construction industry are over the age of 50. With their retirement on the horizon, training programs are not producing enough young workers to replace those exitin...

17 Aug 2010