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Marina Bay Sands Resort and Casino Source Steel from Masteel

Steel supplied by Masteel UK Limited used for decorative structures in the Marina Bay Sands Resort and Casino, a $5.7 billion dollar development in Singapore.

5 Aug 2010

Master of Landscape Architecture Program to be Offered by NSAD

Enrollment is open for the inaugural quarter of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD). The three-year program, which begins in the fall of 2010, emphasizes contempora...

5 Aug 2010

Arizona’s Highway Rehabilitation Contract Awarded to Pulice and Granite Construction

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that Granite Construction Company and Pulice Construction, Inc. have been awarded an $85 million contract by the Arizona Department of Transportation to rehabilitate ten miles of State Route 202L in Maricopa County.

5 Aug 2010

China Highway Engineering Secures RMB18 Million Worth Project

Recently, China Highway Engineering Consulting group Co., Ltd. won Survey and Design project of Zhongshan Port-Minzhong Highway in Guangdong province. The bidding price amounted to approximately RMB18 million. It is ...

5 Aug 2010

New Market Reports on Chinese Construction Sector

Market Publishers Ltd announces that new market research reports on construction industry in China are available in its catalogue Construction. China Porcelain Enamel Products Industry Profile - CIC347. Through a com...

5 Aug 2010

Vertical V Takes Over Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Firm

Vertical V, Inc. (Vertical V), a multi-disciplined engineering and consulting firm, announces the acquisition of controlling interest in Nolte Associates, Inc. (Nolte), a full service civil and infrastructure engineering company headquartered in Sacramento, California.

5 Aug 2010

China Shuangji Expects New Round of Measures in China’s Cement Industry

China Shuangji Cement, Ltd., a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), said today that it is anticipating that a new round of adjustment in the Chinese cement industry that is expected to be announced by the government will further drive industry growth.

5 Aug 2010

Tebodin to Provide Construction Services for Voivod Joined Hospital Expansion in Poland

Tebodin has signed a contract with Voivod Joined Hospital in Elblag, Poland. The project comprises the construction of a new surgical block, anaesthesiology unit, intensive care unit, and central sterilization unit.

5 Aug 2010

L+T Receives Rs.1025 Crore Worth Construction Contracts

Larsen & Toubro’s Buildings & Factories Operating Company (B&F-OC) – part of its Construction Division – has secured orders aggregating to Rs. 1025 crore for the construction of two hospital buildings, residential projects in Mumbai and a cement plant from a major cement manufacturer.

5 Aug 2010

CCCC Second Harbor to Reconstruct Jingning Highway in China

On 2nd August 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section 1 of Jingning highway reconstruction project. The bidding price amounted RMB130 million with construction period of 26 months. This highway ...

5 Aug 2010

BrightSource Announces Recommendation for 392 MW Solar Project Approval

BrightSource Energy, Inc., developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, announced today that a California Energy Commission siting committee issued a proposed decision recommending approval of BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.

5 Aug 2010

Phase Change Materials Find Major Application in Construction Market, Research

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of MarketsandMarkets's new report "Advanced Phase Change Materials (PCM) Market: Global Forecast (2010-2015)," to their collection of Construction market report...

5 Aug 2010

Foster Wheeler to Provide FEED Services for New CO2 Capture Plant in UK

Foster Wheeler AG announced that a consortium, including its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has received an order from E.ON UK plc to support the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and compression plant proposed as part of E.ON’s planned new supercritical coal-fired power station in Kent, England, UK.

5 Aug 2010

Reno Collaborates with Atlas for Solar Construction Projects

Reno Contracting announced today its collaboration with Atlas Project Support to provide energy conservation/renewable energy solutions for clients interested in creating energy efficient buildings. These services includ...

5 Aug 2010

Involta’s Iowa-Based Data Center Earns LEED Silver Certification

Involta announced today that its data center facility in Marion, Iowa has been awarded LEED® Silver Certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).

5 Aug 2010