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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

Latest Technical Developments for Green Buildings to be Discussed at Innovation 2010

From Dubai to Chicago, innovative, sustainable architecture is changing the landscape of the construction industry -- literally.

13 Aug 2010

John Wiley’s New Report on Architectural Renderings

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4d2bc8/architectural_rend) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Architectural Renderings" to their offering. ...

13 Aug 2010

Fuller Center Helps to Rebuild Haiti

Six months following the earthquake that destroyed Haiti's capital city, The Fuller Center for Housing is raising permanent shelter to give some of the 1.6 million displaced Haitians a place to call home. The Fuller ...

13 Aug 2010

Consol Energy Center Earns LEED Gold Certification

Hunt Construction Group along with joint venture partner, P.J. Dick recently completed construction of Consol Energy Center. The new home of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins just received its LEED® Gold certification on the day of substantial completion.

13 Aug 2010

Indian Cement Industry Maintains Growth Rate in Tough Economy

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Indian Cement Industry Forecast to 2012 http://www.reportlinker.com/p091965/Indian-Cement-Industry-Forecast-to-2012.html Indi...

12 Aug 2010