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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

Construction Industry Sees Growth in New York’s Education Sector

New York City's education sector has become an increasingly important market for the construction industry, according to the New York Building Congress, a nonprofit group that represents the construction industry. ...

5 Aug 2010

Nuclear Power Delivery and Horizon Partner for New Power Station Project

Nuclear Power Delivery UK - the delivery organisation for the Westinghouse-designed AP1000™ nuclear reactor - today signed a contract with Horizon Nuclear Power for preliminary work to be carried out between now an...

5 Aug 2010

Trenton Solar Farm Construction Started in New Jersey

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) today marked the start of construction of the Trenton Solar Farm on Brunswick Avenue. The Trenton facility will be one of four ground-mounted solar farms the company is developing as part of the Solar 4 All™ Program.

5 Aug 2010

Grant Awarded to Jacobs Engineering for Clean Technology Projects

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that a project it will carryout with Suncor Energy Inc. has received funding from Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) for clean technology research and development projects.

5 Aug 2010

DeWALT Professional Power Drills gets More Plastic

The new hammer drill made by DeWALT – a worldwide developer and manufacturer of professional power tools and part of the Stanley Black & Decker corporate group – has a plastic housing that is a combined part, enclosing both the electric motor and the gear.

4 Aug 2010

Office Redesign Saves UK Government £10m and Achieves Sustainable Result

Sheffield-based experts will hear how to inject new life into school and hospital buildings while making financial savings at a conference next month. The Embracing Change In Times Of Uncertainty event held at Sheffie...

4 Aug 2010

Special-Lite Retrofit Framing Now Available for Those Requiring 90 Minute Fire Doors

Special-Lite® Retrofit Framing is now available for use in interior and exterior applications that require a 90-minute fire door. Special-Lite Retrofit Framing provides the function, appearance and easy maintenance o...

4 Aug 2010