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Market Analysis on Architectural Interior Flat Solvent-Thinned Wall Paint

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/def9fd/the_20092014_outl) has announced the addition of the "The 2009-2014 Outlook for Architectural Interior Flat Solvent-Thinned Wall Paint, Tinting...

29 Jul 2010

Acuity Brands Announces Acquisition of Renaissance Lighting and Related Intellectual Property

Acuity Brands, Inc. today announced that it has acquired for an undisclosed amount of cash the remaining outstanding capital stock of Renaissance Lighting, Inc. (“Renaissance”), a privately-held, pioneering innovator of solid-state light-emitting diode (“LED”) architectural lighting.

29 Jul 2010

Global Industries Bags Pipeline Installation Project from Pemex

Global Industries, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLBL) announced today that it has been awarded a project from Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for pipeline work in Pemex's Ku-Maloob-Zaap Field in the Bay of Campeche. The project, wo...

29 Jul 2010

Comfort Systems Acquires ColonialWebb Contractors

Harris Williams & Co. is pleased to announce that ColonialWebb Contractors (ColonialWebb) has been acquired by Comfort Systems USA, the nation’s second largest provider of mechanical construction and service.

29 Jul 2010

Wind Turbine Installation at Valley Baptist Church in Oswego, Illinois

Urban Green Energy, the world leader in small vertical axis wind turbines, announces the installation of the first 4kW vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) in Illinois at Valley Baptist Church in Oswego.

29 Jul 2010

Boca Grove Announces $3.5 Million Worth Golf Course Renovation Project

Boca Grove Golf and Tennis Club has announced a $3.5 million total renovation to its existing golf course. The renovations, to be completed by famed Jim Fazio Golf Design, will include a complete overhaul and upgrade ...

29 Jul 2010

PT. Nippon Steel Construction Indonesia Increases Investment in AVEVA Technology

AVEVA Group plc (LSE: AVV), one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions to the plant, power and marine industries, announced that PT. Nippon Steel Construction Indo...

29 Jul 2010

K-tect Sustainable Building Systems Selects CPI as Fabricating Partner

Las Vegas, Nev.-based K-tect Sustainable Building Systems has signed an exclusive fabrication agreement with Texas-based ConsultingPoint, Inc. Manufacturing Solutions (CPI).

29 Jul 2010

EverGEN Solar LED Systems Illuminate Selkirk Trestle Bridge in Canada

Carmanah Technologies Corporation is providing 26 EverGEN 1710 solar LED lighting units to illuminate the Selkirk Trestle Bridge in Victoria, BC.

29 Jul 2010

Home Star Legislation for Window Film to be Considered in the U.S. Senate

International Window Film Association (IWFA) president John Parker and executive director Darrell Smith today issued the following joint statement in response to the inclusion of Home Star rebates for high performance window film products under comprehensive energy legislation which is scheduled to be considered in the U.S. Senate this summer.

29 Jul 2010

LEDs Light Up New Parking Garage at Siemens’ Building Technologies Headquarters

The facade of the new car park at the headquarters of the Siemens Building Technologies Division in Zug, Switzerland is lit using LED lights made by the Osram joint venture Traxon Technologies.

29 Jul 2010

IBM Plans to Create Smarter Buildings Along with Tridium

IBM said today it plans to work with Tridium, Inc. to develop new technology and solutions that will allow companies to maximize efficiency of their new and existing buildings and facilities while keeping an eye on profits.

29 Jul 2010

DOE Purchases iGo’s Energy-Efficient Products for New Office Building

iGo, a leading provider of smart, energy-efficient power management solutions, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) purchased more than 800 units of the iGo Power Smart Tower with iGo Green Technology for the DOE’s new Research Support Facility (RSF).

29 Jul 2010

Zotos Receives Approval for 3.3 MW Wind Energy Project in New York

The largest wind project of any manufacturing company in the United States won final approval yesterday and is expected to start construction next month. Darien, Conn.-based hair-care manufacturer Zotos International ...

29 Jul 2010

Chevron Energy Begins Solar Construction Project in Brea, California

Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corporation, and the City of Brea announced today the start of construction of an energy efficiency and solar project expected to save the city more than $13 million in net energy savings over the life of the project.

29 Jul 2010