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Historical Data and Forecasts on Global Roofing Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Roofing industry (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0239906/World-Roofing-industry.html) Global demand to increase 3.1% ann...

22 Jul 2010

Custom Fiberglass Door Manufacturer Raises Awareness of Wood Style

JELD-WEN, the world's leading manufacturer of windows and doors, is raising awareness that what seems obvious may not always be the case when it comes to great home style.

22 Jul 2010

New LED Ceiling Tiles Developed for Architects and Builders

Noted scientist and inventor Dr. Ed Sinofsky has pioneered a break-through application of LED technology that is designed to economically light up your home, office and life -- literally.

22 Jul 2010

Primoris Wins Power Plant Construction Contract from NCPA

Primoris Services Corporation (Nasdaq:PRIM) (Nasdaq:PRIMW) ("Primoris" or "Company") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ARB, Inc., was awarded a contract valued at approximately $99.2 m...

22 Jul 2010

Insulation Technique Workshop to be Conducted in Santa Monica, California

Chatsworth based Progressive Insulation & Windows in cooperation with the city of Santa Monica will give an Insulation Technique Workshop on site at 853 21st Street in Santa Monica, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. This...

22 Jul 2010

Hendrick to Construct Barns at North Carolina Zoo

Hendrick Construction, Inc. won a contract to build five barns and expand the North Carolina Zoo's 37-acre African Plains habitat. The project includes a rhinoceros barn, three hoof-stock barns and a treatment ba...

22 Jul 2010

Penn State University Honors CEO of Ruby + Associates

Jay Ruby, P.E., President and CEO of Ruby + Associates, and a nationally recognized constructability expert, has been named an Architectural Engineering Centennial Fellow by the Pennsylvania State University Architectura...

22 Jul 2010

ENERGY STAR Awarded to Boeing Headquarters

Boeing headquarters, in downtown Chicago, which is managed by CB Richard Ellis has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR®, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.

22 Jul 2010

Study on Trends and Opportunities in South African Green Building Industry

In response to the effects of the built environment on the environment, builders are increasingly seeking to design and implement green practices.

22 Jul 2010

Forecast on Construction Employment in Atlantic Canada

A new forecast of labour supply and demand in construction has industry leaders in Canada's Atlantic provinces preparing for labour market shifts complicated by limited workforce growth. But the report says that desp...

22 Jul 2010

LEED Silver Certification Awarded to Hampton Hotel’s Property

Hampton Hotels, the international brand of nearly 1,800 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton Hotels, has announced that the Hampton Inn and Suites Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport achieved LEED® Silver certification, as recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

22 Jul 2010

Hanson Focuses on Sustainability with Concrete Products

Hanson Building Products North America has an inherent focus on sustainability with concrete products that efficiently serve the building and construction industries for at least 100 years, and can then be recycled and repurposed indefinitely – further contributing to communities and the environment in multiple, unique ways.

22 Jul 2010

Thornton Selects C Solar for Wind Turbine Installation in Connecticut

C Solar, a Connecticut based provider of renewable energy solutions, has been hired to install six wind turbines on Thornton International’s headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut. Glenn Cucinell, President of C S...

22 Jul 2010

Jacobs Bags Fombio Facility Expansion Project from Dow Chemical

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract from The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) to provide engineering and construction management services for the expansion of its facility in Fombio, Italy.

22 Jul 2010

SUNWARD Exports 30 Construction Machineries to Brazil

On the morning of 16th July, SUNWARD ceremony of initiation mass export to Latin America was grandly held. Symbol of the ceremony’s finality, as well as the startup of SUNWARD Brazil project was 30 machineries sent from SUNWARD Intelligent Industry Park I.

22 Jul 2010