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Future Lighting’s LEDs Light Up Songhuajiang Bridge in China

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the completion of a bridge lighting project in the Chinese city of Harbin utilizing 1,288 linear floodlights containing 12,000 LUXEON® Rebel LEDs.

23 Jul 2010

TD AMERITRADE Starts New Office Construction Project in Nebraska

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation today broke ground on a new, 12-story office tower and pavilion.

23 Jul 2010

Beck Wins Wayne Aspinall Building Renovation Contract from GSA

The United States General Services Administration (GSA) recently selected Beck to provide design-build architect-of-record and construction services for the Partial Modernization High Performing Green Building (HPGB) ren...

23 Jul 2010

On-Line Petition Signed to End USGBC’s Discrimination Against Wood

Forest certification standards from twelve nations have called on the USGBC to end its discrimination against wood and accept all credible sustainable forest certification standards. The certification programs pointed...

23 Jul 2010

Insulgard Windows, Designed to Protect Against Hurricanes and Ballistic Impacts

Insulgard, the industry leader in architectural security products, today announced a new window system that can protect emergency and security workers from the battering of hurricane- and tornado-strength winds, ballisti...

22 Jul 2010

Boys and Girls Club in Arizona Turns Green with 2.3 kW Solar Installation

Aide Solar, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced its participation in the cooperative effort to install a 2.3 kW solar electric system using its donated 230 watt poly-crystalline black frame solar panels at the Compadre branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley in Chandler, Arizona has been completed.

22 Jul 2010

Ulma Establishes Strategic Alliance with Aluma

Aluma Systems (“Aluma”), a division of Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (“Brand”) is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic alliance agreement with Ulma Construcción (“Ulma”), a member of the MCC Group, for the North American market.

22 Jul 2010

USACE Fort Worth District and Parsons Partner for JPMO Construction Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Worth District selected Parsons for a $50 million, single-award, indefinite delivery contract to continue support to the Joint Program Management Office (JPMO) at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX.

22 Jul 2010

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