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Detroit Edison and BCBSM Partner for Solar Array Installation

Detroit Edison and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan today announced the signing of a 20-year agreement that will provide BCBSM and the utility's customers with renewable energy generated from the sun. The 200-k...

14 Jul 2010

Frontier Project Wins Best of L.A. Architects Award

The Frontier Project, the only hands-on sustainable educational facility in Southern California, has been named one of the "Best of L.A. Architects" at the 40th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards, held June 29 at the JW Marriott at LA Live.

14 Jul 2010

Flyanic Develops New Process for Grinding Cementitious Materials

Flyanic, a cementitious mineral processing technology company and licensee of NJIT, has developed an industrial scale and affordable process for grinding cement, fly ash, and other cementitious materials to a median part...

14 Jul 2010

CCCC Wins Infrastructure Construction Contract for Yan He Channel

CCCC Forth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won infrastructure construction section of Yan He channel regulation project. The bidding price is RMB220 million which mainly composed of waterway engineering of ship lock, br...

14 Jul 2010

Demag Cranes Expands Production Capacities to Meet Indian Market Requirements

Following a construction phase of just eight months, Demag Cranes inaugurated its new production plant in Chakan, India, together with customers and partners.

13 Jul 2010

Solar Array Installation at Matrix’s Headquarters

Matrix Technologies Inc., a process design and automation firm with corporate headquarters in Maumee (Toledo), Ohio, has made an investment in solar energy at their Maumee, OH headquarters.

13 Jul 2010

Construction Software Provider BuilderMT Wins Constructech 50 Award

BuilderMT, North America’s best-selling construction workflow software solution provider, today announced that it has earned a spot on the Constructech 50 list of the most-influential construction technology providers. The winners were announced July 7.

13 Jul 2010

Hong Kong Chubb Awarded Fire Installation Contract from Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong Chubb Fire Safety has been awarded a $23.4 million contract from Cathay Pacific Services Limited for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of an integrated fire system at the Chek Lap Kok Airport.

13 Jul 2010

Coachella Valley Homebuilder Wins Gold Nugget Award

Family Development, a Coachella Valley homebuilder, has received the Gold Nugget Building Industry Community Spirit Award for its participation in building the Coachella Valley Children's Center for Olive Crest in th...

13 Jul 2010

Regional Event to Discuss Bridge Construction in Middle East

Bridges Middle East is a regional event dedicated to designing, planning and delivering sustainable bridges. Following the phenomenal success of IQPC's global Bridges series, including 2 regional summits, this event ...

13 Jul 2010

Vulcan’s Subsidiary Earns Green-Star Certification for Oceanside Concrete Plant

Vulcan Materials Company, Western Division is pleased to announce that the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has awarded its Palomar Transit Mix subsidiary's Oceanside concrete plant with NRMCA's Green-Star Certification.

13 Jul 2010

SNC-Lavalin to Construct Thermal Plant for Alaska's Largest Electric Utility

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Chugach Electric Association, Alaska's largest electric utility, to design and build the Southcentral Power Project in Anchorage, Alaska.

13 Jul 2010

Valspar Introduces New High Definition Technology for Paints

Introducing "high definition" for paint. Valspar has pioneered a breakthrough in paint color and performance technology with the launch of Valspar® Signature Colors® with Hi-DEF Advanced Color System™.

13 Jul 2010

Air Products Announces Construction of Solar Farm in Pennsylvania

Air Products will build a 12-acre solar farm at its corporate headquarters in Allentown, Pa., capable of generating 1.5 MW of electricity.

13 Jul 2010

Butterfield, PV Trackers Work on School District Project in Northern California

PV Trackers Inc. (PVT) announced today that construction is ahead of schedule and under-budget on power plants consisting of 163 PVT 6.0DX dual-axis trackers on three sites in Northern California.

13 Jul 2010