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Saipem Bags New Offshore Projects

The contracts refer to activities to be carried out between 2010 and 2012 in the main offshore areas where Saipem is present, in particular in the Caspian Sea, both in the Kazakh and Azeri sectors, Brazil, the Middle East, West Africa, the North Sea and Mexico.

9 Jul 2010

Jacobs Signs MOU with Thailand-Based Engineering Contractor

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PTT Maintenance and Engineering Company Limited (PTTME), a leading maintenance and engineering contracting company based in Thailand.

9 Jul 2010

Forecast on Russia’s Residential Construction Industry from 2010 to 2014

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/11738e/russia_residential) has announced the addition of the "Russia Residential Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their...

9 Jul 2010

Reno Earns LEED Certification for Jobsite Construction Trailer

Reno Contracting, announced another first today with the LEED® certification of a Job Site Construction Trailer.

9 Jul 2010

McGuire-Designed Office to Receive LEED Platinum Certification

When it came time to move office space, the leadership at McGuire Engineers took the opportunity to create the ultimate "eco" office. The just-completed office space, which is under review to receive ...

9 Jul 2010

Vulcan Materials Receives City Council Approval for Azusa Rock Project

Vulcan Materials Company, Western Division announced that the Azusa City Council has approved the company's Revised Conditional Use Permit, Reclamation Plan and Development Agreement for Azusa Rock. The new operating permit is the result of collaborative input from the City, community leaders and Vulcan Materials.

9 Jul 2010

GREENGUARD Applauds Federal Government for New Law to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute applauds U.S. lawmakers and President Obama for passing and signing into law Wednesday the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (S.1660).

9 Jul 2010

Culpepper, CalStar to Introduce New Green Building Practices

A brick building like no other is being constructed in Florida by Culpepper Construction using unique “green,” low-energy bricks made by CalStar Products of Silicon Valley.

9 Jul 2010

CEMEX Announces Sale of its Non-Core Building Material Assets

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell seven aggregates quarries, three resale aggregate distribution centers, and one concrete block manufacturing facility in Kentucky to Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC for U.S.$90 million.

9 Jul 2010

Overview of Commercial Construction Industry in Turkey

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/96ca51/turkey_commercial) has announced the addition of the "Turkey Commercial Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their o...

9 Jul 2010

Rooftop Attachments from S-5! to be Featured at Intersolar 2010

World renown roofing forensic expert Rob Haddock, a 35 year construction and roofing veteran, founded S-5! to design and manufacture an original rooftop attachment lineup of unparalleled durability, ease-of-use, and value - the only attachments available that protect a roof's integrity and warranty with penetration-free attachment.

9 Jul 2010

Tetra Tech to Offer Architectural Services to National Guard Bureau

Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today that its Tetra Tech/Mead & Hunt joint venture has been awarded a $95 million contract to provide architecture/engineering (A/E) services to the National Guard Bureau at locations throughout the United States and its territories.

8 Jul 2010

Formica Receives FSC Certification for Sustainable Initiative

Formica Corporation has been certified by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an independent third-party certifier of environmental and sustainability claims, for its ability to meet strict tracking requirements ensu...

8 Jul 2010

Advanced Lighting Technologies Improve Building's Energy Efficiency

Conventional illumination systems represent more than 20% of the energy footprint of today’s buildings and account for $174 billion in electricity costs. Those dim figures have a brighter future, however, as advanc...

8 Jul 2010

US Army Corps’ Omaha District Awards Fuel System Construction Project to Shaw

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District for incidental design and construction of military fuel distribution systems and fuel storage complexes. Customers of the Corps’ Omaha District include the Defense Energy Support Center, U.S. Department of Defense agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard.

8 Jul 2010