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Groundbreaking for Construction of Gill-Simpson’s New Headquarters

Gill-Simpson, a Baltimore-based electrical engineering and construction company, broke ground today on its new 40,000 square foot headquarters in Owings Mills. The two-story Class A building, which is intended for LE...

15 Jul 2010

Turner to Provide Construction Services for Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall

Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of education and sports facilities, has been awarded a $69.9 million contract by Stanford University to provide construction services for Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, Calif.

15 Jul 2010

i2Systems Ships Solid State Downlights for Elevator Cab

LED lighting developer i2Systems is now shipping the first solid state elevator downlights to be rolled out in volume, chopping energy consumption by 75% over conventional halogen models as well as lengthening lamp life from as little as 1,000 hours to 50,000.

15 Jul 2010

Rivermoor Energy, Fischbach, and SOLON Partner for Haverhill Solar Project

SOLON Corporation, one of the largest crystalline silicon solar manufacturers in the U.S. and provider of turnkey solar power plants, today announced it secured a contract from Rivermoor Energy and Fischbach & Moore, on behalf of National Grid, a leading international energy delivery company, to supply its premium quality solar modules for a one-megawatt solar photovoltaic project. National Grid’s project will provide a new “brightfield” to Haverhill, Mass.

15 Jul 2010

Cooper to Introduce New Commercial Rooftop Mounting System at Intersolar

Cooper Industries plc, a global provider of electrical products and solutions, today announced it will exhibit its solar mounting and wiring, power management, and circuit management and protection solutions at Intersolar North America 2010, July 13-15, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

15 Jul 2010

Part L revision Places Clear Attention on U Value of External Walls

While placing an overall target of 25% reduction in carbon emissions from new buildings, the 2010 revisions to Part L also focus very clear attention on the U value of external walls.

14 Jul 2010

ShengdaTech Provides Update on Its Asphalt Ttesting Program

ShengdaTech, Inc. ("ShengdaTech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:SDTH), the leading manufacturer of nano-precipitated calcium carbonate ("NPCC") in China, today provided an update on its asphalt p...

14 Jul 2010

New LifeVillage from Envision Comprises Solar-Integrated Buildings

Envision Solar International, Inc., a leading solar planner, architect and inventor of clean energy systems, announces its newest solar innovation, the LifeVillage™, which offers rapid and widespread deployment of safe, system-built, solar-integrated buildings that provide shelter and clean energy in times of crises.

14 Jul 2010

Foster Wheeler Receives New Offshore and Onshore Installation Project in Iraq

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) services contract by South Oil Company (SOC) for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project onshore in southern Iraq and offshore in Iraqi waters. SOC is a company under the Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq.

14 Jul 2010

Key Facts on Industrial Construction Market in China

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8d7ae0/china_industrial_c) has announced the addition of the "China Industrial Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their o...

14 Jul 2010

Richard Dias Builds Spec Home in Royal Oaks Community

Rockport’s distinctive residential development, Royal Oaks, has announced that Richard Dias Construction Company, a builder in the South Texas Coastal Bend area for over 27 years, has joined forces with the developers of Royal Oaks to be one of the preferred home builders in the Royal Oaks community.

14 Jul 2010

Premier Power to Construct Solar Plant for Italian Timber Manufacturer

Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc., a global leader in the development, design, engineering, and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government, and utility markets in the United States and Europe, announced today it will build a 0.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant for Mirrione Francesco Legnami SRL, a leader in the Italian timber industry, wholesaler of wood, raw construction materials, and homebuilder.

14 Jul 2010

CEMEX to Deliver Building Materials for Panama Canal Expansion

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today the signing of a supply contract with “Consorcio Grupo Unidos por el Canal”, the primary contractor for the construction of the third set of locks of the Panama Canal expansion project.

14 Jul 2010

Granite Construction Bags Caltrain’s Rail Contract

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $78 million contract by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board of Caltrain for a rail project approximately 10 miles south of San Francisco in San Bruno, CA.

14 Jul 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Construction of 30 MW Wind Project in Hawaii

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, held a groundbreaking ceremony today to commemorate the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, the only utility-scale wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest in Hawaii.

14 Jul 2010