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Electrical Contractors Offer Training, Essential for Green Construction

As support for solar, wind and other alternative energy sources continues to rise, more electrical contractors are training to provide the unique and necessary skills for green construction. According to the latest i...

8 Jul 2010

Rosendin Electric Awarded Antelope Valley Solar Installation Project

Rosendin Electric, the nation's largest private electrical contractor and a 100-percent employee-owned company, will break ground this week on a new photovoltaic power installation project for the Antelope Valley Uni...

8 Jul 2010

Carrier Named as Founding Member of SGBC

Carrier Corp. has been invited to be a founding member of the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) based on the company's strong commitment to environmental sustainability through the promotion of energy efficient technologies, products and services.

8 Jul 2010

Forecast Report on Industrial Construction Industry in Indonesia

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/153b30/indonesia_industri) has announced the addition of the "Indonesia Industrial Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to the...

8 Jul 2010

Carmanah to Install 259 kW Solar System in Markham, Ontario

Carmanah Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $1.5 million (CAD) contract by the Town of Markham, Ontario to supply, install, and commission a 250 kW solar photovoltaic grid-tie system. The system will be installed on the Town’s newly re-located Emergency Operation Centre.

8 Jul 2010

Pro-Tech Supports AmeriSus in Sustainable Home Construction Initiative

Pro-Tech Energy Solutions LLC, a self-funded energy services company serving the Mid-Atlantic region's commercial properties, today announced a strategic partnership with AmeriSus, the building industry's newest ...

8 Jul 2010

Skanska Wins Major Renovation Contract in Stavanger, Norway

Skanska has secured a major renovation contract in Stavanger, Norway. The contract amount is NOK 264 M, or about SEK 320 M, which has been included in order bookings for the second quarter.

7 Jul 2010

PCA Informs Motorists to Choose Concrete Over Asphalt

Throughout July and into August, motorists will experience delays along the I-94 corridor due to the third asphalt resurfacing in the last two decades. In what is an already congested artery in the Twin Cities, these del...

7 Jul 2010

Mohawk, Sanfi Ceramics Sign JV Agreement

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) announces today the expansion of its international presence with an investment of a minority interest in Sanfi Ceramics. Sanfi is a leading manufacturer of ceramic tile in China ...

7 Jul 2010

Rebuilding Together, HGTV to Rehabilitate Hurricane-Devastated Homes

Rebuilding Together and HGTV will partner to rehabilitate 50 hurricane-devastated homes as part of "Fifty for Five" — a five-day event beginning August 24 in New Orleans — that will result in homeowners returning to their homes to live in safe and comfortable conditions.

7 Jul 2010

Silverwood Flooring, Junckers Sign Canadian Distribution Agreement

Toronto based Silverwood Flooring Inc. today announced its exclusive Canadian distribution agreement with Junckers Hardwood Inc., the world's premium manufacturer of commercially rated solid hardwood flooring. Ju...

7 Jul 2010

Government Stimulus and Private Sector Projects Can Boost BC’s Construction Industry

How quickly British Columbia's construction industry emerges from the steep downturn that began in 2008 will depend on the timing of government stimulus and the resurgence of private-sector-led projects, says a newly...

7 Jul 2010

AUI Contractors Receives ABC’s Green Contractor Certification

AUI Contractors of Fort Worth was recently named a Certified Green Contractor by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC), a national construction trade association. ABC's Green Contractor Certification progra...

7 Jul 2010

Green Education Services Provides LEED Training to Salt Lake City Employees

Green Education Services, a green building education provider, recently trained thirty-six Salt Lake City employees on USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in a push to educate the city's ...

7 Jul 2010

Foster Wheeler to Build New Cogeneration Facility in Germany

Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH for a new cogeneration facility to be installed within Dow’s existing chemical complex at Stade, Germany.

7 Jul 2010