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Painting Tips from ScothBlue Painters Tape

“Painting continues to be the most popular DIY project because it makes such a big impact on a small budget,” says Amy Matthews, host of DIY Network’s Sweat Equity and ScotchBlue spokesperson. “A ...

29 Jun 2010

LED Enhanced Facade Helps German's Enjoy the World Cup

Watching football together – an absolute must for real fans. At the Wittelsbacher Platz, which is overlooked by the facade of Siemens’ headquarters and located at the heart of Munich, LEDs by OSRAM are making their contribution toward ensuring that the public viewing will be a very special event.

29 Jun 2010

Aker Solutions Wins GBP 60 Million Contract Extension from Nexen Petroleum

Aker Solutions has secured a three-year contract extension for engineering and construction work with client Nexen Petroleum UK Limited in the UK sector of the North Sea. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately GBP 60 million.

29 Jun 2010

Royal BAM to Provide Design, Construction Services for A12 Motorway Widening Project

The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has selected BAM as 'preferred bidder' for the widening of the thirty kilometre long section of the A12 motorway between Utrecht-Lunetten and Veenendaal.

29 Jun 2010

Oldham Council Chooses Balfour Beatty for Building Schools for the Future Programme

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces today that it has been appointed as preferred bidder by Oldham Council for their Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, which is worth up to £175 million.

29 Jun 2010

CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Bags Highway Reconstruction Project in Jiangsu

Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section A of S338 Provincial Highway Reconstruction project in Danyang, Jiangsu.

29 Jun 2010

New Report on Architectural Barometer in Europe

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/47ecd1/european_architect) has announced the addition of the "European Architectural Barometer (Q4 2009) - Theme: Decision Making Unit (DMU)" rep...

29 Jun 2010

Elevance and Wilmar Join to Construct World-Scale Biorefinery

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. (Elevance) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar), one of the largest global agribusiness groups, to con...

29 Jun 2010

Developer of Construction Accounting Software Named One of Northeast Ohio’s Best Working Places

Foundation Software, Inc., developer of the award-winning FOUNDATION® for Windows® construction accounting software, has been selected by the Plain Dealer as one of Northeast Ohio’s best places to work.

29 Jun 2010

College Students Demonstrate Long-Distance Collaborative Architectural Design with ArchiCAD

Student architects are discovering inspiring new ways to perform in teams, even across great distances using the Internet as a virtual design studio.

29 Jun 2010

LEED Silver Certification Awarded to Novo Nordisk Headquarters in New Jersey

Novo Nordisk today announced that its U.S. headquarters facility in Princeton, NJ has received LEED Silver certification for Commercial Interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

29 Jun 2010

Foster Wheeler Wins Pre-FEED Contract from GDF SUEZ for LNG Plant

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by GDF SUEZ to carry out the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) for the development of an onshore LNG plant and offshore gas gathering infrastructure.

29 Jun 2010

Farm Power Starts Construction of Renewable Electricity-Generating Facility in Lynden

Farm Power, a Skagit County renewable energy company, today broke ground on its second anaerobic dairy digester -- a renewable electricity-generating facility -- which will provide energy to local homes and businesses through PSE and its Green Power Program.

29 Jun 2010

Worldwide Analysis on Green Building Materials Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Green Building Materials Industry (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0209271/Global-Green-Building-Materials-Industry.html) ...

29 Jun 2010

Caterpillar Plans to Expand Excavator Production Facility in China

In support of its long-term global strategy for meeting customer demand for excavators, and recognizing the rapid expansion of opportunities in the key growth markets of Asia, Caterpillar Inc. announced today its expansion plans for the company's excavator facility in Xuzhou, China.

29 Jun 2010