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PBK Acquires ANO Architects in Ontario, Canada

PBK Architects Inc. ("PBK Architects"), GENIVAR's business partner in architectural services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of ANO Architects Inc. ("ANO Architects"), an architectural con...

16 Jun 2010

New KUBIK R+D Facility to Develop Sustainable Construction Technologies

The Technological Corporation Tecnalia has inaugurated KUBIK, a state-of-the-art experimental infrastructure unique worldwide, for the research and development of sustainable and ecoefficient technologies in architecture and construction.

16 Jun 2010

Nader Homes Receives Award of Excellence from CBRA for Best Kitchen Addition

Nader Homes, Inc. was awarded the Community Builders & Remodelers Association (CBRA) Award of Excellence for Best Kitchen Addition at the 2010 Awards of Excellence gala, held on June 10th, 2010. "In today&#3...

16 Jun 2010

STRABAG Chosen for Construction and Modernization of School Buildings in Germany

A consortium led by STRABAG Real Estate GmbH, a company of the STRABAG Group, has been awarded the contract for a public private partnership (PPP) from the city of Mülheim, Germany.

16 Jun 2010

Skanska Awarded Logan Airport Expansion and Renovation Contract

Skanska has secured the assignment to expand and renovate Logan International Airport, in Boston, in the U.S. The contract amount totals USD 48 M, approximately SEK 375 M, which will be included in order bookings for the second quarter.

16 Jun 2010

BESIX to Construct North Manama Causeway Road in Kingdom of Bahrain

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) confirmed today that the BESIX Group (50%-owned by OCI) has been awarded a US$ 265 million contract to build the North Manama causeway in the Kingdom of Bahrain in joint venture with the Haji Hassan Group.

16 Jun 2010

Steelcase Displays New Wood Products at NeoCon 2010 Trade Fair

Steelcase Inc. (NYSE:SCS), a global office environments manufacturer, today revealed new solutions for its popular, contemporary wood line Elective Elements® 6 along with a new product: FlexFrame™ workwall – at NeoCon 2010, the World’s Trade Fair for Interior Design and Facilities Management.

15 Jun 2010

Empower Constructs New Generating Plant in Nouakchott, Africa

On 26 May 2010, the Prime Minister of Mauritania, Mr Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, together with Luka Buljan, Empower CEO, laid the first brick during the Ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the new Empower...

15 Jun 2010

Stryker’s Manufacturing Facilities Receive USGBC LEED Certifications

Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced today that two of its manufacturing facilities have earned Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). ...

15 Jun 2010

IdeaPaint’s Dry-Erase Paint Products Now Available at Lowe’s Stores

IdeaPaint, the creator of high-performance dry-erase paint solutions, announced today that IdeaPaint’s “HOME” product is now available at select Lowe’s stores from Virginia to Maine and will also ...

15 Jun 2010

PureSpectrum to Display Advanced Fluorescent Lights at 2010 BuildingsNY/GreenBuildingsNY

PureSpectrum (OTCBB: PSRU) will exhibit its full product line of dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), dimmable ballasts for linear fluorescent lighting and dimmable linear fluorescent fixtures next week at BuildingsNY/GreenBuildingsNY 2010 in Manhattan.

15 Jun 2010

Glenigan Index Shows Marked Decline In View of Fewer Public Sector Projects

The value of construction projects starting on site in the three months to May 2010 fell back to below 2006 levels as fewer public sector projects started on site following the General Election. The Glenigan Index for May was 10 per cent up on a year ago, but lower than the Index for March and April this year.

15 Jun 2010

Champion Window to Supply High-Efficiency Windows for New Volume Purchase Program

Champion Window and Patio Room Company was approved on May 27 as one of 33 suppliers in The U.S. Department of Energy’s Highly Insulating R-5 Windows and Low-E Storm Windows Volume Purchase Program, part of a multi-year integrated strategy to transform the market for high-efficiency windows.

15 Jun 2010

GE to Supply Water Purification System to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ Manufacturing Facility

GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has signed a contract to supply an ultrapure water system to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ new semiconductor manufacturing facility currently under construction at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, N.Y.

15 Jun 2010

Interior Painting Offers Affordable Home Remodeling Solution

If you’re like most of us, the “Great Recession” has probably had a major impact on both your spending habits and your lifestyle. You might be doing more of your shopping at discount stores, vacationing nearby (if you’re vacationing at all), and postponing plans to improve your home.

15 Jun 2010