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Performance Analysis on UK Road Construction Equipment Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a1c307/uk_road_constructi) has announced the addition of the "UK Road Construction Equipment Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their ...

10 Jun 2010

Rediscovered Artificial Rock-Concrete Can Change Future Landscapes

A ready-mix produces strong silicate-rock like that making up over 55 percent of the Earth's crust. Unlike nature's own, the artificial rock is made without heat or pressure. It is simply poured, stirred and l...

10 Jun 2010

Stonehill + Taylor Architects’ Hilton New York Hotel Design Receives Major Recognition

Stonehill & Taylor Architects has solidified its position as the New York hotel designer to beat.

10 Jun 2010

Q-Cells and Satcon Collaborate for Large Scale Solar Installation Projects in Ontario

Satcon Technology Corporation®, a leading provider of utility scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, today announced that they have been selected by Q-Cells for multiple large scale solar PV power plants in Ontario.

10 Jun 2010

SENS to Announce New Green Building Programme at Summit in Saudi Arabia

HRH Prince Nawwaf Bin Nasser Al Saud, Executive Director of the Saudi Environment Society, will open Cost Effective Sustainable Design and Construction Saudi Arabia. The event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn Riy...

10 Jun 2010

Ascent Solar’s CIGS Laminated Modules Ready for Beta Test Installation

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) and Hydro announced today, after rigorous internal product development and testing, the CIGS laminated modules from Ascent Solar are ready for beta test deployment at one of ...

10 Jun 2010

Primoris’ Subsidiary Wins I-35 Highway Construction Project in Texas

Primoris Services Corporation (Nasdaq:PRIM) (Nasdaq:PRIMW) ("Primoris") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, James Construction Group, LLC ("James"), was awarded a contract valued at appr...

10 Jun 2010

Renaissance to Exhibit New Solid-State LED Luminaires

Renaissance Lighting, a leading innovator in the development and manufacture of energy-efficient, ultra long-life solid-state luminaires, will exhibit at two nationally recognized industry conferences: the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) National Convention, June 10-12, in Miami, and ArchLED ’10/NeoCon®, June 14-16 in Chicago.

10 Jun 2010

GEDSB and Ameresco Partner for Rooftop PV Installations in Selected Schools

Today students in the Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) began to see green energy and conservation as the way of the future today, thanks to a large-scale solar-energy initiative that will install solar panels on ...

10 Jun 2010

Day4 Energy Starts Construction of 1.8MW PV Power Plant in Germany

Day4 Energy Inc., a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced it has commenced the construction of a turnkey 1.8MW ground mounted photovoltaic power plant in Niedereschach-Fischbach Germany.

9 Jun 2010

China Highway Engineering Wins Meizhou-Dapu Expressway Supervision Contract

Recently, China Highway Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. won the supervision project of Meizhou-Dapu Expressway in Guangdong. The bidding price amounted to approximately RMB30 million. The highway is 24.5m wide with...

9 Jun 2010

OCI Signs MOU with Indian Infrastructure Firm

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) and HCC Infrastructure Limited (HIL), a preeminent Indian infrastructure company based in Mumbai and wholly owned by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), today announce that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a partnership to pursue Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects tendered by the National Highways Authority of India (the Client).

9 Jun 2010

JCB’s Teletruk Forklifts Perform Tasks at World Cup Stadiums in South Africa

DIGGER giant JCB has been signed up to play a key role at major stadiums that are staging the 2010 World Cup soccer matches in South Africa.

9 Jun 2010

CEMEX’s U.S. Cement Manufacturing Plants Win 2010 ENERGY STAR Awards

CEMEX USA announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded three of its U.S. cement manufacturing plants the 2010 ENERGY STAR® for their superior energy performance.

9 Jun 2010

AECOM Receives WERC09 Program Contract from U.S. Air Force

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it is one of approximately 40 companies awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment.

9 Jun 2010