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AECOM to Provide Design Services to Major Ring Road Project in Saskatoon, Canada

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that a joint venture for which it is subcontracted as the lead designer has been awarded a design-build contract for the Circle Drive South project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

4 Jun 2010

Performance Analysis on Japan Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b3942b/japan_construction) has announced the addition of the "Japan Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their offering. ...

4 Jun 2010

IES and SketchUp to Offer High-Quality Solution for Low-Energy Sustainable Building Design

A unique new partnership between building performance analysis specialists Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), and developers of the fast and intuitive 3D modeling tool Google SketchUp, was announced today. Sol...

3 Jun 2010

CCCC Awarded Phase III Project of Yangtze River Deepwater Navigation Channel

Recently, CCCC won four sections of Phase III of Yangtze River Deepwater Navigation Channel Regulation. The bidding price is more than RMB1,100 million, with construction period from J\May 2010 to April 2011. Among t...

3 Jun 2010

Ready-Mix Concrete Services Provider China ACM Receives $1.3 Million Worth Railway Project

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) ("China ACM" or the "Company"), a leading provider of ready-mix concrete and related technical services in China, today announced that ...

3 Jun 2010

Philips Launches New LUXEON Rebel LEDs for Lighting Designers

Philips Lumileds announced the release of two new LUXEON Rebel LEDs with correlated color temperatures (CCTs) of 2700K and 3000K that expand the company’s portfolio for indoor illumination applications in hotels, shops, restaurants, and homes.

3 Jun 2010

MHI, IBERDROLA to Partner on NPP Construction in Europe

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has agreed with IBERDROLA Ingenieria y Construccion, S.A.U. (IBERDROLA Engineering & Construction), a Spanish engineering company, to collaborate for the bidding of constructing...

3 Jun 2010

Asian Paints to Develop New Manufacturing Plant in Maharashtra, India

Asian Paints Limited, India’s largest paint company today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Government to set up a mega project for manufacture of Paints and Intermediates at Kesurdi MIDC ...

3 Jun 2010

Oldcastle Glass Changes Name to Reflect Evolution as Integrated Building Envelope Supplier

Oldcastle Glass® has been supplying products and services that go well beyond the definition of a traditional glass fabricator. Through key strategic acquisitions and product development, the company has positioned itself as an integrated building envelope supplier.

3 Jun 2010

Chevron and Kellogg JV, Fairstar Sign Agreement on Gorgon LNG Project

Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (OSE:FAIR) has been awarded two transportation contracts by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and Kellogg Joint Venture - Gorgon. The contracts were signed by representatives of both companies on May ...

3 Jun 2010

Mitsubishi Electric Receives Order for 19 Elevators and 46 Escalators

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today it has received an order for 19 elevators and 46 escalators from Mexico's Ingenieros Civiles Asociados. The elevators and escalators will be installed in seven stations along the Mexico City Metro's Line 12, which is scheduled to open in 2012.

3 Jun 2010

Executive Cabinetry Earns GREENGUARD Certification for Wood Cabinets

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is pleased to announce today that Executive Cabinetry, LLC has become the first residential kitchen and bath cabinet manufacturer to earn GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification and GREENGUARD Children & Schools(SM) Certification—the highest level of indoor air quality certification—for its wood cabinetry.

3 Jun 2010

LEED Gold Certification Awarded to Green Mountain College’s SAGE Hall

Green Mountain College has announced that one of its residence halls has been designated as a LEED® gold certified building by the U.S. Green Building Council. SAGE Hall, which stands for "Students for Academic and Green Engagement," is the seventh major gold certified building in Vermont and the first in Rutland County.

3 Jun 2010

Forecast Report on Timber, Wood, and Lumber Market in France

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e85850/france_timber_woo) has announced the addition of the "France Timber, Wood & Lumber Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their...

3 Jun 2010

Foster Wheeler Bags FEED Contract from Iraqi Ministry of Oil

Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a feasibility study and front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil for a...

3 Jun 2010