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Fluor to Provide FEED Services to Rialto Renewable Energy Project

Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK) and Fluor Corporation jointly announced today that they have signed a contract under which Fluor will provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for the Rialto Renewable Energy Center (Rialto Project), being developed by Rentech.

3 Jun 2010

Capital Lumber to Begin Marketing TYPAR Weather Protection System

TYPAR® today announced a new strategic distribution agreement with Capital Lumber Company, Phoenix, for the TYPAR Weather Protection System.

3 Jun 2010

CSX Earns LEED Certification for New Headquarters in Florence, South Carolina

CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX), a leader among transportation companies in environmental stewardship, has obtained its first LEED® green building certification from the U.S. Green Business Council. The LEED® cer...

3 Jun 2010

HomeSphere Chosen to Market Eemax’s Products to Homebuilders and Remodeling Contractors

Eemax, Inc., the market leader in commercial and residential electric tankless water heaters, and HomeSphere, Inc., the premier provider of technology-leveraged supply chain services to the homebuilding and remodeling in...

3 Jun 2010

GENIVAR Announces Acquisition of Canadian Engineering Firm Terrain Group

The GENIVAR Income Fund, a leading Canadian engineering firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Terrain Group Inc. ("Terrain Group"), an Atlantic Canada-based engineering, planning, and surveying firm with a staff of over 150 employees based in offices in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as well as Alberta.

3 Jun 2010

New Study on Cement and Concrete Additives Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Chinese Markets for Cement and Concrete Additives (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0203277/Chinese-Markets-for-Cement-and-Concrete-...

3 Jun 2010

Lexan Features at Stadium Hosting 2010 FIFA World Cup

Thousands of fans gathering at the FIFA World Cup™ 2010 matches, held from June 11 – July 11, 2010 in South Africa, are in for a brilliant new experience – courtesy of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ high-performance Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) sheet.

2 Jun 2010

Dotmar's Uniboard is Viable Alternative to Marine Ply, Plywood, MDF and Craft Wood

Dotmar’s Uniboard is a unique recycled thermoplastic which replaces marine ply, plywood, MDF and craft wood within the construction, shop fitting and leisure industries.

2 Jun 2010

Leesburg to Produce SlenderWall in New Orlando Facility

Officials at Easi-Set® Industries recently announced that a Florida company will now produce the SlenderWall Architectural Precast Concrete Panel System under a new licensing agreement.

2 Jun 2010

Cavico Wins Contract for Construction Work at Nui Tao Stone Mine

Cavico Corp., a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Cavico Construction and Infrastructure JSC (Cavico Infrastructure) has signed a contract with Binh Thuan Minerals and Building Materials JSC for construction work at the Nui Tao Stone Mine.

2 Jun 2010

DPR Construction Chosen to Build Research Facility for Isis Pharmaceuticals

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) today announced that it broke ground on the new 176,000 square foot, state-of-the-art research facility for Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Carlsbad, California. Employees from both co...

2 Jun 2010

Skanska Begins Construction of Uppsala Entre Building

Skanska is starting the construction of Uppsala Entré, which will be a new meeting place featuring offices and stores in the center of the city. Skanska’s investment amounts to approximately SEK 300 M.

2 Jun 2010

BASF Launches ZERO-C Concrete Repair Technology

The Building Systems business of BASF's Construction Chemicals division today announced the launch of ZERO-C Concrete Repair Technology, a line of cementitious repair mortars that exhibit no cracking when tested in a...

2 Jun 2010

NCC Awarded New Multimedia Building Project at Aarhus Harbor

NCC Construction Denmark has been commissioned by Aarhus municipality to construct a new multimedia building at Aarhus Harbor. The contract pertains to the first phase and joint planning and preparations will now commence ahead of construction start in August 2011.

2 Jun 2010

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to TI's New Test Facility in Philippines

Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated today announced the U.S. Green Building Council® (USGBC) has awarded its new assembly/test facility in the Clark Zone, Philippines a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, distinguishing the site as the first Gold-certified facility in the Philippines.

2 Jun 2010