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New Training Courses Help to Strengthen Green Roof Industry

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to announce the results of its 2010 Industry Survey of its Corporate Members. Despite the severe economic downturn last year, the green roof industry grew by 16.1 pe...

26 May 2010

Study on Bulgarian Architectural Heritage

Application area: Historic studies and dating of sites belonging to the Bulgarian historic heritage. The work is the outcome of a long-lasting study of the author who is an expert in the field of housing construction and construction engineering and equipment.

26 May 2010

Basic Steps for Building a Deck

Building a deck takes careful planning and there are a number of steps to consider long before the post holes are dug and the deck’s foundation is established.

26 May 2010

Lauth Earns LEED Certification, Silver Rating for NASCAR Plaza Development

In recognition of its commitment to green building and sustainable construction, Lauth® Group Inc. earned its third Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and its second Silver Rating for the development of NASCAR® Plaza in Charlotte, North Carolina.

26 May 2010

Jacobs Awarded Mickey Leland Federal Building Modernization Project by GSA

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Region 7 to provide construction manager as agent and commissioning services for the modernization of the GT "Mickey" Leland Federal Building in downtown Houston.

26 May 2010

Ringdale and Sojitz Partnership on Commercial LED Lighting Fixtures

Ringdale(R), Inc., a global leader in the development of energy efficient, intelligent commercial LED lighting fixtures, today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement for the region of Japan with Sojitz Systems Corp.

26 May 2010

S+C to Offer Engineering Services for Calico Solar Plant in California

S&C Electric Company, a leader in integrating renewable energy sources to the grid, today announces that it was awarded a contract to perform engineering services for one of the largest solar plants in the world, Cal...

26 May 2010

AGR Tools Opens New Distribution Centre in San Jose, California

AGR Tools, Inc. (OTCBB:AGRT/Berlin:LVSA/Stuttgart:LVSA) continues its aggressive growth initiative by adding a new distribution centre in San Jose, California. The distribution centre, located in Santa Clara County, ...

26 May 2010

Saint-Gobain Announces Construction of New Flat Glass Manufacturing Plant in Brazil

Saint-Gobain and NSG Group have announced the construction of a new flat glass (float) plant in Jacarei, close to Sao Paulo, in Brazil.

26 May 2010

Overview of Indian Welding Equipment Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/90a810/strategic_analysis) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Strategic Analysis of the Welding Equipment Market in ...

26 May 2010

STRABAG and Lafarge Merge Cement Activities to Form New Company in Austria

Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, and STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, are combining their cement activities in several countries of Central Europe.

26 May 2010

USGBC Awards LEED Certification to First Long Island Office Interior Project

Leviton Manufacturing Company (Leviton), client of TPG Architecture, is the first Long Island office interior project to achieve LEED® certification for Commercial Interiors (Certified level) by the U.S. Green Buildi...

26 May 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Wins Lanzhou-Haikou Highway Project in China

On 14th May 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section WG15 of Lanzhou-Haikou National Highway project in Gansu province. The bidding price amounted to RMB500 million with construction period of 36 months.

26 May 2010

Research Report on Finishing Materials Market in Mexico

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5d5551/finishing_material) has announced the addition of the "Finishing Materials Market in Mexico: Business Report 2009" report to their offerin...

26 May 2010

Sabic Innovative Plastics Launches Double Width Thermoclick Cladding

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ commitment to helping builders and architects strengthen sustainable building designs by increasing energy conservation, all while improving working and living environments has led to another industry game-changer – new 1000 mm-width Lexan* Thermoclick* polycarbonate (PC) 50 mm sheet system.

25 May 2010