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New Market Study on Green Building Certification Programs

Green building certification programs are becoming increasingly important tools to verify that a building meets a set of “green” criteria including energy efficiency, sustainable materials selection, site location, and indoor environmental quality.

18 May 2010

Stream Data Centers Wins LEED Silver Certification for its San Antonio Facility

Stream Data Centers announced today that it has been awarded LEED Silver certification for its Ready-to-Fit Data Center facility in San Antonio, TX.

18 May 2010

GREENGUARD Certification Awarded to Panolam's FRP Products

Panolam Industries' Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) products have received two categories of GREENGUARD certification.

18 May 2010

Construction Firm MACTEC to Provide Energy Audits for NPS

MACTEC and Gabel Associates have been awarded an indefinite delivery Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide energy audits for the National Park Service (NPS). Allen Kibler, President of MACTEC Engineering and Consul...

18 May 2010

Ritek’s PM230 Solar Modules Available for Residential Roof Top Applications

Advanced Media, Inc. (Ritek USA) today announced the availability of its PM230 modules, 230 watt polycrystalline solar modules with black frames for residential roof top applications. The modules are expected to arrive June 1, 2010 at its City of Industry warehouse.

18 May 2010

Skanska Bags Design and Build Contract for New U.S. Rail Tunnel

Skanska has been awarded a design/build contract for a new rail tunnel in New York, U.S. Skanska’s share of the contract amount is USD 52 M, or approximately SEK 380 M, which will be included in second-quarter order bookings. Skanska has a 20-percent share of the total contract amount, which is USD 258 M.

18 May 2010

Pattern Secures $800 Million Funding for Wind Energy Construction Projects

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced it has secured a total of more than $800 million in equity funding from investment funds controlled by Riverstone Holdings LLC, Pattern management and select employees. M...

18 May 2010

Construction Site Supplies: In-Depth Study of the Market in Vietnam

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fc3699/construction_site) has announced the addition of the "Construction Site Supplies Market in Vietnam: Business Report 2009" report to their ...

18 May 2010

ProLogis Launches New Rooftop PV Test Site

ProLogis, a leading global provider of distribution facilities, announced today the launch of ProLogis Renewable Energy's new Rooftop Photovoltaic (PV) Test Site in Denver, Colorado, to test solar panel technologies.

18 May 2010

Solar Array Installation at Anheuser-Busch's Brewery in New Jersey

Anheuser-Busch announced today the installation of a solar array on the roof of its Newark, N.J. brewery. The array of more than 3,000 photovoltaic solar panels covers 65,000 square feet and, at peak production, wi...

18 May 2010

CEMEX’s Cement Plants Win Environmental Excellence Awards

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today it has been recognized by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas for environmental excellence at its cement plants in Xenia, Ohio and Lyons, Colorado, as part of the 2010 Cement Industry Energy & Environmental Awards.

18 May 2010

Comprehensive Research Report on Spain’s Construction Site Supplies Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5bddfc/construction_site) has announced the addition of the "Construction Site Supplies Market in Spain: Business Report 2009" report to their of...

18 May 2010

Foresters Offers Funds to Build Playgrounds Across North America

View Park Preparatory Charter Elementary received a brand new playground today thanks to the effort of more than 200 volunteers from Foresters(TM), ICEF Public Schools and non-profit KaBOOM!. The new playground will prov...

17 May 2010

Skanska Wins Alaskan Way Viaduct Road Contract in Washington

Skanska (STO:SKAB) is expanding its infrastructure construction and civil engineering operations to the northwestern U.S. The first road assignment in the state of Washington is for the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle.

17 May 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Awarded Quanzhou Bypass Expressway Phase II Construction Project

CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section A4of Jinjiang-Shishi Section of Quanzhou Bypass Expressway. The bidding price amounted to RMB460 million with construction period of 20 months.

17 May 2010