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Bird Construction Income Fund Executes Contract for RCMP E Division Headquarter Relocation Project

Bird Construction Income Fund announced today that an operating subsidiary of the Fund has executed a design and construction contract with Green Timbers Limited Partnership to design and build the RCMP E Division Headqu...

24 Apr 2010

New Vibration Control Systems to Prevent Building Collapse During Earthquakes

How do engineers prepare buildings to withstand earthquakes? According to experts from the School of Civil Engineering of Barcelona, one approach to this problem is to consider a building as you would a living being. Two UPC-Barcelona Tech research groups—Risk Management and Control, Dynamics and Applications—have extensive experience in this field.

24 Apr 2010

ECD Plans to Co-Develop Rooftop Solar Systems for CCH Buildings in Italy

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq:ENER), through its wholly owned subsidiary United Solar Ovonic, and ContourGlobal today announced plans to co-develop rooftop solar systems for buildings in Italy owned and o...

24 Apr 2010

Constellation Energy Enters Rooftop Solar Installation Agreement with McCormick

Constellation Energy and McCormick & Company, Inc. today announced an agreement to develop a new 1.8-megawatt (DC) solar photovoltaic power system at the McCormick distribution center in Belcamp, Md.

24 Apr 2010

Analysis on Electrical Contractors Industry in the U.S. Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/31f3ff/electrical_contrac) has announced the addition of the "Electrical Contractors in the US" report to their offering. This industry compr...

24 Apr 2010

New Report Covers Scope, Size, and Growth of U.S. Steel Structure Contractors Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0b7aab/steel_structure_co) has announced the addition of the "Steel Structure Contractors in the US" report to their offering. This industry ...

24 Apr 2010

EMCOR’s Subsidiary Receives Construction Contract from Miami-Dade County

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Poole and Kent Company of Florida subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Miami-Dade County for the construction work within the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant in Miami, Florida.

23 Apr 2010

Panda Energy Partners with Con Edison to Construct Solar Farms in the Northeast U.S.

Panda Solar Ventures LLC, an affiliate of Panda Energy International Inc., and Con Edison Development, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated Edison Inc., today announced that they have signed an agreement to develop, construct and operate utility-scale solar electric power projects in the northeast United States.

23 Apr 2010

Lumber Wholesaler UFP to Purchase Assets of Shepherd Distribution

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced that it is expanding its distribution business in the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle (RV) markets with the planned addition of Shepherd Distribution Co. to its subsidiary, UFP Distribution, LLC.

23 Apr 2010

Merritt Properties Wins Five Awards of Excellence

NAIOP-Maryland has named Merritt Properties the winner of five Awards of Excellence, including Best Industrial Build-to-Suit, Best Interior-Tenant Fitout, Best LEED Office, Best Rehab Office and Environmentally Friendly Business.

23 Apr 2010

New Publication on Prestressed Concrete Structures

COST Action 534 New Materials, Systems, Methods and Concepts for Prestressed concrete Structures was a collaborative research effort bundling about 70 individual research projects in 25 countries, running 2002 - 2007 in ...

23 Apr 2010

Newly Developed RNC Isolator Reduces Seismic Movements in Buildings

Research on the application of seismic isolation methods carried out by a team at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-Barcelona Tech will lead to better protection of buildings, infrastructure, and sensitive equipment subjected to dynamic loads caused by seismic activity.

23 Apr 2010