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Construction Industry Remains as One of the Major Consumers of Acrylic Products in China

Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms, analyzes acrylic polymer market trends.

29 Apr 2010

Bank of America Supports YouthBuild's Training Programs on Green Construction

Bank of America today announced a $500,000 grant to YouthBuild USA that will enable the expansion of educational services and career and leadership development to underprivileged youth.

29 Apr 2010

Building Safety Week of ICCF to be Expanded into Month-Long Campaign

Building Safety Week, for the first time, will expand into a month-long awareness campaign, Building Safety Month: Commemorating a 30-year Legacy of Leadership. "Building Safety Month continues the goal of the o...

28 Apr 2010

Jacobs Awarded EPCM Contract by DuPont

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it was awarded a contract from DuPont, one of the world's most innovative companies, to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) under a Master Services Agreement (MSA) for the company's operations in Europe, Asia and North America. Under the three-year MSA, Jacobs will execute projects at DuPont manufacturing facilities.

28 Apr 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony for TEI’s Building Expansion to be Held on April 29, 2010

The Eye Institute (TEI) of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University will break ground on a construction project that will expand, redesign, renovate and dramatically enhance the existing facility. The &q...

28 Apr 2010

Armageddon and Tyco Electronics Collaborate to Commercialize SolarClover Solar Energy System

Armageddon Energy, developer of affordable modular solar energy systems, today announced a strategic investment and collaboration with Tyco Electronics, a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, netw...

28 Apr 2010

EMCOR Chosen for Expansion and Renovation Project at St. Mary’s Medical Center

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 Hyre Electric subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of electrical systems for expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Hobart, Indiana.

28 Apr 2010

Computer Guidance Forms Strategic Partnership with AGC

Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of financial and project management software solutions for architecture, engineering and construction companies, today announced forming a strategic partnership with the Associated General Contractors of America.

28 Apr 2010

Optimum Energy Introduces New Service to Efficiently Manage Commercial HVAC Systems

Optimum Energy, LLC, provider of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) software solutions that set a new standard in energy efficiency, today introduced OptimumMVM™, a Web-based measurement, verification...

28 Apr 2010

MWH Constructors to Serve as CMAR for New Piedmont WWTP Project

MWH, the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, announced today that MWH Constructors has been selected to serve as construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) for the new $30 – 45 million Piedmont Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Greenville County, S.C.

28 Apr 2010

H.B. Fuller to Exit Polysulfide-Based Insulating Glass Sealant Business in Europe

H.B. Fuller Company announced today that it will exit the polysulfide-based insulating glass sealant product line in Europe by the end of calendar year 2010.

27 Apr 2010

Lucid Introduces New Social Network to Compare Building Performance

Lucid Design Group, Inc., an award-winning provider of real-time energy monitoring and display systems for buildings, today announced Building Dashboard® Network™, a new product which enables people to view, co...

27 Apr 2010

Historical Data and Forecasts on World Asphalt Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Asphalt Market (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0189799/World-Asphalt-Market.html) Global asphalt demand to grow 2% annual...

27 Apr 2010

MEMSIC Now Offers Wirelss Structural Health Monitoring System

Building on its popular Imote2 advanced wireless sensor platform, MEMSIC, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: MEMS) announced today the new Imote2 Structural Health Monitoring Board (ISM400), an integrated sensor board that enables an inex...

27 Apr 2010

Polyurethane Foam Sandwich Panel Offers Excellent Insulation with Enhanced Fire Behavior

Sandwich panels comprising two metal facings and a polyisocyanurate (PIR) rigid foam core have long been used for the efficient thermal insulation of large warehouses, cold stores and other industrial and administration buildings. Developers at Bayer MaterialScience have now come up with a new, more environmentally compatible PIR foam system with significantly enhanced fire behavior that has clear benefits over established systems.

27 Apr 2010