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Survey Shows That Landscape Architecture Firms Mark Sign of Recovery

The worst of the recession may finally be over for landscape architecture firms. According to the latest American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey, firm leaders reported higher levels of b...

30 Apr 2010

CEI Ranks Higher in Business Journal’s Top Employer List

Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) today announced that the San Francisco Business Times and the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal named the electrical contracting company the fourteenth “Best Place to Work” in the San Francisco Bay Area among companies employing between 101 to 500 employees.

30 Apr 2010

Fixtures Equipped with GE’s New Infusion LED to be Available for Commercial Customers

GE’s new Infusion™ LED (light-emitting diode) module becomes available for the first time in the coming months in fixtures made by four companies.

30 Apr 2010

Shrink Announces Formation of New Subsidiary, Shrink Solar

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today the formation of a new wholly owned subsidiary called Shrink Solar LLC, which is focused on commercializing its solar technologies.

30 Apr 2010

Incheon Bridge Wins International Design Contest for Unique Appearance

Incheon Bridge has already become a symbol of Incheon. Now Incheon Bridge Observatory, chosen as the prizewinner in an authoritative international design contest with its unique appearance, is expected to become as famous as the bridge itself.

30 Apr 2010

Grace Construction Products Forms Joint Venture with Saudi-Based Alturki

Grace Construction Products, an operating segment of W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA), has formed a joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons Company (Alturki), a Saudi family o...

30 Apr 2010

SiteOne Maintains 98% Customer Retention Rate in Homebuilding Industry

SiteOne Services – the nation’s premiere provider of residential warranty and work-order technology solutions, selective outsourcing, and centralized call-center services – today announced that it continues to add customers at a remarkable rate, especially given the state of the homebuilding industry.

30 Apr 2010

LEED: Establishes Important Benchmark for Smarter, Greener Construction

There was a time when the term 'LEED' - short for 'Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design' - was reserved almost solely for construction-related manuals and trade publications. Not so anymore. Take the example of a February 2009 Toronto Star headline, LEED-ing the way, for a story about Canada's first residential development built entirely to LEED Platinum specifications.

30 Apr 2010

Leader in Concrete Accessories Launches New MB Erector Connector

Leading provider and innovator of concrete accessories, Meadow Burke, announces the release of the MB Erector Connector Generation II. Skip Francies, National Precast Manager for Meadow Burke says, "The new MB Er...

30 Apr 2010

NYSERDA to Honor NYC’s New Commercial Green Building at a Special Event

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will present a High Performance Building Plaque to the Sukyo Mahikari Centers for Spiritual Development at a special event in recognition of energy-efficient measures incorporated into its new center that will help cut its energy costs by $8,400 per year and reduce its carbon footprint in New York City.

30 Apr 2010

Building Upgrades in Mesa County Valley School District Address Outdated Infrastructure Systems

Although the average age of the 47 buildings in Mesa County Valley School District 51 is 38 years, the buildings now boast the latest in infrastructure systems, thanks to $8.63 million in upgrades being installed across the district. These improvements have created a better academic environment and are anticipated to save the district more than $617,000 in annual energy costs.

30 Apr 2010