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Balfour Beatty Communities Secures Grant to Build Additional Homes and Amenities at Fort Carson

Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Capital Group, Inc., announced today that its Fort Carson Family Housing military housing privatization project with the U.S. Department of the Army has received approximately $100 million in funding from the Army for an expansion phase covering the development and new construction of additional homes and amenities. A portion of the funding also will be used for the installation of air conditioning in homes built as part of the original 1999 project and the repair of existing infrastructure.

22 Apr 2010

Equinix Announces Expansion of its IBX Data Center in Dallas

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced plans to increase the size of its presence in the Dallas metro with the addition of a new Dallas 2 (DA2) International Business Exch...

22 Apr 2010

M-Bloc Panel Products from American Gypsum Pass ASTM G 21 Mold Resistant Test

American Gypsum announced today that its complete line of M-Bloc® mold and moisture resistant gypsum panel products has passed the difficult ASTM G 21 mold resistant testing with the best possible score of 0 as verified by an independent laboratory, certified in accordance with ISO 17025-2005.

22 Apr 2010

Rebuilding Together Teams Up with Safeway to Renovate Oakland Homes and Facilities

On Saturday, April 24, employees of Safeway, Inc. will provide needed modifications to the home of an Oakland family so they can move about their home safely and independently. Rebuilding Together Oakland is the local affiliate of Rebuilding Together, the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership.

22 Apr 2010

Irvine Pacific to Construct 248 Homes in Village of Stonegate East

The Irvine Company announced that Irvine Pacific, a wholly owned affiliate, will build a series of homes in the newest Village of Irvine, Stonegate East, beginning in November.

22 Apr 2010

Italian Engineering and Construction Industry Guide Includes Data on Market Size and Segmentation

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/78f904/engineering_and_co) has announced the addition of the "Engineering and Construction: Italy Industry Guide" report to their offering. T...

22 Apr 2010

Overview of Commercial Construction Market in South Korea

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4a738e/south_korea_commer) has announced the addition of the "South Korea Commercial Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to t...

22 Apr 2010

Tips on Rejuvenating Wooden Decks, Doors, Shutters and Sheds after Winter

Long after the snow melts, the signs of harsh winter weather remain, leaving wooden decks, doors, shutters and sheds looking shabby. Repairing, replacing and refinishing wood in preparation for spring can feel overwhelmi...

21 Apr 2010

Anti-Graffiti Additive Also Protects Concrete

Michem Emulsion 47950 wax emulsion from Michelman is a sacrificial anti-graffiti coating additive that also provides effective water repellency and anti-blocking. It is commonly used as a surface modifier in concrete coatings to reduce or eliminate concrete’s susceptibility to damage caused by weather, equipment, vehicles or foot traffic.

21 Apr 2010

BlueWatt, Recurrent Energy Partner to Build Solar Power Plants in France

Recurrent Energy, an independent power producer and a leading developer of solar power projects, today announced a joint development agreement with BlueWatt, a French solar power systems developer, to finance, build, and operate solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants on rooftops of industrial, commercial and logistics buildings across France.

21 Apr 2010

Big-D Starts Construction of New Science Center at Southern Utah University

Big-D Construction recently began construction for the Science Center project at Southern Utah University. The new $11.5 million building, approximately 50,000 square feet in size, will be constructed to the east of ...

21 Apr 2010

SEH Wins MASLA Award for its Contribution to Harbor Redevelopment Project

The Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (MASLA) awarded a 2010 Merit Award for Planning and Research to professional services firm Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®) for their work on the Harbor Redevelopment Master Plan in Tower, Minn.

21 Apr 2010