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CB+I and Shell Sign FEED Services Contract for Kashagan Oil Field Development

CB&I (NYSE: CBI) announced today that, in a joint venture with WorleyParsons and Aker Solutions, it has been awarded an updated front-end engineering and design (FEED) services contract from Shell Development Kashaga...

24 Apr 2010

SEL Headquarters Earns Prestigious LEED Gold Certification

Today the U.S. Green Building Council Institute announced the newest U.S. facility to earn the prestigious LEED® Gold certification – the Sony Electronics (SEL) headquarters building in San Diego.

24 Apr 2010

MediaLab 3D Studio Re-Launches Website with Interactive Floor Plans

The new look and feel of the Richmond American Homes website introduces the latest technology in interactive floor plans giving home buyers a dynamic multimedia experience. MediaLab 3D Studio, an interactive marketin...

24 Apr 2010

NASA's JSC Receives U.S.G.B.C. Recognition for Building Expansion

NASA's Johnson Space Center has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the expansion of one of its procurement offices, bringing the total number of recognized buildings at the center to three.

24 Apr 2010

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Alan B. Miller Hall

The home of the business school of one of the country's "public ivies," Alan B. Miller Hall, has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

24 Apr 2010

LEED Gold Certification Awarded to Hy-Vee Store in Madison, Wisconsin

The new Hy-Vee supermarket in Madison, WI has been awarded the prestigious LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

24 Apr 2010

Deep Down Starts Building 3,200 Metric Ton Carousel System in Gulf Coast

Deep Down, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DPDW), an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, today announced that it has completed th...

24 Apr 2010

Hewitt Associates Honors Canada-Based Construction Firm Aecon

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that it has been recognized as one of the top eco-friendly companies in Canada by Hewitt Associates.

24 Apr 2010

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