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New Mamba Saw Blades for Framing, Decking and Finishing Applications

Amana Tool, manufacturers of industrial-quality carbide-tipped, solid carbide and replacement carbide cutting tools, today announced the expansion of its Mamba™ saw blade collection.

15 Apr 2010

Market Analysis on Construction Materials Industry in India

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/09a11a/india_construction) has announced the addition of the "India Construction Materials Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their of...

15 Apr 2010

Hexion Raises Prices of Adhesives Used in Wood Assembly Markets

Effective May 10, 2010, or as contracts allow, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.’s Performance Adhesives business will implement price increases by up to $0.05/lb (five cents) per wet pound in the United States and ...

15 Apr 2010

Intelspec Signs Acquisition Agreement with IDVC

WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) (“WWA Group”) today announced that its unconsolidated subsidiary Intelspec International, Inc. (“Intelspec”) has executed an agreement to be acquired by Infrastructur...

15 Apr 2010

Al. Neyer to Begin Renovation of Vernon Manor Building

It takes nine partnering organizations, $37 million and a lot of perseverance to re-adapt an iconic 1920s hotel as an office anchor for an urban neighborhood.

15 Apr 2010

Solarmer Develops Attractive Photovoltaic Glass Panels for Building Applications

Generating solar energy from modular glass panels that are attractive from a design standpoint was the inspiration behind a joint development project involving Solarmer Energy and Joel Berman Glass Studios.

15 Apr 2010

USGBC Awards LEED Silver Certification to TXU Energy

TXU Energy, the state’s leading electric retailer, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). This award comes less...

15 Apr 2010

Greenville-Based Construction Firm Teams Up with Scheuten Solar

O'Neal, Inc., a Greenville-based integrated design and construction firm, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Scheuten Solar USA, Inc. a California-based provider of PV solar systems, to jointly market and install PV solar systems.

15 Apr 2010

Extreme Mobile to Test Durability of its Coating with Florida Contractor

Extreme Mobile Coatings Worldwide Corp. announces that it has scheduled a test with a contractor providing coating services to the State of Florida for the coating of light poles and other surfaces usually painted.

15 Apr 2010

HC Bridge President Wins Award of Excellence from Engineering News-Record

Engineering News-Record (ENR), McGraw-Hill Construction's prestigious publication and website and part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced that John R. Hillman, founder and president of Chicago-...

15 Apr 2010

Michael Porter's Five Forces Analysis on Canadian Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c860e1/canadas_construct) has announced the addition of the "Canada's Construction Industry - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis" rep...

15 Apr 2010

EcoBlu Ships Technology to China for Production of Wood-Based Building Materials

EcoBlu Products, Inc. (OTCBB:ECOB) announced today that it has shipped BLUWOOD™ chemistry to Pacific Cedar Supply of Buena Park, California. The chemistry is for use in Pacific Cedar Supply's approximately 1 mi...

14 Apr 2010

Dow Corning Silicones help Architects Realise Their Visions

As buildings become increasingly sophisticated with innovative designs, shapes and sizes, they must also meet technical performance demands of withstanding every day environmental forces and natural or man-made disasters...

14 Apr 2010

DuPont Strengthens Building Protection with New Tyvek Innovation

DuPont has introduced a new innovative technology under the DuPont™ Tyvek® brand -- DuPont™ Tyvek® Fluid Applied Weather Barrier (WB) System. The product combines the industry-leading performance of traditional DuPont™ Tyvek® building wraps with the superior protection of DuPont™ Tyvek® CommercialWrap® and CommercialWrap® D into a fluid-applied form that can be rolled on or spray applied.

14 Apr 2010

New Bio-Based Plasticizers for Use in Building Wiring

Dow Wire & Cable, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), today signaled a groundbreaking advance in sustainable chemistry by launching DOW ECOLIBRIUM™ Bio-Based Plasticizers, a new fam...

14 Apr 2010