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Overview of Construction Furniture Use Metal Part Manufacturing Industry in China

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/770b65/china_construction) has announced the addition of the "China construction, furniture use metal part manufacturing industry, 2010" report t...

16 Apr 2010

New Range of High Power LED Lights from Everlight Electronics

Adding to the performance and popularity of Everlight's 1W Shuen series High Power LED with a luminous flux up to 100 lm at 350 mA, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE:2393) announces the brand new 3W Shuen High Power LED with up to 170 lm when driving at 700 mA.

15 Apr 2010

Stream Data Centers Selects Lee to Design and Build New Data Center in Texas

Lee Technologies, the leading provider of complete data center solutions and resources to some of the most data-reliant corporations and government organizations in the world, announced today it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by Stream Data Centers, L.P., to design, build and manage a new business-critical facility to support the data management needs of future corporate tenants in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.

15 Apr 2010

SCS-Certified Building Products to be Added into GreenWizard’s Database

GreenWizard, Inc. – a web-based expert system that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare, and document products for LEED and green commercial construction – today announced that it has entered into a business alliance with Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) to include information about SCS-certified, high-performing green products for the built environment in the GreenWizard product database.

15 Apr 2010

Beacon Acquires Commercial Roofing System Distributor Phoenix Sales

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) ("Beacon" or the “Company”) announced today that it has acquired Phoenix Sales, Inc. (“Phoenix”), a distributor of commercial roofing systems a...

15 Apr 2010

Hydropower Plant Construction Contract Awarded to NCC

NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned by E.ON to expand the Bålforsen hydropower plant at Umeälven, outside Lycksele. The assignment, which is valued at SEK 210 million, is conditional upon a water-rights court ruling from the Environmental Court.

15 Apr 2010

GWS to Provide Engineering Services for Solar Projects in Mexico

GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC) an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions, today announced that it is preparing plans for proposed solar farm sites ranging in size from 80 acres to 400 acre...

15 Apr 2010

Building Professionals Recognize Sub-Zero and Wolf Appliances as Top Quality Brands

For the twelfth year in a row, builders, developers, and general contractors have ranked Sub-Zero No. 1 in Quality in refrigeration, in an annual brand use study commissioned by Hanley Wood Publishing. Wolf cooking appli...

15 Apr 2010

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