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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

European Buildings Reduce Energy Consumption by over 80 Per Cent

These awards, launched by the European Commission in 2000 and 2005 respectively, promote the reduction of energy consumption by public and private organisations on a voluntary basis. One of the 12 award winners in the 20...

14 Apr 2010

Hydro Hosts First Green Building Seminar

Hydro is coming closer to the building industry in Qatar with aluminium systems and services that support the nation's ambition to take leadership in the Arabian Gulf in energy-efficient commercial and residential buildings.

14 Apr 2010

Reduced Build Times with H+H Rå Construction Technology

The H+H Rå build method of construction with a solid wall approach saved time and money for developer Chacombe Park Developments LTD at Badby Park Nursing Home, Daventry. Just 20 weeks were taken for completion of the aircrete inner shell, with Minett Group carrying out all the aircrete work. This enabled there to be no compromise on quality, with consistent and predictable performance characteristics that met the specification requirements.

13 Apr 2010

NORESCO and NAVFAC Partner to Implement ESPC Project at NAS Fort Worth JRB

NORESCO, a national leader in energy efficiency and energy infrastructure solutions, will partner with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast to implement an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) at...

13 Apr 2010

Roofing Company IKO Relaunches its North American Website

IKO, a pioneer in the residential and commercial roofing business, recently relaunched its North American website -just in time for the busy spring construction season. The new site is feature and info-rich, yet it re...

13 Apr 2010

Rosendin Electric Acquires Texas-Based Electrical Contracting Company

Rosendin Electric, Inc., a leading national electrical engineering, power and communications provider and the largest 100 percent employee-owned electrical contractor, announced today that it has completed its acquisitio...

13 Apr 2010

Abu Dhabi Municipality to Highlight Tunnel Construction Projects in May 2010 Conference

Abu Dhabi is leading the way in Middle Eastern infrastructure development. There are currently a number of mega infrastructure projects planned as part of the municipality's strategic aim to meet the requirements of a developing city, as well as responding to the needs of the growing population.

13 Apr 2010

M+D Mechanical Contractors Bags Construction Contract from NASA

NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to M&D Mechanical Contractors, Inc. of Decatur, Ala., to provide general construction servic...

13 Apr 2010

SNC-Lavalin JV Receives Highway Construction Project from Alberta Transportation

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that Chinook Roads Partnership, its new 50/50 joint venture with Acciona, has been awarded a contract by Alberta Transportation to design, build, operate, maintain and partially finance the southeast section of Calgary's Stoney Trail Ring Road.

13 Apr 2010

Draeger Unveils Range of Architectural Systems for Hospitals in Canada

Draeger today announced the launch of architectural systems in Canada to provide custom design solutions for hospital critical care areas. The company has opened a new design studio where they will work with the hospital...

13 Apr 2010

Bird Construction Income Fund Awarded $54 Million Worth Construction Contract

Bird Construction Income Fund announced that a subsidiary of the Fund has been awarded a $54 million fixed price construction contract with Shell Canada Energy. Early construction work of approximately $5.0 million ha...

13 Apr 2010

Peab's Subsidiary to Rebuild and Extend School in Tromso

Peab's Norwegian subsidiary Bjorn Bygg has been contracted to carry out the rebuild and extension of Tromstunskolan in Tromsø. The customer is Tromsø community and the Bjorn Bygg share of the contract amoun...

13 Apr 2010