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Sabre Discovers Viable Bacteria in Chinese Drywall

Sabre Environmental Services LLC announced today the latest results of its continuing research and analysis of Chinese drywall. Testing performed by Sabre and independent labs has demonstrated viable bacteria prese...

2 Apr 2010

UTC Sponsors China's International Conference on Energy-Efficient Buildings

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), a leading solutions provider in energy efficient buildings, is preparing to extend its support for China's International Conference on Intelligent, Green and Energy-Efficient Bu...

2 Apr 2010

Newly Launched Mangum Modular Homes Offers Stylish, Affordable Homes for Texans

Austin-based Mangum Custom Builders has launched a sister company, Mangum Modular Homes Inc., which will help Texans easily and quickly establish their homesteads without sacrificing quality or style. "Our modula...

2 Apr 2010

CertainTeed to Launch New Fiberglass Insulation for Building Industry

CertainTeed Corporation's fiberglass insulation manufacturing facility in Chowchilla, Calif., is taking a next step in its holistic approach to sustainability with the introduction of Sustainable Insulation™. Designed to exceed the California Air Resource Board (CARB) indoor air quality regulations, the new fiberglass insulation product is GREENGUARD Children & Schools certified, and incorporates recycled materials, a plant-based organic binder and a low-impact manufacturing process.

2 Apr 2010

ASLA Announces New Educational Campaign on Sustainable Landscapes

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced April as National Landscape Architecture Month, in conjunction with a new campaign entitled “Designing Our Future.” The campaign is designed to ed...

2 Apr 2010

ASCE Honors AECOM for Sutong Bridge Project in China

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that its Sutong Bridge project in China's Jiangsu Province was selected as the world's 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

2 Apr 2010

Dayton to Sell Dur-O-Wal Masonry Products to Hohmann

Dayton Superior Corporation, the leading North American provider of specialized products for the nonresidential concrete construction market, today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Dur-O-Wal line of...

2 Apr 2010

Foltz Concrete Pipe Acquired by Advanced Drainage Systems

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS), completed today the acquisition of Foltz Concrete Pipe Company, LLC of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “We at ADS are very excited about our purchase of Foltz,” state...

2 Apr 2010

Plastic-Pipe Manufacturer JM Eagle Announces Additional $20 Million Investment

JM Eagle™, the world’s largest plastic-pipe manufacturer, today announced that it will invest an additional $20 million in 2010 to improve its manufacturing facilities as part of its Capital Improvement Proje...

2 Apr 2010

Velcro Introduces New Temporary Carpet Protection Laminate

Velcro USA Inc., the industry leader and inventor of the hook and loop fasteners which have made life easier at home and work for more than 50 years, announced today its latest invention: VELCRO® Brand Temporary Carpet Protection.

2 Apr 2010

Forecast Report on Construction Market in South Africa

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3a5af2/south_africa_const) has announced the addition of the "South Africa Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their offer...

2 Apr 2010

Baker Selected to Negotiate Indefinite Delivery Architect and Engineer Contract for USACE

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), announced today that it has been selected to negotiate a $45 million (estimated total amount) Indefinite Delivery architect/engineer contract for multidiscipline design and related services, nationwide, for the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

2 Apr 2010

LEED Gold Certification Awarded to IHS’ New Calgary Facility

IHS, a leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced that it has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for Commercial Interiors from the Canada Green Building Council for the company’s new Calgary office space.

2 Apr 2010

Overview of Chinese Articles of Concrete, Cement and Plaster Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ca1cae/china_articles_of) has announced the addition of the "China Articles Of Concrete, Cement & Plaster Industry Profile - ISIC2695" report...

2 Apr 2010

Technip Wins Two EPCC Contracts from HPCL in India

Technip (ISIN:FR0000131708) has been awarded two contracts by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) for their diesel hydrotreater project in the Visakh refinery, on the east coast of India.

1 Apr 2010