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U.S. Private Non-Residential Construction Declined 24.7% in First Two Months of 2010

Following steep declines last year, U.S. construction spending is projected to increase slightly in 2010, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. In particular, U.S. public construction expenditures should continue e...

7 Apr 2010

ASCE Honors CENTRIA’s Eco Sound Barrier Road Construction Product

CENTRIA is pleased to announce that Eco Sound Barrier, a sound barrier system with the industry's most innovative combination of affordability, sustainability and architectural flexibility, has received the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.

7 Apr 2010

Blue Book Building and Construction Network to Host GC Showcases in 25 Locations

This April and May, The Blue Book Building and Construction Network will again host GC Showcases in twenty-five locations across the country. These trade-show like networking events, now in their fifth consecutive ye...

7 Apr 2010

KBR and CHS Sign Construction Contract for Carolinas Medical Center in North Carolina

KBR announced that its Building Group has been awarded a contract by Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) to provide preconstruction and construction services at its Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville, North Carolina. Construction is underway and is slated for completion by November 2012.

7 Apr 2010

Primoris’ Subsidiary Wins Construction Contract from Southern California Water and Power Uility

Primoris Services Corporation (Nasdaq:PRIM) (Nasdaq:PRIMW) ("Primoris" or "Company") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ARB, Inc,. has been awarded a contract from a large southern Cali...

6 Apr 2010

Whirlpool Earns LEED Certification for Regional Distribution Centers

Whirlpool Corporation today announced its regional distribution centers (RDCs) in McDonough, Ga. (near Atlanta) and Spanaway, Wash. (near Seattle), has been award Gold LEED Certification and its RDCs in Columbus, Ohio, and Denver, Colo., have been awarded LEED Certification.

6 Apr 2010

TUV Rheinland Expands Fire Resistance Testing Services for Solar Module Manufacturers

TUV Rheinland is further expanding its network of services covering quality control and the safety for solar modules. The worldwide leader in the area of testing and certifying photovoltaic modules is offering fire tests...

6 Apr 2010

New Integrated Service Launched for Home Improvement Projects

Waste Management of Ohio announced today the launch of WM Bagster, an integrated service that provides homeowners and contractors an affordable, responsible and convenient solution for home improvement projects. The serv...

6 Apr 2010

U.S. Green Building Council Awards LEED Gold Certification to Rackspace Headquarters

Rackspace ® Hosting, the leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry, announced the company’s headquarters has been certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification program, an internationally recognized accreditation for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.

6 Apr 2010

Stock Building Supply Acquires Arkansas Based Building Materials Supplier

Stock Building Supply announced today that it acquired the assets of National Home Centers, Inc., a leading supplier of building materials in Arkansas, continuing Stock’s strategy of strengthening and expanding ope...

6 Apr 2010

Thermador Kitchen Design and Planning Guide Named as Best Online Resource

The Thermador Kitchen Design & Planning Guide, a 300-page online booklet created by the iconic cooking appliance brand to inspire professional architects and kitchen designers, has been judged the best online resource in the consumer goods class by the Interactive Media Awards™, considered one of the world’s preeminent honors in Web site design and development.

6 Apr 2010

National Survey Shows HardieBacker Cement Board as Most Preferred Brand

A national survey of tile and stone contractors has recognized HardieBacker® by James Hardie Building Products Inc. (NYSE: JHX) to be the preferred brand of backer board for floor and wall tile installations.

6 Apr 2010

Homebuilding Company Pulte Homes Announces Name Change to PulteGroup

Pulte Homes, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), one of the nation’s largest homebuilding companies, today announced it has changed its name to PulteGroup, Inc. The move is part of the Company’s updated branding strategy, whic...

6 Apr 2010

Balfour Beatty to Offer Preconstruction, Construction Services for Terminals at DFW Airport

As part of a joint venture team known as BARC, Balfour Beatty Construction was selected for $900 million in preconstruction and construction services for DFW International Airport’s seven-year Terminal Development Program.

6 Apr 2010

AFCEE Awards ECOS09 Contract to Sullivan-Weston JV

San Diego headquartered Sullivan International Group, Inc. (SULLIVAN), managing partner in Sullivan-Weston Services Joint Venture (JV), announced today award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract...

6 Apr 2010