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Smith-Midland Secures Contract to Make Custom Precast Concrete Manholes

Smith-Midland Corporation® was awarded an $800,000 contract in January to produce 117 custom precast concrete electrical manholes as part of the expansion of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport. “Twen...

7 Apr 2010

Littelfuse’s Ground Fault Monitoring Relay Wins EC+M Product of the Year Award

Littelfuse, Inc. the global leader in circuit protection, today announced that it has won Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) magazine’s “Product of the Year” award in its category for the PGR-5330 advanced ground fault and resistor monitoring relay.

7 Apr 2010

Nuventix’s Next-Generation SynJet Technology Improves Reliability of LED Lightings

Nuventix, Inc., innovator of SynJet® active thermal management solutions, will reveal next week to attendees at Light+Building 2010 the next generation of its groundbreaking active cooling technology.

7 Apr 2010

Historical Review of Developments in Aluminium Cast-House Technology

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1e66b0/aluminium_cast_hou) has announced the addition of the "Aluminium Cast House Technology XI" report to their offering. Series: Materials...

7 Apr 2010

Two Healthcare Construction Firms Join to Launch New Company in Florida

Two leading healthcare construction firms have joined forces to launch Moss Miller Healthcare, a unique company designed to meet the growing demand for hospitals, clinics and research institutions across the state of Flo...

7 Apr 2010

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