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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

MonierLifetile Announces Donation of Sustainable Concrete Roof Tiles to Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas

MonierLifetile® has donated an energy-efficient concrete roof tile system to Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas for its first green LEED prototype home.

6 Apr 2010

Baker to Design and Construct Four US Armed Forces Reserve Facilities

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation, announced today that the design-build team of Baker and The Korte Company has been awarded four separate contracts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, to design and construct Armed Forces Reserve Facilities in McAlester, Okla.; Tyler, Texas; Round Rock, Texas; and Fort Allen, Puerto Rico. The total construction value of the facilities is $74 million while Baker’s combined fee for the projects will be $5.0 million.

6 Apr 2010

KBR Announces Acquisition of Houston-Based Energo Engineering

KBR - today announced that it has acquired Houston-based Energo Engineering. Energo provides Integrity Management (IM) and advanced structural engineering services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Energo will be integrated into KBR’s Granherne subsidiary, which will enable that business to expand its capabilities worldwide as well as support FEED and detailed design projects.

6 Apr 2010

KMD Architects Continues Growth in 2010 with Projects Across the World

KMD Architects, a San Francisco-based firm providing exceptional healthcare, hospitality, academic, commercial and corporate architectural services, continues to grow its portfolio in 2010 and hit key milestones with pro...

6 Apr 2010

DuPont to Showcase Smart-ologic Corian Living at Design Week

“Smart-ologic Corian® Living” is a smart, environmentally-sustainable home concept designed by Karim Rashid, one of the world's most prolific and multi-awarded designers, based on the superior design versatility and renowned sensorial qualities of DuPont™ Corian® advanced surfacing material.

5 Apr 2010

VAST Enterprises Win Clean Technology Award for Pavers Made from Recycled Rubber and Plastic

VAST Enterprises LLC has developed patented technology to convert post-consumer recycled rubber and plastics into a composite material for use in masonry. VAST uses the technology to manufacture green alternatives to molded concrete and clay brick, such as injection molded paving bricks, or pavers.

5 Apr 2010

Data and Forecasts on Home Automation Market

Revenue from shipments of home automation systems will exceed $11.8 billion in 2015, according to a new study released by ABI Research. That number includes all four categories of home automation: Luxury, Mainstream, DIY and Managed. The luxury segment will deliver the greatest revenue.

5 Apr 2010

Global Demand for Plumbing Products to Increase Through 2013

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Plumbing Industry (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0184852/World-Plumbing-Industry.html) Asia/Pacific market to spur gains...

5 Apr 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony of Monsanto's Soybean Seed Production Facility Expansion

One day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a record-breaking year for expected U.S. soybean acreage, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) welcomed guests to the future home of the company's Asgrow® soybea...

5 Apr 2010