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CertainTeed Joins Obama to Support HOMESTAR Energy Efficiency Program

CertainTeed Corporation, two-time U.S. Department of Energy's ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year joined President Obama this week in Savannah, Ga., in support of the proposed HOMESTAR energy efficiency program.

4 Mar 2010

$DSSI to Provide Complete Source-to-Pay Services to Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment$

DSSI to Provide Complete Source-to-Pay Services to Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment

DSSI, LLC, a recognized leader in Procurement Services, announced today that, for the next three years, it will provide comprehensive Source-to-Pay services to Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment.

3 Mar 2010

China ACM Secures New Railway Infrastructure Project

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADC), ("China ACM", or the "Company") a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced that it has been awarded a new cont...

3 Mar 2010

Zachry Standardizes on Bentley's ConstructSim Software to Enhance Construction Teams' Productivity

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that Zachry Holdings, Inc., a San Antonio, Texas-based engineering, construction, and industrial maintenance company, has standardized on Bentley's ConstructSim.

3 Mar 2010

Jacobs Begins Construction Work on NDOT South Design-Build Project

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that construction has officially started on the Interstate15 (I-15) South Design-Build Project for the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).

3 Mar 2010

Market Analysis of Slovakia's Construction Sector

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/435cb6/construction_secto) has announced the addition of the "Construction Sector in Slovakia 2010: Market Analysis and Development Forecasts for 2010...

3 Mar 2010

Antolini's Branded Natural Stone Now Available in U.S., Canada Showrooms

Antolini, the world's most respected producer of natural stone products, has debuted its Signature Stone Collection which includes varieties of granite and quartzite chosen for their unique characteristics and versat...

3 Mar 2010

ASHRAE Committee to Raise R-Value Requirements for Roof and Wall Insulation Levels

The foremost energy performance standard setting group in the country, the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 committee, recently approved a proposal to increase the minimum required prescriptive R-value for roof and wall insulation l...

3 Mar 2010

AGL to Construct Macarthur Wind Farm in South-West Victoria

AGL Energy Limited (AGL) announced today that it had entered into conditional arrangements for the construction of Macarthur Wind Farm in south-west Victoria. This follows the Federal government’s announcement last...

3 Mar 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Wins Zunyi-Bijie Highway Project

On 1st March 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section 13 and 14 of Zunyi-Bijie Highway. The bidding price amounted to RMB570 million with construction period of 29 months.

3 Mar 2010

MWV's New Headquarters Building Receives Green Globe Certification

Today, the Green Building Initiative (GBI) recognized the MeadWestvaco Corporation’s (MWV) headquarters building in Richmond, VA, for achievements in sustainable design and construction that were identified using the Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings.

3 Mar 2010

K. Hovnanian Homes to Use James Hardie Products for New Projects

James Hardie Building Products Inc. (NYSE: JHX) today said that K. Hovnanian Homes, a leading national homebuilder, will use new James Hardie products in its Ballymore at Panther Trace community, located in the greater Tampa area.

3 Mar 2010

Dexter + Chaney and PSSGroup Announce Strategic Business Alliance

Dexter + Chaney, developer of Spectrum Construction Management Software, and PSSGroup, a Massachusetts-based company that provides construction management solutions for its clients, have jointly announced their new strategic business alliance.

3 Mar 2010

Komatsu Selects PTC’s PLM Software to Enhance Delivery of Product Information

PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company®, today announced that Komatsu America Corp., a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., the world’s second largest manufacturer and supplier of construction, mining and c...

3 Mar 2010

ProLogis Announces Second Solar Project in Portland

ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, announced today a second solar project in Portland, totaling 2.4 megawatts (MW).

3 Mar 2010