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Report and Future Forecast on Construction Materials Market in USA

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/909727/usa_construction_m) has announced the addition of the "USA Construction Materials Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their offering. ...

5 Mar 2010

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Wins Order for 132 Escalators for Barcelona Metro

ThyssenKrupp Elevator has received a further order for the supply of 132 escalators for the Barcelona Metro in Spain. This increases the number of elevators and escalators to be supplied and installed by the company for ...

4 Mar 2010

2009 Green Building Materials Market Worth $9.6 Billion

According to a new technical market research report, THE U.S. MARKET FOR GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS from BCC Research, the U.S. market for green building materials was worth an estimated $9.6 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $31.4 billion in 2014, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.7%.

4 Mar 2010

CHEC Signs Tai Po Sewage Treatment Contract in Hong Kong

Recently, CHEC signed Section B Phase V of Tai Po Sewage Treatment works in Hong Kong. The contract value amounted to HKD290 million. The project is composed of one primary sedimentation basin, three aeration tanks, ...

4 Mar 2010

Drywall Framing Manufacturer Launches New Website

Building on an already strong foundation, Telling Industries announces the launch of their new website, BUILDSTRONG.com.

4 Mar 2010

Building Information Modeling Session for North Carolina Architects

The worst of times can be the best of times to enhance career prospects. Out-of-work architects in the Charlotte, N.C., area are discovering this first hand with a new opportunity to significantly upgrade their credentia...

4 Mar 2010

SNC-Lavalin to Support Construction of Plasco's Commercial Facilities

Plasco Energy Group Inc. ("Plasco") of Ottawa announced today that it has selected SNC-Lavalin Inc. (SNC-Lavalin) to provide engineering and professional services to support the design and construction of commercial facilities based on Plasco's proprietary waste to energy Conversion System.

4 Mar 2010

Historical Data and Forecasts Till 2013 for Construction Industry in Argentina

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8b8a56/argentina_construc) has announced the addition of the "Argentina Construction Market Data & Forecast 2013" report to their offering. ...

4 Mar 2010

BluWood Green Building Product Resists Mold and Termites

The blue house under construction was quite a sight in the Louisiana city of Lafayette, named for the French military hero who fought the British in the Revolutionary War.

4 Mar 2010

Johnson Controls Assigns Serious Materials to Super-Insulate Windows in Empire State Building

Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), the global industrial leader in providing energy efficient and sustainable products, services and solutions, has selected Serious Materials to super-insulate more than 6,500 windows for the E...

4 Mar 2010

ECD Secures Rooftop Solar Installation Project in Portland

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER), the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced it has been ...

4 Mar 2010

Equinix's Silicon Valley Data Center Earns LEED Certification

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that its SV2 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Des...

4 Mar 2010

Telling Industries Introduces New TRUE-STUD Drywall Framing System

Shortly after Telling™ Industries announced the launch of their new website, BUILDSTRONG.com. The company released today that they have begun a full conversion to the TRUE-STUD™ product line.

4 Mar 2010

SinoCoking Constructs New State-of-the-Art Coking Facility in China

SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOK) (the “company” or “SinoCoking”) today announced that it broke ground today on the construction of its new state-of-the-art coking f...

4 Mar 2010

Mitsui and Nucor Joint Venture to Establish Steel-Related Projects in North America

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. ("Mitsui"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Nucor Corporation ("Nucor") to jointly...

4 Mar 2010