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Hindustan Construction Receives Fabrication Order for Greenfield Smelter Project in Orissa, India

HCC (Hindustan Construction Company), a leading infrastructure construction and development company has been awarded a prestigious contract worth Rs. 108.73 crore from Hindalco Industries Limited, an Aditya Birla Group C...

4 Jan 2010

Posty Cards Break Ground on Facility that will be Built to LEED v3 Gold Green Building Standards

Posty Cards, Inc., a manufacturer of personalized business greeting cards, has broken ground on a $6.4 million expansion/remodel that is being built to LEED v3 Gold green building standards. When the project is completed in July 2010, the new facility will feature a large solar photovoltaic array, solar heated water, high efficiency HVAC, natural lighting and automatic artificial lighting control systems, rain water reclamation for irrigation and waste management, and water efficient native plant landscaping.

3 Jan 2010

SealRite Spray Foam Contribute to Excellent Green Building Rating for NJ Residence

The leading spray foam insulation contractors at SealRite Spray Foam have recently provided insulation installation services for the development of New Jersey’s first LEED Platinum-certified residence. The LEED Pla...

3 Jan 2010

Vestas Receives Supply and Installation Order for Wind Turbines in Poland

Vestas has received an order for delivery of 48 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for different locations in Poland. The order has been received from the German company Prokon. The contract includes delivery, installation and com...

31 Dec 2009

Vestas Wins Order to Supply and Install Wind Turbines in Spain

Vestas has received an order for 24 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbine to be installed in Huelva in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. The project includes supply, installation, a VestasOnline® Business SCAD...

31 Dec 2009

Hindustan Construction Wins Contract to Build Crude Oil Storage Cavern in India

HCC (Hindustan Construction Company), a leading infrastructure construction and development company has been awarded a prestigious contract worth Rs. 374.66 crore from Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) ...

31 Dec 2009

Alberici Constructors Joint Venture to Construct Bridge Across Mississippi River at St. Louis

A joint venture of Alberici Constructors Inc., Massman Construction Co. and Traylor Brothers Inc. was selected today to build the main span of a new bridge to cross the Mississippi River at St. Louis

31 Dec 2009

Mortenson to Manage Construction of Wisconsin Energy Institute in Madison

Mortenson was recently selected as the Construction Manager for the new Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. This $75.7 million project, being designed by Potter Lawson /...

31 Dec 2009

Patch Management’s Pothole Killer Offers Effective Road Damage Repair

Potholes, a problem usually reserved for late winter and spring has arrived early thanks to this month’s snowfall

31 Dec 2009

Ameresco to Upgrade Many Buildings in Knoxville with Solar Thermal, PV Energy Systems

City Council approved an ambitious energy services agreement with Ameresco Tuesday night providing for improvements that will save the City of Knoxville millions of dollars while reducing its energy consumption and carbo...

31 Dec 2009

New Report Rates Canada Poor in Green Building Policies

Governments across Canada received poor grades for their policies to promote green buildings in a report released today by Environmental Defence. The report, Greening Canada's Buildings: Report Card, evaluates the co...

31 Dec 2009

Analysis Finds Construction Sector Has Major Impact on Material Handling Systems Market

As material handling systems enable reduced inventory levels and improved order to delivery cycles, they are witnessing increasing uptake. Material handling systems help companies cope with buying cultures that are in a ...

31 Dec 2009

CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Wins Contract to Construct Section 2 of Kunming Ring Road

On 21th December 2009, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for Section 2 of Kunming Ring Road. The bidding price is RMB320 million with construction period of 720 days. This project is 59km long with ...

31 Dec 2009

CRBC to Build Section 4 of Chuanshan-Haosifang Expressway in Ningbo

Recently, CRBC Co., Ltd. won section 4 of Chuanshan-Haosifang Expressway in Ningbo. The bidding price is RMB450 million with construction period of 24 months. This highway is 33km long with dual three-lane, while Sect...

31 Dec 2009

CCCC Wins Bid for Construction of National Industrialization Base in Wuxi

Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the National Industrialization Base for IC Design in Wuxi. The bidding price is RMB1,660 million with construction period of 669 days. The project is l...

31 Dec 2009