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Convert your PAR 36 Incandescent Light into an Energy Efficient LED

Grote Industries, a world leader in high-performance LED lighting technology for the transportation industry, introduced the newest member of its LED WhiteLight Work Lamp Portfolio today; the revolutionary Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight Conversion Bulb.

14 Dec 2009

Finalists Announced for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Awards

The five finalists for the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award have been announced by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Established in 1960, the OCEA program recognizes projects for ...

14 Dec 2009

Skanska Secures US$ 71.4 Million Contract for Hospital Expansion in Washington

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has been contracted by MultiCare Health Systems for the final phase of construction management work for a hospital expansion. The contract amounts to USD 71.4 M, about SEK 500 M, which is included in o...

14 Dec 2009

Skanska Assigned to Build High School in Oregon for US$ 61.8 Million

Skanska has secured an assignment to construct a high school in Oregon, in the US. The contract amounts to USD 61.8 M, about SEK 430 M, which is included in order bookings for the fourth quarter. The customer is Redmond ...

14 Dec 2009

Skanska Wins US$ 85 Million Construction Management Contract for Industrial Building

Skanska has secured a construction management assignment for an industrial building. The contract totals USD 85 M, or about SEK 595 M, which will be included in order bookings for the fourth quarter. The assignment pe...

14 Dec 2009

Transamerica Pyramid of San Francisco Achieves LEED Gold Certification

Landmark Building Awarded Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Gold Status

14 Dec 2009

AGR Stone+Tools USA Stretches Distribution Network to Northern Ontario

AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has recently expanded their distribution network to Northern O...

14 Dec 2009

Himfr.com Expects Construction Materials Prices to be 10% Higher at Year End

Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, predicts that construction materials prices will rise 10% at the end of this year. Himfr finds that in th...

14 Dec 2009

Construction of Trailhead Entrance at Twelve Hills Nature Center is Going On

Construction is underway for a new trailhead entrance and other improvements at Twelve Hills Nature Center, a five-acre urban preserve located in the north Oak Cliff area of Dallas. Once complete in early 2010, it wi...

14 Dec 2009

GE Energy Financial Services to Resume Construction of Dokie Wind Project

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, and Plutonic Power Corporation have completed their purchase and will resume construction of the 300-megawatt Dokie Wind Project

14 Dec 2009

GEI Consultants to Offer Ecological Engineering Services for Fish Passage Ladder in US

GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation's leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, announced today that it has been selected by PPL Montana to provide ecolo...

14 Dec 2009

Smart Ventures Subsidiary to Acquire Patents and IP Rights from Av-Stal

Mr. Lance Larsen, President of Smart Ventures, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SMVR) is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Metal Assets, S.A. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with OOO Surov...

14 Dec 2009

LEED EB Gold Certification Awarded to PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Arizona Facility

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Casa Grande, Ariz., facility today became the nation's first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and veri...

14 Dec 2009

Control4 Provided Home Control Solution for Green Life Smart Life Project

Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, is proud to announce its contribution the Green Life Smart Life project’s LEED for Homes Gold rating from the US Green Building Co...

14 Dec 2009

Industrial Nanotech's Nansulate Thermal Insulation Displayed at Chicago Center for Green Technology

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the Company’s patented Nansulate® thermal insulation and energy saving coatings have been a...

14 Dec 2009