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Berkeley Lab Secures DOE Fund to Build User Facility for Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will build and operate a new National User Facility for Net-Zero Energy Buildings using a competitively selected award of $15.9 million in stimulus funds from the U.S. Department of ...

11 Dec 2009

IBM Breaks Ground for Reliability Level 3+ Data Center in New Zealand

IBM ( IBM) today announced that construction has commenced on a state-of-the-art IBM Reliability Level 3+ data center in Auckland, New Zealand which is being built to support clients' mission critical applications an...

11 Dec 2009

Study on Synthetic Turf Finds Health Risk Components Below Concern Levels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the results of a scoping study of the health risks from inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact with synthetic turf and crumb rubber. It concluded that...

11 Dec 2009

PPG to Donate Windows to Restore Architectural Masterwork

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will donate more than 1,900 square feet of Starphire ultra-clear glass to restore 319 windows at Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterwork in Mill Run, Pa.

11 Dec 2009

Veolia Transportation Services Assigns Clean Energy Fuels for Construction of CNG Fuel Station

Veolia Transportation Services, Inc., North America’s largest private provider of public transit services, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) a contract to build, operate, and maintain a compressed ...

11 Dec 2009

ThyssenKrupp to Supply 64 Elevators for Vietnam's Tallest Building

ThyssenKrupp Elevator has been awarded the contract to supply 41 high-speed elevators and 23 further installations for the Hanoi Landmark Tower in the Vietnamese capital. In the future, passengers will be whisked to the ...

11 Dec 2009

Esso Highlands Awards EPC Contract to Chiyoda-JGC Joint Venture

Chiyoda Corporation ("Chiyoda") (TOKYO:6366)(ISIN:JP3528600004) and JGC Corporation ("JGC") (TOKYO:1963)(ISIN:JP3667600005), both Japan's leading engineering and construction firms, today jointly ...

11 Dec 2009

Skanska Secures SEK 680 Million Construction Contract for Clarion Hotel in Norway

Skanska has secured an assignment to construct a Clarion Hotel in Trondheim, Norway. The contract value is NOK 550 M, or about SEK 680 M, which will be included in order bookings for the fourth quarter. The customer is S...

11 Dec 2009

Peab Norwegian Unit Wins Contract to Construct Parking Garage in Oslo

Peab's Norwegian subsidiary Peab AS has been commissioned to build a new parking garage at Fornebu in Oslo. The customer is IT Fornebu, and the contract amounts to 350 million Norwegian kroner. The parking garage ...

11 Dec 2009

NCC Contracted to Build Clarion Hotel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned to construct the Clarion Hotel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The client and property owner is the state-owned LFV Group (Swedish Airports and Air Navigation Services) and the...

11 Dec 2009

ADA Carbon Solutions to Use DOE's $245 Million Loan for RREP Activated Carbon Facility Construction

ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC (“ACS”), the joint venture owned by ADA-ES, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADES) and Energy Capital Partners (“ECP”), today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has offered a loan guarantee to AC...

11 Dec 2009

Fluor's Joint Venture Selected for I-15 Corridor Reconstruction Project

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) selected Provo River Constructors, a Fluor-led joint venture, as the team with the best fixed-price, best-design proposal fo...

10 Dec 2009

KBR Receives 3-Year CCMS Agreement from DuPont

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a Contracted Construction, Maintenance and Services Agreement (CCMS) by DuPont. The award covers a three year period. KBR will provide supplemental maintenance ...

10 Dec 2009

Granite Construction Wins Contract to Reconstruct Highway in California

Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) today announced that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $24 million contract for the reconstruction of thirteen miles of Highway 101 near San Jose, California. ...

10 Dec 2009

Magplane Finalizes Technical Planning to Build 1km 'Pre-Production Status' System

Magplane Technology, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MAGP) and its Inner Mongolia Joint Venture (JV) team have completed the testing phase of the demonstration system and finalized technical planning for construction of the fully fun...

10 Dec 2009