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Skanska Awarded NOK 730 Million Contract to Build Road Tunnel in Norway

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has received an assignment to construct the Strindheim road tunnel on the E6 highway in Norway. The contract value is NOK 730 M, or about SEK 905 M, which will be included in order bookings for the fou...

30 Nov 2009

Research Report Released on Issues and Solutions of Home Technologies

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/87de41/home_technologies) has announced the addition of the "Home Technologies and Energy Efficiency: A Look At Behaviors, Issues and Solutions" report to ...

30 Nov 2009

Skanska Closes Finance for Street Lighting in UK

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has as part of a consortium with John Laing, reached financial close to modernize street lighting for Surrey County Council, in the UK. The project will be carried out as a Private Finance Initiati...

30 Nov 2009

Chiyoda Singapore to Provide BDEP to Shell Eastern Petroleum's Pulau Bukom Refinery

Chiyoda Singapore (Pte) Limited, a group company of Chiyoda Corporation (TOKYO:6366)(ISIN:JP3528600004) signed a Contract with Shell Eastern Petroleum Limited in Singapore, for Basic Design and Engineering Package (BDEP)...

30 Nov 2009

Canadian Government Announces $23 Million Funding for New Affordable Rental Houses

Funding of almost $23 million for 218 new affordable rental housing units for low-income families, seniors and singles was announced today in Toronto. Lois Brown, Member of Parliament for Newmarket-Aurora, on behalf o...

30 Nov 2009

Weyerhaeuser Recognized for Innovative Engineered Wood Products

iLevel by Weyerhaeuser has long been a leader in innovation and technology in the structural frame products industry. From products such as Weyerhaeuser 4-Square® Lumber in the 1920s to Trus Joist company’s inv...

30 Nov 2009

Research Report on Best Practices of Service Oriented Architecture

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7cccdc/soa_adoption_trac) has announced the addition of the "SOA Adoption: Tracking the Use, Maturity, and Best Practices of SOA" report to their offering....

30 Nov 2009

Enjoy a Soak in a Bullfrog Spa and Save Energy

In today’s world where less is often more and protecting the environment is a real concern, Bullfrog International is leading the way by producing the world’s most earth-friendly portable spas powered by the ...

30 Nov 2009

Cavotec Wins EUR 30 Million Contract to Supply Ground Service Equipment to Bahrain Airport

The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, as represented by the Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), has selected for their turn-key project, airport systems innovator Cavotec (OTCBB:CVMLF) to supply and integrate a range of e...

30 Nov 2009

Versatube Introduces Installer Program Opportunities

VersaTube® Building Systems has announced the launch of a new Authorized Installer Program designed to link local contractors with building installation experience to its customers in need of installation services. For many licensed construction contractors and handymen, this program represents an opportunity to add a new revenue stream in an otherwise challenging economic market.

30 Nov 2009

Contest Looks for Safer, Smarter, Greener Houses

DaVinci Quest made a request of the Longmont City Council for a resolution giving permission to DaVinci Quest to hold an innovation contest planned to demonstrate technologies that can make a house smarter, safer and gre...

30 Nov 2009

Lanes to Mercier Bridge Closed to Enable Completion of Construction Work

The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) and the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) wish to inform the public about the closure of one of two lanes on ramp 2 (access ramp from La Pra...

28 Nov 2009

Architecture and Landscape Design Together Result in Beautiful Gardens

The tranquility of gardens is no coincidence; careful planning is required to create that sense of escape from the daily grind.

28 Nov 2009

SEK 166 Million Building Contract Taken up by Peab

Kungsfiskaren subsidiary Peab (STO:PEABB) has been contracted to rebuild an office building at Telefonplan in Hägersten to 255 studios and penthouses. The apartments, mostly 1's, described as first-time resi...

27 Nov 2009

Details on Toronto Waterfront Development Project to be Released

Members of the media are invited to an event where details will be released about a major real estate development in Toronto's eastern waterfront, which is before Toronto City Council for approval. Marking the first priv...

27 Nov 2009