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RICS Survey Shows Non-Housing Public Works Prove Positive to UK Construction Industry

All construction workloads fell in the third quarter in the UK according to the latest RICS survey of the sector with the exception of the non-housing public works category which is providing an important crutch for the ...

26 Nov 2009

All American Group Secures IP License for Wick Building Systems' Modular Home Designs

All American Group announces the license of intellectual property from the modular home division of Wick Building Systems located in Marshfield, Wis. Through this transaction, All American Group has the exclusive rig...

26 Nov 2009

Georgia-Based Southern Wilderness Wins Bid to Construct Great Dunes Park on Jekyll Island

The Jekyll Island Authority is pleased to announce that the bid to construct the first phase of the new Great Dunes Park on Jekyll Island has been awarded to a contractor from Edison, Georgia -- Southern Wilderness Const...

26 Nov 2009

Touchstone Wins Contract to Provide Management Support for OEPC Programs

Touchstone Consulting Group (Touchstone) will support two high-impact environmental programs within the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC) under a new $41,044 contra...

26 Nov 2009

Baron & Budd Attorney Urges Homeowners to Act Quickly Before Chinese Drywall Deadline

Drywall manufacturer KNAUF Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co, Ltd., in a significant move, has agreed to acknowledge claims and accept service from homeowners who have been affected by defective Chinese drywall. In order to ...

26 Nov 2009

New Home Green Materials and Learning Center Announces Alliance with WorldBridge Partners

New Home Green Materials and Learning Center, a start-up green home improvement store chain, today announced a new strategic alliance with WorldBridge Partners, a global executive search firm with nine US offices. Wor...

26 Nov 2009

Skanska Establishes New Global Unit to Manage Operations of Green Construction

Skanska (STO:SKAB) is establishing a new global unit charged with supporting the Group’s worldwide operations in the rapid dispersal and commercialization of technology, solutions and business models for green cons...

26 Nov 2009

Washington CERB Awards Blue Marble Energy, OPDA $2 Million for Biochemical Biorefinery Construction

Blue Marble Energy Corp. announced today that the company and the Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) were recently awarded $2 million by Washington State's Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) in a ...

25 Nov 2009

Harris Selects Jacobs Engineering to Provide EPCm Services for Maine Radio Network Program

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Harris Corporation's Public Safety and Professional Communications business to provide turnkey engineering, procurement...

25 Nov 2009

Sivan Design Releases Next Version of 3D Simulation Software Civil Simulate

Sivan Design, a leading provider of civil engineering software solutions, today announces version 2.0 release of its powerful 3D simulation software Civil Simulate, supporting Civil 3D 2010 and Windows 7 (32/64 Bit). ...

25 Nov 2009

BernzOmatic Launches High-Performance Torch Designed for Professional DIYer

New High-Performance Torch Features Compact Profile, 30 Percent Faster Soldering Time and QUICK-START Trigger Igniter

25 Nov 2009

CMARK International Expands Facility Services Into Sustainable Energy Industry

CMARK International, Inc., (OTC Pink Sheets: CMIT) a global provider of facility and logistic support services for government and commercial institutions has expanded its core facility product and services into energy au...

25 Nov 2009

Microdesk Expands Corporate Headquarters with More Office Space

Architecture, engineering and construction industry technology consultant, Microdesk, Inc., has expanded their corporate headquarters. The new space features state-of-the-art training facilities, increased office space, ...

25 Nov 2009

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Selects Ark Remodeling for Gainesville Project

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the Emmy-award winning hit TV show on ABC Television, is coming to the Gator Nation to surprise one deserving family with an extreme home makeover early next month. Ark Remodeling & Co...

25 Nov 2009

New Study Reveals Connection Between Chinese Drywall and Metal Corrosion in Homes

Environmental Health & Engineering Inc. (EH&E), a leading Massachusetts-based engineering consulting firm, has completed a major indoor air quality study for the U.S. government which found a strong association b...

25 Nov 2009