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Jackson-Shaw Completes Restoration Work in Taylor River, Colorado

National real estate developer Jackson-Shaw today announced the completion of a two-year project aimed at restoring a section of Colorado’s Taylor River to significantly improve the habitat for trout and all other ...

18 Nov 2009

Grand Opening of LEED-ND Pilot Program at Simpson Wisser Neighborhood, US Army Pacific Headquarters

Army Hawaii Family Housing LLC (AHFH) was joined last week by more than 100 guests to celebrate the opening of what could be the greenest neighborhood on a military installation. The Simpson Wisser neighborhood, loca...

18 Nov 2009

Report on Scaffolding Service Providers in UK

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/26aa65/2009_plimsoll_anal) has announced the addition of the "2009 Plimsoll Analysis - Scaffolding Services - A comprehensive profile of 1000 companies ope...

18 Nov 2009

NeighborWorks America Awards Grant to Home HeadQuarters to Help Expand Community Stabilization Work

NeighborWorks America today announced that it awarded a special $100,000 grant to Syracuse-based Home HeadQuarters, Inc., a member of the national NeighborWorks network, to help the organization expand its community stab...

18 Nov 2009

CALTRANS Awards Tutor Perini $215 Million Contract to Build Bore Tunnel in Oakland

Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), a leading civil and building construction company, announced that CALTRANS of California has informed the Company that it has been awarded a $215 million contract for construction of...

18 Nov 2009

Simpad to Launch New 3D CAD 'Building Information Modeling' Service

Simpad, a plan services company for homebuilders, today announced that it has developed a new 3D CAD “Building Information Modeling” service that the Company will debut at the 2010 International Builders&rsqu...

18 Nov 2009

1-800-GOT-MOLD? Mold Dogs Detect Hidden Mold in Buildings at Early Stage

Used throughout human history to locate everything from bombs and drugs to missing persons, canines are now being utilized to detect potentially lethal mold in homes, offices and classrooms. 1-800-GOT-MOLD?, America&...

18 Nov 2009

Mitsubishi Electric Completes 2,906kW Solar Installation at Coop's Italy Logistic Center

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today the completion of a 2,906-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) installation for Coop's new CNNA-Prato logistic center in Prato, Italy. Of the 15,710 lead-fr...

18 Nov 2009

SBA Announces Strategic Partnership with San Diego Black Contractors Association

The district director of San Diego’s U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office, Ruben Garcia, has signed a strategic alliance with the Black Contractors Association (BCA) of San Diego and its president/CEO, A...

18 Nov 2009

New Home Enters Partnership with ET Solar Group for Distribution of Solar Panels

New Home Green Materials and Learning Center is proud to announce its new collaborative relationship with ET Solar Group Corp ("ET Solar"), one of the top providers of photovoltaic systems in the world today. ...

18 Nov 2009

Stork Adds Expertise Allowing Them to Test Energy Performance of Fenestration Products

Stork TCT is proud to announce Fenestration Laboratory Manager Brian Amberg's new status as a Certified Simulator as authorized by the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC).

17 Nov 2009

Efficient Expanded Polystyrene Thermal Insulation for Buildings with Curtain Facades

Back-ventilated curtain facades extending to the high-rise building limit can now be efficiently thermally insulated with expandable polystyrene (EPS). This innovation became possible thanks to insulation materials made from Neopor®, the EPS from BASF.

17 Nov 2009

Spiegel to get Energy Efficient Headquarters Thanks to Aluminium Building System

Hydro's Wicona brand is going to deliver energy-saving aluminium building systems for Spiegel Group's new headquarters in Hamburg. This is a prestigious project that will change the look of the city and its harbor area.

17 Nov 2009

Aecon's Division Wins Contract to Complete Suncor's Firebag 3 Plant Facilities

Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) announced today that Lockerbie & Hole Industrial, a division of Aecon Lockerbie Industrial has been awarded a key contract to complete the field construction of Suncor's Firebag 3 cent...

17 Nov 2009

Pure Technologies to Provide Monitoring and Technical Support Service to SDCWA

Pure Technologies Ltd., TSX-V: PUR, announced today that its subsidiary, Pure Technologies U.S., Inc., Columbia Maryland, has been awarded a contract with the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) for up to USD 888,00...

17 Nov 2009