Kyocera Solar, Inc. announced its role as the sole supplier of photovoltaic modules for the solar electric system at the Gatorade manufacturing and distribution facility in Tolleson, Ariz., the state’s largest solar energy initiative. The planned installation of a 500-kilowatt (kW) system to provide electricity to the 797, 000 square-foot Gatorade site will use solar [...]
China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAE) (NASDAQ:CAEI ), a leader in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end building envelope systems, today announced that Wang Xin, former CFO of the Company, has been appointed as the Company’s interim CFO, to replace Xin Yue Jasmine Geffner, who has decided to leave CAE for personal reasons, effective [...]
Rear Admiral Kevin McCoy of the US Navy, and Rear Admiral Bob Love, CVF Team Leader, Ministry of Defence head the international line up of speakers from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, UK and USA at the 9th International Naval Engineering Conference (INEC 2008) being held in Hamburg, Germany 1-3 [...]
The 12th International Exhibition on Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Manufacturing Equipment / The 12th International Exhibition on Furniture Accessories, Materials and Wood Products (also known as WMF 2008) will be staged at China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC), Beijing, P.R. China on March 7 - 10, 2008. The upcoming edition is the largest ever, in both [...]
Construction services group Global Construction Services (ASX: GCS.AX) is pleased to announce the launch of operations in the North West with the opening of a new business division in Karratha, Western Australia.
The new division will operate as GCS Northwest Pty Ltd, a subsidiary business to GCS Group.
GCS Group Managing Director Enzo Gullotti said the new [...]
The healthy growth implies a more robust outcome for economic growth, when data for the September quarter is released next week.
Total construction work completed in the period rose by a seasonally adjusted 2.8 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday.
The work done was valued at a record $29.325 billion, up from $28.515 billion [...]
Tantiprasut will be focusing his initial efforts on developing a systematic approach to packaging generationE solutions around IBM Service Management products. “Dr. Tantiprasut adds an important new element to our leadership team at generationE. With his deep expertise both in our target industries and with the IBM Service Management portfolio, we expect to bring our [...]
Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., was awarded a contract to supply and install 17 elevators and escalators at 400 George Street, a 150-meter-tall (492 feet) office building in Brisbane’s central business district in Queensland, Australia.
The 400 George Street project is a landmark office tower, combining 43,000 square meters of prime grade [...]
The 49ers may again be in the market for a new home. After burning most of their bridges with San Francisco and then annoying Santa Clara with demands, the 49ers are stirring up memories of 1997’s failed stadium plan.
What the team needs is a new location, and we have one in mind: the Concord Naval [...]
Capitalizing on the real estate trend towards chic, modern lofts, Hanson Structural Precast, a division of Hanson Building Products North America, is in the process of completing construction at Element, a five-story residential building in Marina del Rey, Calif. Utilizing precast double tee construction, Element is one of the first multi- family housing projects in [...]
A STRONGER than expected rise in building approvals could be the foundation of a housing sector recovery, economists say.
Signs are emerging that the effect of last year’s three interest rate rises is starting to fade.
The more stable private sector housing component posted strong gains, while building construction activity is starting to pick up.
Australian building approvals [...]
This report will look at the cyclical categories of non-residential building construction in Canada — commercial and industrial work. Institutional construction is more a trend phenomenon, driven by demographic factors and dependent on government financing. Engineering/civil construction can fluctuate dramatically as a result of individual large projects. There will also be comments on some key [...]