The first meeting of the tripartite coordination committee on construction of the Caspian gas pipeline and modernization of the existing international gas transportation system was held in the Turkmen capital on 17 June.
Leaders of the Turkmengaz state concern, Russia’s Gazprom open joint stock company and the Kazakh KazMunayGaz company attended the meeting, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent [...]

The 5th Annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild) returns this year as the largest and most cohesive green-building Expo in Southern California, offering a number of ‘firsts’ and unprecedented presentations, including the first official presentation by collaborative Green Cities California (GCC). AltBuild will take place on April 25-26, 2008 at its new location, [...]

Brazil is still one of the world’s biggest producers of machinery and equipment. In the first six months of 2007 the sector recorded growth of 10% in revenues compared with the same period last year. This is the scenario setting the optimistic tone for the 27th International Machinery and Industrial Supplies Trade Fair, the most [...]

URS Corporation announced that the company’s Washington Division (formerly Washington Group International) has entered into an alliance agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide engineering, procurement, construction, startup, and commissioning services for combined-cycle and simple-cycle gas turbine projects throughout TVA’s system under the long-term agreement. The first project will begin this month at [...]

Aecon Group Inc., a Toronto-based construction and development services company, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Innovative Steam Technologies (IST), has been awarded a contract valued at $16 million to supply its Once-Through Steam Generator (OTSG) units to Bolivian power generation company Empresa Guaracachi S.A., a subsidiary of U.K.- based Rurelec PLC.
Under the terms of the [...]

Pipe producers and fittings manufacturers from Europe to China are recognising the processing and long-term performance benefits of recent introductions to the BorSafe product range from Borealis, a provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. BorSafe polyethylene (PE) pressure pipe and fitting grades reflect Borealis’ commitment to contributing to better, safer and more durable pipe [...]

Bad materials used in building construction are the primary reason for loss of property and human lives during an emergency, fire experts reiterated at the Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference organised by Dar Al Sharq at the Diplomatic Club yesterday.
Speaking on the topic ‘The Hidden Risk’ Philip Field, Technical Director of Loss Prevention Certification Board [...]

Famous Uncle Al’s Hot Dogs & Grille, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FDOG – News) has unveiled an enhanced design of its traditional hot dog and grille franchised restaurants. Opened this week in Las Vegas, the new restaurant presents a more sophisticated image than the traditional Famous Uncle Al’s Hot Dogs & Grille restaurants.
President, Dean Valentino [...]

Aker Kvaerner’s multi-million dollar integrated subsea oil and gas centre in Malaysia was officially opened, marking the successful conclusion of an ultra fast-track schedule to bring the facility on stream. Located in Port Klang Free Zone, Pulau Indah, Klang, the purpose-built manufacturing centre, with a total investment value of USD 100 million, is the first [...]

Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, has been awarded a contract by Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) to construct a new butanes fractionator at PPGPL’s Port Lisas natural gas processing and natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facility in Trinidad.
Black & Veatch will handle engineering, procurement and construction of the [...]

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 [...]

The Canadian construction industry is doing a good job of coping with the climate change phenomenon, two spokepeople for the Canadian Construction Association said last week.
And the environmental concerns sparked by climate change mean greater opportunities for the industry, they said.
Obviously upbeat and optimistic, CCA president Mike Atkinson and staff member Jeff Morrison said the [...]