The English Residence by ZeroEnergy Design

A Boston based architecture and energy consulting firm, ZeroEnergy Design, has done creating a new pieces of modern living residence called the English Residence, located in the town of Orleans, Massachusetts. The theme of designing this simple but modern house is the architect wants to create a place for living with the land in the simple, modern structure. The new home offers year round living and continues the legacy of a modern artistic home,... 

MWH Leads Design and Construction Management of African Continent’s Tallest Dam

MWH, the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, and joint venture partner Energoprojekt Co. Ltd., helped celebrate the completion of the $350 million Tekeze Hydropower Project in northern Ethiopia. The government-funded project – and tallest dam in Africa at 188 meters-high – is expected to provide a reliable, renewable source of power for the country that... 

WSP Group USA Takes Top Honors in Annual “Hot Firms” Competition

WSP Group USA has been ranked No. 1 on the authoritative ZweigWhite list of fastest-growing engineering, environmental and architecture firms for 2008. This award reflects the firm’s consistent growth and success at outperforming the economy and their competitors to become market leaders. The annual “Zweig Letter Hot Firm List” is open to all US- and Canada-based firms in the fields of engineering, environmental consulting, architecture... 

Stantec Makes Offer to Acquire Environmental Consulting Firm Jacques Whitford

North American design firm Stantec announced it has offered to acquire Jacques Whitford, an environmental consulting services firm with more than 1,700 employees and 40 offices principally in Canada. The company’s trailing twelve month gross revenue is approximately C$230.0 million and net revenue is about C$170.0 million. The transaction, expected to be completed in January 2009, is subject to satisfactory due diligence, regulatory approvals,... 

Shaw Selected by the U.S. Postal Service to Perform Architect-Engineering Services

The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced its Environmental & Infrastructure Group has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for architect-engineering services by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The value of Shaw’s contract, which will be included in the company’s first quarter fiscal 2009 backlog of unfilled orders, was not disclosed. Under the contract, Shaw will perform investigative surveys, as well as... 

Executive Centre Reduces Carbon Footprint and Earns Energy Efficiency Award

The Executive Centre on Merchant Street in Cincinnati, a 521,000-square-foot office building housing General Electric and CINCOM Systems, Inc., recently announced completion of building-wide renovations that will drastically reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in its three buildings. As a result of the renovations, the building’s property manager, CB Richard Ellis, anticipates more than $40,000 in savings per year from reduced energy... 

IBT Holdings Honored by Women Presidents’ Organization and Entrepreneur Magazine

The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and Entrepreneur Magazine have announced that IBT Holdings has been named one of the Top 50 fastest-growing women-owned/led privately-owned businesses in North America. Comprised of IBT Enterprises, Design Build Concepts and International Banking Technologies, IBT Holdings offers the complete continuum of solutions for the financial services and specialty retail industries. IBT Holdings companies provide... 

Green Building Services Advances Training at Greenbuild

ive industry leaders from Green Building Services Inc. (GBS) will help inform and inspire attendees at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild international conference in Boston. One of the nation’s most comprehensive sustainable development consulting firms, GBS will provide LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) trainings, engage in forums, and sponsor the LEED for Retail social event. “It’s an honor to be so actively... 

A Survival Guide for Growth in the Central and Eastern European Welding Markets

Frost & Sullivan will host a free telephone and web briefing on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 15.00 GMT to provide industry participants with an overview of CEE Welding Market. The Central and Eastern European welding market is currently in its growth stage. With the industrial activity moving in to Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania there is an increasing demand for the welding equipments and consumables. The demand for products like... 

Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. Announces New Director

Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: RPI) announces that Mr. John L. Davis has been elected as a director at the company’s board of directors meeting on November 17, 2008. Mr. Davis will also serve as a member of both the audit and compensation committees. The election of Mr. Davis brings the company back into compliance with a continued listing standard of the NYSE Alternext US, which resulted from the unexpected death of director...