China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced the hiring of Gene Hsiao, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Hsiao has extensive experience in both finance and management positions. Prior to joining China ACM, Mr. Hsiao was the Director of Finance and Consulting Manager at Milligan & Company, LLC, where he was responsible for audit and compliance...
RSC Holdings Inc. (NYSE:RRR ) announced the promotion of Gordon McDonald to the position of Vice President of Managed Services. In this new role, he will be charged with supporting the recent success of the proprietary Total Control® equipment management software. The unique product is gaining market share among industrial companies, by offering cost savings and transparency to equipment rentals. “Gordon has thirty years leadership experience...
Airports Council International–North America (ACI-NA) applauded the opening of three new runways at major hub airports this week, and commended the airports and the Bush Administration for helping to reduce delays and increase aviation efficiency and capacity. Dulles, O’Hare and Seattle-Tacoma International Airports all celebrate new runway openings on November 20. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Acting Federal Aviation...
AEC Software, developers of project management software, announced today the final results from a green building survey of home building, architecture, and construction industry managers. When asked if clients are more or less patient with green construction projects compared to traditional building projects, 70 percent of respondents said that their customers had the same level of patience, or even less patience. These results come on the heels of...
Citation Technologies joined forces with RTP Environmental Associates, Inc. to launch NSRonline® , a dynamic portal for EPA’s environmental preconstruction permitting program. NSRonline will increase productivity of air quality professionals up to 20% thanks to an integrated collaboration platform and a clever set of productivity tools, such as the NSR portal search ability and the tracking of regulatory document changes. NSRonline® is a...
Specifiers and school engineers attending the U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo in Boston, will be the first to try Trane’s new “High Performance Systems Portfolio for K-12 Schools.” Where: Booth #1201 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center When: Nov. 19-21, 2008 The High Performance Systems Portfolio is the first and only web-based tool available at www.trane.com/K12Systems...
Frommelt Products Corporation introduces Zoneworks™ (www.zoneworks.com): the first global company to custom design, manufacture, and market flexible fabric wall systems that give industrial and commercial users a highly adaptable and cost-effective means to achieve environmental control and separation of large interior spaces, while eliminating the need to construct or relocate permanent walls. Zoneworks’ flexible barrier systems are constructed...
Frommelt Products Corporation introduces Zoneworks™ (www.zoneworks.com): the first global company to custom design, manufacture, and market flexible fabric wall systems that give industrial and commercial users a highly adaptable and cost-effective means to achieve environmental control and separation of large interior spaces, while eliminating the need to construct or relocate permanent walls. Zoneworks’ flexible barrier systems are constructed...
Hospitals and healthcare institutions are challenged to devise policies and procedures that allow construction projects to take place while maintaining Environment of Care (EC) standards. A free white paper that addresses these challenges is available for download at: http://www.eheinc.com/infectioncontrol.htm. The white paper, titled “Infection Control in the Healthcare Environment During Construction,” details the process required to...
Honeywell announced today that Popular Science magazine has awarded a 2008 Best of What’s New Grand Award to hurricane-resistant curtains containing Honeywell’s high-strength Spectra® fiber. The curtains were named the top innovation in home technology. Honeywell’s Spectra fiber, commonly used in bullet-resistant body armor, enables the Storm-A-Rest(TM) curtains to protect windows and doors during hurricanes. Because it uses Spectra...