Sources: Drake Companies, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Staff reports Drake CEO Marco Gomez has announced the addition of major aggregate reserves to a portfolio of ready mixed and cement distribution assets in the metropolitan Phoenix area. With four locations spread strategically throughout Maricopa and Pinal counties, Drake has added long-term aggregate holdings with reserves in excess of 70 million tons.
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Report finds green building on track for 20-fold growth clip over decade stretch
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York City The U.S. green building market continues to accelerate, its growth spiraling from $10 billion in 2005 to $78 billion last year, and pacing a $204 billion–$248 billion level by 2016. McGraw-Hill Construction’s 2013 Dodge Construction Green Outlook report also finds a projected 2012 market, nonresidential and residential combined, valued at $85 billion, climbing an…
Read MoreStrategic alliance advances biomass fuel initiatives
Source: Tri-Mer Corp., Owosso, Mich. Tri-Mer, a developer of advanced technologies for the control of NOx, fine particulate and industrial gases, and Enginuity Energy LLC, a renewable energy company and holder of patented Ecoremedy gasification technology, have established a research agreement for the testing of biomass fuels at Enginuity Energy’s research and development lab in Harrisburg, Pa.
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