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Industry News sion when it failed to approve S. 3335, the “Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008.” Introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mon.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the bill addressed an array of energy and other issues. It would have extended the CBTD through December 31, 2013. I Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the launch of a new group dedicated to helping architects, engineers, construction professionals, and owner-operators design, build, and operate better-performing, more sustainable buildings. Bentley’s new Building Performance Group will focus on software solutions and products that address the immediate global need to create and maintain energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, safer buildings that also set the benchmark for occupant comfort. I WilsonMiller has received the 2008 National Society of Professional Engineers’ Professional Development Award for Private Practice (NSPE/PEPP). The award honors employers of engineers for outstanding contributions to the advancement and improvement of the engineering profession. I Florida based TBE Group has joined forces with Cardno Limited. The merger with the professional services firm founded in 1945 in Brisbane, Australia, means that TBE, a 450-person engineering, environment and planning firm, becomes a key part of an international industry leader with a combined resource base of 3,400 staff working on projects in more than 60 countries. I EMCOR Group, Inc. announced NEWS I Yanmar America Corporation has moved its corporate headquarters from the Chicago area to Adairsville, Georgia. The new complex will house manufacturing, engineering, marketing and administration activities supporting Yanmar’s North American businesses, including the Construction, Agricultural and Marine divisions. The Industrial Engine and Parts groups will continue to base their marketing, customer service and applications support operations in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. that its Gowan, Inc. subsidiary will build and install the mechanical infrastructure for Rice University’s new Duncan and McMurty colleges in Houston, Texas. Duncan College will be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Goldcertified project on the Rice campus and will be constructed contemporaneously with McMurty College. Developing4 Profit W e b irni easr Se manageable ve moreand profitable projects Achie Designed for everyone responsible for managing and/or coordinating a land development company, division or department and/or the construction of land development projects, including: Best Practices in November 12 Budgeting and Scheduling November 19 Bid and Contract Management December 3 Land and Parcel Management • • • • • Developers Builders Engineers Architects Contractors • Project Managers • Job Foremen • Land Acquisition Managers • Accountants The cost for the three-course program is $195. Individual sessions are available for $95 each. Get All the Details and Register Today at www.Ldbreakthroughs.com/D4P 42 October 2008 Sustainable Land Development Today http://www.Ldbreakthroughs.com/ http://www.Ldbreakthroughs.com/

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