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Supers to be Trained in Energy Efficient Practices

New York Mayor Bloomberg, along with union president Mike Fishman, launched a green building worker training program at an apartment building in Manhattan on Friday. The One Year, One Thousand Supers program, said the mayor, "is a smart, practical, effective way to help make the Big apple green.".

28 Sep 2009

Report on Green Home Modeling and Renovations

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Energy-Efficient Home Renovations Market, Part 2: Appliances & Lighting Green building is no longer just a fad; in fac...

28 Sep 2009

Fund to Encourage Innovative Retrofits to Make Buildings More Energy Efficient

Groundbreaking Social Investment Fund Will Finance Innovative Job-Creation and Energy-Saving Efforts in Low-Income Communities Today, at the closing session of Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting, Living Ci...

28 Sep 2009

New Loan Product for Energy Efficient Improvements

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has recently expanded its “green” program offerings to included a Green Second Mortgage. This new loan product is designed specifically for energy efficient improvem...

28 Sep 2009

Report on the Construction Site Supplies Market in Indonesia

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Site Supplies Market in Indonesia: Business Report 2009" report to their offering. This report is a comprehensive research of construction...

28 Sep 2009

Mexico's CFE Releases Report on INTK's Insulating Coatings

Industrial Nanotech, Inc.’s Nansulate® Product Line Now Included in Mexican Government’s Energy Conservation Initiative Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanos...

28 Sep 2009

Ergonomically Designed Momentum Reel Mower Offers Improved Cutting Performance

New Momentum® Reel Mower delivers twice the cutting power with a third less effort. Reel mowers are slicing an ever-wider swath in the lawn mower market as smart consumers learn about their many benefits. Most alr...

28 Sep 2009

First Green Building Complete Utilizing New Construction Technology

r3 Building Systems completed its first building utilizing a new construction technology specifically designed to provide a green building solution that is less expensive and quicker to build versus traditional construction.

28 Sep 2009

Building Performance Enhanced with Knowledgable Contractors

As holistic building continues to grow, more electrical contractors are joining the design team to reach key project goals for sustainability. According to an article by Chuck Ross in the latest issue of ELECTRICAL C...

28 Sep 2009

Report on the Construction Site Supplies Market in Australia

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Site Supplies Market in Australia: Business Report 2009" report to their offering. This report is a comprehensive research of construction...

28 Sep 2009

Report on the Construction Stone Market in Australia

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction Stone Market in Australia: Business Report 2009 " report to their offering. This report is a comprehensive research of construction stone ...

28 Sep 2009

Gloves Set to Come Off in Toxic Chinese Drywall Case

Americas Watchdog's Chinese Drywall Complaint Center has been doing
everything possible to assist the hundreds of thousands of US homeowners, who now live in a toxic, & potentially lethal home, because of imported Chinese drywall

23 Sep 2009

Continuous Hinge Helps to With Out of Plumb Doors

The new Special-Lite SL-120 Continuous Hinge provides a simple, easy-to-install solution to compensate for out-of-plumb jambs in both new construction and door replacement

22 Sep 2009

BASF Nominated for Award For Construction Heat Storage Material

On September 22, 2009, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and BASF were nominated for the German Future Prize for the joint development of Micronal® PCM, a microencapsulated latent heat storage mat...

22 Sep 2009

USA Can Learn More About Efficient Buildings by Looking to Europe and Australia

The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green" jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union and Australia to rate and disclose the performance of commercial and...

22 Sep 2009