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Solar Decathlon House Unveiled by Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech's 2009 solar house team have moved their zero-energy home from the construction site to a public site and revealed its technology online. Completely powered by the sun, other sustainable features include the use of passive energy systems, radiant heating, and building materials that are from renewable and/or recyclable sources

13 Aug 2009

Rockwool Insulatio Upgrades Plant in South Wales

Rockwool, the world’s leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has made a significant investment in its South Wales production facility to improve the quality and range of products it manufactures

13 Aug 2009

Recycled Waste Truck Tires Being Made Into Marine Fenders

Maritime International Inc is introducing a new category of
marine fenders for barging facilities that is tougher than anything available on the market today and made from recycled truck tires

13 Aug 2009

Older Than Stonehenge, London's Oldest Wooden Structure Unearthed

London's oldest timber structure has been unearthed by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East (part of the Institute of Archaeology at UCL). It was found during the excavation of a prehistoric peat bog adjacent to Belmarsh Prison in Plumstead, Greenwich, in advance of the construction of a new prison building. Radiocarbon dating has shown the structure to be nearly 6,000 years old and it predates Stonehenge by more than 500 years

12 Aug 2009

Cornell University Students Use Thermablok As Insultation for 2009 Solar Decathlon Silo House

Cornell University students are preparing to preview their eco-friendly "Silo House" at the New York State Fair

12 Aug 2009

Building Upgrades and Energy Saving Set To Save Dell Almost $6million

Dell expects to save an estimated $5.8 million a year as a result of power-saving initiatives and building upgrades in its facilities worldwide

12 Aug 2009

Insulating The Nation's Homes Is The Goal of Rockwool, Build Center and npower Team

npower has teamed up with national builders merchant Build Center and insulation manufacturer Rockwool to launch a new DIY scheme and drive home the message to householders that insulating is a simple way to save money and help the environment at the same time

11 Aug 2009

Pacific Western Wood Products Now Selling BamPly, Bamboo Plywood

BamPly(R) is now a registered trademark of Pacific Western Wood, Inc. BamPly(R) bamboo panels are imported directly from mills in China by PWW. Bamboo plywood is made from a sustainable resource and qualifies for a numbe...

10 Aug 2009

Green Technology Center to Be Built on Former Contaminated Shipyard Site

Hunters Point Shipyard on California's San Francisco Bay has gone through several rebirths in its more than 100 years of existence. When completed in 2012, the complex will house a climate change think tank called the "UN Global Compact Sustainability Center" which will work to find green solutions to the environmental challenges facing the world, a conference center and UN offices

10 Aug 2009

Cooling of UN Building to Come From the Waters of Lake Geneva

A few weeks after the (UNOG) received the the office has launched a new renewable energy project that will use water from Lake Geneva to cool the Palais des Nations and its conference rooms, as well as the International ...

10 Aug 2009

Fiberon Sensibuilt Decking Gets Approval For Use in Fire Hazard Zones

Fiberon(R), a leading manufacturer of composite and PVC decking, railing, and fencing products, announces Sensibuilt(TM) PVC decking has been tested and approved by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protecti...

10 Aug 2009

Siemens Building Technologies Issues Sustainability Report

Integral to Siemens Building Technologies' environmental commitment is how it is applying, to its own business operations, the energy efficiency and green building sustainability practices that it delivers to customers. Siemens 2009 Sustainability Report documents the company's progress and further defines its path going forward

10 Aug 2009