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Solar Innovations Introduces Two New Stacking Glass Wall Systems

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial conservatories; greenhouses; sunrooms; skylights; folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens; introduces two new st...

29 Jun 2009

Wallpaper for Windows Brings the Look of Stained Glass to Windows and Sliding Doors

Many homes have at least one sliding glass door and until now, 'decorating sliders' really meant hiding them behind closed curtains or blinds. Now you can affordably decorate sliding glass doors with the look of etched or stained glass

29 Jun 2009

Leica Geosystems Release Three New Construction Lasers for Construction Applications

Leica Geosystems extends its wide range of rugged construction lasers with the new Leica Rugby 260SG, 270SG and 280DG series of mid-range general construction lasers that can be used for flat, single or dual grade, and even interior applications (Rugby 280DG)

25 Jun 2009

H+H UK Thin-Joint System With Solid Walled Aircrete Used to Build Modern Apartments in Bristol

The H+H UK Thin-joint system with solid walled aircrete provides the skin and internal walls for Circle Construction’s 3-storey development of 24 modern apartments in Knowle, Bristol

25 Jun 2009

Tallest Building on Chinese Mainland Gets Elevator to Lift Vehicles to the 94th Floor

Otis Elevator Company has designed and installed a unique elevator that is being used to transport vehicles to the 94th floor exhibition hall in mainland China's tallest building. This elevator is among 30 elevators ...

25 Jun 2009

Building Code Changes Means Demand for Cooler COLORBOND Steel For Roofing

Nationwide changes to the minimum star energy efficiency rating requirements for residential homes and commercial properties in Australia means demand for energy efficient building materials is set to soar. COLORBOND steel with Thermatech technology reflects more of the sun’s energy on hot days, creating a cooler roof and a more comfortable home

24 Jun 2009

Web Based Building Energy Management Solution Showcased by Millennial Net

Millennial Net is participating in the Realcomm 2009 Conference to showcase its enterprise Energy Management System (EMS), a web-based solution using wireless networks within buildings to monitor and control energy consu...

24 Jun 2009

Outwater Introduces Environmentally Friendly Natural Rolled Cork Wall Coverings

Outwater introduces its new line of natural Rolled Cork, ideal for Bulletin Board or Wall Facing Applications. Sold either in full rolls or by the linear foot, Outwater's Rolled Cork is not just an environmentally friendly, green commodity, as it is readily and repeatedly harvested from the bark of Cork Oak Trees, it is an inherently resilient and easy to use product

24 Jun 2009

Luxury Hotel Interior Design Secret Revealed

New news for homes built from 1810 to 2010 from Pattern Cut, Inc.: Why custom wood AC vents, grilles, and register covers are this summer's hottest--and perhaps most valuable--design solution

24 Jun 2009

Patent for Polishing Wooden Floors With Diamond Particles Revoked by European Authorities

The Opposition Division of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently revoked, in its entirety, HTC’s European patent directed to a method for maintaining hard floor surfaces using a flexible pad with diamond partic...

24 Jun 2009

Shopping Center Uses LED Lights to Create Unique Experience

LED luminaires from OSRAM’s innovative new range have been used to create a unique shopping experience at The Trafford Centre in Manchester

24 Jun 2009

Energy Neutral Building Used by Hydro to Showcase Their Energy Efficient Building Technologies

Hydro, Europe's leading aluminium company and a global supplier of advanced building systems, opened an energy-neutral building in Ulm in southern Germany on Tuesday, showcasing its latest technologies for more energy-efficient buildings

24 Jun 2009

Rubbermaid Products to Use Bioplastics

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Newell Rubbermaid, a global marketer of consumer and commercial products whose brands include Rubbermaid(R), Calphalon(R), and Paper Mate(R), is the customer that will ...

24 Jun 2009

LEED Gold Certification for Environmentally-Friendly KFC and Taco Bell Restaurant

Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has constructed the Company’s first building under the United States Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. Their KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts has been awarded LEED Gold certification

23 Jun 2009

KONE Inc. and Power Efficiency Corporation Team Up On Digital EcoStart System For Making Elevators More Energy Efficient

The KONE EcoStart is a unique motor efficiency controller that incorporates Power Efficiency’s proprietary E-Save Technology to improve the efficiency of electric motors in escalators. The EcoStart is a complete motor control device that soft starts a motor, bringing it from rest to full speed, and then protects the motor from adverse conditions, such as voltage and amperage spikes

22 Jun 2009