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DuPont Introduces Renewable Sorona Fibre for Use in Commercial Carpet

DuPont today announced that Sorona renewably sourced fiber is now available for the commercial carpet industry. Carpet made with DuPont Sorona fiber offers customers uncompromised performance plus the added benefit of an environmentally sustainable offering.

15 Jun 2009

Cement Degradation in Buildings Compared to Osteoporosis in People

For the seventh year running, the Elhuyar Foundation has organised the Thesis Prize and today the Judging Panel has made the winners' names known. The three prizes have gone to researchers at the University of the Ba...

15 Jun 2009

Bus Stop Lit By Solar Power

There won’t be anymore waiting in the dark at this campus bus shelter. New flexible solar cell technology developed by a group of engineering researchers at McMaster University has been installed to power lighting for night-time transit users

15 Jun 2009

iCrete Introduces Self Consolidating Concrete Mixes

iCrete, a clean technology leader and the world's premier concrete technology company, announced today the introduction of a new family of advanced self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mixes. Said iCrete's Presid...

15 Jun 2009

Toxic Chinese Drywall Problem Getting Worse By The Week

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is now saying that, "there is a lot more toxic Chinese drywall in Texas, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana & the rest of US, than we ever thought possible, and we are ramping up our investigations to get these people some help."

15 Jun 2009

Innovative New Escalator Design Allows Disabled to Use Escalators Without Assistance

People with impaired mobility who move around in wheelchairs, people who are transporting bulky loads and all other users will be able to travel upwards and downwards without assistance using an innovative escalator

15 Jun 2009

Lend Lease to Make Solar Power a Consideration Across It's Entire Property Portfolio

Building on its leadership position in the delivery of sustainable property solutions, Lend Lease has announced a supply agreement with First Solar, Inc, one of the world’s leading solar technology providers

15 Jun 2009

Awards Given For the Most Sustainable Buildings in Wales

BREEAM Awards Wales 2009 winners announced at the Greener Homes and Buildings Show in Builth Wells

15 Jun 2009

First Birthday Celebrations for Green Building Guide

The Green Guide to Specification went online a year ago and now has over eleven and a half thousand registered users. These users can access over 2000 specifications and the latest updates include the ratings for floor f...

15 Jun 2009

Special Coating Protects Wooden Floors From Early Collapse in a Fire

An intumescent coating known as No-Burn Plus intumescent paint can dramatically expand the time available for residents to reach safety and firefighters to perform required tasks in a home that has caught on fire

12 Jun 2009

Environmental Sustainability Recognition for Otis Elevator Company

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognized Otis Elevator Company today for its leadership in environmental sustainability. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). Located in China's Tianji...

11 Jun 2009

Building and Living Technologies of the Future Outlined in "Technology Guide"

The Technology Guide comprehensibly explains current and future technology and is illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings and diagrams. It is aimed at everyone in society, politics, industry or research who is interested in technology - not just specialists, but anyone curious to find out where we are headed

10 Jun 2009

Student Design Competition to Help Student Learn About Building in Aluminum

Alcoa, The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and Kawneer Company, Inc. announced today the fourth annual national student design competition. Sponsored by Kawneer and administered by AIAS, the competitio...

10 Jun 2009

Schlage Expands Innovative Wireless Door Lock and Link Home-Management System with Trane Thermostat that can be Controlled from a Computer or Cell Phone

Schlage®, the most trusted brand in door locks, today announced availability of the Trane Remote Energy Management Thermostat, which enables owners of the Schlage LiNK keypad lock/home-management system to remotely monitor and control home cooling and heating from any computer and most Web-enabled mobile phones

9 Jun 2009

New Lighting Standards for Buildings and Construction Projects Could Lead to a Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers argues that new lighting technologies can be a key player in the portfolio of strategies needed to promote energy efficiency and to help reduce the emission of greenhouse...

9 Jun 2009