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Advanced Aluminium Building Systems Showcased at Wicona Test Center

Wicona Test Center building showcases advanced aluminium building systems and energy efficient buildings

18 Jun 2009

Chinese-Made Drywall to be Subject of Multidistrict Litigation in New Orleans

The U.S. District Court in New Orleans has been chosen as the site of multidistrict litigation for lawsuits arising from allegedly defective Chinese-made drywall. This decision comes in the same month as a comprehensive ...

17 Jun 2009

Parking Lots Transformed by Eco Friendly Advertising

CARSPAZE USA, Inc. is rolling out an innovative, eco friendly, advertising medium that transforms parking lots into large scale, drive-in brand environments

17 Jun 2009

Nominees Announced for The 2009 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing

Hanley Wood Business Media and its EcoHome magazine, in partnership with The Hanley Foundation, announce the official nominees for The 2009 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing. The award honors ...

17 Jun 2009

Thousands of Texas Homes Contain Toxic Chinese Drywall

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is warning homeowners in Texas about toxic Chinese drywall, in 1000's of new homes built since 2004, in the metro areas of Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and other Texas cities

17 Jun 2009

Absestos Litigation Could Be Repeated With Nanotechnology

Billions of dollars in potential asbestos-like litigation risks for nanotechnology companies and investors are now hidden due to weak regulations governing disclosures of liabilities, according to a major new report from...

17 Jun 2009

Concrete Structures Made With Nanotechnology Could Last 16000 Years

MIT civil engineers have for the first time identified what causes concrete to gradually deform, decreasing its durability and shortening the lifespan of infrastructures such as bridges and nuclear waste containment vessels

16 Jun 2009

UK and France to Develop Ratings Tool for Environmental Assessment Certification

BRE Global, CSTB and CERTIVEA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a pan-European building environmental assessment method BRE Global in the UK and CSTB in France have both long been instr...

16 Jun 2009

Water Shortages to Result in Boost For Construction Industry

As the global economy goes through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, countries in Asia Pacific have not been spared and experienced a slowdown in economic growth, although Australia's GDP in firs...

16 Jun 2009

Construction Hit Hard By Recession With Output Falls The Worst on Record

The construction output figures from ONS covering the first quarter of 2009, which have been released today, highlight the true nature of the construction recession, showing considerable destocking leading to sharp falls...

16 Jun 2009

Solar Power Tile System Installed on Ice Cream Parlour

SRS Energy, a leading developer of sustainable solar roofing products, has installed the Sole Power Tile system, the first building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing product designed for curved roofing systems, at Zwahlen's Ice Cream & Chocolate Co

16 Jun 2009

SKIL Smart Design Router Tables Increase Precision, Save Time and Space

SKIL has unveiled a groundbreaking selection of router tables to complement the most versatile tool in a woodworker's repertoire, the router. From do-it-yourself projects to advanced woodworking, routers are a staple when it comes to adding those finishing touches that bring visions to life

15 Jun 2009

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