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Teamwork Adds Up to Speedy Work on Fixing a Downtown Road Tunnel

A 1,500-m long road tunnel under downtown Essen, Germany, needed to have its walls and ceilings refurbished. A job in which time was of the essence was completed within a timeframe of two weeks thanks to the smooth and successful interaction of a team of specialists from ThyssenKrupp Xervon's building preservation unit

18 May 2009

New Roofline Design Ideas Supported by Expanded Steel Joist Specifications

New Millennium Building Systems announces the completion of a near two-year project to expand industry-standard steel joist engineering specifications, making unique roofline designs more practical and economical to desi...

18 May 2009

Fire Suppression Pipe Lining From Nu Flow

The Nu Flow(R) Companies demonstrated this month that restoring instead of replacing corroded piping systems affords more timely protection against liability. As the trend catches on, price tags for budgeted maintenance ...

18 May 2009

Real Wood Floors Show How Green Floors Can Be Works of Art

Advances in wood technology make it possible for homeowners to think outside the box when it comes to flooring design. The fact is, wood floors can be art, and the possibilities are limited only by your imagination

18 May 2009

All New Homes To Have Enhanced Hot Water Safety and Efficiency Measures

All new homes will feature inbuilt protection from hot water scalding in baths and will use water more efficiently under measures announced by UK Housing Minister Iain Wright today. From October this year all new bui...

18 May 2009

Mess Free Oil Change System For Small Engines, Lawn mowers, Leaf Blowers and Tillers

Airpower America, has introduced an innovative, time-saving, and do-it-yourself alternative to a service company oil change, and a clean and easy solution to a normally messy and difficult project. The LiquiVac Oil Changing System extracts oil in small engines, including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and tillers, in seconds

18 May 2009

Window Decals May Soon Be Used on The White House to Protect Birds

WindowAlert announced today that it has sent technologically advanced window decals to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. The decals help prevent wild birds from striking windows. It is hoped that Michelle Obama and her children will set an example for the country by installing the decals on White House windows

17 May 2009

DuPont Corian Featured as Sustainable Product

DuPont Corian was selected to be featured as a product in Casa Sustentable in Argentina to highlight the importance of recycling and reusing materials for construction and decoration

15 May 2009

Clean Energy Prize Won By Husk Insulation

The MIT Clean Energy Prize has announced that Husk Insulation was selected from more than 100 student entries from 40 colleges and universities across the country to receive the $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize spon...

14 May 2009

OSRAM Energy Saving Lamps Being Used For Public Lighting in Germany

Hardly any other building symbolises Germany like Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Which is why lighting the Pariser Platz in front of the monument is so vitally important. After all, the world-famous square ought to loo...

14 May 2009

Energy Saving Steel Used on Swedish Pavillion at Expo 2010

An energy-saving steel that can dissipate heat from solar radiation will enclose the buildings at the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai next year. Prelaq Energy from SSAB is a newly developed Swedish façade ...

14 May 2009

VAST Composite Pavers Helping Landscapers Get Excellent Results With Less Labor

VAST Enterprises, has a solution for landscape contractors who are striving to differentiate themselves and achieve greater efficiency improvements. In today's tough economy, forward-looking contractors could take advantage of a premium (and green) product for hardscapes
that enables them to get excellent results with less labor

14 May 2009

Dupont Releases New Products For Better Solar Panels

DuPont today announced the commercialization of two new families of photovoltaic encapsulant sheets that are expected to improve durability and efficiency of photovoltaic modules

14 May 2009

Australian Homes To Benefit From Government Energy Efficiency Programs

More than three million Australian households are set to benefit from the largest energy efficiency rollout Australia has ever seen. The $4.0 billion Energy Efficient Homes Package will install ceiling insulation in 2.9 million homes and help more than 300,000 additional households install a solar hot water system

13 May 2009

The Gatsby Hollywood Toured by Sustainable Building Students From UC Irvine

University of California, Irvine students enrolled in "Developing Green and Sustainable Communities" recently toured The Gatsby Hollywood - metro L.A.'s first all solar, Certified California Green, Smarthome community

12 May 2009