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Window Company Reopened With Recovery Act Funding Gets Visit From Vice President Joe Biden

Vice President Joe Biden today visited Serious Materials Chicago, a window factory that is reopening thanks to increased demand for energy-saving building products as a result of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments in weatherization and energy programs and energy efficiency tax credits

27 Apr 2009

Push For New Buildings in Europe To Produce as Much Energy As They Use

WWF has welcomed a European Parliament vote that proposes a 2019 deadline for all new houses, offices and shops built in the European Union to produce the same amount of energy they consume. The deadline will be 2016 for all new public buildings

27 Apr 2009

Student Teams From Around the World Challenged to Design an Earthquake Resistant Building

The Dynamic Designs Challenge will invite teams of students around the world to take part in a unique competition to design a building for an earthquake zone. Two leading earthquake engineers at the University of Bris...

27 Apr 2009

Electricity Savings to Come From Further Advances in Smart Grid Technology

A new data model developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and their colleagues at other universities and in the private sector will help facilities and buildings save power through automated demand response technology, and advance the development of the Smart Grid

27 Apr 2009

Ancient Building Materials May Be The Way of the Future

Regulation of carbon emissions could pose a significant challenge to the way engineers design products, cities and more, but a solution may be as simple as using archaic building materials such as soil, says MIT Associat...

27 Apr 2009

LED Lights Become Feature of Hotel Refurbishment

The Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Regensburg now has yet another attraction. In the newly refurbished conference room known as the “Light” room, linear modules with Golden Dragon LEDs from OSRAM are used to create any lighting of any mood, color and intensity

27 Apr 2009

Rockwool Showcasing Recyclable, Energy Efficient Insulation

Rockwool is showcasing its recyclable, energy-efficient insulation at Grand Designs Live as part of the British Gas Green Streets feature which will demonstrate how easily people can reduce their energy consumption at ho...

26 Apr 2009

Big Success For Environmentally Friendly Concrete Floor Coatings

Robert Hanson, General Manager of Garage Floor Coating.com, announced today that the company is achieving tremendous success with their latest product developments, 100% Solids Poly-Hybrid concrete floor coating products...

26 Apr 2009

New Colours For uPVC Windows From Conservatory Outlet

After the successful launch of whitegrain uPVC windows in the summer of 2008, Conservatory Outlet have now launched 5 new colours. With the UK double glazing market reaching saturation point window companies are bein...

26 Apr 2009

Artisan Group Lifting the Standard of Countertop Fabricators

Artisan Group, a nationwide network of premier countertop fabricators, has set out to change the stone industry by offering more experience, better quality stone and higher accreditation levels than what has become standard

26 Apr 2009

Environmental Benefits of Grey PolyPipe Plumbing Being Appreciated by Builders

Polypipe Building Products believes that a growing number of specifiers are coming to appreciate the green benefits of its predominantly grey coloured plumbing, heating and drainage products; as in a variety of ways they make important contributions to the environmental agenda

24 Apr 2009

Floor Graphics Being Used To Help The Disabled

The latest floor graphics technology from MacDermid Autotype, the leading European manufacturer of specialised hard coated films and chemicals, is being used by one of the UK's Independent Living Centres, which demonstrates equipment and aids for people with disabilities

24 Apr 2009

Marioff HI-FOG Water Mist Fire Protection System Given Waterwise Recognition Award

Waterwise, a U.K. leading authority on water efficiency, recognized Marioff's innovative HI-FOG(R) Water Mist Fire Protection System for its water-saving potential. HI-FOG(R) uses up to 90 percent less water than tra...

23 Apr 2009

Los Angeles County Solar Mapping Portal Shows Solar Power Installations Around Los Angeles

CH2M HILL has completed the initial phase of the Los Angeles County Solar Mapping Portal, the largest solar map in terms of geographic area to date

22 Apr 2009

Demolition Experts Plant Trees For Earth Day

Green demolition and environmental remediation contractor, Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition are celebrating Earth Day by announcing the planting of over 200 trees at Uxbridge, Ontario farms! &quo...

22 Apr 2009