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LIGHTFAIR International Tradeshow and Conference Celebrates 20 Years of Lighting Innovation, Education, Leadership

This May, the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, LIGHTFAIR(R) International (LFI), celebrates 20 years of lighting innovation as it opens the doors to thousands of...

27 Apr 2009

Concord Steel Wins ThyssenKrupp Elevator Contract to Supply Elevator Counterweights for One World Trade Center in New York City

Concord Steel, Inc., the leading independent manufacturer and supplier of custom fabricated steel counterweights, was awarded a contract to provide steel counterweights for all 71 elevators being installed by ThyssenKrupp Elevator in the Freedom Tower, at One World Trade Center, in New York City

27 Apr 2009

Engineers Develop Green and Recyclable Power Cables

Engineers at the University of Southampton are part of a team developing new "green" power cables which can be recycled at the end of their lives. The project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences...

27 Apr 2009

Wooden Design Workshop Won by WISA Wooden Design Hotel

The winner of UPM's WISA 24-hour Wooden Design Workshop has been announced. The winning work, titled '26080608', was designed by Ms. Pieta-Linda Auttila, a Master of Arts student from the University of Art an...

27 Apr 2009

Echelon Joins California Lighting Center

Echelon Corporation announced today that it has become an affiliate member of the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC)

27 Apr 2009

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