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National Gypsum Refute Claims Their Product Has Caused Problems Like Chinese Drywall

National Gypsum Company announced today the results of its investigation of a house whose owners claim the company's wallboard has caused the same problems experienced with wallboard produced in China

21 Apr 2009

Cost Improvements and Environmental Benefits To Come From New Boiler Materials From SABIC Innovative Plastics

To enhance the cost and environmental benefits of wall-hung condensing boilers for residential use, SABIC Innovative Plastics offers high-performance Noryl, Ultem and Cycoloy resins to replace traditional metals such as copper and brass used in boiler components, such as condenser housings and manifolds

21 Apr 2009

Rockwool Wins Contract For Insulation at BBC Headquarters Renovation

Rockwool, the world's leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation solutions, has won the contract to supply insulation materials worth approximately £1 million for the BBC's refurbished Broadcasting House headquarters in central London

21 Apr 2009

New LED Light From OSRAM

Advanced Power TopLED Plus is the new optimized LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors which has been designed particularly for architectural and sales lighting

20 Apr 2009

QD Vision Gets Department of Energy Funding for Nanotechnology Based Lighting

QD Vision, developer of nanotechnology-based products for lighting and displays, today announced it has been selected by the Department of Energy (DoE) to receive more than $700,000 in funding for a project that will sig...

20 Apr 2009

NASA's Langley Research Center To Get Environmentally Friendly Building

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a contract to Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Baltimore, Md. , for the design and construction of an energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly and sustainable administration building at NASA's Langley Research Center

20 Apr 2009

ThyssenKrupp Materials Makes Futuristic Porsche Museum Possible

After a construction period of roughly three years, the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen was officially inaugurated in January

20 Apr 2009

Welsh Company Uses Industrial Waste to Make Ultra-Low Carbon Cement

A small Welsh company, Cenin Ltd., announced it has developed a new technology to reduce emissions from cement production by over 75 percent

20 Apr 2009

Save Money With Free Earth Day Energy Audits

Pro Energy Consultants, the nation's first home energy audit franchise, announced today it will offer free home energy audits on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. Homeowners who reside in its open markets of Evansville, Cha...

20 Apr 2009

HercuWall 'Green' Wall Building System to Be Launched in Arizona on Earth Day

HercuWall "green" wall building system, which could revolutionize homebuilding across the globe, will be introduced to Arizona on Earth Day by Smart Homes Alliance

20 Apr 2009

Vatican Building the Largest Solar Power Plant in Europe

The world’s smallest state, the Vatican, is set to spend 500 million euros ($660 million) building the biggest solar plant in Europe near the medieval village of Santa Maria di Galeria

20 Apr 2009

Smart-Tint Switchable Privacy Glass Now Available At Lower Prices in the UK

Internal room dividers and doors can now have the ultimate in glass technology using Smart-Tint switchable privacy glass. The affordable switchable smart glass is now being manufactured in Leicester by Reflex Glass at sensible prices

20 Apr 2009

Antimicrobial Paint Being Used to Kill Superbugs

Scientists in South Dakota are reporting development of the first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint, a material that can simultaneously kill not just disease-causing bacteria but mold, fungi, and viruses

20 Apr 2009

Air Filters Improve Air Quality in Schools

Purifan, Inc. reported today that more than 85 schools have installed Purifan Classroom Air Filtration Systems. The patented Purifan converts a ceiling fan into a powerful air filtration system. Two Purifans in a clas...

19 Apr 2009