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Strong Demand Continues for Flooring Company Despite Economic Downturn

Kingspan Access Floors, the UK's leading manufacturer of access flooring systems, is continuing to experience strong demand for its products, in spite of the current economic climate. The company believes that this i...

16 Apr 2009

Kingspan Access Floors Introduces Recycling Plan to Reduce Waste

Kingspan Access Floors has recently introduced a pioneering recycling plan to help reduce the amount of waste generated by the
installation of its floors that ends up in landfill

16 Apr 2009

Glass New York City Ticket Booth Built Using DuPont SentryGlas

In a structure as theatrical as the shows for which it sells tickets, the TKTS Booth, long a fixture in the heart of New York City’s Times Square, has been made over into a glass structure that would not have been possible without the strength and protection of DuPont SentryGlas interlayers

16 Apr 2009

GE Earthday Initiative Combines Beautiful Gardens With Efficient Lighting

GE Project Plant-a-Bulb, helps consumers consider the environmental and financial benefits of energy efficient lighting, while bringing the lasting beauty and positive effects of perennial flower bulbs to selected Midwestern landscapes in cities such as Cleveland and Chicago

16 Apr 2009

Five New Blue Glass Tints to be Introduced by PPG Industries

PPG Industries will introduce five blue glass tints at the 2009
American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention and Design Expo in San Francisco

16 Apr 2009

Calcined Gypsum Plaster Water Content Calculated by Scientists

The structure and exact water content of gypsum plaster have remained a matter of speculation until now with scientists generating a structural model and computer calculations

16 Apr 2009

Vinyl Window System Meets Toughest Hurricane Certification

Hurricanes have shown that evacuation is not always possible for everyone in coastal regions. In fact, last summer Hurricanes Gustav and Ike reiterated that even buildings built to current hurricane building codes do not...

15 Apr 2009

Fiberon Horizon Composite and Sensibuilt PVC Decking Now With 10 Year Warranty

Fiberon, a leading manufacturer of PVC and composite decking, is so confident in the performance of its Horizon composite and Sensibuilt PVC decking products that it now offers the industry's first 10-year stain and fade resistance warranty

15 Apr 2009

Wardrobe Rail Named As A Top Building Product

Hettich America's innovative Lite-Inside wardrobe rails has been honored as one of Building Products Top 100 products

15 Apr 2009

Research Report Says North American Molding and Trim Market to Reach $11.4 billion by 2015

Popularity and awareness, attributable largely to TV home-improvement shows, as well as Internet and excessive media exposure of celebrity homes, have contributed in making molding and trim more than an just an option to turn one's home into an elegantly styled abode

14 Apr 2009

Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference to Investigate Legal Options Around Toxic Chinese Made Drywall

HarrisMartin Publishing, a premier provider of legal news and continuing legal education conferences, announced today that it will host the nation's first-ever Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, June 4 and 5 at t...

13 Apr 2009

Zero Energy and Zero Maintenance Emergency Exit Signs

Jessup Manufacturing Company has introduced a new product brochure outlining the features and benefits of the company's full line of award-winning Glo Brite Eco Exit signs

13 Apr 2009

Workshop Held to Develop New Paving Technology for Sustainble Road Building

The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit convened a workshop on April 2 focused on reducing emissions from road projects. The event brought together representatives from the private sector, government officials, and staff from...

13 Apr 2009

Aloca Kawneer Offers New Solutions for Builders and Architects

Alcoa's Kawneer business, the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction, has introduced a new institutional solutions brochure that offers architects an ...

13 Apr 2009

Stanley Makes iPhone App That is an Accurate Builder's Level

The STANLEY Level iPhone app is a new and free application available online at the Apple App Store. It brings users the accuracy and reliability of real world STANLEY® tools in virtual form

13 Apr 2009