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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

President Obama Called Upon to Become Invloved in Finding a Solution to the Toxic Chinese Drywall Problem

Americas Watchdog, and its Homeowners Consumer Center is calling on President Obama to get personally involved with finding a solution to the worst homeowner environmental disaster in US history, toxic chinese made drywall

13 Apr 2009

PolyOne Releases New Cables for Solar Panels

PolyOne Corporation, has added compounds for cables used in solar panels to its portfolio of sustainable solutions. The protective cable insulation and jacketing made from PolyOne's ECCOH compounds can be found in solar cells that convert sunlight into electricity

13 Apr 2009

Hemp Could Be the Building Material for Zero Carbon Houses in the Future

Hemp, a plant from the cannabis family, could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath. A consortium, le...

9 Apr 2009

Low Emissions Powder Coat Finish Introduced for MDF Doors

Powder-coating pioneer Abcor Industries today announced the introduction of ResiliColor, an extremely low-emitting powder coating finish for medium density fiberboard (MDF) interior doors

8 Apr 2009

Course Started to Teach Building Industry Professionals About Environmentally Friendly Paints

Pat Coady is one of the many professionals at Painters USA, Inc. Pat has developed a program to instruct building owners and managers about green coatings. This course enables them to receive CPD's (Continuing Profession...

8 Apr 2009

Qnuru Launches Sustainable Solar Powered Landscape Lighting Range

Qnuru today launched a revolutionary line of solar powered, landscape lighting fixtures that efficiently capture the sun's energy within expressive forms that are manufactured with full lifecycle sustainability in mind

8 Apr 2009

ThyssenKrupp Installs World's Fastest Double Deck Elevator System

ThyssenKrupp Elevator has installed the world's fastest double-deck systems in the 492 meter Shanghai World Financial Center in China

8 Apr 2009

Bayer Comes Up With Way of Making Stronger Bathtubs

Hotel bathtubs need to be considerably more robust than their domestic equivalents. Constant use by a succession of hotel guests subjects them to particularly high stresses, including the use of heavy-duty detergents. Th...

8 Apr 2009

Engineers Develop Better Way For Spraying Concrete

WACKER application engineers wanted to reduce rebound during spraying concrete while also making the sprayed concrete water resistant. They developed polymeric additives for sprayed concrete for tunnel construction, making a major contribution toward building a new tunnel for the Stetten salt mine

8 Apr 2009

Refurbishment Begins on Healthcare Building

The Willmott Dixon Community Healthcare Campus brings together a set of initiatives that provide a glimpse of what the patient experience of local healthcare will be in the next twenty years when an older population puts...

7 Apr 2009