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Ambisol is Making Australia Green With the Federal Government Building Insulation Rebate

Ambisol is making Australia green and getting the economy moving with the Federal Government Insulation Rebate. Ambisol is a specialised supplier of products and services to improve the comfort of your home and reduce...

1 Apr 2009

Top 10 Areas in the United States for Decorative Concrete Revealed

Closing out the first quarter, web statistics generated by ConcreteNetwork.com reveal the top ten metropolitan areas in the US for decorative concrete services. More concrete contractors were contacted in these ten areas than any other major metropolitan area across the country to apply decorative concrete techniques in homes and businesses

1 Apr 2009

Bayer Expands Polyurethane Building Materials Business

Bayer MaterialScience strengthens its BaySystems systems house business in southeast Europe by acquiring the polyurethane systems house of Neochimiki S.A., Athens. Neochimiki, the leading trader for chemical raw material...

1 Apr 2009

Green Design Helps North Carolina Army National Guard Become an Environmental Leader

A green-design maintenance shop has set a foundation for further pollution prevention efforts for the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG). The NCARNG Pollution Prevention (P2) Team's efforts to make their ...

1 Apr 2009

Scotch Arc Proofing Tapes Protect Electrical Networks from Faults

Inspections are easier and tape more visible in a manhole with the new cool gray Scotch Fire-Retardant Electric Arc Proofing Tape 77W from 3M

1 Apr 2009

ISP Introduces SunCare Lignin Protection Products for Wood Coatings

At this year's European Coatings Show (ECS), ISP introduced a new line of coatings ingredients designed to protect wood from degradation and yellowing caused by UV radiation. Called SunCare(R) Lignin Protection, the ...

1 Apr 2009

Green Seal Environmental Certification For Owens Corning Building

Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today announced that a building at the company's science and technology center in Granville, Ohio, has met the Green Seal environmental standard for cleaning services

1 Apr 2009

Centex Brings Energy Efficient Homes to the Carolina Coast

Centex Corporation today announced that construction is under way on nearly 200 energy-efficient homes in neighborhoods across South Carolina's Lowcountry. Collectively, the new Centex homes now in progress are proje...

1 Apr 2009

Bayer Launches Host of New Thermal Insulation Products

Bayer MaterialScience is presenting a whole host of new developments in thermal insulation at Utech 2009 in Maastricht that enable real estate owners and tenants to make significant savings in heating costs and also unde...

31 Mar 2009

Revitalising Parking Lots and Pavement After The Ravages of Winter

Parking lots and pavement take a beating every winter. In the Southeast, constant freezing and thawing leaves lots faded, frayed, pocked, and potholed. That's bad news for retailers, medical complexes and others t...

31 Mar 2009

Sustainable Urban Development Competition Launched in Helsinki

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and the city of Helsinki are launching an international competition for building a sustainable and innovative block in the Western Harbor of Helsinki

31 Mar 2009

Environmental Restoration of Army Land Returns Hundreds of Acres of Developable Land to Fort Bragg's Inventory

The prevalence of previous environmental contamination on portions of the installation presents challenges to the process. Fort Bragg must rely heavily on its Installation Restoration Program (IRP) to efficiently and effectively restore these contaminated areas for mission-critical construction

31 Mar 2009

CPower to Manage Energy Program for Lafarge North America

CPower, a leading energy management firm, today announced that it has been selected by Lafarge North America, a diversified supplier of construction materials, to manage the company's energy conservation at its Raven...

31 Mar 2009

Digital Realty Trust Use BREEAM Datacentre Scheme in Their Buildings Throughout The World

Digital Realty Trust have adopted the BREEAM Datacentre scheme for their buildings throughout the world and expect to achieve significant environmental and cost savings by doing this

31 Mar 2009

Environmentally Aware Apartment Block and Retail Outlet to Join BRE Innovation Park

Work starts this week on a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 four-storey apartment block complete with an M&S Simply Food store which will form part of the Phase II expansion of the BRE Innovation Park. With insu...

31 Mar 2009