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Building With Passive Solar Energy System Gets Results

theEnergyCrowd.com the crowd-source based developer of renewable energy technologies has announced that the initial stage of its first project has proved successful. A passive solar energy based system for capturing heat energy for either long or short term storage started producing results - even during late winter months

31 Mar 2009

Team California Starts Construction on the 2009 Solar Decathlon House

While thousands of students have been away on spring break, a handful of them stayed behind to begin construction on their solar-powered house for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon

31 Mar 2009

New Jersey's Licensed Environmental Professionals Bill Expected to Speed Up Cleanups of Contaminated Sites

A bill passed by the State Senate and Assembly should help break the logjam of 20,000 contaminated sites in New Jersey that need to be remediated before they can be redeveloped, said James A. Kosch, a veteran environment...

31 Mar 2009

Valley's 'Brown Cloud' Targeted by New Environmentally Safe Construction Project

The construction site of First Mesa Commerce Park is set to become ground zero in the war against construction-related air and water pollution as a team of businesses demonstrate an advanced, "green" constructi...

30 Mar 2009

FBI Chicago Building Earns USGBC Environmental Award

Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Regional Facility, located in Chicago, Illinois, officially received a Platinum-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED EBOM) award from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

30 Mar 2009

Aloca To Teach Builders and Architects Strategies for Designing Energy Efficient High Performance Buildings

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that an upcoming webinar co-sponsored by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Alcoa’s Kawneer architectural aluminum products business will provide architects and building contr...

30 Mar 2009

Department of Energy Award Won by Construction Projects at Brookhaven Lab

Two large construction projects at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, the U.S. ATLAS Detector Project and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), have been named winners of the DOE Secretary's Award for Achievement

30 Mar 2009

Florida to Get World's Second Largest Solar Power Plant

Lauren Engineers and Constructors recently signed a contract with Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for a new 75 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant located near Indiantown, FL

29 Mar 2009

Industry Leading Energy Efficient Homes Coming to Minneapolis Area from Centex

Centex Corporation today announced that construction is under way on Centex Energy Advantage homes across the Minneapolis metro area

29 Mar 2009

TrickleSaver Announces Distributors For Their Energy Saving Products in Australia and New Zealand

Australians and New Zealanders will soon be able to save 'trickling' power, save money AND save the planet by using 'TrickleSaver' energy saving devices

29 Mar 2009

Owens Corning Introduces AdVeil Non-Woven Glass Veil that Enhances the Performance of Cushion Vinyl Flooring

Owens Corning AdVeil non-woven pre-filled glass tissue reduces plastisol consumption and offers greater production efficiency and improved surface aspect for cushion vinyl flooring

29 Mar 2009

DensShield Moisture Resistant Tile Backer Listed by Environmental Organizations

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is announcing that DensShield tile backer, the only tile backer with a built-in barrier to prevent moisture penetration, has been listed by two leading environmental organizations

29 Mar 2009

KFC Takes Advertising to the Streets by Sponsoring Pot-Hole Repairs

Colonel Sanders Look-alike Bob Thompson helps a repair crew in Louisville "re-fresh" one of the estimated 350 million potholes nationwide

29 Mar 2009

Acoustic Insulation on Building Project Contributes to Sustainable Home Rating

H+H and Icopal pioneered the use of acoustically insulated aircrete internal walls on a continuous concrete floor to exceed the requirements of Building Regulations (Part E) contributing credits to the Code for Sustainable Homes rating on the 6.5-acre Bermondsey Spa regeneration project in south-east London

29 Mar 2009

Business Opportunities Abound in The Building Industry for Sustainable Products

DuPont General Manager says today's sustainable products and practices for the global building industry present unique and emerging business opportunities, even in a global recession

26 Mar 2009