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How To Stop Your Home Becoming Food For Termites

It is the nightmare of many a homeowner - Termites merrily eating away at the family castle. Termites are Mother Nature’s way of recycling dead wood, as well as aerating the soil and increasing its fertility. Th...

26 Mar 2009

Lighting Retrofit to Parking Garage Saves Energy and Money

Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LSGC) (Lighting Science) announced today they completed a parking garage retrofit for TXU Energy, helping the company to reduce their energy costs. TXU Energy r...

26 Mar 2009

Lime Energy and Nexxus Lighting Combine Forces to Expand the Use of LED Light Bulbs

Lime Energy Company (NASDAQ:LIME) and Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEXS) today announced that they are collaborating to expand the use of Nexxus Lighting's new Array™ Lighting LED light bulb in numerous projec...

26 Mar 2009

Dow Corning Throws Support Behind Habitat for Humanity in India

Dow Corning in India recently partnered with Habitat for Humanity to provide affordable low-cost housing for families in need in Maharashtra

26 Mar 2009

Gypsum Plasterboard Testing System Developed to Test the Quality of Drywall Products

A specially adapted force testing system from Mecmesin is being used to measure the quality of gypsum plasterboard products

26 Mar 2009

New Solar Electric Production Facility for Ascent Solar Technologies

Ascent Solar, developer of flexible thin-film solar energy modules for a variety of applications, including building systems, has opened a new production facility

26 Mar 2009

Lightscape Materials to Develop and Market New LED Lighting Products

Sarnoff Corporation today announced the creation of Lightscape Materials Inc., the latest in a series of independent company spin-offs. Lightscape Materials has secured $3 Million in Series A funding from Wisepower Co. L...

25 Mar 2009

Stairwell Evacuation Study Finds Out What We Know We Don't Know

Most of the time, we use the stairs in buildings—especially in high-rise structures—only as a back-up for faster elevators and escalators, but during a fire or other emergency, stairs become our primary passa...

25 Mar 2009

Pyramids Are The Latest Buildings to Join Earth Hour

The Sphinx and the Great Pyramids of Giza, icons of ancient splendor, will stand as modern day symbols for action on climate change as they become the most ancient of numerous monuments to go dark for Earth Hour

24 Mar 2009

NoiseBuster Uses Cutting-Edge Technology to Supress Power Equipment Noise and Save Your Hearing

The NoiseBuster Active Noise Reduction ("ANR") Safety Earmuff is specifically designed to reduce the noise generated by lawn, landscape and garden power equipment such as mowers, loaders, skid steers, compact excavators, chain saws, vacuums, blowers, and other noisy devices

24 Mar 2009

America's Watchdog Links Toxic Chinese Dry Wall With Illegal Workers and Drug Importing

Americas Watchdog has been blasting US homebuilders for years. The issues range from appraisal fraud, to using undocumented workers to build most new US homes since 2001, to the newest outrage--toxic Chinese drywall, that has now put upwards of 350,000 US homeowners at risk

24 Mar 2009

TileSizer Makes Cutting Small Tiles Easier

TileSizer(TM) has just been released, and it is the first adjustable tile cutting tool for wet saws that easily allows for tiles to be cut in a safer more effective manner. Utilizing patent-pending technology, TileSizer&...

23 Mar 2009

Six or More LEED Credits Available When Using VAST Composite Masonry Products in Green Building and Sustainable Development Projects

VAST Enterprises, LLC, a material science research and manufacturing company, announced that using its composite pavers in construction applications can contribute to six or more LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits

23 Mar 2009

Seven Wonders of the World Inspired Luxury Homes to be Built in Italy

Europe's fastest growing property developer is now introducing a new standard to luxury homes construction in southern Italy. Named "The 7 Wonders of the World," the gated community will feature indoor and ...

23 Mar 2009

Toxic Chinese Drywall Also in Canada and Australia Say America's Watchdog

Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center is now saying the toxic Chinese drywall situation is 1000 times worse that they ever dreamed. Not only is the drywall in every US state, including Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas, it is also in Canada and Australia

23 Mar 2009