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21st Century Pioneers Sought For World's Greenest Building

Independence Station, the Oregon development slated to become the World's Greenest Building when it opens in 2010, is now accepting priority pre-reservations for the 15 condominium-style homes included in the mixed-use development

23 Mar 2009

Actor Richard Dreyfuss Has Chosen S.K.I.N. Design and Architecture for Eco-friendly Renovation, Expansion of San Diego House

Actor Richard Dreyfuss has chosen the San Diego-based architecture and design firm S.K.I.N. to renovate and environmentally upgrade his 1970s Encinitas residence and property in order to cut his water and power bill to near-zero

23 Mar 2009

New Oak Ridge National Lab Research Facility to be Constructed With Obama Recovery Money

Oak Ridge National Laboratory officials announced today that construction will start in eight to 10 weeks on a major research facility made possible by $71.2 million from President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

23 Mar 2009

From Paper to Cement With New Process For Dealing With Waste

An alternative to landfill disposal for waste products of the paper industry that can be used to make clinker for cement production is reported this month by Portuguese scientists

23 Mar 2009

New Insulation Product from Bayer Solves the Problem of Heat Loss From Wooden Buildings

The detached wooden houses so typical of Scandinavian countries are an attractive complement to their surroundings and - what’s more - are also made using a natural product - wood. However, in the depths of winter,...

23 Mar 2009

Sustainable Recovery for New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina and Withstanding Future Storms Is Going to Need Alternate Thinking

Calling New Orleans "the canary in the global warming coal mine," two Tulane professors say the Crescent City must embrace unconventional thinking in order to recover in a sustainable way from Hurricane Katrina while withstanding a continual threat from rising sea levels, diminishing wetlands and future storms

22 Mar 2009

Indoor Air Quality Link to Highway Air Pollution

Intensive monitoring of air quality near a major highway intersection could reveal a lot about how the air outside affects the air in our indoor environment

22 Mar 2009

Acropolis Becomes Oldest Building to Join Earth Hour

The Acropolis, a symbol of western civilization, will be the world’s oldest landmark to turn off the lights for Earth Hour and join the global movement against climate change

22 Mar 2009

Dow Takes Styrofoam Insulation Environmentally Friendly

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has succeeded in converting its first facility that manufactures STYROFOAM Brand Insulation to its new zero ozone-depleting, no-VOC (volatile organic compound) foaming agent technology

22 Mar 2009

Palusol SW Fire Protection Panels From BASF Get British Standard Certification

BASF's Palusol SW fire-protection panels have now been certified according to the British standard. Fire-protection doors made with Palusol SW have been successfully tested for their capacity to withstand fire for 30 and 60 minutes

20 Mar 2009

BASF Opens New Construction Chemical Technical Center For the Asia Pacific Region

BASF today inaugurated a new Asia Technical Center Shanghai, further increasing its capabilities to develop and offer innovative solutions to Asia Pacific customers in the construction industry

20 Mar 2009

Demand Keeps Increasing For Water Based UV Coatings For Wood and Furniture

The demand for waterborne UV coatings in the wood and furniture protection market has been steadily increasing during the last few years. This is mainly due to the environmental benefits offered by these products

20 Mar 2009

Recycling and Sustainability of Construction Materials Examined

Sustainability of construction materials from Woodhead
Publishing brings together a wealth of recent research on the subject.
A comprehensive analysis of a wide variety of construction materials ranging
from timber to glass reviews the issue of sustainability in context.

20 Mar 2009

Desiging Structures that Can Withstand Earthquakes

Structural dynamics of earthquake engineering: theory and application using
Mathematica and Matlab from Woodhead
Publishing provides an overview of earthquakes and earthquake ground motion
to reinforce earthquake intensity and magnitude.

20 Mar 2009

Are Geopolymers An Alternative to Cement in Construction

The primary application of geopolymer technology is in the development of
reduced CO2 construction materials. Recognised as an alternative to traditional
materials such as Portland based cements geopolymers represent a movement towards
more environmentally friendly engineering.

20 Mar 2009