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Chemical Heritage Museum in Philadelphia Uses DuPont SentryGlas For Restoration

The newly reopened Chemical Heritage Museum in Philadelphia has been redesigned in an adaptive reuse of a historic bank building dating from 1865. Key to the design is a new mezzanine level walkway using glass made with DuPont SentryGlas to create a multi-level visitor experience

16 Mar 2009

Building New Coal Fired Power Plants Will Produce Massive Amounts of Waste

Proposed coal plants across the United States would produce nearly 18 million tons of dangerous waste, including toxic metals, each year. Nearly 130 million tons of coal waste from existing plants is being produced annua...

16 Mar 2009

New Solar Technology Manager for Dow Corning

Dow Corning has named Dr. Guy Beaucarne as Solar Cell Science and Technology Manager for its Solar Market Business Unit, which provides silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain

16 Mar 2009

Raychem HWAT Heat Tracing Systems for Hot Water Explained

Tyco Thermal Controls has produced a new 12 page colour brochure detailing its Raychem HWAT heat-tracing system for hot water temperature maintenance in commercial and residential buildings

16 Mar 2009

World's Largest Swimming Pool to Be Built in the Egyptian Desert by Crystal Lagoons

Crystal Lagoons, creators of the world's largest swimming pools, works with important local investors in a US$5,500 million real estate development at Sharm El Sheikh that contemplates the construction of twelve giant lagoons, 30,000 home units, five star hotels, a museum and a shopping center

16 Mar 2009

PolyU Award Winning Researches Help Design Structures That Will Withstand Natural Disasters

Structural engineering researchers have developed a method to design reliable steel structures and a reservoir flood control operation system respectively. Both innovations will help withstand natural disasters like earthquake and flooding

15 Mar 2009

CADS Smart Scaffolder Makes Compliance With Safety Rule Easy

Increasing numbers of scaffolding companies are turning to CADS SMART Scaffolder software to help them meet the latest TG20:08 safety rules published by the NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation). CADS S...

15 Mar 2009

Abelard Donates New Roof to Habitat For Humanity

Abelard Construction, the premier residential restoration firm in the Midwest, announced today that it will donate and install a brand new roof to a hard working, low-income homeowner through Habitat for Humanity's &...

15 Mar 2009

NIST Seeks Comments on Guidelines for Structural Fire Resistance

A new draft report released for public comment by NIST provides a comprehensive set of 'best practice' guidelines for designing building structures to resist major fires

12 Mar 2009

E2 Dual-Flush Toilet Launched by Niagara Conservation

New Jersey's Niagara Conservation, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency residential conservation products, has launched a new water-saving dual-flush toilet called the E2 Dual-Flush Toilet. The product can save thousands of gallons of water per year

11 Mar 2009

Fashion Runways Influence Latest Flooring Designs

If the devil wears Prada, then the fashion-conscious demon must walk on animal prints, nude tones, layered looks and leather. For these are just some of the hottest trends in flooring uncovered by the World Floor Covering Association's fashion scouts at this year's Surfaces

11 Mar 2009

Free Samples and Shipping From Ceilume Ceiling Tiles

Ceilume, manufacturer of The Smart Ceiling Tile, is helping customers during this tough economy by offering free samples and free ground shipping on all orders to customers in the United States and Canada

11 Mar 2009

Commercial and Residential Property Owners Saving With Energy Efficiency

An MBA survey released in February found that $171 billion in loans held by non-bank lenders for commercial and multi-family properties will mature this year. Real estate experts are concerned that the credit crunch may ...

11 Mar 2009

New Chinese Cement Plant Opens

The major integrated cement producer in the Central Yangtze River Region and the Sichuan Region - Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corporation ("Asia Cement (China)" or the "Group") (HKG:0743) announced t...

11 Mar 2009