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Rotobrush Now Offering Energy Efficiency Solutions

Rotobrush International LLC, a longstanding market leader in air duct cleaning, announces its new energy efficiency solutions offering

2 Mar 2009

New Cabling Solution Released for Solar Panel Arrays

Champlain Cable Corporation of Colchester, Vermont has entered the renewable energy industry with two new cable solutions for photovoltaic arrays. The Exar 150PV and the Exar 180PV are both UL rated photovoltaic wires an...

2 Mar 2009

Innovative Building Materials Use Leading to Sustainable Office Development

Niche developer WCR Group is building sustainable offices using the H+H Thin Joint system as a structural element to compliment its green-technology external treatments and services

2 Mar 2009

Toxic Chinese Made Drywall Material Has Been In US Houses Since 2001

Americas Watchdog has been leading the national and the state by state investigations of potentially toxic Chinese drywall since the beginning of the year. The Homeowners Consumer Center has discovered that the Chinese drywall was initially brought into the US in 2001

2 Mar 2009

Vise-Grip Used as Battlefield Surgery Tool for Emergency Spine Surgery

IRWIN Industrial Tools, announced that Dr. Bryan Fox was selected as the winner of the "Tell Us Your IRWIN VISE-GRIP Story" for using an IRWIN VISE-GRIP to perform spinal surgery during Operation Iraqi Freedom

2 Mar 2009

New Building Design Tested to Withstand Earthquake Simulation

Researchers at the University of Michigan simulated an off-the-charts earthquake in a laboratory to test their new technique for bracing high-rise concrete buildings. Their technique passed the test, withstanding more movement than an earthquake would typically demand

1 Mar 2009

New Method for Analyzing Corrosion of Concrete Reinforcement Bar

As the U.S. deals with decaying infrastructure, construction firms, state transportation agencies and others responsible for infrastructure safety are seeking ways to ensure they detect weakening concrete structures befo...

1 Mar 2009

Stop House Explosions With Handheld Gas Leak Detectors

For individuals responsible for finding gas leaks in structures such as plants, factories, office buildings, and homes, or leaks in equipment that store or use gas, Extech gas leak detectors may be one of the most important tools available

25 Feb 2009

Solar Control Glass from PPG Industries Hits Milestone

PPG Industries has shipped its 20-millionth square-foot of Solarban 70XL glass

25 Feb 2009

LiteLED Releases New LED Striplight

UK lighting manufacturer LiteLED has released the SL Series linear LED luminaire, a strip light that is smaller, longer lasting, and provides superior task efficiency compared to the neon or fluorescent lamps commonly us...

25 Feb 2009

Toxic Drywall From China Now Being Investigated Across America

Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center is leading a national investigation into what could be toxic imported Chinese dry wall that began showing up in the United States in 2001

25 Feb 2009

Weathering of Advanced Composites for Bridges and Piers Being Studied by NIST and French Lab

NIST has signed an agreement to collaborate with the French National Scientific and Technological Institute to investigate the use of fiber-reinforced polymer composites in high-strength, civil-infrastructure applications such as wind turbines or bridges and piers

25 Feb 2009

Utility Pole Mounted Grid Connected Solar Systems Introduced by SunWave

Petra Solar, Inc., the leading provider of innovative photovoltaic (PV) solutions for utilities, announces the SunWave(TM) Solar AC System, the only proven grid interactive pole-mounted solar system for installation on utility distribution poles and streetlight poles

24 Feb 2009

Sewerage and Drainpipe Conference to Bring Together Top Experts in the Field

AMI’s international conference on Sewerage & Drainage Pipe 2009 brings together top experts from the civil engineering and pipe industries to discuss the latest developments in new build and rehabilitation of p...

24 Feb 2009

Despite Difficult Economic Times, Green Building Opportunities Abound

The future of green jobs, the regional impact of the green economic stimulus package, and the importance of green manufacturing and construction in economic development will be the focus of the Green$ense 2009: Beyond Bu...

24 Feb 2009