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American Clay Enterprises Gets Patent For Its Unique Clay Plaster Formula

Nationally distributed American Clay Enterprises, Inc., is proud to announce the issuance of US Patent No. 7,485,186 B2. While the company has additional patents pending, this patent relates to the earthen plaster formul...

23 Feb 2009

GREAT STUFF Insulating Foam Sealant Brings Energy Savings to Tough Economic Times

GREAT STUFF Insulating Foam Sealant manufactured by The Dow Chemical Company, found a silver lining to the stormy 2008 economy

23 Feb 2009

Step For Making the Most of Residential Energy Efficiency Federal Tax Credits Included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The newly reinstated federal tax credits for residential energy efficiency makes 2009 the perfect time for American homeowners to evaluate their homes. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)...

23 Feb 2009

Remodelling Industry Names Ark Contracting The Best in Green Remodeling Four Years Running

The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Metro DC Chapter awarded Ark Contracting of Chevy Chase the 2008 Capital COTY (Contractor of the Year) the Grand Prize for Green Remodeling

23 Feb 2009

Sustainability in Architecture With Innovative Design Using Recycled and Green Building Materials

The University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture is primed to sharpen and green the cutting edge of design and architecture with the new UH Green Building Components

22 Feb 2009

Green Building in Norway Gets 35 Million Euro Boost

Earlier this month, the Norwegian government asked the Norwegian University of Science and Technology to host one out of eight new national Centers for Environment-friendly Energy Research. Over the next 8 years, The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) are granted an annual budget of 4,5 million euros

22 Feb 2009

Beijing Aquatics Center Gets Flame Retardant, Acoustic Insulation

BASF's specialty foam Basotect is being used in the Beijing swimming stadium in order to clad the interior of the building with flame-retardant and environmentally friendly acoustic insulation

22 Feb 2009

Getting Solar Electricity Installed Now Costs Less Than Ever Before

A new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S. shows that the average cost of these systems declined significantly from 1998 to 2007, but remained relatively flat during the last two years of this period

19 Feb 2009

Boeing Buildings and Manufacturing Go Green

Boeing today announced that all of its major manufacturing facilities received the internationally recognized ISO 14001 environmental certification by the end of 2008, marking achievement of one of the company's most significant environmental goals

18 Feb 2009

Energy Management and Building Control System Launched by Schneider Electric and Philips

Schneider Electric and Philips will today launch a new vision for interoperability in home automation and building control at the ZigBee Alliance’s European Smart Energy Forum in Dublin, Ireland. This is the first ...

18 Feb 2009

Dutch Scientist to Deliver Keynote at 2009 Building Materials Workshop

PANalytical is pleased to announce that renowned Dutch scientist and diffraction analysis pioneer, Dr. Hugo Rietveld, will be the keynote speaker on the first day of the 2009 Building Materials Analysis workshop

17 Feb 2009

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Gets Order for TWIN Elevator System in Dubai

New residential and office building in the desert city to be fitted with the innovative TWIN system from ThyssenKrupp Elevator

17 Feb 2009

Nansulate Launches Insulation Film For Greenhouses

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company has launched "Nansulate Greenhouse", a thin film, easy to apply, thermal insulation c...

17 Feb 2009

Reduced Cooling and Heating in Buildings May Improve Health

Research conducted at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests that operating buildings more energy efficiently could have benefits for the health of occupants and, surprisingly, also for their comfort

17 Feb 2009

Ultimate Shower Experience from Brizo Sensori Custom Shower System

Brizo, the faucet brand for the fashion forward, previewed at the 2009 International Builders' Show (IBS) the luxurious new Sensori (Sen-SOR-ee) Custom Shower System that is sure to engage the senses of the most refined, discriminating consumer

16 Feb 2009