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Toxic Drywall Investigation Expanded by Consumer Watchdog

Because of consumer horror stories, Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center is expanding its Florida investigation of possibly toxic Chinese imported Chinese dry wall

2 Feb 2009

Energy Independent Systems Developed for Monitoring Structural Integrity of Bridges

Virginia Tech's Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (CIMSS) has developed a suite of new technologies to provide a continuous, energy independent monitoring of the structural integrity of U.S. bridges

2 Feb 2009

EZ-Screen Topsoil Screener That Enables Green Topsoil Recycling

The EZ-Screen 1200XL enables contractors to recycle topsoil on the jobsite, eliminating energy consumption used on disposing of old soil and trucking in new soil

2 Feb 2009

Hanley Wood's ECOHOME Named Finalist for Best Start-Up Magazine and New Web Site

ECOHOME, an integrated network of media including a magazine, Web site and e-newsletter, is a finalist in the 2009 Neal Awards competition and min's 2008 Best of the Web Awards

2 Feb 2009

Magnetics The Key to Highly Economical Cooling Systems

An exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration working at NIST's Center for Neutron Research may be the key to a new quieter, more economical class of home and commercial refrigeration systems based on magnetics rather than conventional gas compression and expansion

2 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology Being Used to Double the Service Life of Concrete

NIST engineers are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key is a nano-sized additive

2 Feb 2009

Carlisle Energy Services and Energy Conversion Devices to Deliver Photovoltaic Systems for Commercial Roofs

Carlisle Energy Services, a newly formed division of Carlisle Construction Materials and a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient single-ply roofing systems, and Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) (ECD), a ...

1 Feb 2009

CertainTeed Gypsum Introduces GlasRoc Tile Backer Using Patented Embedded Glass Reinforced Gypsum Technology

With the introduction of GlasRoc(R) Tile Backer by CertainTeed Gypsum, building professionals can protect walls, ceilings and countertops in high-moisture areas with the highest level of mold-resistance for residential a...

1 Feb 2009

Builders at Las Vegas International Show Turning Green

Market Resource Associates, Inc., a leading building materials market research firm has just concluded a 2-hour focus group with custom and semi-custom single family home builders from among the attendees in Las Vegas at...

1 Feb 2009

House Plan Gallery Awarded Top Design Honor at 2009 International Builders Show

On January 14th, 2009 at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, House Plan Gallery was awarded the "Most Marketable Portfolio - Overall" award by Hanley Wood, one of the North America's leading house plan publishers

1 Feb 2009

Greenblock ICF Wall Systems to be Used in Largest Green Home in U.S.

Greenblock Worldwide Corporation announced that its Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) wall system has been selected for use in the Athena Marie Ocean Front Southern Plantation located on North Hutchinson Island in Vero Beach...

1 Feb 2009

Super Bright, LED Lighting for Superbowl Stadium

Raymond James Stadium will be hosting Super Bowl XLIII. LED Source and Philips - Color Kinetics is helping illuminate the stadium with the newly launched ColorReach Powercore, one of the biggest, brightest exterior LED's in the world

1 Feb 2009

Kalzip to Split from Corus Building Systems and Trade as Kalzip Ltd

Starting from 2nd February 2009, the Kalzip business unit will no longer be operating under the Corus Building Systems name but instead will be officially and legally trading as Kalzip Ltd. In future, both company and br...

29 Jan 2009

First Year Student Campus at Vanderbilt University Recognized for "Green" Building

Vanderbilt University continues to go for the gold with its latest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification of three new residence halls

29 Jan 2009