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Dow Corning Sealants and Coatings Help Repair and Prevent Building Damage

Silicone sealants and coatings from Dow Corning are working behind the scenes to help construction engineers combat and repair weather damage to large, stately building facades in India

19 Jan 2009

Beware of Hidden Mold Lurking in Foreclosed Homes

For anyone considering purchasing a foreclosure home in today's market, Steve Levy, a certified mold inspector in New Jersey, has one word of advice, "Caution!" With foreclosures in the real estate marke...

19 Jan 2009

Custom Home Magazine Names Horizon Builders, Builder of the Year

Horizon Builders, a Crofton, Md.-based firm that specializes in the construction of architect-designed, custom residences in the mid-Atlantic region, has been named "Builder of the Year" by Custom Home magazine

19 Jan 2009

Real Estate Growth Pummelled by US Mortgage Meltdown

The real estate industry is typically influenced by factors such as political and economic scenario, demographics, employment opportunities and climatic conditions. With industry fortunes closely linked to the health of ...

19 Jan 2009

DEP and Habitat for Humanity Highlight Energy Saving Home Construction

When Tiffany Jones moves her family into their new home built by Habitat for Humanity's Greater Harrisburg Area chapter, she can rest a bit easier knowing their heating bill will be manageable. The local Habitat f...

19 Jan 2009

New System Sanitizes Air in HVAC Ducts and Commercial, Medical and Residential Spaces

Aerosol sprays that kill odor-causing bacteria in the air -- including mold and fungal spores -- clearly are a hit with consumers. But these products treat enclosed rooms one at a time, and their effects are temporary. ...

19 Jan 2009

CEMEX California Cement Agrees to Reduce Emissions and Pay $2 Million Fine to Settle Clean Air Act Claims

In the largest settlement yet in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ongoing cement kiln enforcement initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of EPA, today lodged a consent decree with the U.S. Di...

19 Jan 2009

Dow Corning Introduces Silicone Based Paint Binder

Corning recently introduced Dow Corning IE-2404 Emulsion, a new chemistry that improves performance in silicone resin emulsion paints when used as a co-binder

18 Jan 2009

Clean Technology Partnership Agreement Between UNIBETON and iCrete Announce for Concrete Production

iCrete, a clean technology leader and the world's premiere concrete technology company, and UNIBETON Ready Mix, one of the largest concrete producers in the Arabian Gulf, announced an exclusive licensing agreement to...

18 Jan 2009

Texture Plus Introduces New Stacked Stone Corners

Texture Plus, the maker of high impact textured faux stone panels, introduces new Stacked Stone Corners

18 Jan 2009

Lightscape Appointed to Undertake Lighting Projects in China and Hong Kong

Lightscape Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: LTSC), an operator of outdoor LED billboards and provider of LED solutions, announced today that a leading jewelry retailer in mainland China and Hong Kong, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Co...

15 Jan 2009

BASF to Exhibit at World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi

As a leading global partner to the construction industry, BASF is exhibiting at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from January 19 to 21, 2009. The event is hosted by the project organization for the future city of Masdar, which aims to set new standards with a zero-carbon energy supply system. Masdar is scheduled to be ready for occupation by 50,000 people in 2016.

15 Jan 2009

Office Depot to Receive LEED Gold Certification from USGBC

Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that its "Green" retail store prototype has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Go...

14 Jan 2009

Agozal DoubleDip from ThyssenKrupp Steel Approved as Material for Highway Crash Barriers

Agozal DoubleDip®, twice-galvanized steel coil from ThyssenKrupp Steel, has been approved as a material for highway crash barriers. After five years of long-term trials by the German Federal Highway Research Institut...

14 Jan 2009

Ekocrete Releases "Ultragreen" Concrete

Ekocrete, Inc. today announced the availability of a new "green" concrete that uses 90% recycled and by-product materials without sacrificing strength or durability. "Previous so-called green concretes...

13 Jan 2009