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Easy and Safe Surface Preparation of Decorative Concrete

An improved method for preparing surfaces for decorative concrete arts makes it easier and safer for contractors to leave their stamp on the world. Franmar Chemical, Inc. specializes in safe, effective, green products designed to clean concrete surfaces and also remove paint, urethane, sealer and mastic

11 Dec 2008

Construction Companies Commit to Halving Construction Waste Sent to Landfill

Leading companies across the construction supply chain have committed to collectively halve the amount of construction waste sent to landfill by 2012. Just a few weeks after the launch of The Construction Commitments: Ha...

11 Dec 2008

Energy Efficient Lighting Controller Released for LED Lighting Systems

Following the release of the world's first microcontroller (MCU) with four-channel constant-current drive for LED lighting systems, NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) this month began shipment of 14 new 8-bit All...

11 Dec 2008

New Light Bulb Technology from GE

Miniaturized electronics developed by GE Consumer + Industrial engineers and scientists are the enabling technology of a new covered GE Energy Smart® compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb featuring the GE Spiral® ...

11 Dec 2008

Robots Designed to Save Lives of Construction Workers

The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech won the grand prize at the 2008 International Capstone Design Fair with a trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers

10 Dec 2008

Green Construction the Focus of New Course

Construction management Department at UALR offers a new course this spring teaching builders the techniques of building environmentally friendly new construction and retrofitting existing business to be more green

10 Dec 2008

Building Integrated Sustainable Agriculture Summit

Sky Vegetables, will host a summit of industry-leading specialists from around the world at the first-ever Building-Integrated Sustainable Agriculture (B-ISA) Summit

10 Dec 2008

Guide Released to Show Californian Schools How to Generate the Power They Consume

California's State and Consumer Services Agency (SCSA) announced the release of Grid Neutral - Electrical Independence for California Schools and Community Colleges, a step-by-step guide to help California schools an...

9 Dec 2008

Custom-Bilt Metals Roofs Deliver Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings to California Schools

Custom-Bilt Metals is pleased to announce its low-maintenance and energy-saving Titan Cool Roof metal roofing is helping Southwest College to significantly reduce its energy costs and contribute to green building energy certification

9 Dec 2008

Researchers Seeking Way to Built Hurricane Proof Homes That Bend in the Breeze

Home foundations and frames built of a lightweight composite material that may bend - but won't break - in a hurricane and can simply float on the rising tide of a storm's coastal surge. Sounds too Sci-Fi? ...

9 Dec 2008

Revolutionary System Uses Water and Sand to Carve Stonework to Match Architect Vision

In what many leaders of the architecture field are recognizing as one of the most significant stone masonry developments since the chisel, Uxbridge, Massachusetts-based New World Stoneworks has introduced the New World S...

9 Dec 2008

Air Contamination in School Buildings

This morning USA TODAY released their study of schools where the outside air poses an unacceptable health risk from chemical contamination to young children and school staff. The study identified 435 schools in "tox...

8 Dec 2008

How to Choose an Environmentally Friendly Christmas Tree for Your Home

Christmas trees come in many shapes and sizes - and materials - real or fake. Depending on which tree you choose this Christmas, the impact on the environment may be large or small

8 Dec 2008

Wood Grain and Natural Patterns Influence New Road Lighting

Taeyang Electronic Co., LTD, a global manufacturer of outdoor lighting, announced today that they have developed a new road lighting product called 'ECOWOOD', an environmental-friendly road lighting based on its ...

8 Dec 2008