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Preventing Woodpecker Damage With The Woodpecker Deterrent Kit

Bird-B-Gone, Inc, leading manufacturer of humane and effective bird deterrents announces a new product, the Woodpecker Deterrent Kit

16 Nov 2008

Energy Saving Garage Doors Released

High R-value custom service doors from IDC combine an exceptional insulation rating with the timeless beauty of handcrafted wood doors

16 Nov 2008

Simple Shade Trees Have Energy Saving Benefits

An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners’ electricity bills during hot summer months. Professor David Laband in the Auburn University School of Fore...

13 Nov 2008

Common Kitchen Appliances Resposible for Nanoparticles in the Home

Extremely small nanoscale particles are released by common kitchen appliances in abundant amounts, greatly outnumbering the previously detected, larger-size nanoparticles emitted by these appliances, according to new findings

13 Nov 2008

LED Lights Replace Incadescent Bulbs on Marriot Tower Makeover

Boston's first official skyscraper, the Marriott Custom House Tower, has undergone a long-awaited lighting makeover to reclaim its skyline prominence with LED fixtures that consume just one third the energy of the previous sources

12 Nov 2008

Neon Sign Goes Green With Switch to LED Lighting

The letters still glow bright red, but ComEd's prominent sign atop its Oakbrook Terrace headquarters has gone green. The electric utility recently completed replacing the sign's old neon illumination with LED lig...

12 Nov 2008

Worldwide Demand for Green Building Speaker to Give the Green Building Business Case

Green building speaker and consultant Jerry Yudelson keynoted an awards ceremony at Europe's largest real estate conference and at four other conferences around the world

11 Nov 2008

Advanced Facilities Management and Engineering Conference to Look at Energy Conservation and Building Maintenance

Did you know that buildings consume one-third of the energy worldwide? And that by 2030, world energy consumption is projected to increase 60 percent? Building owners and facility managers do not need to wait to ...

11 Nov 2008

Asian Property Market Gets Look at Artificial Lagoons

Today, a Chile-based crystalline lagoon inventor and patent owner officially announces its presence of the state-of-the-art technology to Asian audiences at the third edition of MIPIM Asia, the world's property market in Asia

11 Nov 2008

Energy Efficient LED Lighting to be Adopted by University of Notre Dame

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a leader in LED lighting, announces that the University of Notre Dame is joining the LED University(tm) program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of ...

11 Nov 2008

Cues Taken from Nature to Develop LEED Platinum Building

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded its highest level of recognition, LEED(R) Platinum certification, to the Conference Center at the newly re-opened TreePeople Center for Community Forestry. TreePeople, an env...

11 Nov 2008

Energy Saving Product From TexCote Applied to Federal Government Building

Energy-saving product applied to South Florida federal government building

11 Nov 2008

Cost Effective Dream Exteriors With Pre-Stained Shingle Panels

This new innovation allows
homeowners and builders to achieve the serene, sophisticated look of a
shingle-style home more easily, efficiently and affordably than ever
before

11 Nov 2008

Cambria Expands Its Color Palette With a Pearl White Color, Whitehall

Cambria, the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the U.S., has added Whitehall(TM), a pearl white color to its dynamic palette. Additionally, Cambria recently christened its slab manufacturing plant with a second...

11 Nov 2008

New Swimming Pool and Spa Safety Rules for USA

By December 20, 2008 each new and existing Public Swimming Pool and Spa, in the United States, must be in compliance with the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 new safety act. The complete new act is available to read on the CPSC w...

11 Nov 2008