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World Toilet Summit Now Open

The eighth annual World Toilet Summit and Expo will bring together United Nations agencies, civil society groups, industry pioneers, and other stakeholders in the international development community to discuss strategies for accelerating progress on worldwide sanitation issues

5 Nov 2008

New 'Stone Master' Angle Grinder from Metabo

Metabo Corporation, a leading
international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power
tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications,
has introduced the new 'Stone Master' WE14-125VS 5" angle grinder built
with Metabo's VTC (Vario Tacho Constamatic) electronic speed stabilization,
making the grinder ideal for heavy operating conditions such as grinding,
cutting and finishing granite, marble or concrete countertops as well as
grinding and finishing specialty metals

5 Nov 2008

Caltech Parking Lot Generates Both Solar Electricity and Shade

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced the completion of the California Institute of Technology's (Caltech) 238 kWp solar array. The syste...

5 Nov 2008

COOLWALL Exterior Coating from TexCote Reformulated to be Even More Environmentally Friendly

TexCote, one of the largest exterior coating manufacturers in the world, refined the composition of its COOLWALL(R) System to make it even more environmentally-friendly and provide architects with additional LEED credits...

4 Nov 2008

Education in Sustainable Building Practices Offered by Environmental Center

AEP Span is proud to be a part of the recently completed Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue, Washington. This education center is a campus of buildings built into the forest on the edge of the Merce...

4 Nov 2008

Image Processing Software Making Bridge Safety Inspections Easier and the Bridges Safer

There are roughly 120,000 bridges in Germany. In order for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to cross them safely, they must be regularly inspected for damage. An image processing program automatically detects irregula...

4 Nov 2008

Bill to Decommission UK Nuclear Power Plants to Exceed $140 Billion

According to the Nuclear Industry Association, the UK is recognized as one of the top ten global markets for nuclear decommissioning opportunities. It is estimated that the UK will spend in the region of $140 billion on their nuclear clean up initiative

3 Nov 2008

Mitsubishi Ecodan Heat Pumps Certified by BRE Microgeneration Certification Scheme

BRE Global is delighted to announce that Mitsubishi Electric has become the latest manufacturer to gain Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Product Certification for its range of Ecodan Air Source Heat Pumps

3 Nov 2008

BRE Shows the Way to Environmentally Responsible Construction

BRE Global has launched a new framework standard for the responsible sourcing of construction products - BRE Environmental and Sustainablility Standard (BES) 6001:2008. Increasingly specifiers are want to stipulate t...

3 Nov 2008

Nansulate Energy Saving Coating Named in Top 100 Products List

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company's patented Nansulate energy saving coatings have been chosen as one of the Remodelers' Choice 100 products ...

3 Nov 2008

High Performance, Low VOC Mythic Paint Chosen for LEED Founder's Home

David Gottfried, founder of U.S. Green Building Council and World Green Building Council, has selected Mythic Paint, the World's first high-performance paint with zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and zero toxins for the interior and exterior of his "green" remodeled family home

3 Nov 2008

Report Points to Research Needed to Develop Building Industry Technologies to Reduce Emissions, Improve Air Quality and Lessen Pollutants

In a major statement on "green" building technology, a new report sets out a broad agenda for research and development on technologies to decrease use of natural resources and improve indoor environments while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful pollutants from the building sector

3 Nov 2008

Keeping Warm This Winter - Steps for Making Your Home Energy Efficient

Now is also the time to turn your attention to getting your home prepared to keep you warm this winter, says a Temple University expert in heating, ventilating and air conditioning

3 Nov 2008

Chigago Schools to Get Solar Power from Motorola

Motorola to fund solar panel installations at two science focused Chicago public schools

3 Nov 2008

BASF Foam Beads Approved for Innovative Retrofit Insulation

Particle-foam beads made of Neopor®, BASF’s innovative insulating material, have now been approved for retrofitting double-wall masonry with core insulation

31 Oct 2008