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Think Tank Says Green Urban Solutions Are the Nation's Real Economic and Energy Cure

Delegates to a recent conference on sustainable development heralded a recurring green urban theme: "Good design is good business, and good design is green." The group also pointed to innovative entrepreneu...

27 Oct 2008

Nations Roof Declares October as Energy Awareness Month

Nations Roof, a leading provider of roofing solutions, joins the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program in promoting Energy Awareness Month 2008. This year's Energy Awareness Month theme...

24 Oct 2008

Report Expects Construction Market Will Continue to Slide in 2009

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, today released its 2009 Construction Outlook, which forecasts a drop in overall U.S. construction starts for next year, as the tough funding environment contin...

24 Oct 2008

Modular Log Home from Spirit Cabins Survives Hurricane Ike

Don and Kristie Kinsey know firsthand the devastation a hurricane can cause. When Hurricane Katrina demolished their house in 2005, they decided to invest their insurance money in a home that would withstand future storm...

24 Oct 2008

LED Lighting Kit from OSRAM Brings Better Understanding to LED Lights

The LED Engineering Kit, which OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is now offering for sale on the LED Light for You (LLFY) platform, provides a means of gaining practical knowledge of LED lighting

23 Oct 2008

Phillips Lumileds Releases Suite of Design Automation Tool to Speed Development of Solid State Lighting

Philips Lumileds and Future Lighting Solutions have introduced the first comprehensive suite of online Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools designed to speed the prototyping and development of solid-state lighting solutions for general lighting applications such as task lamps, recessed downlights, outdoor lighting and shop lighting

23 Oct 2008

Ant Like Robots Likely to Build Structures on Mars Before Humans Arrive

Recent discoveries of water and Earth-like soil on Mars have set imaginations running wild that human beings may one day colonise the Red Planet. However, the first inhabitants might not be human in form at all, but rath...

22 Oct 2008

Sustainable Real Estate Development Conference to Look at Risks of Not Going Green

The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host a conference on Sustainable Real Estate Development on Thursday, October 30 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Central Time, at the Fluno Center for Exe...

22 Oct 2008

Carpark Built from Pervious Concrete Protects the Environment

When the City of Leawood, Kan., implemented new regulations requiring developers to address stormwater runoff for the health of the community, local officials knew that their own construction practices would reflect the expected and required policies

22 Oct 2008

Portland Cement Association 2008 Sustainable Leadership Award Winners

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has identified local leaders in eight cities across the nation who have enacted policies or completed projects that promote sustainable development through the use of concrete and other cement-based products

22 Oct 2008

Green Building With Sustainable Retaining Walls

When retaining walls are required, it makes sense to use an earth-friendly alternative for which up to eight LEED credit points are available

22 Oct 2008

New Appliance Shows Consumers How to Save Money, Energy and the Environment

With electrical consumption in the U.S. up 54% in the past twenty years, rising fuel costs, and growing concerns about the environment, who wouldn’t want to make better use of one’s energy while saving money ...

21 Oct 2008

University Recognised for Building a Cleaner, Greener Campus

Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia has been twice recognized for its efforts to create a greener, more sustainable campus

21 Oct 2008

Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant Opened in North America

SolarWorld, a world leader in high quality solar power technology, has opened North America's largest solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant is located in Hillsboro, Oregon and is expected to reach a capaci...

21 Oct 2008

Christmas Lights Go Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient

Christmas Lights Etc, one of the largest U.S. suppliers of premium Christmas trees, decorations and holiday lighting is proud to announce its' partnership with ENERGY STAR

21 Oct 2008