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Alternative Construction Technologies Signs Exclusive Supplier Agreement for its ACTech Structural Insulated Panels With Alvarez Construction

Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive supplier agreement with Alvarez Construction Group, Inc. of Florida. Alvarez Construction Group (ACG) is an emerging devel...

16 Sep 2008

O2 World Arena Lobby Lit With Surface Architectural LED Lighting from LightWild

LightWild today announced the completion of an interior lighting project for the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany

16 Sep 2008

Lighting Research Center Awarded U.S. Green Building Council’s 2008 Green Building Research Fund Grant

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has earned the notable distinction of receiving one of only 13 first-ever research grants awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The $250,000 grant will fund research for a project titled “Quantifying the Impact of Daylight and Electric Lighting on Student Alertness, Performance, and Well-being in K-12 Schools.”

15 Sep 2008

Ash Grove Cement Company Plants Earn Energy Star Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gave the award to Ash Grove in special recognition of the company's energy-efficient operations in Chanute, Kan. and Seattle, Wash. E...

15 Sep 2008

DURANAR Powder Coatings Introduced for Architectural Applications

PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced Duranar powder coatings for architectural aluminum. The coatings are an extension of the existing line of Duranar liquid coatings and are engineered for m...

15 Sep 2008

UK Landcape Company, Marshalls, Has Largest Number of Carbon Labelled Products

UK-based landscape company, Marshalls plc has today announced that from next month it will have the largest number of officially carbon labelled products, anywhere in the world. The UK is leading the way in carbon la...

15 Sep 2008

Strategic Forum Tower Crane Guidance Endorsed by Chief Inspector of Construction

The Strategic Forum for Construction has launched a new industry initiative on tower cranes including guidance material. The guidance has been endorsed in a foreword by Stephen Williams, HSE Chief Inspector of Constructi...

15 Sep 2008

Owens Corning Helping Building Materials Customers to Grow Their Businesses Through Re-Insulation

Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today launched a full set of business solutions to help its building materials customers easily, efficiently and profitably enter an emerging and growing market category -- re-insulation

12 Sep 2008

New Mirror Manufacturing Techniques Developed for Solar Industry

Arch Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc. has developed innovative new mirror manufacturing techniques to meet the demand for lower cost and more efficient concentrator photovoltaic units in the burgeoning renewable energy indus...

12 Sep 2008

Stronger, More Cost Effective, Environmentally Safe Concrete for the Freedom Tower From iCrete

With its technology, the iCrete System produces a stronger, more cost effective, environmentally safe concrete for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City

12 Sep 2008

Development Rules To Help Home Improvements and World Heritage Sites

New development rules which will cut the red tape for home improvements, combat the effects of climate change and protect World Heritage sites have been introduced today by Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint. ...

11 Sep 2008

Holcim Sets New Benchmark For Sustainability in Building Material Industry

For the fourth year in succession, Holcim has been named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and once again acknowledged as the company with the best sustainability performance...

11 Sep 2008

Increasing Distress Expected for U.S. Homebuilders Over The Next 6 Months

More distress is expected in the next six months for the $700 billion U.S. homebuilding industry, which has been hit hard by economic issues. Particularly at risk are small- to medium-sized builders, according to experts...

11 Sep 2008

Nanotechnology Being Used to Make Wood Composites

The European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials for a wide range of applications. The SustainComp proje...

11 Sep 2008

Environment Awards for US Concrete

U.S. Concrete, Inc., one of the nation's leading producers of ready-mixed concrete, has been selected as a winner in the Thirteenth Annual NRMCA ("National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association") / Concrete Prod...

10 Sep 2008