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Temple Erected in California for the Worship of Science

Religion will be made compatible with science on with a two-story downtown Berkeley building, the Atheon, providing a spiritual home for rational people in California, and guidance to acolytes worldwide

17 Sep 2008

Making Houses From Hemp to Combat Climate Change

Houses made of hemp, timber or straw could help combat climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of building construction

17 Sep 2008

Serious Materials ThermaRock Energy Saving Drywall Launched

Serious Materials today announced its new line of ThermaRock energy saving drywall that can give enrgy savings of 30 percent

16 Sep 2008

Cathedral Ceilings Declared a Trend of the Past

Brad Little, President of Case Handyman and Remodeling of Charlotte, says homeowners are steering away from cathedral-ceiling great rooms and opting for nine to ten foot ceilings instead. The double-height rooms waste...

16 Sep 2008

African and Asian Influences the Keys to the Cities of the Future

Cities in Africa and Asia are creating a new template for urban development, says Binghamton University Sociologist Martin J. Murray. Though some may see them as backward, these are the cities of the future, he argues, with an entrepreneurial spirit and ever-shrinking public spaces

16 Sep 2008

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