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Watts Water Acquires Stainless Steel Drainage Company, Blumcher Metal

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. announced today that it completed the acquisition of Blücher Metal A/S in a share purchase transaction. Blücher Metal A/S is a leading provider of stainless steel drainage sys...

2 Jun 2008

Thin Film Solar Cells is a Booming Market Segment

Spectacular growth is seen in thin-film solar cellsthroughout the world. By 2010, its market share is expected to have grown to 20% from the present 8%. According to Martin Roscheisen, CEO of Nanosolar, ‘the fu...

2 Jun 2008

Celcon Thin Joint System Provides Major Savings on NHS Project

Contractor Balfour Beatty has made substantial savings on a £6.4m Child Development Centre in Hackney, East London by using the Celcon Thin-Joint System from H+H UK

30 May 2008

Construction Waste Savings for Builders

A new online resource developed by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) enables construction clients, designers and contractors to reduce waste to landfill by more accurately identifying where efforts should be ...

30 May 2008

New Manufacturing Process for Plastic Solar Panels from Bandera

Bandera Spa is an international leader, based in Italy, specialized in designing and manufacturing complete plastic extrusion lines. Bandera has created a Nanotechnology division with the goal to implement nanotechnol...

30 May 2008

Kalzip Updates Website for Metal Building Envelope Clients

Kalzip has launched an upgraded, fully integrated single website, www.kalzip.com, to meet the latest requirements of its international customer base. The new site boasts superior product and technicalcontent together wit...

30 May 2008

LEED Certification for Boston Scientific Corporation Headquarters

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced it has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the renovation of its Endosurgery Headquarters loc...

30 May 2008

Carpet Technology from Dow Helping With Assisted Living Facilities

By the year 2020, approximately 12 million Americans will need long-term care, according to the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. With the rise in long-term care comes a demand for products and te...

30 May 2008

Citi Gets LEED Precertification for Retail Commercial Building Interior

As part of its commitment to address global climate change, Citi announced that it is the first company to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) pre-certification for a retail commercial interior p...

30 May 2008

Metabo's Four-Piece Cordless 18-volt Combination Kit to Include SBZ 18 Hammer Drill

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has upgraded its four-piece, 18-volt cordless combination kit to include the SBZ 18 hammer drill/driver featuring lithium ion technology and offering a lighter weight for greater comfort and increased productivity

29 May 2008

Saint-Gobain Extending Presence in Solar Mirrors Market

Through its subsidiary La Veneciana de Saint-Gobain, the Flat Glass Sector of Saint-Gobain has decided to extend its presence on the solar mirrors market. The plant extension at Covilis (Portugal) will enable the Group t...

29 May 2008

Window Manufacturers Sign Strategic Alliance

Strategic alliance signed for the distribution of window profile manufacturing lines in project markets

29 May 2008

National Association of Home Builders Earns ENERGY STAR Designation for National Housing Center

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has earned its fourth ENERGY STAR designation for the National Housing Center, the downtown Washington, D.C. office building that serves as the association's headquart...

29 May 2008

Engineers Working to Make Asphlat Roads Green and Eco Friendly

For those hoping to create a greener world, our country's millions of miles of asphalt roads may seem like an odd place to seek solutions. Yet, it's precisely because asphalt is so common that we have much to gain from making it more eco-friendly, says University of Wisconsin-Madison civil engineering professor Hussain Bahia

28 May 2008

Green Lease for Concrete Company

CEMEX Inc., the nation's largest cement and ready-mix company, announced today that it has signed a lease for its U.S. headquarters in a building that will be constructed as one of the few green buildings in Houston,...

28 May 2008