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New Study Proves Safety of Granite Benchtops in Kitchens

A new study of the most popular granites used for kitchen countertops in the United States concludes that granite is safe to use in kitchens. The study, designed to determine whether radon gas sometimes released by na...

22 May 2008

Eco Friendly Interiors With Wood Shutters

For generations, interior wood shutters have added value to a home, provided privacy and helped control temperatures. Today, wood shutters are one of the most eco-friendly window treatments available. "Most wood ...

22 May 2008

World's Highest Quality 4-Inch Solid-State LED Downlight Launched by Renaissance Lighting

Renaissance Lighting, a pioneering innovator of LED architectural lighting, will introduce the world's highest-quality commercially available 4-inch solid-state LED downlight at LIGHTFAIR International from May 28-30

22 May 2008

Gold Certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for NSTAR

NSTAR has earned a coveted Gold Certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for its corporate office building in Westwood. Known for its avid support of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects...

21 May 2008

DuPont and Pulp Sign Deal For Custom Designed Imagery and Aesthetics in Laminated Glass

DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions has licensed its DuPont™ SentryGlas® Expressions™ digital interlayer technology to Pulp Studio, a leading U.S. decorative glass manufacturer based in Los Angeles, Calif. The agreement allows Pulp Studio to produce and distribute high-definition, decorative safety glass interlayers to meet growing demand for custom-designed imagery and aesthetics in laminated glass

21 May 2008

Cabot Aerogel to Insulate Undersea Pipeline

Cabot Aerogel, a business of Cabot Corporation, today announced its patented and patent-pending Nanogel(R) aerogel Compression Pack(TM) product has been selected to insulate a 60 km subsea pipeline in the deepwater Gulf ...

21 May 2008

Office Depot LEED Pre-Certified

Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that it has achieved volume pre-certification under the pilot Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Portfolio Progra...

21 May 2008

Government Vision for Vibrant and Sustainable Communities Boosted by New Chief Planner

The Government's vision for vibrant and sustainable communities was given a boost today with the announcement of a new highly skilled Chief Planner by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears. The Government's ambit...

21 May 2008

Industrial Facility to Feature Renewable Energy Pilot Program of Solar and Wind Energy

Stantec today announced that a new, 89,000-square-foot building under construction at the Brooklyn Navy Yard will feature energy-saving solar and wind-generated power as part of a renewable energy pilot program

21 May 2008

Contract Awarded for Massive Egyptian Project, the Cairo Financial Center

Under terms of the biggest contract in
company history, Denver-based Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative will serve as the
architect of record on the design of the Cairo Financial Center (CFC) with
its 8.1 million square feet of office, conference, hotel, retail and
parking space

21 May 2008

Interactive Toilet Allows People to Play Computer Games with Their Pee

Reuters is reporting on a development in toilet technology from Belgium that allows people to play computer games while peeing. The mobile men's toilet features urinals that are interconnected to different compute...

20 May 2008

Health Benefits of Sunrooms

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial sunrooms, skylights, greenhouses, conservatories, folding, sliding, and tilting glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, explains the health benefits of sunrooms.

20 May 2008

Green Building Council’s Proposed Improvements to the LEED Green Building Rating System

Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) opened the first public comment period on LEED 2009, the next evolution of the LEED green building certification system. LEED 2009 represents a reorganization of the existin...

20 May 2008

Structural Engineers Submit Report of China Earthquake Damage

Structural engineers from Miyamoto International and Global Risk Miyamoto (GRM), dispatched to China to assess damage caused by last Monday's M7.9 earthquake, are reporting on their findings. Observations and data id...

20 May 2008

Commercially Available On Demand Service Launched for Colour Printing Ceramic Tile Surfaces

Kornit Digital, a leading-edge company that develops, manufactures and markets industrial digital high-speed inkjet printers, superior pigmented ink and unique chemistry solutions for the garment decorating industry, tod...

20 May 2008