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Go Ahead Given for Northern Gateway Container Terminal

PD Ports (PDP) has today announced that it has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England. The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth ...

25 Feb 2008

World's First 'Positive Energy' Mixed Use Building

Masdar announced that it has chosen Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) to design its headquarters in Abu Dhabi's Masdar City, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste city ...

25 Feb 2008

Green Roads Program to Develop Criteria for What Makes a Roadway Green

Kevin Gardner sees green roads right around the corner. “A lot of the infrastructure in this country needs to be re-built,” says Gardner, University of New Hampshire associate professor of civil engineering a...

22 Feb 2008

Cutting Deaths in Construction With Contractors Urged to Protect Refurbishment Workers from Death and Injury

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned the construction sector in Northumberland it will not tolerate poor safety standards that puts refurbishment workers at risk of dying or serious injury. Last year 77 ...

22 Feb 2008

FloorMall introduces Green Flooring Campaign of 2008

This year, FloorMall intends to promote and expand its role as a resource for green flooring products, building on our history of revolutionizing the internet floor shopping landscape since 2001. Go online now to our Gre...

22 Feb 2008

Properties in Largest Modern Residential Architecture Project Ever Undertaken in Europe Now on the Market

Bom Sucesso Design Resort turns property into an artform. This homage to modern living has been created on a 270 acre site near the medieval town of Obidos, on Portugal's Silver Coast, less than an hour from Lisbon. Their collaboration is the largest modern architecture project ever undertaken in Europe. And what's more, these modern homes of the future are for sale - right now.

22 Feb 2008

Lightweight Lithium-Ion Cordless 18V Hammer Drill Joins Metabo Range

Metabo now offers an 18 V lithium-ion hammer drill, the SBZ18, that
weighs only 4.4 lbs and provides up to 40% greater performance than
cordless tools with traditional rechargeable batteries.

22 Feb 2008

WRAP Publish a New Guide to Recycled Content in Construction Products

From this month, manufacturers of building products will be able to make credible declarations of the recycled content of individual brands using a guide introduced by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). T...

22 Feb 2008

Most Affordable Housing Market in the US is Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind., maintained its standing as the most affordable major U.S. housing market for a 10th consecutive time in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo H...

21 Feb 2008

Hip-Tite Ridge Cap Starter Tile Fixture Wins Weekly Round of New Inventors

Have you ever gazed aloft to your roof only to have your houseproud gaze spoiled by a cracked hip-tile, inside which a family of Indian mynahs appears to have found a home? Then there's the water-stained eaves undern...

21 Feb 2008

Roof Fall Seriously Injures Workers

The Health and Safety Executive has again urged construction companies to take sensible, effective precautions to protect employees and others affected by work at height. This follows a sentencing hearing today (Frida...

21 Feb 2008

Blacktop Asphalt Coating Annual Sealing Causing More Harm Than Good

St. Louis-based Creve Coeur Paving debunks myths pertaining to maintenance of asphalt pavements. Are you wasting money, or possibly even shortening the lifespan of your blacktop? To help shed light on the subject, Richard Dinkela II will outline the key points of when, how, why, and who you should plan on maintaining your pavement.

21 Feb 2008

Premium, Eco-Friendly Doors with 82 Percent Recycled Content

In a housing market struggling to recover from decline, Green builders are experiencing an unprecedented revolution of growth. A leader in the Green building movement, Denver-based TruStile® Doors is educating builde...

21 Feb 2008

Garage Floor Customisation With Decorative Coatings

Garage floors are often not the first area you think of when you're ready to remodel your home, but a growing number of homeowners and designers are focusing their attention on these often forgotten spaces. Known for their utilitarian purposes for parking cars and storing household items and tools, customizing residential garages is a growing trend that seems to have started in the southwest, where mild weather encouraged people to spend time in their garages.

21 Feb 2008

Copper Theft From Buildings and Equipment Being Fought With Nanotechnology

Copper theft is a community problem that is continuing to grow. Thieves have stolen air conditioners out of churches, equipment of out schools and wiring out of streetlights. Oncor, with its miles of distribution and tra...

20 Feb 2008