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Indoor Swimming Pool Conditions to be Improved by Purdue Labs

Researchers at Purdue University have determined how certain airborne contaminants are created when chlorine reacts with sweat and urine in indoor swimming pools, a step toward learning how to reduce the formation of &qu...

20 Feb 2008

Sustainable House Boasts Eco-Friendly Softening and Filtration Technology that Saves Salt, Soap, Water and Electricity

The world’s first LEED for Homes™ Platinum Certification for a home remodel – a 1948 rambler – is also home to an innovative water management system from Culligan. Platinum is the highest level of...

20 Feb 2008

Spring Cleaning Home Improvement Contest from Future Steel Buildings

Future Steel Buildings today have announced an online contest that just may make your spring cleaning project a little bit easier. It's been a long winter and if one has been putting off a garage cleaning, redecorati...

20 Feb 2008

Lock Jaw Security Offers an Effective and Affordable Solution for Lock Bumping and Home Invasions

Lock Jaw Security introduces the key to protecting against intruder and home invasions and more. Just in time to combat the constant rise of home invasions and the lock bumping crime epidemic, Lock Jaw offers a fool-proof solution. Lock Jaw prevents deadbolts from being compromised.

20 Feb 2008

Light Weight, Environmentally Friendly, Building Panel Systems Sets New Standard for Resisting High Wind Storms

Today the President and CEO of First National Panel Co., Mr. Ricci D. Null announced the findings of an independent analysis and assessment of the overall structural integrity of FNPN pre-cast light-weight concrete panel...

20 Feb 2008

Warranty Extended for Leading Paperless Gypsum Products

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC announces new weather exposure limited warranties for three of its leading paperless gypsum panels. The flagship DensGlass Gold(R) exterior sheathing and DensGlass Ultra Shaftliner(R) now featu...

20 Feb 2008

Bio-Door Technology to Combat Global Mold Problems

GSK Innovations, LLC (GSK), a company that brings to market innovative intellectual property products, is introducing its unique Endurance Bio-Barrier(TM) two-step mold prevention system consisting of a cleaner/prep agen...

20 Feb 2008

Largest Mall in Mumbai, India to Benefit from Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit

K Raheja Corp, one of the largest developers in the realty and construction industry in India, has signed the first ever Project Development Agreement (PDA) under the Clinton Climate Initiative's (CCI) Energy Efficie...

20 Feb 2008

New Pier Technology Resistant to Clay’s Differential Problems

DynaPier is a system that stabilizes a home’s foundation no matter the weather or the soil a home sits on

19 Feb 2008

High Tech Synthetic Roof Underlayments Protect Against Mold and Water Damage, Reduce Energy Use While Extending Roof Life

Little attention, if any, is paid to what goes underneath the roof's top layer. Call it "underwear" for your roof, but underlayments are the heroes of your home. For years, roofers always used asphalt-saturated felt underlayment. Now, thanks to modern science, high-tech, highly breathable synthetics similar to those we use next to our skin to keep us dry and comfortable are available for your roof's under layer.

19 Feb 2008

Best New Skyscraper of the Year Award Goes to Het Strijkijzer

The winner of the eighth annual Emporis Award for the Best New Skyscraper of the Year is a 43-story residential building called "Het Strijkijzer" in The Hague, Netherlands. It was chosen from a worldwide pool of 634 eligible high-rise buildings.

19 Feb 2008

Trees To Play Key Role in Battling Climate Change in Urban Areas of England

UK ministers will today urge all councils to match the standards of the best to protect their local tree populations. The largest ever survey of urban trees in England, published today, will reveal that although natio...

19 Feb 2008

Sustainability and Social Responsibility Part of Cement Company Objectives

Sustainability and social responsibility are pillars of the corporate strategy of HeidelbergCement, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials, with 70,000 employees and more than 2,800 location...

18 Feb 2008

Boost to Sustainable Cool Roofing Systems

Insulating Coatings Corporation (ICC) has become a member of the USGBC (US Green Building Council) in efforts to continue to promote sustainable and cool roofing systems. ICC feels that its mission to provide environm...

18 Feb 2008

Sea Cliff Erosion, Hemp Construction Materials and More to be Presented at UCSD Engineering Conference

Sea cliff erosion prediction, an automatic cameraman, wall boards made from hemp and plant-based glues, computers with common sense, origami optics, privacy-preserving surveillance systems, the strength of toucan beaks, ...

18 Feb 2008