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Environmental Film Company Sets Planet Saving Example with Solar Energy

Bella Energy, a Boulder based solar energy company that installs and maintains solar energy systems in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region, has installed a 22.8 kilowatt solar system on Oceanic Preservation Society&#3...

6 Feb 2008

Outdoor Fireplaces Set to Put the Spark in Valentines Day Romance

According to award-winning garden artisan, Scott Cohen, the outdoor fireplaces are a booming trend in outdoor living. "More homeowners today recognize how much the addition of an outdoor fireplace can enhance their quality of life," says Cohen, supervising designer for The Green Scene, a California-based outdoor design and construction firm.

6 Feb 2008

Construction Occupational Health Risk Management

Managing occupational health is not just about providing things like health checks, first aid, welfare, well-being, general health, fitness to work, or managing sickness absence and return to work - there are also things...

6 Feb 2008

Healthy and Safe Building Materials to be Promoted by BuildClean

BuildClean aims to advance interest in such studies by supporting laboratory and in-home research and promoting cross-disciplinary collaborations that may eventually generate new standards for building product health and safety.

6 Feb 2008

Hong Kong Defies Global Building Trend With Sales up by 8.9%

January saw 16,984 sale and purchase agreements for all types of building units in Hong Kong received for registration. The Land Registry said this was a rise of 8.9% on December and a 92.8% rise on January last year. ...

6 Feb 2008

Owens-Illinois Headquarters Awarded LEED Certification

Owens-Illinois, Inc. today announced that its new world headquarters building in Perrysburg, Ohio, has been awarded silver LEED certification, recognizing it as a truly environmentally-friendly structure. The LEED (L...

4 Feb 2008

HVAC Air Purification Company Introduces Nanotechnology Air Duct UV Purifiers

Orland Park, Illinois based CaluTech UV Lights today released its new Patent Pending line of ventilation mounted HVAC UV air purifiers. The new version of the CaluTech's ultraviolet light air purification systems eff...

4 Feb 2008

First Totally Eco-Friendly Engineered Wood Floor Launched

Until now, engineered flooring (wood veneer over plywood platform) has inherently been a non-eco friendly product thanks to uncertified veneers, glue and finish toxicity, and off shore manufacturing.

4 Feb 2008

Governor’s Energy Office Targets 20-Percent Cut in Colorado State Government Energy Use by 2012

The Colorado Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) and Denver-based building materials manufacturer Johns Manville today announced they have teamed up to insulate GEO’s new office space as part of Colorado Governor Ritter’s “Greening Government” plan, which seeks a 20-percent reduction in state government energy use by June 30, 2012.

4 Feb 2008

Synthetic Turf Goes 100 Percent Recyclable with New Golf Greens and Lawn Systems

IntelliTurf, Inc. is the first synthetic turf company to our knowledge to make a commitment to 100% recyclable turf for our golf greens, lawn systems and play areas. Our surfaces no longer have to be a detriment to the e...

4 Feb 2008

Town Center Set to Become Greenest in Florida

Five prominent Tallahassee businesses joined in groundbreaking ceremonies Saturday for what promises to be one of Florida's most exciting new green developments -- the Evening Rose Town Center. The 120,000-square-...

4 Feb 2008

Charity Group Will Spray Paint Your Message on the Israeli West Bank Barrier Wall

A registered charity based in Amsterdam, Holland has put together a project that allows people to pay to have a graffiti message sprayed on the Israeli West Bank Barrier Wall. For €30 a Palestinian team will sp...

4 Feb 2008

Matching Householders and Tradespeople for Construction and Home Improvement Jobs

A new company, based at Bristol University, could be the answer to your building problems. Buildersite.co.uk, a cross between eBay and a dating agency, is a new website that matches householders and tradespeople for cons...

4 Feb 2008

Energy Efficient and Carbon Neutral by 2010 for College of Architecture and Design

The College of Architecture and Design at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has committed to make its own building -- as well as all its studio projects -- more environmentally friendly. The college is one of only ...

1 Feb 2008

Zero Electricity Bill for Buyers of New Eco Friendly Development

Catalyst Communities, the developer of Aura at Camelback, a 36-unit sustainable luxury living community to be built in Phoenix's Camelback Corridor, today announced the launch of its pioneering Zero Electricity Bill ...

1 Feb 2008