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Top 5 Decorative Concrete Trends Revealed by The Concrete Network

Today's options in concrete offer limitless possibilities for creating concrete surfaces that include custom colors, unique textures, and exquisite patterns. These decorative options have altered society's percep...

20 Dec 2007

Milestone Reached in Palau with Completion of New Road

The Republic of Palau, which consist of 586 islands, has just completed a 53-mile-long paved road on Babeldaob, the largest island in Palau. Babeldoab land mass is 138 square miles, which is 70 percent of Palau's who...

20 Dec 2007

Celcon Blocks to Provide Thermal and Acoustic Insulation for New ‘Green’ School

Celcon blocks have been chosen to provide a high level of both thermal and acoustic insulation for a new ‘green’ school, Winston Way Primary School in Ilford, Essex, for Redbridge Council. Celcon Hi Se...

20 Dec 2007

BRE Trust Receives Prestigious 'Lamp of Knowledge' Award 2007

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) has selected the BRE Trust as the recipient of its prestigious David A Lucht 'Lamp of Knowledge' Award for 2007. This is the first time this award has been made to ...

20 Dec 2007

Nano Flakes may Revolutionise the Generation of Solar Electricity

A new material, nano flakes, may revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity. If so, even ordinary households can benefit from solar electricity and save money in the future. If researcher Martin A...

19 Dec 2007

Designer Chair to be Made from Highly Transparent, Durable and Brilliant Material

The Italian company Softline® All Kit is using Luran® 368 R, a BASF styrene-acrylonitrile-copolymer (SAN), to produce the seat shell of SLIM, its new designer chair. SLIM is the first chair to be made of Luran by...

19 Dec 2007

Solid See Through Walls Coming to a Building Near You With New Building Material, Translucent Concrete

TranslucentConcrete is a new building material from Andreas Bittis that allows you to see through it while being fully load bearing. TranslucentConcrete is a combination of optical fibres and fine concrete. Thousands ...

19 Dec 2007

SunTable Weatherproof Outdoor Table for Storing Solar Energy and Powering Electric Devices

The SunTable is a weatherproof outdoor table that stores solar energy and powers electric devices. Created by Devang A. Shah and Michael Low of Brooklyn, NY, Devang says the SunTable is "a product that push...

19 Dec 2007

Toshiba Builds Houshold Nuclear Reactor

Toshiba has developed a new class of nuclear reactor 100 times smaller than a standard reactor. These micro sized nuclear reactors could be used to power large houses, apartment blocks or some city blocks. A more ...

19 Dec 2007

Council in Lismore Australia to Address Affordable Housing with Unique Innovative Guarantor Scheme to Help First Home Buyers

The council for the city of Lismore in an idyllic area of Australia, has announced an innovative scheme to encourage people to live and work in the city. The coucil scheme will have them going guarantor on home loans for...

19 Dec 2007

Developers and Builders Working off the Grid have Found a Solution to their Dual-Fuels Requirements

Developers and Builders working off the grid have found a solution to their dual-fuels requirements: Propane Gas Systems from HBH Gas Systems. The systems provide clean, economical LP gas to off grid developments worldwi...

18 Dec 2007

Report Says Real Estate is Headed for a Recession

NetGainRealEstate.com, the leading Internet provider of independent, value-added income property analysis, has completed an analysis of peak to peak market cycles going back to 1900. There are currently three viewpoints ...

18 Dec 2007

Building Information Model (BIM) Pricing Patent Awarded

1st Pricing, a Southern California-based eCommerce and Technology Company, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the Company a "Notice of Allowance" based on their automate...

18 Dec 2007

Ultra Clean Natural Gas Power Plant to be Built in Maryland and Bring Energy Security to Region

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has filed permit applications with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to construct a new natural gas power plant in Charles County. The 640 megawatt state-of-the-art facil...

18 Dec 2007

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Set for Massive Reduction as Cement Industry in China Cleans Up Carbon Dioxide Output

A Norwegian environmental project for China's cement industry could lead to cuts in CO2 that are equivalent to twice Norway's total emissions of greenhouse gases. China has the biggest cement industry in the worl...

18 Dec 2007