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WPCS Announces $9.4 Million in New Projects

WPCS International Incorporated, a leader in design-build engineering services for specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure, has announced that, through its subsidiaries, it has been awarded approximat...

6 Nov 2007

New Website Simplifies the Search for Wood Flooring Choices

Most potential solid wood flooring customers have a pretty good idea of what they want -- they either have a budget to stick to, or they have a color in mind, or perhaps a style, or maybe a particular species has caught ...

6 Nov 2007

Councils to Offer Affordable Housing Deals

Councils could offer thousands of affordable housing deals to help key workers and first time buyers onto the property ladder under a groundbreaking scheme, announced Housing Minister Yvette Cooper on 5 November 2007. ...

6 Nov 2007

Using Recycled Fibreboard to Make Wood Plastic Composites

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has announced the launch of an innovative project to demonstrate whether recycled medium density fibreboard (MDF) can be used in place of virgin wood flour in the manufacture...

5 Nov 2007

BASF Provides Live Demonstrations of Sustainable Construction at Green Build 2007

BASF will show and explain the use of technologies and analytic tools that can make building projects more sustainable at Green Build 2007, November 6-9, at McCormick Place West, Chicago, Illinois. BASF technologies w...

5 Nov 2007

3M Joins the Clinton Climate Initiative

3M joined the Clinton Climate Initiative's (CCI) landmark global procurement agreement today to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by making energy savings technologies affordable and accessible to cities around the wor...

5 Nov 2007

OlyBond 500 Green Roof Insulation Adhesive Uses Rapidly Renewable Resources to Replace Petroleum Based Ingredients in its Composition

OMG, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fasteners and building products for the commercial and residential construction industry, has unveiled a new environmentally friendly insulation adhesive available to roofing professi...

5 Nov 2007

Million Dollar Warranty for iFLOOR Flooring

iFLOOR, America's largest online flooring retailer, today announced a $1,000,000 limited warranty designed to protect its customers from certain existing policies that exclude warranty coverage from online purchases....

5 Nov 2007

Cream Conservatories with New Technology to Compliment the Home

Homeowners looking to add that wow factor to their home can now find the perfect solution with the new ConservatoryLand cream Pinnacle system from Eurocell. Cream has become the preferred choice of conservatory frame ...

5 Nov 2007

Online Kitchen and Bath Retailer Named to an Elite Group of Retailers for Customer Service, Delivery, Website and Overall Satisfaction

eFaucets.com, the leading online retailer of Faucets, Fixtures and Accessories for the Kitchen and Bath, has been named a winner of the BizRate 2007 "Circle of Excellence" Gold Honoree Awards. As one of only 39...

5 Nov 2007

Frank Lloyd Wright and a Bahamas Inspired Penthouse Pool Leave Mark on Kansas City Development

What does Frank Lloyd Wright and a Bahamas-inspired penthouse pool have in common: The Metropolitan, a new luxury high-rise condominium located in downtown Kansas City. It's no mistake that one of the most luxurio...

5 Nov 2007

Green Building to Result in $2 Billion Growth for the Construction Industry by 2011

After posting an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% through 2006, the market for green, or environmentally friendly, building materials is expected to continue growing from almost $2.2 billion in 2006 t...

5 Nov 2007

Group Aims to Reduce High Rates of Fatal and Major Injury in Construction

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and The Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Working Well Together Group (LNRWWT) are hosting two special workshops on 8 and 29 November in Leicestershire in a bid to reduce ...

2 Nov 2007

Outstanding Safety and Security From New Deadbolt Door Locks

The new, rugged D800 Series dead bolt lockset from DORMA Architectural offers a reliable way to provide safety and security in commercial and institutional applications. The large dead bolt is made from stainless stee...

2 Nov 2007

How to Choose the Right Decorative Concrete Style for Your Home

The architectural style of your home will play a major role in everything from your decorating style, to your landscaping and decorative hardscaping decisions, including your patio, walkways, driveway and more. The Concr...

2 Nov 2007