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WRAP has Funded £2.3 Million of Support for Recycled Aggregates Processors

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has funded £2.3 million of support for recycled aggregates processors in the latest round of its capital support competition This funding will help the successful pr...

19 Oct 2007

Free Building Materials Carbon Calculator Compares CO2 Footprint for Various Building Materials

As house builders prepare for the 2016 target of zero carbon homes, The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM) has developed a free and easy-to-use Building Materials Carbon Calculator, which will analyse the embo...

19 Oct 2007

Tile of Spain Architecture and Interior Design Awards Deadline

The deadline for the Tile of Spain Architecture and Interior Design Awards is fast approaching. Ensure your entry is received by 31 October 2007 to be in with a chance of winning. The winner of the Tile of Spain Award...

19 Oct 2007

Roofers Prosecuted for Endangering Themselves and Others

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today warned individuals and companies that failure to ensure the safety of those who work at height and the public will not go unpunished. Dean Soley and his father George, t...

18 Oct 2007

Vehicle Vibrations Power Wireless Bridge Sensors

Clarkson University researchers have developed technology that uses the vibrations caused by passing traffic to power wireless bridge monitoring sensors. Wireless battery-powered sensors that monitor bridges and repor...

18 Oct 2007

NSG to Adopt Pilkington Brand for Flat Glass

Following a major review of its branding strategy, NSG has decided to adopt the ‘Pilkington’ brand for its global Flat Glass business (which makes glass for the world’s buildings and vehicles). NSG C...

18 Oct 2007

Furniture Industry Must Reduce Harmful Gas Emissions and its Carbon Footprint to Help Avoid Global Catastrophe

The furniture industry must reduce harmful gas emissions and its carbon footprint to help avoid global catastrophe, delegates at the National Furniture Conference were told. The ECOnomics of Sustainability was attende...

18 Oct 2007

US Builders Oppose Federalization of State Building Codes

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress that its members are committed to encouraging greater energy efficiency in housing throughout the U.S. and strongly believe that a voluntary, market-driven a...

18 Oct 2007

EPA Recognizes Environmentally Friendly Construction Projects that Control Storm Water and Help Protect the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc. of Gainesville, Va. as a leader in building construction projects that control storm water runoff and help protect the environm...

18 Oct 2007

Two New Raychem Electric Snow Melting Systems from Tyco Thermal Controls

Tyco Thermal Controls has expanded its Raychem range of under-surface electric snow melting systems with the launch of a further two new products developed for keeping exposed pedestrian and vehicular access areas open a...

18 Oct 2007

Climate Change Guidance for Architects and Consumers

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will be unveiling a suite of climate change guidance documents for architects and consumers on 18 October 2007. The launch will take place at the RIBA’s Small Practi...

17 Oct 2007

Great Demand for Energy Efficient Glazing, Pilkington energiKare

Across the country, customers are signing up to supply the new energy efficient glazing, Pilkington energiKare. Since its launch in May, more than 100 companies have registered their interest in becoming partner companie...

17 Oct 2007

Leading Steel Building Supplier Offers Simple Building Solutions for GSA Customers.

The General Service Administration (GSA) recently granted approval to Powerbilt Steel Buildings, Inc for its prefabricated steel building systems. Now, federal customers will be able to order a steel building using the G...

17 Oct 2007

High Quality DIY Sunroom Kits Available Online

Sunroom Kits Direct, a manufacturer of sunrooms and related products, offers the Do-it-Yourself homeowner the ability to purchase a sunroom direct from the internet website SunroomKitsDirect.com. These high quality DIY s...

17 Oct 2007

Kansas Project Solar House Demonstrating Off-Grid Capabilities with a Little Help From the Sun and Siemens Building Technologies

Engineering and Architecture students from Kansas State University and University of Kansas are hoping that thousands of people from across the country will visit the Kansas Project Solar House at the National Mall in Wa...

17 Oct 2007