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System for Remote Monitoring the Health of Bridges

A Clarkson University professor, operating under a state-funded research grant, has developed a system that allows for remote monitoring of bridges using a dense network of wireless sensors. The work is part of an effort...

9 Aug 2007

FauxWoodBeams Expands it's Extensive Selection of Ceiling Beams

FauxWoodBeams.com, the industry leader in faux beams, has expanded its extensive selection of ceiling beams with the addition of Woodland beams, offered in a wide range of sizes. "Now we can give customers even more desi...

8 Aug 2007

Green Lighting Launched by MKD and Flux

A leader in sustainable design, Michelle Kaufmann Designs (MKD) has made the leap from sustainable homes to sustainable home products. In an effort to bring sleek, affordable, eco-friendly lighting to the industry, M...

8 Aug 2007

Leisure Woods Announces Launch of New Lineup of Vinyl Gazebos

Leisure Woods, supplier of high quality outdoor gazebos announces the launch of their new line of vinyl gazebos. The maintenance free aspect of these gazebos means they are in high demand from homeowners anxious to impro...

8 Aug 2007

Web-Site Helps Consumers Build and Remodel in Greener Fashion

Green Living Ideas, the world's most comprehensive green living Web site containing information on over 200 different categories of green and sustainable living information, and Carlisle Wide Plank Floors (), a leadi...

8 Aug 2007

Americans First Reactions To A Building Fire Could Place Them In Great Danger

Americans' first reactions to a building fire could place them in greater danger, according to nationwide survey conducted by Bethesda, MD-based Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) reveals. When asked &q...

8 Aug 2007

WolfBlock Secures Key NLRB Decision for Construction Industry

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a long-awaited decision with national implications both for owners/developers of construction projects and for building and construction trades unions. According to Richar...

8 Aug 2007

FHL Bank of Atlanta Awards $4.2 Million for Affordable Housing in Florida

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) will award $4.2 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants and subsidies to help fund 355 single-family and multifamily housing units affordable to lower-income...

8 Aug 2007

Initial Report on Potential Breaches of Biosecurity at the Pirbright Site Published by HSE

The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Geoffrey Podger said: “I have today passed HSE’s initial report on potential breaches of biosecurity at the Pirbright site to the Secretary of State for En...

8 Aug 2007

Anchor Home's Unique Features

It's no doubt that the most important feature in a newly remodeled kitchen is the amount of counter space. With an added 18' of counter space, this custom concrete island provides a view suitable to meet every cooks drea...

8 Aug 2007

Continuously Monitoring the Structural Integrity of Bridges Using Sensor Networks

Networks of small, permanently mounted sensors could soon check continuously for the formation of structural defects in I-beams and other critical structural supports of bridges and highway overpasses, giving structural ...

8 Aug 2007

New Warm White LED Lights for Architectural Applications

With the on going demand of highly efficient light source, extremely long life hours of source are required. DOMINANT Semiconductors' SPNovaLED product range has proven track record to produce this ideal light source...

7 Aug 2007

Saint Gobain to Buy Maxit Group Mortar Manufacturer from HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement announces that it has entered into an agreement with Compagnie de Saint Gobain on the sale of maxit Group. The purchase price amounts to EUR 2,125 million. The closing is subject to regulatory approval a...

7 Aug 2007

Keller Supplies New Plant to Sicilian Brick and Block Manufacturer

LF Latersiciliana SpA operates a brick and ceiling block plant on its Collesano site in Sicily, Italy. In order to increase the output of the unloading plant a Keller HCW pack unloading with additional layer loading syst...

7 Aug 2007

UK Construction Industry Goes From Strength to Strength

The UK construction industry continues to go from strength to strength with construction output increasing again during the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest joint Trade Survey Report from the Construction ...

7 Aug 2007