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New Software Package Allows Homeowners to Assess Various Risks

Regina Hunter, retired Sandia National Laboratories employee, is launching a new software product, Safe at Home™, based on Sandia-developed RAMPART™. Safe at Home allows homeowners to assess risks arising fro...

19 Jul 2007

Remote Alaskan Community Assessed for Biomass Energy

The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) conducted a feasibility study to determine the most economical solutions to provide biomass energy to the entire Chugachmiut Tribal Communi...

19 Jul 2007

More Green Choices for Garden Furniture Available to Consumers

Consumers looking to green up their patios with sustainable garden furniture have more products to choose from, but still face challenges finding them in stores, according to a new survey of major outdoor furniture retai...

19 Jul 2007

Sheets of Solar Cells that can be Printed with a Domestic Printer

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. "The process is simple,? said lead researcher and author S...

19 Jul 2007

The Benefits of Buying Environmentally Friendly Computers

Numerous environmental benefits of buying high-performance, environmentally friendly computer equipment are highlighted in the first annual report issued by the Green Electronics Council this week. The report, called "Th...

19 Jul 2007

Wires Could Become a Thing of the Past

New research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could soon make that tangle of wires under desks and in data centers a thing of the past. Scientists at the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) at Georgia Tech a...

19 Jul 2007

Celcon Thin Joint System Integral in Flower Show Gold Medal Win

The Celcon Thin-Joint system played a vital part in enabling Tony Smith of Hortus Infinitus win a Gold Medal for his stand at this year’s Hampton Court Flower Show. Four blocklayers together laid 740 Celcon blocks ...

18 Jul 2007

UK Housing Market Remains in A Correction Phase in June

In the latest indication that the housing market remains in a correction phase, housing starts rose 2.3 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.467 million following downward revisions for the previous ...

18 Jul 2007

Extensions to Historic John Rylands Library in Manchester Benefit from Pilkington Glazing

Everyone setting foot in the new extension of the historic John Rylands Library in Manchester will be enjoying the surroundings with added clarity, thanks to glazing from Pilkington. The extension to the original bui...

18 Jul 2007

UK Building Confidence Continues to Slide in July

A surplus of unsold homes on the market, combined with ongoing concerns in the subprime mortgage arena and affordability issues associated with tightened lending standards and higher interest rates, continue to take a si...

18 Jul 2007

Promoting Modern and Sustainable Energy Supply in Developing Countries

UNEP Risø Centre (URC) works to promote a more modern and efficient energy supply in the developing countries. An efficient energy supply contributes to creating sustainable local development – and to reducing...

18 Jul 2007

25 Lessons in Architectural Lighting

This lighting guide, which is available online from Peachtree Lighting, contains 25 short, but comprehensive, easy-to-use lessons in architectural lighting basics. Light Learning will serve the entire lighting design com...

18 Jul 2007

Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel Goes Hi-Tech with Technology Plug-In Panel for Guests

The Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel is now offering state-of-the-art digital devices for its business travelers and computer-savvy guests. The new in-room technology, which includes a connectivity panel and HDTV (in mid-A...

18 Jul 2007

Marshall Durrett Achieves Certified Graduate Builder Recognition

Marshall Durrett, of Durrett Interests, LLC recently became one of the select group of 2,000 professional builders nationwide who have earned the Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) designation, identifying him as one of th...

18 Jul 2007

10 Truths of WiFi RF-Layer Security

Cognio has released a white paper that unveils facts on wireless security with a particular emphasis on breaches resulting from an RF-layer. The paper, titled "10 Truths of WiFi RF-Layer Security," explores con...

18 Jul 2007