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Award-Winning New Eco-House Designed by Local Firm DRP Architects

On 28 June, 2007, an award-winning new eco-house at Whichelo Place, Hanover, Brighton, designed by local firm DRP Architects, will be handed over to the client. In the £200k project, the respected Brighton firm...

29 Jun 2007

Lightolier Announces that Tangent Won First Place in Lightfair International's Innovation Award 2007

Lightolier, Inc., the leader in interior lighting for over a century, is proud to announce that Tangent won first place in Lightfair International's Innovation Award 2007. Tangent track, the smallest profile line vol...

29 Jun 2007

Office and Factory Floor Workers Beat the South Yorkshire Floods

Office and factory floor workers rolled up their sleeves and beat the South Yorkshire floods in true "Dunkirk-style" this week to save thousands of pounds worth of production and an unprecedented disaster at the Wombwell...

29 Jun 2007

Uncovering New Business Opportunities with New Applications

Market indicators show that there is significant potential for growth in the US silicones market which is expected to top $3.8bn over the next 3 years. Elsewhere in the world, there have been announcements in setting up ...

29 Jun 2007

Publication of "A Brief History of Surveyors' Tools," which Traces the History of Surveyor's Tools Announced by SouthernPhoto.com

SouthernPhoto.com, the internet's leading supplier of surveyor's equipment, announces the publication of "A Brief History of Surveyors' Tools" which traces the history of surveyor's tools. Surveying, like so many ind...

29 Jun 2007

The World Pipes and Pipe/Hose Fittings Market Expected to Rise Due to Steady Demand

The pipes market is being propelled by rapidly growing global energy requirements leading to new oil & gas infrastructure. China is expected to offer substantial growth prospects with growth stemming from infrastruct...

29 Jun 2007

Funding for Airport Improvements

Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) today applauded House Transportation & Infrastructure (T & I) Committee Chairman Oberstar and House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Costello, as well as T &a...

29 Jun 2007

HPI for May Published

Land Registry's monthly House Price Index (HPI) for May is published today, Thursday 28 June, at http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/houseprices/ London's average house price for May 2007 stands at £335,658 whereas the averag...

29 Jun 2007

New-Look RIBA CPD for the New Term

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the Department of Architecture and Spatial Design (ASD) at London Metropolitan University, to deliver a course offering those who...

29 Jun 2007

Future Towns Launches Website Offering a Solution to a Full Range of Disaster

Given the recent earthquake in Kent and Essex and the recent floods across the country, it couldn’t be more timely to talk about protecting ourselves and our communities against disasters. Future Towns has been lau...

28 Jun 2007

Top Ten UK Housebuilders Miller Homes Picks Up Major Industry Award

Top ten UK housebuilder Miller Homes has picked up a major industry award for its commitment to improving health and safety on all of its developments. The firm took the title of Best Housebuilders' Safety Progra...

28 Jun 2007

Transitional Assistance and Design to Provide Support to Habitat for Humanity

Transitional Assistance & Design , the Gaithersburg based senior move management company, today announced plans for a long term partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County. Effective immediately, the o...

28 Jun 2007

Global Flat Glass Demand Likely to go Beyond 39 Million Tons by 2010

Flat glass market bears a positive outlook as the industry derives growth from new smart-glass products such as electrochromic, switchable glass, self-cleaning window glass and heads-up display windscreens. "Development ...

28 Jun 2007

The Global Steel Pipes and Tubes Market is Projected to Cross 103 Million Tons by the Year 2012

A new report released by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. "Fiber Optic Sensors: A Global Strategic Business Report" provides a comprehensive review of detailed company profiles and enumerates recent developments,...

28 Jun 2007

Buyers' Market Leads to Crafty Home Renovation Techniques

According to Architectural Wood Designs , as the balance of home inventories in America tip from a seller's to a buyer's market, more and more home owners are considering ways to make their home more distinctive and help...

28 Jun 2007