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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

Premier Gazebo Manufacturer Provides Helpful Tips for Summer Entertaining

Entertaining family and friends while hosting an outdoor party is a terrific way to get summer underway. If the host has a cedar gazebo, it is often the most sought after place in the yard as guests can escape the hot su...

28 Jun 2007

A One Stop Resource for Tools

Tools can complete a wide assortment of jobs. It can definitely play a role in helping end-users execute their projects right as well as helping them take control of their tasks. A new website has recently made its debut...

28 Jun 2007

Closing of Construction and Team Financing for 3 NY State Windparks Awarded by Noble Environmental

Noble Environmental Power (Noble) announced today the closing of the construction and term financing for 282 MW of windpower projects located in Western and Northern New York. The Borrower, Noble Environmental Power 2006...

28 Jun 2007

Turbodyne Announced Developing a Unique Water Heating and Aeration Solution

Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. announced today that it is developing a unique water heating and aeration solution based on its TurboFlow(TM) technology. The Turbodyne AquaAir(TM) system provides a cost effective way to pro...

28 Jun 2007

Health and Safety Award Won by Staffordshire Landlord

A leading Staffordshire landlord has been handed a top award for its work ensuring both staff and tenants are kept safe. South Staffordshire Housing Association was presented with a gold award at the prestigious Roya...

28 Jun 2007

Australian Steel Company Offloads Aluminium Architectural Products Business

BlueScope Steel Limited today announced the US$190 million sale of The Vistawall Group, its North American aluminium architectural products business, to an affiliate of Oldcastle Glass®, Inc, a US subsidiary of CRH p...

27 Jun 2007

Construction Products Industry KPIs Deliver Increased Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is the major winner for companies within the UK construction products industry according to this year’s results of the industry Key Performance Indicators. The 2007 results, which have just be...

27 Jun 2007

Latino Home and Neighborhood Design Named Winner in the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Awards

Casa y Comunidad: Latino Home and Neighborhood Design, published by BuilderBooks, the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) book publishing division, and edited by Henry Cisneros, was named a silver medallion...

27 Jun 2007