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Woodlands Boost the Economy

Report says greenspace is helping house prices in depressed areas SCHEMES to create and regenerate woodlands across the Northwest of England are boosting local economies, according to one of the region’s Distri...

15 Jun 2007

Solar Night Announces it's Presence as Exhibitor at Green Builders Event

Solar Night Industries announced its presence as exhibitor at this unique green builders event. Chicago-based Private Bank is holding an event for ‘green’ builders today at their branch in Chesterfield, Missouri. The eve...

15 Jun 2007

Newest Recipients Named to National Housing Hall of Fame

In recognition of their outstanding lifetime achievements in the housing industry, Henry Cisneros, R. James "Jim" Nicholson, Bruce C. Smith and William J. Levitt were inducted into the National Housing Hall of ...

15 Jun 2007

National Green Building Program to be Launched by NAHB

The board of directors of the National Association of Home Builders has approved the creation of a national green building program to provide a template for voluntary, market-driven green building all over the country. ...

15 Jun 2007

European Court Supports UK Safety Laws

Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) upheld one of the key elements of British health and safety law – the use of the key phrase "so far as is reasonably practicable". Speaking at the Yorkshire Branch of the Ins...

15 Jun 2007

New Group of Executive Programs from Harvard Graduate School of Design

This summer, among the more than 40 executive education programs offered by Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), six will focus on practice management and business development strategies for principals and...

15 Jun 2007

Related Receives The National Building Museum Honor Award for 2007

Related today received The National Building Museum Honor Award for 2007. The award was given in recognition of Related's promotion of architecture and design excellence in new development; commitment to high-profile...

15 Jun 2007

$30 Million Investment for High Purity Chemical

Construction has begun on a new 100 million pound per year titanium tetrachloride production facility at the DuPont titanium dioxide plant in New Johnsonville, Tenn. Plans for the new $30 million facility were announced ...

15 Jun 2007

Second Henderson Building Announced by Mammoth Equities

A new three-story office building and two single-story retail buildings are under construction by Mammoth Equities in the City of Henderson, Nevada adjacent to its award-winning Henderson I building completed earlier thi...

15 Jun 2007

2nd Anniverssary of Hurricane Katrina

LIHome411.com, Long Island's local source for home improvement contractors is building a bridge from Long Island, New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. To mark the upcoming two-year mark of Hurricane Katrina's l...

15 Jun 2007

Manufacturers of Building Insulation Now Have A "Green" Alternative

Manufacturers of building insulation now have a "green" alternative to formaldehyde in the production of fiberglass batting. Aquaset(TM) acrylic thermosetting binders from Rohm and Haas enable manufacturers to ...

15 Jun 2007

6 East Steps to Harvest Rainwater for Your Garden

Following a wet and windy May Bank Holiday, Wavin Plastics is urging gardeners to harvest future rainfall rather than letting it simply drain away. The change in Britain’s climate is expected to result in more ...

14 Jun 2007

BASF Announce Ambitious Goals for it's Construction Chemicals Division

BASF today announced ambitious goals for its Construction Chemicals division. “The market for construction chemicals has a volume of €29 billion and is growing at 4 to 5 percent per year. Our goal is to grow by 7 to 8 pe...

14 Jun 2007

The Concrete Superstore a One-Stop Online Service for Decorative Concrete Staining

Crete Ventures LLC, innovators of exciting ideas in decorative concrete applications and originator of www.decorativeconcretekits.com, has formed www.concretesuperstore.com. The Concrete Superstore is a one-stop shop f...

14 Jun 2007

Coptix Enlisted by Collier Construction to Build Online Differentiation

Collier Construction is on a mission to let Chattanooga know what differentiates its services from those of other residential and commercial builders in the city. So Collier enlisted Chattanooga's leading integrated desi...

14 Jun 2007