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The AIA Announces the 2007 COTE Top Ten Green Projects

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. T...

27 Apr 2007

English Partnership at THINK 07 Conference in London

English Partnerships, the national regeneration agency, will have an interactive stand, and speakers at three key sessions, at the THINK 07 Conference being held at ExCel London, 1-3 May 2007. The English Partnership...

27 Apr 2007

Equality Task Force Launched by RIBA

A new Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Equality Task Force (ETF) has been established to co-ordinate RIBA equality and diversity initiatives during 2007, bringing together the RIBA’s equal opportunities...

27 Apr 2007

Therma-Green Corporation Awarded Exclusive Florida Distributorship

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that it has awarded exclusive distributorship for the state of Florida, to Therma-Green Corporation, a company that specializes in ma...

27 Apr 2007

Company Fined for Health and Safety Violations

Renaissance Quality Roofing Ltd., a Toronto-based roofing company, was fined $160,000, and a home owner/constructor was fined $5,000, both on April 23, 2007, for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that ...

27 Apr 2007

Miller Regeneration Preferred Developer for New Homes in Pendle

Just weeks after a successful tender for the Transforming Tower Hill contract in Kirkby, Miller Regeneration has been named as the preferred developer partner for a large scheme of new homes in Pendle, Lancashire. Th...

26 Apr 2007

BWF Presents '21st Century Timber Windows

As part of its drive to promote the sustainability credentials of timber windows, the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) and the TWA (Timber Window Accreditation) Scheme are hosting ‘21st Century Timber Windows’, a one...

26 Apr 2007

Durapipe UK Makes The Grade At University College London

A range of pipework including our Vulcathene, Durapipe SuperFLO and Friatherm systems are being installed in University College London’s (UCL) Darwin Building as part of a major refurbishment project to modernise the Dep...

26 Apr 2007

Jesco Lighting Group Announce New LED Products

Jesco LED Lighting Solutions is preparing the release of a new line of specification grade, architectural lighting fixtures using LED sources for Track, Downlighting, Pendant, and Surface Lighting Solutions. Jesco LE...

26 Apr 2007

UK New Home Sales Increase Slightly in March

Sales of new single-family homes increased a slight 2.6 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 858,000 units, following sharp declines in both January and February, according to figures released by the ...

26 Apr 2007

Permanent Fire Escape Ladders in Brentwood Homes Offered by De Young Properties

PEARL Protected®, creators of the patented Permanent Escape And Rescue Ladder (PEARL®) for two-story homes, today announced that De Young Properties is one of the pioneering homebuilders in California to offer PE...

26 Apr 2007

The Concrete Network Launches a New Section on Concrete Statuary

The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for concrete information, has just launched a new Concrete Statuary section on its Web site. The section details design options, colors and finishes, tips f...

26 Apr 2007

CCWW Announces the Launch of First Insulating Glass Restoration Franchise

Crystal Clear Window Works USA (CCWW(R)), the pioneering company that restores insulating glass units using environmental processes under the brands "get the FOG out!" and "get the SCRATCH Out!" today...

26 Apr 2007

Breakthrough for NAEG Wind and Solar Projects

Native American Energy Group, Inc. (the "Company," or "NAEG") (Pink Sheets: NVMG), an independent energy company, reported today that the newly proposed construction of a 203-mile-long transmission li...

26 Apr 2007

HSE Warning After Company Fined Over Faulty Boiler Installation

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned Cumbrian businesses and residents to check that gas workers are appropriately accredited by CORGI before allowing them to carry out gas fitting or repair work. The w...

26 Apr 2007