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Go-Ahead for Thames Estuary Green Energy Project

Darling gives go-ahead for Thames Estuary green energy project A wind farm with the power to supply clean electricity to over 415,000 homes, more than all the demand in Suffolk, will be confirmed by Alistair Darling,...

21 Feb 2007

Wienerberger Meets All Earnings Targets in 2006

Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) has reported that it met all earnings targets in 2006. Group revenues rose by 14% to €2.225.1 billion, operating EBITDA by 10% to €471.9 million and operating EBIT by 11% to €299.7 milli...

21 Feb 2007

Key Funding for Guttysburg Project Provided by M&T Bank

M&T Bank Corporation announced today the completion of a $20 million construction bond financing package available to the Gettysburg Foundation to help complete a new, state-of the-art Museum and Visitor Center at th...

21 Feb 2007

EcoGreen Fire becomes One of 11 Distributors to Sell EcoSmart Fireplace

EcoGreen Fire recently became one of 11 distributors in the U.S. to sell the highly sought-after EcoSmart fireplace. The fireplace is an Australian innovation that uses denatured ethanol as its core heating source. Ethan...

21 Feb 2007

New Designs + Ease of Installation of Polyurethane Decorative Molding

For any contractor still undecided about using polyurethane architectural moldings, as opposed to wood, the expanded offerings of some manufacturers are such "head-turners" that they deem a second glance. Homeowners are ...

21 Feb 2007

Bob Harris' Guide to Stained Concrete Interior Floors

Decorative concrete staining has long been the preferred application of contractors as a creative and durable way to enhance the look of plain, grey concrete. When regular concrete needs a face-lift, decorative staining ...

21 Feb 2007

Knotweed Removal from Site Ordered by Agency

The Environment Agency has agreed to remove 7,500t of soil contaminated with Japanese knotweed which its contractors brought in for a flood defence contract at Botany Marsh near Southwold. The fill was imported last ...

21 Feb 2007

Draft Guide Published to Advise Planners on Managing Flood Risks

A draft guide was published today to help planners better understand how planning policy should be used to manage flood risk, as climate change continues to impact on traditional weather patterns. The ‘living draft’ ...

20 Feb 2007

Royal Gold Medal for Architecture Received by Herzog & de Meuron

The Swiss architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron, famed for projects including Tate Modern and the Laban dance centre in the UK, are the recipients of one of architecture’s most prestigious prizes, the Ro...

20 Feb 2007

Cabi Developers Takes Inspiration from Two New York Landmarks to Build Architectural Masterpiece in Brickell

Cabi Developers, a leading South Florida developer led by Jacobo Cababie, and the US subsidiary of GICSA, Mexico's foremost development company, is taking inspiration from two New York landmarks to build an architect...

20 Feb 2007

Saint-Gobain Isover to Build Glass Wool Plant in France

Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemille, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs. This inves...

20 Feb 2007

Boost for Energy Saving Products in the EU

The introduction in June this year of Energy Performance Certificates, as part of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, is set to revolutionise the way homes are bought, sold and rented in the UK. It has strong ...

20 Feb 2007

Industry To Be Told What It Needs To Make Its Landfill Waste Safe

Industry is to be told what it needs to do to make its landfill waste safe under new laws and how it might meet the stricter new requirements before they come into force this autumn. Under the EU's environmentall...

20 Feb 2007

OBS Reports on 2007 International Builders' Show and Foster Wheeler Awarded Design Contract

China Direct Trading Corporation (OTC BB:CHDT) subsidiary Overseas Building Supply (OBS) recently reported on results from exhibiting at the 2007 International Builders' Show in the Orlando, Florida Orange County Convent...

20 Feb 2007

Boston Brick and Stone Continues it's Campaign in the Field of Chimney Safety

Boston Brick & Stone of Pasadena, CA is continuing its public information campaign in the field of chimney safety. This winter has been especially cold in most areas of the country. More and more of us are l...

19 Feb 2007