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Affordable Rural Housing Commission: CRC Taking Forward the Recommendations

We’re working with stakeholders to track progress on implementing the recommendations of the ARHC. The recommendations have the potential to allow rural communities to benefit from small developments of affordable housin...

27 Feb 2007

Researchers Win Grant to Consult Kids to Design their Schools

Researchers from Coventry and Northampton Universities have won a £330,000 grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to enable children ...

26 Feb 2007

Industrial Nanotech Announces that it's Distributor MARMO has been Awarded Contract to Supply Nansulate

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., (INTK.PK - News), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that its distributor, MARMO d.o.o., has been awarded a contract to supply Nansulate®, Industrial Nanotech'...

26 Feb 2007

Sustainable Buildings in Wales

Sustainable buildings can be delivered in Wales - that was the message from the first BRE Wales Annual Conference held at St David's Hotel in Cardiff on February 21st. Speakers included Phil Roberts Gwalia Housing an...

26 Feb 2007

Increase Recovery and Recycling of Plasterboard

A new Capital Support competition has been launched by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) to encourage the increased recovery and recycling of plasterboard. Following positive feedback from the sector, thi...

26 Feb 2007

Easy-Fix Gutter Now Has Greater Capacity

The new Serpentine 175 high capacity gutter from Guttermaster is designed to cope with demanding applications and extreme weather. With a 175mm diameter and 130mm depth, there is a 60 percent boost in capacity over the h...

26 Feb 2007

New Manual and Power-Driven Tube Brushes

Solo Horton Brushes, a leading supplier of industrial brushes, today announced its expanded line of tube brushes. Also called flue brushes, bottle brushes and twisted wire tube brushes, these brushes are designed for lon...

26 Feb 2007

Starry Night Lights to Showcase Sky Friendly Outdoor Lights

Starry Night Lights founder and President Anthony Arrigo will be attending the 19th annual meeting of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) to showcase his company's lineup of sky friendly outdoor light fixtures. ...

26 Feb 2007

Pilkington Group Limited Annouced the Purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Ltd

Pilkington Group Limited has announced the purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Limited. AG Glass and Glazing Ltd is a leading IGU manufacturer averaging more than 20,000 units per week from its state of the art manufacturin...

23 Feb 2007

Increasing the Sustainability of Buildings

Communities and Local Government Minister Angela Smith has welcomed the progress that has been made in increasing the sustainability of buildings as acknowledged in two Parliamentary reports published today. The repo...

23 Feb 2007

Developer Constructs $4.5 Million in Road Improvements

Tom Scott, principal/partner of GS Companies, a privately held residential development company based in Charlotte, announced the company has constructed over $3.3 Million in road improvements in Waxhaw, N.C. with another...

23 Feb 2007

Developer Constructs $4.5 Million in Road Improvements

23 Feb 2007

Natural Environmental Systems Announces the Addition of SPILLTREAT

Natural Environmental Systems, LLC announces the release of its new environmentally friendly industrial grade cleaner, SPILLTREAT, for the cleaning of oil and fuel spills and to remove oil and grease stains. The product ...

23 Feb 2007

Development Could Have Negative Reprecussions for Housing Affordability

In a development that could have negative repercussions for housing affordability and American consumers, the U.S. government may be attempting to squeeze even more concessions out of Ottawa less than four months after a...

23 Feb 2007

New Deerhaven Power Plant Emissions Control upgrade Performed by CH2M HILL

CH2M HILL announced today that it has been selected by Gainesville Regional Utilities to partner with Babcock Power Environmental Inc. in a teaming agreement for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a n...

23 Feb 2007