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Decorative Concrete Uses on Vertical Surfaces in Your Home or Office

The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for concrete information, offers an online walls and vertical concrete applications photo gallery. Filled with a multitude of design ideas, this photo galle...

11 Oct 2006

Quakit Launch Unique Service Offering Customised Disaster Recovery Services to Homeowners

San Francisco based company “QuaKit” has launched a unique service offering customized disaster recovery services to homeowners and their families. By providing this new service, residents can now feel secure...

11 Oct 2006

Schuylkill River Development Corporation Unveils Plans for Improvement

On Saturday, October 21, more than 600 rowers will navigate their sculls and kayaks along the lower banks of the Schuylkill River, competing in the 2nd annual Schuylkill Banks Regatta presented by Toll Brothers at Naval ...

11 Oct 2006

Timber Frame Housing Achieve Jump in Market Share Since Statistics Began

Timber frame housing achieved almost 20% market share of all new housing in 2005 and will reach 25% by 2008, according to the latest Market Report published for members of the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA). The ye...

11 Oct 2006

$5 Million for Solid State Lighting Research

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced the selection of seven projects, valued at nearly $5 million, for Solid State Lighting (SSL) research in nanotechnology. SSL has the potential to...

11 Oct 2006

USA Largest Photovoltaic Central Solar Power Plant Announced by Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy announced today its selection of an affiliate of SunEdison, LLC, North America’s leading solar energy service provider, to build, own and operate an 8 megawatt central solar power plant in south central...

11 Oct 2006

BASF Introduce More Flexible Variant of Melamine

BASF has refined its melamine resin foam Basotect®. The new variant is called Basotect UF and it is substantially more flexible than conventional Basotect. As a result, this thermoset foam is now suitable for cushion...

9 Oct 2006

YWS Architects of Las Vegas to Feature on Best of the Best Program

PTG Studios is pleased to announce the selection of YWS Architects for feature in their Best of the Best program segment on “Top Architects In The United States.” Best of the Best is the very popular program ...

9 Oct 2006

First Breathable Roofing Barrier Introduced by DuPont

As a leader in delivering energy-efficient products to the marketplace, DuPont has launched DuPont(TM) Tyvek(R) AtticWrap(TM), the first breathable roofing membrane to completely seal a home's building envelope. A cu...

9 Oct 2006

Construction Begins on Europe's Largest Onshore Wind Farm

Construction today started on what will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm, as the Government set out proposals outlined in the Energy Review to see a five-fold increase in the amount of electricity generated from ren...

9 Oct 2006

Construction Discounts on Buildings Offered by Walters Buildings

Customers looking to take advantage of the high-quality construction of a Walters Buildings product can now enjoy significant savings by placing advance orders for pole building construction projects to be delivered betw...

9 Oct 2006

Homeowners Provided with First Hand Remodeling Resources from RenovatorsPlace.com

RenovatorsPlace.com offers first-hand thoughts from home owners about home improvement projects ranging from bathroom makeovers to kitchen remodels. For each category, project-specific articles and homeowner interviews c...

9 Oct 2006

Solid State lighting Research to Take Place at Sandia National Labs

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced today that Sandia National Laboratories is the new home of the National Laboratory Center for Solid-State Lighting Research and Development. He made th...

9 Oct 2006

The Changing Face of Housing

Looking at the outside shell of houses, from the legacies of iconic schemes to experimental contemporary designs and future ideas, this exhibition explores how the exteriors of the houses in which we live influences and ...

6 Oct 2006

New Industry Developed to Provide Environmentally Friendly Solutions

It all started in 1991, when a study by researchers at Rutgers University found leaching of CCA (pressure) treated wood into seawater retarded the growth of fiddler crabs and algae, and resulted in higher death rates for...

6 Oct 2006