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New TPO Gutters Introduced by Kalzip

Proving that design quality and sustainability don’t have to stop with the more obvious elements of the building envelope, Kalzip has further strengthened its already vast and varied fabrications range with the launch of...

12 Sep 2006

New Options for Flooring Including Aircraft Hangars Offered by Swisstrax

Swisstrax Interlocking Floor Tiles now manufactured in the USA, is the next generation of floor tiles. It is produced with the same Swiss engineering and exacting standards you expect from the Swiss and is the ultimate s...

12 Sep 2006

A Makeover That Won't Break The Bank

There are far too many people in this country living with harvest gold and avocado green bathtubs because it costs so much to have them removed and replaced. How Much? The National Kitchen and Bath Association says it co...

12 Sep 2006

Concrete Underground Shelters are too Dangerous to use in a Serious Emergency

In the 28 years since Walton McCarthy founded Radius Engineering to build underground bomb shelters, he's learned the right and wrong ways to protect shelterists. As Americans are buying both underground storm and bl...

12 Sep 2006

GraniTech Inc's New Showroom in Fairfax County Virginia

GraniTech Inc. is opening a new showroom in Fairfax County, Virginia to highlight its product line of custom bathroom vanities, marble floor tiles, custom sinks, and other high-quality building materials. The company als...

12 Sep 2006

America's Industry Helps Make Low-Income Homes More Energy Efficient

Rebuilding Together Yellowstone County, the local affiliate of the nation's largest volunteer home rehabilitation organization, and America's oil and natural gas industry today helped an elderly homeowner with a ...

11 Sep 2006

Fire Safety for UK Students

For the first time, student 'fire safety ambassadors' will urge university students living in rented accommodation to stay safe from fire. Students are at a high risk of fire, as they don't tend to have s...

11 Sep 2006

MeadWestvaco, Chemco Announce Sustainable Hardwoods Technology

An innovative line of sustainable and environmentally-friendly wood products is the basis of a new joint venture, EverTech L.L.C., launched this month by MeadWestvaco Specialty Chemicals and Chemco Inc. EverTech will man...

11 Sep 2006

HSE Warn Maintenance Workers not to take the Gamble with Asbestos

“Don’t take a gamble with your life” is the message to maintenance workers from Steve Coldrick, Director of the Health and Safety Executive’s Disease Reduction Programme. These workers, includ...

11 Sep 2006

Legislation for Million Solar Roofs Plan Signed by Schwarzenegger

Concluding a two-year effort to help make California the nation’s leader in solar energy, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed SB 1 by Senator Kevin Murray (D-Los Angeles), putting the finishing touches on the Governor’s Million S...

8 Sep 2006

New Innovative Technique Can Accurately Measure How Sound Behaves in the 'Real World'

An innovative technique that, for the first time, accurately measures exactly how sound behaves in ‘real-world’ situations is now under development – and could improve acoustics in buildings ranging fro...

8 Sep 2006

Unique Laboratory Designed to make Pavements Safer and Easier to use is Up and Running

A laboratory specifically designed to make pedestrian environments safer and easier to use is up and running at University College London. This new experimental facility and its potential to enhance quality of life will ...

8 Sep 2006

Reducing Waste in the Building and Construction Industry

The construction industry does not care about the long-term environmental consequences of its actions according to a new report funded by recycling market development company London Remade. Approximately 150 million tonn...

8 Sep 2006

DHF Conference and Expo Confirm 30-Plus Exhibitors

More than 30 exhibitors will showcase the best of the UK’s door, shutter and hardware industry at the Door & Hardware Federation’s first ever Conference and Expo on Thursday, September 28. It will be h...

7 Sep 2006

Saint-Gobain's Construction Products Sector to Consolidate it's Expansion in Turkey

Saint-Gobain’s Construction Products Sector is consolidating its position in Turkey through the acquisition of Izocam, the leading Turkish name in insulation. The purchase of a majority of the shares of Izocam...

7 Sep 2006