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Wrap Fund New End Uses for Recycled Plasterboard

Two innovative end markets for recycled plasterboard are being explored in new research and development (R&D) trials, funded by WRAP. CERAM Research and Coventry University have received funding to research and d...

23 May 2006

Sustain MiniHome To Be Shown At Mobile Living Exhibition

Designer Andy Thomson has a lot of experience with small spaces- He lived in a van with his wife and daughter for three years while at Architecture school in Vancouver. He had to see for himself- "As a designer with a de...

22 May 2006

Eco-Friendly And Durable Bamboo Flooring Material Gains Accolades

Today, almost 1 million acres of forest vanish per week. This alarming rate of deforestation has forced many world economies to rethink their business and manufacturing practices. A sixty-foot tree cut for market takes 6...

22 May 2006

Trouble-Free Corner Blocks for Polyurethane Moldings

If there were a list of tools that homeowners loathed, the miter box would certainly near the top. Making precise 45-degree cuts proves elusive for all but the experts. If they are off by even one degree, the corner will...

22 May 2006

Esso use Dominant SPNovaLED Lighting

The year 1572 marked the first appearance of the magical nova in the Constellation Cassiopeia. Ancient observes of the night sky thought it to be an amazing occurrence in itself. These luminous stars were given the name ...

19 May 2006

Growing Number of Householders Generating Green Energy According to Report

Since the 1970s oil price shock, an enthusiastic minority of homeowners have powered their homes with energy derived from renewable sources. According to a report published this week by Cambridge UK analysts CarbonFree, ...

19 May 2006

Create a Great Sunroom

“The Great Room was created as a family gathering place. The elements that make these rooms great are lots of light, nice views, and good access” said James Ruppel, marketing director of Four Seasons Sunrooms...

19 May 2006

Report on Affordable Rural Housing Welcomed by the UK Goverment

A new report today which highlights the need for more homes to help families in rural areas has been welcomed by Housing Minister, Yvette Cooper and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Miliba...

19 May 2006

EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles Sign Announce Red Tile Project

EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles are delighted to announce that the Red Tile project has reached a major milestone by achieving financial completion. This new wind farm located in Cambridgeshire is close to EDF Ener...

19 May 2006

Wienerberger Views 2006 With Optimism Based On First Quarter Results

Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) said that it again demonstrated the success of its profitable growth strategy with results for the first quarter. In spite of an extremely severe winter in large parts of Europe, the com...

18 May 2006

Industry's Leading Water Resistant Concrete

The industry's leading water-resistant concrete form is now available for purchase throughout the northeastern United States. Based in Connecticut, A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc. has begun to distribute new Sonotube(R)...

18 May 2006

Turn Up The Heat Using ThermaPure Process

When insurance companies began severely capping payments for mold removal or excluding coverage altogether, Alliance Environmental, a Calif.-based environmental contractor, knew it had to respond. “Customers were facing ...

18 May 2006

BASF Dedicate Its Near-Zero Energy Home In New Jersery

BASF hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to dedicate its Near-Zero Energy Home in Paterson, N.J. The demonstration home is 80 percent more energy efficient, more durable and faster to construct than conventionally...

17 May 2006

The Concrete Network Provide Glossary of Decorative Concrete Terms

The concrete industry covers a broad range of people who design, use, apply, and build with concrete. Whether it is a concrete contractor, a manufacturer, an architect, designer, homeowner, builder, or supplier, a genera...

17 May 2006

Manufacturing of Structural Insulated Panels in California

H.E.R.E. International, Inc., a subsidiary of Aquentium, Inc. (OTC: AQNM) announced today that the company is in the process of equipping its factory to begin the manufacturing of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). &...

17 May 2006