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PV Systems To Save Residents Nearly $600 In Annual Energy Costs

A $6 million project is breaking ground this week in Brockton, Mass., and will be the first all-solar, new condominium construction project in New England, according to Johnson Square Builders, the developer. Each of the...

11 May 2006

Wienerberger Acquires Clay Roof Tile Producer in Germany

Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) has acquired Bayerische Dachziegelwerke Bogen GmbH, a family-owned company with headquarters and production in Straubing (approximately 130km north-east of Munich). Following the pur...

10 May 2006

Energy Increases in UK Add £1.3 Billion a Year to Price of Construction Projects

The new President of the Construction Products Association (CPA), John Colley, recently told an audience of industry leaders, senior politicians and Government officials that the increases and volatility in the price of ...

10 May 2006

Artificial Rocks Made Of Concrete

Rock and stone have long been valued as natural, distinctive landscaping elements. Now artificial rocks made of concrete or other materials are providing a dramatic yet economical way to enhance water features, landscape...

10 May 2006

Green Roof Partnership Announced by Skyland and Garick

Green Roofs For Sustainable Communities Conference - Skyland USA, LLC and The Garick Company roll out details of their joint efforts to make available for the first time in the United States a "certified" and b...

10 May 2006

UK New Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Opens Windfarm

New Secretary of State for Trade and Industry opens Paul's Hill windfarm in Moray Scotland's latest renewable energy project will be opened today by Alistair Darling on his first official engagement as Secretary of S...

10 May 2006

Solar Power from Space in 2100

Looking well into the future at which emerging technologies might help power the UK and the world was the subject of the Energy 2100 conference in London today. Scientists, engineers, researchers and industry gathere...

10 May 2006

UK Recycling Makes Positive Contribution in Climate Change Debate

Current UK recycling saves 10-15 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gases a year This is equivalent to taking 3.5 million cars off the road By recycling, everyone can make a difference on c...

9 May 2006

Strategy to Deliver Greater Material Resource Efficiency by Wrap

A new two-year Business Plan launched today at the House of Commons by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) sets out WRAP’s strategy for making a major contribution to increasing market capacity for recycled...

9 May 2006

Patriot Homes Teams up with Lifestylist Suzanne Felber to Win National Design Awards

The top leaders of the housing industry gathered recently in Las Vegas, Nevada to honor the best in housing designs at the 2006 National Congress and Expo. Patriot Homes was awarded 2 of the top honors by their peers for...

9 May 2006

Neighbourhoods can be Transformed by Well-Designed Car Parking

Well-designed car parking can help create more attractive and safer communities. The way housebuilders arrange car spaces can affect the lives of residents and has a significant impact on the public environment. The find...

9 May 2006

BPA Announces Their Selection as Ohio's Exclusive Distributor of the UV Air Purifiers

Buckeye Pure Air (BPA) announces their selection as Ohio’s exclusive distributor of the ultraviolet (UV) air purifiers manufactured by the Calutech organization. These UV air purifiers, installed in a home or offic...

9 May 2006

More Choice from Gradus New Flooring Accessories

Gradus Accessories has introduced three new products to its flooring accessories offering, in the form of ADM5, Photoluminescent stair edging inserts and AVR5020, providing specifiers and contractors with increased optio...

9 May 2006

Comprehensive Membership Research Programme Announced by RIBA

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has commissioned its largest ever membership research programme into architects’ perception of its role and effectiveness. The aim of this significant piece of research is...

9 May 2006

DHF Publish Best Practice Guides

Two more Best Practice Guides, covering thief resistant lock assemblies and lock cylinders, have been published by the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF). They are the latest to be added to its series of guides addr...

5 May 2006