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Concrete Network Offers Free Catalog Of Decorative Concrete Ideas

The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for residential concrete information on the web, offers a free downloadable catalog for homeowners, designers, and builders looking for ideas for decorative...

25 May 2006

Wienerberger Announces Major Expansion Western USA

Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) has signed an agreement to acquire Robinson Brick Company (RBC) through its wholly owned subsidiary General Shale and has thereby completed a major expansion step in the western region o...

24 May 2006

Home Extension Increase On The Up Says Baggeridge

Home extensions are on the increase across the UK, according to a study undertaken by Baggeridge Brick. The increase in home extensions comes on the back of new research undertaken by the Sedgley-based manufacturer which...

24 May 2006

First Investment of HeidelbergCement in Georgia

HeidelbergCement purchased a stake of 51% in the Georgian cement producer Kartuli Tsementi; this is the first investment of HeidelbergCement in the Caucasus region. Located in Rustavi, 50 km from the Georgian capital Tbi...

24 May 2006

Pilkington Planar Frameless Glazing System

Students in Sheffield have been studying in style at the new £27m Hillsborough College. The hundreds of eager students that flocked through the door on the first day were not disappointed with the stunning building...

24 May 2006

New Home Design Solves Housing Energy Crisis

Homes in North Carolina have to cope with America’s most violent weather- hurricanes, tornadoes, and ice storms that knock out power for days and weeks. All that natural energy gave Wake Forest builder Michael Sykes an i...

23 May 2006

The Phoenix Home and Garden Idea House

“Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring them about,” says Ashleigh Brilliant. What began as an idea has evolved into an elaborate collaboration amongst...

23 May 2006

In-Building Design Tool on the Market

iBwave, a worldwide provider of in-building wireless design software, and UK-based Red-M, an independent wireless network solution and services provider, announced today a strategic partnership to integrate the companies...

23 May 2006

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