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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

Trial For The First All Rubber Road And Rail Highway Funded By Wrap

Trials of the world’s first all rubber road and rail highway, funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme), are now underway in association with Holdfast Level Crossings Ltd. The HoldFast Rubber Highwa...

17 May 2006

Funding For Households Who Want To Generate Their Own Energy

Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning, Nicol Stephen MSP, today announced a boost for funding for communities and households who want to generate their own energy. The Scottish Communi...

17 May 2006

Tips and Advice on how to Increase Awareness of Mold in the Hurricane Season

Last year’s hurricane season left many houses and buildings in rubble and caused many more to be shut down from increased levels of mold growing inside. Unfortunately, even after extensive repairs, many of these bu...

16 May 2006

Trojan Sawhorse the Indispensable Tool

With an innovative design and lifetime guarantee, Trojan Manufacturing has transformed the sawhorse from a wobbly and mundane job site appendage into a professional and highly versatile portable tool that enables contrac...

16 May 2006

Open Energy Corporation Wins PCBC 2006 "Cool Product" Award

Open Energy Corporation (OTC BB: OEGY), a renewable energy company focused on the development of solar energy technologies that deliver low-risk, cost-competitive electricity and fresh water, has received a 2006 "Cool Pr...

16 May 2006

Tips to Help Minimize Damage from Flooding

Home and business owners faced with flooding from recent rains in the Northeast should take immediate action to minimize the amount of damage water can cause, says the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). ...

16 May 2006

Wood Recyclers Receive Marketing Support by Wrap

Seven wood recyclers are to be given marketing consultancy support worth more than £100,000 by WRAP in an effort to drive sales in the ‘added value’ recycled wood products sector. WRAP aims to fast-...

15 May 2006