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Designing a Rare Distinction; Young African-American Architect Drawing Clients and Credibility in Houston and Beyond

Terry Smith's story is one in a thousand. Almost literally. Smith is a 35-year-old African-American licensed architect running his own Houston-based firm. What's unique about that? Only 1,500 of the nation&#39...

9 Jan 2006

Loyd Grossman Leads Investigation into Liverpool’s Architectural Past

Loyd Grossman is to host a public event to investigate the history of Liverpool’s architecture and its future regeneration. The chairman of Urban Splash, Tom Bloxham, will join the broadcaster to discuss the arc...

9 Jan 2006

Smorgon Steel Lite Steel Beam Development

In May 2005, Smorgon Steel announced the first major sale of LSB to Steel Framing Systems for use in the construction of more than 90 new architecturally designed homes at the AVJennings development “Stellar at Car...

9 Jan 2006

RWE npower Completes £165m Wind Farm Deal

RWE npower, the UK’s leading wind farm developer and operator, has successfully closed a transaction valued in excess of £165m for the transfer of a further four wind energy projects to Beaufort Wind Limited ...

8 Jan 2006

Conference To Look At The Use Of Hemp In Housing

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is hosting a conference: Industrial Use of Hemp on Saturday 11th March 2006. Keynote speakers will give an overview of the environmental and economic possibilities of growin...

8 Jan 2006

Bringing BREEAM and EcoHomes to the Welsh Construction Industry

Construct Wales, in association with BRE Wales, will be holding two free, half-day events on Construction Sustainability - BREEAM and EcoHomes - for audiences in both North and South Wales. The two events for those in...

8 Jan 2006

Timber Frame Growth Predicted For 2006

2006 will be "the year of timber frame", predicts the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA). While the cost of bricks and blocks used in most new home construction will continue to rise disproportionately due ...

5 Jan 2006

Hitachi Brings a New Design to its Round Head Framing Nailer

Hitachi Power Tools today announced an impressively light round head framing nailer featuring Hitachi’s signature aggressive design. Weighing in at only 7.5 lbs., the NR90AE has an ideal power to weight ratio fo...

5 Jan 2006

Tubular Rooflight Research Proves Performance Exceeds Normal Lightbulbs

New research by the Silsoe Research Institute (SRI) is throwing light on the performance of tubular rooflights, showing they can deliver up to eight times more light than a single conventional tungsten 60W electric bulb....

5 Jan 2006

Popular Science Best Home Technologies of 2005

Popular Science magazine has released their list of the most impressive technologies for 2005. In the HomeTech division finalists included Grancrete Sprayable concrete, GE Profile Dishwasher, iRobot Scooba floor washi...

5 Jan 2006

2006 NextGen Demonstration Show Home Offers Homebuyers 'Peace of Mind'

The devastation of 2005's hurricanes has left a lasting imprint on the country, with Hurricane Katrina alone breaking records as the most costly natural disaster in United States history, rendering more Americans hom...

5 Jan 2006

Owens Corning Announces Multi-Million Dollar Investment to Increase Loosefill Insulation Capacity and Meet Demand for More Energy-Efficient Homes

To meet increasing customer demand for more energy-efficient homes due to high energy prices and the Energy Policy Act, Owens Corning today announced a multi-million dollar expansion to produce an additional 60 million p...

5 Jan 2006

Discovery Adds Money Pit Home Improvement Show to Radio Channel

Money Pit Media and Discovery Communications, Inc. announced today that "The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show" will be added to Discovery Channel Radio effective January 7, 2006. "The Money Pit&quo...

5 Jan 2006

US Countertop Demand to Reach 509 Million Square Feet in 2009

Demand for residential kitchen and bath countertops is forecast to increase 1.7 percent annually to 509 million square feet in 2009. Advances will be driven by modest growth in kitchen and bath remodeling expenditures, w...

4 Jan 2006

Fast-Track Innovations at American Concrete Institute Spring 2006 Convention

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its upcoming convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 26-30, 2006, with the theme: "Fast-Track Innovations." The Charlotte convention marks the first con...

4 Jan 2006