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21st Century Science Harnessed To Help Preserve Historic Buildings

Famous British landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral stand to benefit from world-leading research aiming to aid the conservation of limestone buildings. A key element in the project is the development of highly ...

7 Dec 2005

Green Building Initiative™ To Offer Free Green Globes™ Training Session At Ecobuild Federal

On December 13, the Green Building Initiative™ will offer a free three-hour training session on the Green Globes™ environmental design and rating system at the EcoBuild Federal Conference in Washington, D.C. ...

7 Dec 2005

Design Professionals Receive Highest Awards From Major Feng Shui Organization

International interior designer Beverly Payeff Masey (New York, NY) and environmental designer and educator Richard Feather Anderson (Santa Rosa, CA) were recently recognized by the feng shui community for their outstand...

7 Dec 2005

$286 Billion Transportation Legislation Includes Funds for Detection of Fatigue Cracks in Bridges

The United States Transportation Bill, also known as SAFETEA-LU, includes a $5 million allocation over four years for a program to test steel bridges using a non-destructive technology that is able to detect growing crac...

7 Dec 2005

Any Size, Any Shape, Any Shower: It Does the Work for You

Intelligent Consumer Products, Inc. (ICP Inc.) announces the release of two new models in the Shower-Shower(TM) Automatic Shower Cleaning System product line, the Shower-Shower(TM) Slimline Hydra and the Slimline Plus. ...

5 Dec 2005

United Solar Ovonic to Supply Solar Products for the World's Largest Solar-Powered Residential Community for the United States Army

United Solar Ovonic LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement with Actus Lend Lease to supply 7MW of photovoltaic (PV) products. The solar netwo...

5 Dec 2005

New Study Finds that Communities Benefit When They Build with Brick

A university study finds that adoption of masonry ordinances, which are local zoning requirements that specify a certain percentage of clay brick and masonry as the primary exterior building material, increases the value...

5 Dec 2005

Housing Tax Incentives Show Strong Public Support

Given a choice of simplifying federal tax laws or retaining current housing incentives, Americans resoundingly prefer the latter, according to a new nationwide survey of 1,001 adults. Two out of three survey participa...

5 Dec 2005

Metabo Introduces Smallest And Lightest Cordless Drill / Driver

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has introduced a unique new cordless drill...

5 Dec 2005

Construction Industry Celebrates Marketing Success

The Construction Marketing Awards, supported by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group, took place at London Zoo on November 30 2005. Now in its fifth year, the Awards Ceremony was hosted by ...

5 Dec 2005

Shower Innovations Are Set To Make A Splash At Interbuild 2006

An innovative new shower tray, which is incredibly strong, is set to capitalise on the trend for level access showering at Interbuild 2006. The Mullen shower tray can easily fit into bathrooms of any size - and even i...

5 Dec 2005

Regeneration Contractor of the Year

Higgins Construction PLC has been declared as the regeneration contractor of the year by the judging panel of the Regeneration Awards for 2005, which are promoted by the publisher of magazines Building, Building Design a...

5 Dec 2005

Housebuilding Plans Lack Firm Foundations

Government proposals to boost housebuilding seem to pay little more than lip-service to associated environmental impacts and provide scant evidence that they would improve access to housing for those in greatest need. Th...

5 Dec 2005

BRE To Advise £60,000-House Competition Winners

The process improvement techniques, Calibre and SmartWaste, will be implemented by consultants from BRE on all four sites where work is set to start on the Government's 'Design for Manufacture' programme. ...

5 Dec 2005

BASF to Launch Styrofan NX 6690 X Latex Binder For Carpet Backing - Improved Elongation Without Loss of Tensile Strength, Ammonia-free

In January 2006, BASF will launch Styrofan® NX 6690 X, its new latex binder for carpet backing that is ammonia-free and provides improved properties that enable the manufacture of more durable, longer lasting carpets...

5 Dec 2005