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Soil Nailing - Best Practice Guidance

CIRIA has released a new guide to soil nailing. Soil nailing is a technique where either natural ground or fill material is reinforced by the insertion of slender tension-carrying elements called soil nails. A soil-na...

23 Oct 2005

New Electric Locks From Abloy

Abloy Security has a new range of electric locks that provide multiple functions from a single lockcase, giving your customers an advanced and effective security solution, while reducing your stockholding, specification ...

23 Oct 2005

New Heavy-Duty Fire Door Operator

Abloy Security has recently launched a new heavy-duty door operator, designed for use in high traffic areas. The low maintenance DA361 has a slim line design and is available in an aluminium finish. Supplied complete wit...

23 Oct 2005

Hull Launches Initiative To Ensure Warmer Homes

Hull City Council has announced the launch of its the Affordable Warmth Strategy for 2005-2008. The Affordable Warmth Strategy is a collaboration between local and national organisations and it outlines priorities and...

23 Oct 2005

Home Improvement on the Increase as Custom Home Building Decreases

Bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, attic remodeling and basement remodeling are on the rise. Renovation Experts.com, a premium network of over 3000 remodeling contractors, today published September 2005 statisti...

21 Oct 2005

Mud and Straw Cobtun House Wins The RIBA Sustainability Award

Cobtun House, Worcestershire, built of mud, straw and corrugated iron, and designed by Associated Architects, has scooped this year’s RIBA Sustainability Award. The announcement was made tonight at a special awa...

19 Oct 2005

Titan Building System Launched

When it comes to flexible space and quick delivery, then Titan Building System from Portakabin is their fastest building system yet. Offering speed of construction and minimal disruption, the Titan Building System arr...

19 Oct 2005

JELD-WEN Challenges Students to Design Their Own Doors

Students across the country are receiving an impressive assignment from JELD-WEN, the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors. The company is asking students to design a door for the chance to...

19 Oct 2005

DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) Reports Energy Costs Set To Soar This Winter

The energy industry's continued recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, tight global supplies of oil, and a colder winter than last year's will drive up heating costs significantly this winter, according to DO...

19 Oct 2005

BRE Wins WRAP Work On Recycled And Secondary Aggregates

BRE has tied up with WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) to work on three new projects connected with the use of recycled and secondary aggregates (RSA). The overall aim of the projects is to increase th...

19 Oct 2005

Bosch Expands Application Focused Reciprocating Saw Blades to 60

Bosch the world’s leading linear edge blade manufacturer – hole, jig and reciprocating saw blades – expanded its application focused professional reciprocating saw blade line to 60 blades in demolition,...

19 Oct 2005

New Bosch Four-Piece 18-volt Cordless Combo Kit (CPK40-18) First To Feature BLUECORE™ Batteries and 30-minute Dual-bay Charger

Bosch Power Tools and Accessories is proud to announce the availability of the new CPK40-18 four-piece 18-volt Cordless Combo Kit, the first to feature two BLUECORE™ batteries and a 30-minute dual-bay charger, boas...

19 Oct 2005

Using Constructiong And Demolition Mineral Wastes As Construction Materials

New research will examine the potential for using of mineral wastes - such as construction and demolition wastes, mineral processing residues, etc - in manufacturing construction products, including bricks and blocks, pi...

19 Oct 2005

Moldex - A New Mold Cleaner And Inhibitor For Mold By EnviroCare

EnviroCare Corporation, developer of mold resistant solutions for professionals, has expanded its product line with Moldex™ - a disinfectant product for builders, painters, property managers and consumers. The n...

19 Oct 2005

New Foam Blowing Agent To Help Builders Meet Environmental Targets

Industrial and special gases company BOC is set to help cut the rate of ozone depleting emissions across the building sector with the introduction of EcomateR an environmentally friendly foam blowing agent. In an agre...

19 Oct 2005