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Portland Cement Association Showcases Industry Progress

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is releasing its first edition of the U.S. cement industry Report on Sustainable Manufacturing. This summary report details an impressive record of environmental, health, and safe...

29 Aug 2005

Boise Announces New, Stronger Particleboard

Boise Cascade is manufacturing a pioneering, new hybrid particleboard called BOISE SELECT(TM). BOISE SELECT(TM) is a new grade of high-performance particleboard. It has a higher internal bond, tighter core, and is mad...

29 Aug 2005

MasterCraft Builders Offers Tips On Choosing a Lot

MasterCraft Builders, the leading builder in the Kenosha-Racine area, is offering suggestions consumers should consider before selecting a building location. There are a variety of land types future homeowners can choose...

29 Aug 2005

NAHB Announces Call For Entries For 2006 National Green Building Awards

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) invites home builders, remodelers, developers, nonprofits, governmental officials, academics, industry experts and others involved in green building efforts to submit entr...

29 Aug 2005

Roadway Lighting Research Contract Awarded

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a contract from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), a division of the National Research Council’s Trans...

29 Aug 2005

Green Technology Set To Transform Scotland's Forest Products Industry

A new, eco-friendly technology that has the potential to revolutionise Scotland’s forest products industry is to be developed thanks to a £181,000 research grant, which has been awarded to a team of engineers...

28 Aug 2005

USGBC Selected as 2005 Recipient of the Turner Prize

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been selected as the fourth recipient of the National Building Museum's Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology. The 2005 Turner Prize is being a...

28 Aug 2005

Delray Beach - Award Winning City The Place To Live

Known worldwide as a unique city and twice awarded the ALL AMERICAN CITY by the National Civic League in 1993 & 2001, Delray Beach has become a sought after place to live. Real estate is moving at a blistering pac...

28 Aug 2005

Proper Cleanup After Hurricane Katrina Can Minimize Water Damage

If Hurricane Katrina caused leaks or flooding around your home or business, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) says proper cleanup will help minimize the potential damage water can cause. As soon as i...

28 Aug 2005

Carrier Reinvents Air Conditioning Environmental Leap in Energy Efficiency

Carrier Corporation has unveiled its newly designed central air conditioning system for the U.S. market, to be manufactured at its expanded facility in Collierville, TN. The new system will be optimized for the 13 SEE...

28 Aug 2005

Emerge Homes Withdraws From The Pinnacle Project

After what was heralded to be an unprecedented new luxury home development in the Brandywine area of Prince George's county languished in county bureaucracy for years and adjacent properties were bought up by product...

28 Aug 2005

Houses, Houses Everywhere and Not A Business In Sight

A community of commuters and dormitory development is the forecast for the near future if the Government does not make more allowances for business sites, warned the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) today. ...

28 Aug 2005

The Centre for Alternative Technology Celebrates 30 Years With A New Display

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) marks its 30th birthday with a special new display to illustrate three decades of “Innovation, Inspiration and Information”. The Mid Wales eco-centre has been op...

28 Aug 2005

HSB Turning Torso Opens With Spectacular Exhibition

From 24th to 31st August, the public will have the chance to visit a fascinating exhibition telling the story of the Turning Torso building. The exhibition, staged by HSB Turning Torso, covers every stage of the proje...

28 Aug 2005

Shortlists For Seven RIBA Special Awards Announced

Some of the most exciting new buildings across the UK and EU have been shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) seven special awards. The winners will be announced at the presentation of Th...

25 Aug 2005