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Eternit Tiles Give New Life To Conservation Sensitive Building

Natural clay plain tiles from Eternit have helped a Buckinghamshire housebuilder give a new lease of life to a former builder's yard on the edge of a Conservation Area. W.E. Black Ltd, a prolific user of Eternit&#...

17 Aug 2005

Eternit Pocket Guide For Fixing Fibre Cement Slates

Eternit has produced a pocket-sized fixing guide for its fibre cement slates portfolio to help architects with specification and drawings and contractors with estimation and installation. The 32-page, third A4 booklet...

17 Aug 2005

Hitachi Introduces a New Line of Generators to the Mix

Hitachi Power Tools today announced its newest offering- a complete line of generators designed to meet power needs on the jobsite. The Hitachi E43 (8 HP), E60 (11 HP) and E71 (13 HP) generators are powerful, compact ...

17 Aug 2005

Church Seats Introduces Toilet Seats To Suit Your Personal Style

The Gallery Collection™ of individually hand-painted toilet seats from Church Seats, is designed to appeal to your customers' desire for greater selection and personal customization in the products they choose ...

17 Aug 2005

Expanding The 'SUMACON' Sustainability Network

cost of landfill taxes mean the construction industry must look more closely at the use of waste materials in building. Other key issues include the development and use of low energy materials and economic re...

17 Aug 2005

BRE is Home Inspector Assessment Centre

BRE has been approved by ABBE, the Awarding Body for the Built Environment, as an assessment centre for the ABBE Diploma in Home Inspection. The Diploma is the essential qualification for home inspectors to be license...

17 Aug 2005

BRE to Launch IFRIN - The International Fire Research Innovation Network

On September 19 BRE will launch the International Fire Research Innovation Network (IFRIN). IFRIN seeks to bring together a diverse international collective of individuals and organisations with an interest in life sa...

17 Aug 2005

Lumber & Building Material Expo In Boston

Lumber and Building Material Expo is the largest regional trade show in the lumber and building material industry. Retail lumber dealers in the Northeast are afforded the opportunity to interact with manufacturers, wh...

17 Aug 2005

2005 Better Bricks Awards Open Now

The BetterBricks Awards recognize developers, architects, engineers, building operators, facility managers, service providers and other building professionals for their support, use and design of sustainable, high perfor...

17 Aug 2005

Federal Tax Incentives Created for Efficient Buildings

Oikos is reporting that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 offers new tax incentives intended to promote greater efficiency in new and existing buildings. Residential buildings can receive: * $2,000 for solar water heat...

17 Aug 2005

Lighting 101: This School Year, Learn How the Right Light Can Help Your Student Shine

As the end of summer draws near and the start of the new school year looms, thoughts turn from sand and sun to tests and textbooks. Unfortunately, when students or parents begin to plan for decorating a new dorm room ...

17 Aug 2005

Make Window Safety A Priority: Three Potential Hazards You Should Know About

Parents and caregivers need be aware of three potential hazards associated with windows: window falls, lead paint and window cords. Every year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in falls from windows a...

17 Aug 2005

UK Survey Reveals Cost of Poorly-Designed Offices

Poorly-designed offices could be cutting UK productivity by a fifth, costing British business up to 135 billion pounds Sterling every year, according to new research by international design and architecture firm Gensler ...

17 Aug 2005

Panolam Continues to Make Indoor Air Quality Top Priority

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) congratulates Panolam Industries International, Inc. for achieving GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification of their FRL(TM) Fiber Reinforced Laminate. Earlier in the ye...

17 Aug 2005

GREENGUARD Announces Student Fellowship

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) announces the Ken Dillon Memorial Fellowship for Indoor Environmental Quality Design. The GEI will award a $3,500 fellowship to a graduate or undergraduate student selected...

17 Aug 2005