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Energy efficiency: Canadians honoured

The best and brightest advances in energy efficiency across the country were honoured today. Marlene Catterall, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, presented this year's winners of Canada's Energy Eff...

21 Mar 2005

Starck Wins Five Star Diamond Award as World's Best Designer

Legendary designer Philippe Starck has many reasons to smile, and it was not just the kisses he received from the reigning Miss America and Miss Universe at the recent International Star Diamond Awards in Berlin where he...

21 Mar 2005

Deputy Chair Appointed To National Heritage Memorial Fund

The Prime Minister has today appointed Dr Brian Lang as Deputy Chair and Trustee for Scotland of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for a term of three years from 1 March this year. Posted March 22nd 2005

21 Mar 2005

Planners Urged To Create Better Towns

Vibrant, thriving town centres should be at the heart of sustainable communities. That's the conclusion of a new 'planning policy statement' published by the Government today. Citing Manchester and Walsall...

21 Mar 2005

New Coating From Dow Corning

Low-maintenance coatings that deliver both stain resistance and easy clean-up are becoming more popular in the marketplace. They help reduce maintenance costs, protect the natural appearance of substrates and are key to ...

21 Mar 2005

Cultured Stone Highest Rated Manufactured Veneer

Builders know that the original is still the brand of choice, according to results of the just-released 2005 Brand Use Study by BUILDER magazine. Owens Corning Cultured Stone® is the nation’s most recognized...

21 Mar 2005

Fletcher Building Purchases Amatek

Fletcher Building today announced that it has completed the purchase of Amatek Holdings Limited (Amatek). Amatek is a holding company comprising four Australian building products businesses: Rocla Pipeline Produ...

21 Mar 2005

House Panel's Approval Of Association Health Plan Bill Endorsed By The Nation's Home Builders

The nation’s home builders today applauded passage of the “Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 525) by the House Education and the Workforce Committee, noting that the association health plan legislation...

21 Mar 2005

Housing Starts Peak Again In February

The appeal of homeownership continued to drive the housing market in February as single-family housing starts set a new all-time record and multifamily construction was buoyed by the condominium market. Total housing ...

21 Mar 2005

Rental Market Indicators Improving, Condos Still Strong

Demand for rental apartment homes continued to gain momentum in the fourth quarter of 2004, according to the latest Multifamily Market Index (MMI), released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). M...

21 Mar 2005

Virginia Custom Builder Appointed Chairman Of NAHB Seniors Housing Council

Dave Wilson, president of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), announced today the appointment of Randolph R. Rinehart, CAPS, CGB, as 2005 chair of the NAHB Seniors Housing Council (SHC). In this role, Ri...

21 Mar 2005

Caribbean Islands Race To Build New Stadiums For Cricket World Cup

The decision of the International Cricket Council to hold the Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies is yielding a significant boost to the economies of the Caribbean Islands. Barbados, where Ian Rollitt, CIOB Eastern...

21 Mar 2005

Geotechnics Made Simple

A new book, 'Geotechnics for building professionals', provides geotechnical engineering guidance for non-specialists - particularly those needing to make decisions about foundations. It simplifies this complex...

21 Mar 2005

New Bosch Miter Saw Laser-Tracking System

Building upon the incredible success of its Miter Saws with Up-front Controls, Bosch announced its brand new Miter Saw Precision Laser-Tracking System. Accurate and fast with a long battery life, the following new mod...

21 Mar 2005

Leica DISTO™ special5 – Special Edition

Leica Geosystems AG, the inventor of the laser distance measuring devices, celebrates the 750,000th sold Leica DISTO™ with a special edition! The special model, limited for this occasion to 10,000 pieces, is in ...

21 Mar 2005