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Bluescope Steel to Build Three New Plants in India to Supply the Building and Construction Industry

BlueScope Steel today announced Board approval for investment of Rs3,400 million (A$100m) to construct three new manufacturing facilities in India, at Pune, Chennai and New Delhi. The new facilities, which will be who...

7 Dec 2004

Alcan Underline Commitment to Sustainability and Affordable Housing

Alcan Inc. today announced a major initiative to promote the recycling of aluminum cans in support of Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Canada. "We are proud to expand our relationship with the Habitat for H...

6 Dec 2004

Civil Engineering Research Aids High School Gym

A structural engineering solution devised by University of Arizona civil engineers has allowed the Coolidge School District to add elevated bleacher seating to its Roundhouse Gymnasium at minimal cost and disruption to s...

30 Nov 2004

Urban Planners Must Recognise that Green Spaces are not Produced by Professional Designers Alone According to Study

Urban planners must recognise that green spaces are not produced by professional designers alone, but by ordinary residents and all manner of plants and insects, animals and birds making themselves at home in our cities ...

26 Nov 2004

Bluescope Steel to Buy Assets of Ranbuild

BlueScope Steel Limited today announced that its BlueScope Lysaght business has entered into a conditional contract to purchase the assets of the Ranbuild business. The transaction will settle on 1 December 2004. Ranbuil...

26 Nov 2004

Ceram Expert Geoff Edgell Presents at the 50th Anniversary of the Brick Plant Operators Forum

Professor Geoff Edgell the Building Technology Manager from Research Group at CERAM gave a major presentation to an audience of over 750 delegates at the 50th Anniversary of the Brick Plant Operators Forum in Clemson, So...

26 Nov 2004

Researchers Develop Sensor that can Monitor the Curing of Cement

An Elizabethtown College professor has developed an embedded sensor that functions in cement much like a thermometer in the Thanksgiving turkey. “The thermometer indicates if the turkey is done by measuring its intern...

26 Nov 2004

Hydro to Reorganise Building Systems Business Units in Spain and France

Hydro Building Systems will reorganize some units in France and Spain to focus on core products and improve competitiveness. The restructuring will directly impact 210 employees, most of whom will be offered other positi...

26 Nov 2004

Peninsula regeneration deal signed and sealed

The future regeneration of London's Greenwich Peninsula reached a major milestone on the 18th of June with the final conclusion of the landmark deal to deliver £4bn of private-sector investment, alongside thous...

22 Jun 2004

Solar energy to cool the house

Fagor is working in three lines of research of solar energy, one of which involves a system for cooling household temperatures. Trials are being carried out in the experimental house installed in the Miñano Technolo...

22 Jun 2004

Research Project Helps Tenants Reduce Power Bills And Learn About Sustainability

A University of Southampton research project involving rooftop solar photovoltaic panels on housing association properties has helped tenants reduce their bills and learn more about sustainable energy. The new houses ...

21 Jun 2004

BAE Systems Develop Wallpaper Based on Stealth Bomber Technology

Using technology derived from Stealth Bombers, BAE Systems have developed a wallpaper that is able to provide Wi-Fi network security by blocking wireless traffic. However, it is also able to allow mobile phone and radio ...

21 Jun 2004

Free used building materials calculator

New York Wastematch has released a free building materials reuse calculator. The Excel based calculator is available for free download from the Wastematch website. It helps estimate the environmental benefits of salvagin...

21 Jun 2004

Guinness cladding from Corus

Construction work on the Guinness Brewery at Waterford has involved the use of metal cladding panels finished in Celestia in a stunning Sirius colour. The conversion of the brewery into a special ingredient plant for the...

21 Jun 2004

Winners of RIBA Awards 2004 and RIBA Worldwide Awards announced

Sixty three new buildings across the UK and the EU have been rewarded with RIBA Awards for their high architectural standards and their contribution to their local environment. Projects selected for their design excellen...

18 Jun 2004