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Unique new heating system

An innovative Australian heating company is gearing up to make strong inroads into the heating market with the launch of a unique style of open fireplace – the ecosmart® Fire. The Fire Company has launched t...

16 Jun 2004

HVAC industry standardizes on gbXML for building design and engineering

GeoPraxis, an architectural, engineering and construction software company, has announced that leading heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturers have adopted and are deploying gbXML, streamlining bu...

15 Jun 2004

New use for waste carpet

Researchers at the Bolton Institute and the University of Bradford have found a way to reuse £70 million worth of waste carpet currently going to landfill every year. At present around 7% of new carpet in the UK...

15 Jun 2004

Water efficient toilets for school

St Leonards Primary School in Hastings is currently trialling Green Building Store's ES4 water-efficient toilet in a joint project run by Southern Water and the Environment Agency (partly funded by the European Union...

15 Jun 2004

Colorado design firm turns earth-friendly theory into practice

Environmental sensitivity ranks high among the hip trends in culture and design. But one Boulder design firm reaches beyond the hype, to innovate and lead within the sustainable design movement. Sustainability takes arch...

15 Jun 2004

HOGEN® RE hydrogen generator plays important role in Eco-house

For the past six months Proton Energy Systems HOGEN RE (Renewable Energy) hydrogen generator has played a critical role in powering the first fully sustainable house in the world that runs entirely on hydrogen. Malays...

11 Jun 2004

Technal glazing goes to university

The University of Warwick has selected a range of Technal's advanced glazing systems for its new Mathematics Institute and Department of Statistics. Designed by architects RH Partnership, the new three-storey plan...

11 Jun 2004

Corus calls for guarantee checks

Corus Colors, the UK’s leading manufacturer of pre-coated steels, is advising specifiers, contractors and, particularly, building owners to check manufacturer’s guarantees carefully and not to assume that all...

10 Jun 2004

HSE kicks off construction blitz

Construction sites across Great Britain will be inspected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) during June 2004 as part of a Europe-wide inspection campaign to reduce the number of fatal and serious injuries in the i...

10 Jun 2004

Fire resistant windows introduced by Pilkington and DuPont

To counter the threat of windows shattering under the extreme conditions of Australia's notorious summer bushfires, DuPont and Pilkington Australia have developed a bushfire resistant glass incorporating Pilkington c...

9 Jun 2004

A brick that cures sick, noisy buildings

A breakthrough in sustainable office and house design has been invented in Sydney, Australia “Silenceair looks like a transparent brick but it’s a high-tech solution to one of the biggest problems of city ...

9 Jun 2004

Autodesk Building Systems help engineers keep pace

Autodesk, Inc., have announced that engineering firms are increasingly using Autodesk Building Systems to create, manage and share critical building design information. Engineering firms are affected by constantly changi...

28 May 2004

Collaboration is the key to new commitments for the construction industry

All members of the House Builders Federation, National Housing Federation, National House-Building Council, Construction Products Association and CABE have been enrolled in a pledge between the housing sector and the con...

28 May 2004

Electric introduction of BP Solar PowerGlaz

On the 13th of May, London’s leading architects gathered at the Royal Opera House for the launch of PowerGlaz, a revolutionary laminated glass that incorporates solar cells. This unique British designed solar elect...

28 May 2004

SuperRoof contractors take the heat in Malta

Two seminars have recently been arranged by Ruberoid Building Products, to highlight the issues posed by increasing industry demands for fire performance flat roofing systems. The seminars took place at the Radisson and ...

28 May 2004