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Micro Hydro Power Turbines

For businesses and home owners with access to a constant running water source, a recent addition to the product range of Proven Engineering Products could mean big savings in electricity bills. The Scottish renewable ...

16 Jun 2003

Geothermal Heating

Already popular in mainland Europe and gaining more extensive use in the US is geothermal heat pump (GHP) technology. The geothermal heat pumps provide heating or cooling for homes and other buildings using natural and r...

13 Jun 2003

Paint From Cows

Natural Building Technologies (NBT) has introduced an ecologically sound paint made from cows milk. Known as Casein, it is pleasant, easy to use, long lasting and is virtually non-polluting. Natural pigments can be ad...

13 Jun 2003

KIBT Building Technology Site Undergoing Rapid Growth

Formed barely six months ago, the Centre for Knowledge and Innovation in Building Technology (KIBT) already carries a significant quantity of information on its web-site www.kibt.com. With more companies uploading in...

12 Jun 2003

Emerging Waste Technologies Conference

The New and Emerging Waste Technologies discussion day was held at London City Hall on 17 March 2003 to help to identify barriers to the use of new and emerging waste technologies. A webcast and copies of the document...

12 Jun 2003

Revolutionary Roofing Tile

Building products specialist Catnic is about to launch a range of easy to fit, durable, lightweight and attractive roofing profiles. Called the liteTILE Roofing System, this revolutionary system requires just 2 tiles per...

12 Jun 2003

New Zero VOC Paint

The recently introduced Pure Performance range of paints from Pittsburgh Paints represents a technological breakthrough in the architectural coatings industry. While most low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints use...

11 Jun 2003

Environmentally Sustainable Fabric

Victor Innovatex has announced two new environmentally sustainable fabrics. These Eco Intelligent™ Polyesters are the first synthetic textiles designed for full lifecycle sustainability. Created in partnership with...

11 Jun 2003

Eco-Cement

Eco-Cement is a product developed by Australian company, TecEco, that can bring about dramatic reduction in the release of CO2 into our atmosphere. Portland cement was developed around 200 years ago and is now commonplac...

10 Jun 2003

Recycled Glass Roads

In late May the highways agency started work on the first motorway scheme in the north-west of the UK to use "glasphalt", a new type of asphalt containing up to 30% crushed glass. Glasphalt replaces conventiona...

10 Jun 2003

High Quality Oil From Industrial Waste

Imagine there was a machine that could be fed with all kinds of waste and turn them into oil, gas, minerals and fresh water. Waste such as tyres, plastics, municipal sewage sludge, paper, animal and agricultural refuse. ...

10 Jun 2003

Environmentally Friendly Cooling

The Convair Millenia evaporative mobile cooling unit from Scott Products is an efficient, stylish cooling solution. It is a highly affordable air conditioning system that passes fresh air through water soaked cooling pad...

10 Jun 2003

Composite Sandwich Panel Recycling

Since their introduction to the UK in the 1980’s, the production of composite sandwich panels has grown to around 80000 tonnes per annum. As they have a life span of around 15-20 years, these materials are now ente...

6 Jun 2003

New Oil Storage Regulations

Pollution from oil spills in England is significant with 16% of all incidents of pollution and 12% of the most serious incidents (category 1 and 2) being attributed to poor handling and storage of oil. The Control of ...

6 Jun 2003

Recycling Construction Industry Plastics

The importance of recycling polymer waste products from the construction industry has been long recognised. The problem lies in ensuring that different types of plastic are not mixed together. Identification is usuall...

5 Jun 2003

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New Zero VOC Paint

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Recycled Glass Roads

High Quality Oil From Industrial Waste

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New Oil Storage Regulations

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