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The CORGI Awards - the Gas Industry’s Premier Awards

CORGI are now accepting entries for the first ever CORGI Awards to be held on the evening of Saturday 4 June, at InstallerLive. The “oscars of the gas industry” will be at announced at a glittering ceremon...

22 Mar 2005

Canada's Wind Power Capacity Jumps Almost 25 Percent

Canada's wind-power capacity, already the fastest-growing form of electricity generation in Canada, took another significant step forward today with the announcement of funding for two new wind-power projects in Murd...

21 Mar 2005

Solar Power For NJIT Campus Center

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is saving money and energy while also protecting the environment. The university has installed a 50-kilowatt solar-powered system on the roof of its new campus center. An arra...

21 Mar 2005

Energy-saving Community Unveiled in Ontario

A new community in Ontario will be setting the standard for energy efficiency. Today, the Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), announced that Jackson Trails, a new development in th...

21 Mar 2005

Energy Ambassadors Find Energy Efficiency Pays

Forty-three university students from across Canada have seen their future and it is green - in more ways than one.In a ceremony today, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) named these students Energy Ambassadors for their pr...

21 Mar 2005

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