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Environment and Health to Benefit from Nanotechnology Grants

News - 29 Jan 2008

Americans are famous for building big: the tallest sky scraper, the biggest jet, the widest plasma TV screen. But now U.S. entrepreneurs are considering thinking small. Nanotechnology uses particles...

West Virginia University Buildings Getting High Tech/Green Renovations

News - 13 Jul 2007

A new home for the Department of Geology and Geography in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will be ready Monday (July 2) when Brooks Hall on West Virginia University’s Downtown Campus reopens...

Timber Frame Growth Predicted For 2006

News - 5 Jan 2006

2006 will be "the year of timber frame", predicts the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA). While the cost of bricks and blocks used in most new home construction will continue to rise...

Innovative Tyre Recycling Process Named As Australian New Invention Of The Year

News - 23 Nov 2005

Australian inventor John Dobozy has won the ABC television "New Inventors" award with his new recycling technology for extracting lucrative materials from waste tyres, economically and...

Important Changes To Landmark Environmental Reports From 24 September

News - 21 Sep 2005

New BGS GeoSure datasets Landmark will be replacing the British Geological Society (BGS) GeoHazard data with the new BGS GeoSure data. The new GeoSure datasets assess the potential for a hazard to...

Eco-Friendly Cement for a Greener Future

News - 30 Mar 2023

Concrete is a highly utilized material across the world, and regarding human resources, only water surpasses concrete in terms of its level of consumption. A group of scientists at Rice...

NAHB Honors Natale Builders with Project of the Year Award for Green Site Development

News - 12 Feb 2014

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) presented its prestigious "Project of the Year Award for Green Site Development - Single-family Detached" to Natale Builders on February 5,...

IBISWorld Provides In Depth Analysis of Australian Road and Bridge Construction Market

News - 27 Mar 2010

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/53139e/road_and_bridge_co) has announced the addition of the "Road and Bridge Construction in Australia" report to their...

Do Fluid Viscous Dampers Between Adjacent Buildings Work Safely?

Article - 28 Sep 2022

Fluid viscous dampers were first developed in the 1960s by NASA engineers, but have since found numerous civil engineering applications around the world. Viscous dampers can help protect structures...

What is Biochar Cladding?

Article - 30 Aug 2022

The primary application of biochar, a highly porous substance made from plant debris, is to improve soil. However, more recent breakthroughs have paved the way for its use as cladding material.