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Playground Safety and How to Make Sure Playgrounds are Safe For Children to Play In In this article playground safety experts have compiled a list of helpful hints to help safely maximize children's experience on the playground and to help take advantage of the many benefits of play Full Story

Termite Season and Tips to Help Stop Your Home Becoming a Meal for Termites With termite season approaching this article looks at how you can help prevent your home becoming a meal for termites Full Story

Compact Fluorescent Lamp Facts and Guidelines For Use Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are widely marketed as an energy saving replacement for incandescent bulbs. This article outlines some facts and guidelines to assist in the adoption of CFLs to replace normal bulbs Full Story

Top Five Swimming Pool Deck Design Mistakes To make the most of the deck around a swimming pool here are the five of the most common mistakes to avoid when designing the perfect deck. These helpful pool deck design tips cover proper size, layout and functionality Full Story

Home Improvement Tips That Will Produce Benefits for Your Home and the Environment The following list of tips help people make home improvement choices that not only benefit their home, but also the environment Full Story

District Heating and Ceramic Components Available for Metering and Pumping by Morgan Technical Ceram This article investigates district heating and the technologies available for metering and pumping, including ultrasonic flowmeters and heat meters that are now widely used in the industrial and building sectors for monitoring hot water systems and energy efficiency monitoring Full Story

Environmentally Friendly Green Roofs and the Types of Green Roof Green Roofs and green roofing systems are rarely the colour green but are part of a building that takes the environment into account to save money, resources or both. Green roofs can be broken down into the categories of Solar Roofs, Cool Roofs and Garden Roofs Full Story

How to Protect Wood Floors From The Ravages of Winter and the Christmas Season When preparing one's home for the holidays, it's fun to focus on decorating the tree and whipping up festive meals. But wet footprints, spills from family gatherings, and stains from excited pets can take their toll on wood floors Full Story

Guide to What to Look for When Buying Quality Furniture Follow these tips when buying furniture to ensure you won't have buyer's regret once your new addition comes home Full Story

Acid Cleaning of Pavers Instructions from Austral Bricks The appearance of a paved area can be spoilt by bad cleaning techniques or by the use of the wrong cleaning agent. For this reason, it is important to ensure that the correct cleaning methods are utilised for the best results and to help reduce any associated problems with cleaning Full Story

Guide to Blending Bricks for Even Colour Distribution from Austral Bricks Blending refers to the process of mixing the bricks or pavers to evenly distribute the product colours across the entire finished wall or pavement. This article is a guide to blending bricks Full Story

Consumer Guide to an Energy Efficient Brick Home from Austral Bricks Building materials and design play a key role in energy efficiency. But where does brick fit into this and what do you need to know to make an informed decision Full Story

Changing the Face of Building Projects With the Terracade Terracotta Building Facade System from Aus

Designing and Building Energy Efficient Homes Using Brick from Austral Bricks In recent years, community, industry and regulatory attention has focused on reducing energy use in all its forms. New houses can achieve energy efficiency goals by good design and building in brick Full Story

Polyethylene PE Nuvex Leisureboard from Dotmar for Leisure and Play Equipment Nuvex Leisureboard from Dotmar is a modified PE especially developed for applications in shapes and forms for the manufacture of innovative, colourful accessories and equipment for leisure and play related facilities Full Story