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Fraunhofer Show Off OLED Lighting Solutions for Domestic Lighting

Light-emitting Diodes based on organic semiconductors (OLEDs) have many features, which show great promise for flat-panel display applications and lighting applications. Based on the very high efficiency of the diodes (e...

21 Dec 2005

BASF Loos to Expand Construction Chemicals Division

BASF is interested in acquiring Degussa’s construction chemicals division to expand its own portfolio in a high-growth market through forward integration. With the approval of its Supervisory Board BASF’s Boa...

18 Dec 2005

Oregon University Building Expects top Receive Highest Green Building Certification

From Portland, Oregon comes a national green building breakthrough: the engineering of a major green building — the Oregon Health & Science University’s River Campus Project — on a conventional budg...

18 Dec 2005

Polyurethane Spray Foam Roof Insulation

More than 50% of buyers put location as the number one influencing factor in their choice of a new home. Things like low crime rate, good local amenities, road network and schools all influencing their decision of locati...

15 Dec 2005

DuPont™ Building Innovations™ Launches DuPont™ PCM

The launch of DuPont™ PCM panel at Batimat, the world's largest construction exhibition in Paris, France, attracted an array of industry professionals to the DuPont™ Building Innovations™ booth. ...

14 Dec 2005

Boral to Build New Clay Brick Plant in Terre Haute, Indiana

Boral Limited has announced that it will invest US$55 million to build a new clay brick plant in Terre Haute, Indiana. Boral Bricks is the largest manufacturer and distributor of clay brick in the United States. This...

14 Dec 2005

USGBC Named To "Scientific American 50"

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been named by Scientific American magazine as a Business Leader within the 2005 Scientific American 50 - the magazine's prestigious annual list recognizing outstanding acts...

13 Dec 2005

Whole-life Costing In Construction

CIRIA has released a report to it's members on whole-life costing (WLC) in construction. The report is the CIRIA funders report FR/CP/106. This short report brings together the combined experience of some of the U...

13 Dec 2005

London Red Buses To Become Homes

In a unique and ingenious move to address housing shortages in London, CIOB reports that eight red double decker buses have been revamped to provide alternative housing solutions in the capital. Double Decker Living, ...

13 Dec 2005

Eden Project Is Crowned As The “UK’s Most Loved Modern Building” By British Public

It’s official – the Eden Project is Britain’s favourite modern building, according to a poll released today by ConstructionSkills, the sector skills council for the construction industry. Out of a sh...

13 Dec 2005

BASF Develops Elastollan® Lo-Tac™ TPU For Cured-in-place Piping Applications

BASF has introduced applications for its Elastollan Lo-Tac thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) technology in cured-in-place piping used to rehabilitate aging pipes. “Small towns and big cities alike are concerned a...

13 Dec 2005

Housing Group Launches Heating Strategy

The Energy Saving Trust is reporting on a collection of local housing companies near Coventry that have launched an affordable heating strategy. The Whitefriars Housing Group has been particularly active over the past...

13 Dec 2005

Unparalleled Strength and Reliability From ABLOY’S Innovative Lock Mechanism

EXEC® is Abloy Security’s latest one-way patented mechanism that provides virtually pickproof security for use in any external or internal application. Robust and hardwearing, this mechanism is ideally suite...

13 Dec 2005

Annual Paint Color Forecast Paints The Town...

California Paints has issued its annual color forecast. According to Aimee Desrosiers, the company's color expert and industry consultant for home fashion, dramatic colors, heavily influenced by the youth market, are...

13 Dec 2005

RIBA President’s Medals 2005 - Winners Announced

The winners of the President’s Medals Student Awards 2005 in association with Atkins were announced in a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on Wednesday 7 December. These prestigious Award...

12 Dec 2005