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FMB Condemns Tax On Housing

The Federation of Master Builders today warned that the Government's proposals to introduce a levy on housebuilding to finance local infrastructure was an attempt by Gordon Brown to help plug his spending deficit by ...

12 Dec 2005

Tax Incentive Coalition Launches Website to Help Consumers, Businesses Save with New Energy Efficiency Tax Credits

The recently launched website, www.energytaxincentives.org provides information on valuable new federal income tax incentives in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). “With today’s spiraling energy costs ...

11 Dec 2005

Munters wins Product Innovation Award

Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, North American Commercial and Industrial Humidity Control Equipment Markets, selected Munters Corporation as the recipient of the 2005 Product Innovation Award for its new prod...

11 Dec 2005

The New Easidew On-line – Making Dew Point Measurement Simple!

Michell Instruments is proud to annouce the launch of its new on-line hygrometer. The Easidew On-line offers affordable and simple dew-point measurement and is designed to make continuous measurement of the dew point ...

11 Dec 2005

Prestigious Award for Nano-Fibre Reinforced Concrete

“Cast in concrete” is not all it’s cracked up to be. Concrete structures from bridges to condominium complexes are susceptible to cracks, corrosion and other forces of natural and man-made chemical assa...

8 Dec 2005

Tougher UK Building Regulations for April 2006

Higher standards of insulation and control of air leakage in buildings is called for in the forthcoming revised UK Building Regulations. In particular, Part L of the Building Regulations has been reviewed with a brief...

8 Dec 2005

Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction

In conjunction with Montréal 2005: United Nations conference on climate change, the Cement Association of Canada has gathered together Canadian industry leaders in sustainable construction to present their ground-br...

7 Dec 2005

21st Century Science Harnessed To Help Preserve Historic Buildings

Famous British landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral stand to benefit from world-leading research aiming to aid the conservation of limestone buildings. A key element in the project is the development of highly ...

7 Dec 2005

Green Building Initiative™ To Offer Free Green Globes™ Training Session At Ecobuild Federal

On December 13, the Green Building Initiative™ will offer a free three-hour training session on the Green Globes™ environmental design and rating system at the EcoBuild Federal Conference in Washington, D.C. ...

7 Dec 2005

Design Professionals Receive Highest Awards From Major Feng Shui Organization

International interior designer Beverly Payeff Masey (New York, NY) and environmental designer and educator Richard Feather Anderson (Santa Rosa, CA) were recently recognized by the feng shui community for their outstand...

7 Dec 2005

$286 Billion Transportation Legislation Includes Funds for Detection of Fatigue Cracks in Bridges

The United States Transportation Bill, also known as SAFETEA-LU, includes a $5 million allocation over four years for a program to test steel bridges using a non-destructive technology that is able to detect growing crac...

7 Dec 2005

Any Size, Any Shape, Any Shower: It Does the Work for You

Intelligent Consumer Products, Inc. (ICP Inc.) announces the release of two new models in the Shower-Shower(TM) Automatic Shower Cleaning System product line, the Shower-Shower(TM) Slimline Hydra and the Slimline Plus. ...

5 Dec 2005

United Solar Ovonic to Supply Solar Products for the World's Largest Solar-Powered Residential Community for the United States Army

United Solar Ovonic LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement with Actus Lend Lease to supply 7MW of photovoltaic (PV) products. The solar netwo...

5 Dec 2005

New Study Finds that Communities Benefit When They Build with Brick

A university study finds that adoption of masonry ordinances, which are local zoning requirements that specify a certain percentage of clay brick and masonry as the primary exterior building material, increases the value...

5 Dec 2005

Housing Tax Incentives Show Strong Public Support

Given a choice of simplifying federal tax laws or retaining current housing incentives, Americans resoundingly prefer the latter, according to a new nationwide survey of 1,001 adults. Two out of three survey participa...

5 Dec 2005