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Shredded Tyres A Cheap, Environmentally Friendly Way To Cover Landfills

Placing shredded tires on top of -- rather than in -- landfills can save money and benefit the environment, researchers from the University of Illinois say. Timothy Stark, a professor of civil and environmental engine...

28 Sep 2005

Boiler Efficiency - The Legislation And Compliance

The Boiler Efficiency Regulations came into full effect in the UK on the 1st January 1998 stating an obligation for all new gas and oil boilers to comply with the minimum efficiency requirements. Boiler manufacturers ...

28 Sep 2005

H&R Johnson Unveils Artistic Flair With Artile

H&R Johnson, the UK’s largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles, has unveiled the innovative and inspirational Artile, a new tiling range that utilises an exclusive digital ceramic transfer technique, allowing phot...

28 Sep 2005

National Solar Tour

The 10th annual National Solar Tour day is October 1, 2005. Learn from your neighbors how they trim their energy bills, and watch electric meters run backwards. Tours are held nationwide from September through Novembe...

27 Sep 2005

MAAX Presents It's Vision of ''Hiving'' At Home and Trends Show

MAAX, a leading North American manufacturer of quality kitchen, bathroom, and spa products, will present its latest offerings at the 2005 Home & Trends Show at Place Bonaventure. MAAX is also one of the main partn...

27 Sep 2005

Dome of a Home Survives Hurricane Katrina

Dome of a Home, in Pensacola Beach, Florida, did it again reports the Monolithic Dome Institute. This 70' x 54', luxurious, beachfront property that is the home of Valerie and Mark Sigler, as well as a bed and...

27 Sep 2005

Dupont and Katrina: The Category 5 Dome

The Dupont plant in Delisle, Mississippi, last year built a 50' x 18' Monolithic Dome specifically as a hurricane shelter. Dupont's engineer, Jack Seybold recently told the Monolithic Dome Institute that Hurr...

27 Sep 2005

Energy Plus Building Energy Simulation Software Updated

EnergyPlus is a building energy simulation program for modeling building heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows. While it is based on the most popular features and capabilities of BLAST and DO...

27 Sep 2005

Software Addresses Terrorist Building Threats

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) economists have released risk assessment software that building owners and managers can use to identify and guard against terrorist threats to their facilities. Th...

27 Sep 2005

Building Automation - Go Wireless or Be Left Out

Frost & Sullivan (http://www.ti.frost.com ) will host an exclusive interactive briefing on September 28, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. EDT to provide manufacturers, distribution channels, end-users and other industry participant...

27 Sep 2005

Honeywell Enovate Blowing Agent to Help Insulate Exclusive Sun River St. George Development in Utah

Honeywell announced today that its Enovate blowing agent, which is used in rigid closed-cell insulating foam, will be offered by Sun River St. George Development to insulate the roofs, walls and other structural areas of...

27 Sep 2005

Moisture Warranty Corporation Introduces MoistureFree Warranty for Commercial Properties

Moisture Warranty Corporation (MWC), the nation's leading moisture warranty company for protecting residential properties from moisture intrusion, has announced its new MoistureFree Warranty for commercial properties...

27 Sep 2005

Small Scale Wind Power For Buildings

A new publication, Small scale, building integrated, wind power systems summarises many of the latest developments and issues for those interested in the use of wind to generate power in buildings and communities. It ...

27 Sep 2005

Crises In Buildings Or Success Story - The EU Has To Decide

A worrying picture of the widespread waste of energy from dilapidated housing in postenlargement Europe has been revealed in a new report. The findings, set out in a new report from Ecofys, a leading European institut...

27 Sep 2005

i-steelbuildings.com Explains the Benefits of Pre-Fabricated Steel Buildings

According to i-steelbuildings.com, one of the many features offered when building with steel is the option to purchase a prefabricated steel building. Prefabricated steel buildings can be anything from simple storage ...

27 Sep 2005