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New Research Highlights Rapid Growth in Wood Recycling

WRAP launches analysis of UK wood waste market New research from WRAP shows that wood recycling in the UK has increased by a massive 85 per cent since 1996, with more than 1,200,000 tonnes of wood waste being recycled...

22 Sep 2005

Whitehaus Nymphaea Glass Basin - Uses LED Chromatherapy To Change Colour With Water Temperature

Here's an innovative idea - a glass basin that changes color with the temperature of the water... Whitehaus Collection, together with Lotus Aquatech, created Nymphaea. Nymphaea is the only vessel sink that isn&#39...

22 Sep 2005

Solargenix To Build World's Largest Solar Electricity Plant Approved In 14 Years

Solargenix Energy announced today the approval of amendments to their Power Purchase Agreements with Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company by the Public Utility Commission of Nevada. This approval by t...

22 Sep 2005

4,276,800 Screws and You Thought Your Deck was Hard to Maintain?

The front porch has given way to the deck ... and Americans love their decks. More than 25 percent of all homes in the U.S. have them, fueling a $10 billion industry that consumes 5.5 billion board feet in new lumber ...

22 Sep 2005

Factory-Built Homes Rival Site-Built Homes, According to Michigan Manufactured Housing Association

Bay windows, hardwood floors, custom kitchens with quality appliances, skylights, vaulted ceilings, bathrooms with whirlpools and walk-in closets are all found in many homes across the country. These extras can add uniqu...

22 Sep 2005

New Study Finds Asbestos Trust Fund 'Not Financially Viable'

The following is a statement from Thomas R. O'Brien, Chairman of the Coalition for Asbestos Reform (C.A.R.), regarding Monday's release of the Bates White, LLC study which evaluated the viability of the Trust Fun...

22 Sep 2005

From Grills to the Grid: Novel Way to Generate Electricity

The City of Millbrae, Calif., and Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron, today announced they are starting construction of facilities at Millbrae's Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) that will generate on-sit...

22 Sep 2005

Housing Starts Edge Down In August, Maintain Robust Pace

The pace of new-home construction edged down slightly in August but remained at a seasonally adjusted annual rate above 2 million units for the fifth month in a row, according to government figures released today. The...

22 Sep 2005

Builders: Overdue Proposed Rule On Endangered Species Is Sensible Policy

Two years after a federal court ruled illegal the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listing of the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl under the Endangered Species Act, FWS has proposed to remove the pygmy owl from the endan...

22 Sep 2005

New Duct-Sealing Law Could Save Homeowners Big Bucks This Fall

When Greta Ossman climbed into her attic to install some wiring last summer, she discovered why the energy bills for her Sacramento home had been so expensive. "Someone, sometime, had knelt on my main heating and...

22 Sep 2005

Leica Geosystems Announces A New Generation Of Leica DISTO

Leica Geosystems will be launching the new Leica DISTO™ generation within the next few weeks. These new laser distance meters set new benchmarks with respect to ease of handling and user-friendliness. “...

21 Sep 2005

Important Changes To Landmark Environmental Reports From 24 September

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 occur in an area, pr...

21 Sep 2005

Hearth & Home Technologies’ Parent Company Recognized as One of the Top 50 U.S. Manufacturers

IndustryWeek magazine recently recognized HNI Corporation as one of the 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers. Key to receiving the recognition is HNI subsidiary, Hearth & Home Technologies, which won this year’s Shing...

21 Sep 2005

Campaigners Launch Action Against Threat Of New Housing Sprawl

'Unleashing a wave of market housebuilding across the country will do little or nothing for those in greatest housing need. But it will cripple efforts to regenerate run-down urban areas and leave permanent scars on ...

21 Sep 2005

Wind Farm Free-For-All Threatens Countryside

Wind farm developers are gaining a foothold in beautiful landscapes where past applications have been repeatedly refused, countryside campaigners CPRE warn. 'Decisions based on flaws in the current wind farm plann...

21 Sep 2005