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Builders Endorse House-Passed Association Health Plan Bill, Seek Prompt Senate Action

The nation’s home builders today applauded House passage of H.R. 525, the “Small Business Health Fairness Act.” The legislation would allow up to 2 million working families who are currently uninsure...

26 Jul 2005

Cleaning Products & Processes: Partnering for Healthier Indoor Environments

Air Quality Sciences, Inc. (AQS), long recognized as the leading expert in evaluating volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from building products and furnishings, today announced that the company is expanding its pr...

26 Jul 2005

Help With Building Energy Assessment

A software tool commissioned by ODPM and developed by BRE will help those developing and designing buildings with the complex, but soon-to-be essential, task of assessing their buildings' energy performance. Such ...

26 Jul 2005

Save Sight With More Light: NASA Helps Develop New Bulb

For years, there has been much research and development to improve poor eyesight, including the use of scratch-resistant and radiation-blocking lenses. Now, a revolutionary product for eye correction focuses specifica...

26 Jul 2005

After 5 Years Of Renovation, Hollyhock House By Frank Lloyd Wright Re-Opens

Hollyhock House by Frank Lloyd Wright has reopened to the public after completion of a five-year restoration. Hollyhock House is Wright's first Los Angeles project. Built between 1919 and 1923, it represents his e...

26 Jul 2005

Manitoba Hydro Unveils Final Design for World-class Energy Efficient Headquarters

Manitoba Hydro has unveiled the final design for the corporation’s new, $188 million world-class energy efficient headquarters to meet Hydro’s current and future business needs while serving as a model for hi...

26 Jul 2005

SEMCO Incorporated Receives 'Top 100 Innovative Products' Award From R+D Magazine

SEMCO Incorporated has received a prestigious "Top 100 Innovative Products" Award for 2005 from R&D Magazine for its Revolution(TM) System, an active desiccant-vapor compression hybrid rooftop unit. The ...

25 Jul 2005

TLC's 'WHILE YOU WERE OUT' Undertakes Royal Renovation With Duchess of York

It takes a very special story and a very special woman to enlist the aid of the entire cast of TLC's WHILE YOU WERE OUT, a member of Britain's royal family and the whole neighborhood for a grand surprise. Whe...

25 Jul 2005

The Hartford Helps Build Peace of Mind for Contractors

It seems anywhere you look today, a construction project is underway. Contractors are investing billions in equipment and materials to keep up with the demand for their services. In the process, they're creating a bo...

25 Jul 2005

Brush Up Your Home in Just One Saturday

It's no surprise that Americans' summer plans include time for sun and fun. But for a large number of people, it's also time for adventures in home improvement. According to a new survey conducted on behal...

25 Jul 2005

Ancient Roman Bathhouse Found During School Construction

The remarkable archeological find of a Roman bathhouse with its timber-piped springwater supply still running intact means no delays to the £4.8 million development of an extension to The Sixth Form College in hist...

25 Jul 2005

BASF To Showcase Colorful Design-MDF At Leading Woodworking Tradeshow AWFS

BASF will showcase its advanced colorant technology for medium density fiberboard (MDF) at the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) 2005 Fair, July 27-30, in Las Vegas. Color-through MDF, also k...

25 Jul 2005

Baggeridge Brick Constructs Links With School

Students in years 10 to 13 at The Northicote School in Bushbury are celebrating coming to the end of the summer term knowing they have got to grips with the construction industry – and it’s been made possible...

25 Jul 2005

Queen Goes Green To Power Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth drew praise from environmental campaigners on Monday with an announcement that Windsor Castle is to be partially run by hydro-electric power, according to Reuters. A spokeswoman for the Royal family sa...

25 Jul 2005

New Ceratronic™ Faucet Is Only Touch-Free Temperature-Control Faucet

American Standard’s new Ceratronic proximity faucet is the first to enable users to control water temperature, as well as on-off settings, without touching the faucet. Ceratronic is a new offering from American ...

25 Jul 2005