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50 years of Armaflex technological innovation

Armacell celebrates the 50th anniversary of its classic insulation product Armaflex. With the invention and launch of the first flexible insulation product half a century ago, the company laid the foundations for the fle...

12 Apr 2004

Saving energy and money by insulating pipes with elastomeric insulations

The waste of energy has a highly negative impact in todays environment and is something that we can all help to reduce economically by using pipework insulation. Given the thickness requirement in current legislation to ...

11 Apr 2004

Napier's solar plans look to the future

Napier University wants to use the sun to power computers at its state-of-the-art Jack Kilby Centre. The University has lodged a planning application with the City of Edinburgh Council to place solar panels on the sid...

11 Apr 2004

Bosch Digital Power Tools signs new partner, ToolWatch

Bosch Power Tools, a division of Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, has announced the addition of its newest partner, ToolWatch®, to the Digital Power Tool family of productivity tools. ToolWatch, the leading provider of...

8 Apr 2004

Thermalite goes to university

Cardiff University, one of the UK’s most successful research and teaching universities, has further enhanced its existing facilities with the development of an impressive extension, housing the Department of Physic...

8 Apr 2004

Design challenges of tall buildings addressed by ASHRAE

Tall commercial office buildings present a series of design problems that differ from those that are found in other projects in the built environment. Only through the combined efforts of owners and design teams can t...

6 Apr 2004

Sponge survey of young professionals on sustainable construction

Sponge is a network of open-minded individuals from a wide range of professions who share an interest in sustainable development in the built environment. Sponge recently conducted a survey of young professionals attitud...

6 Apr 2004

US solar tower edges towards reality

US Solar Tower power station development edged closer to reality boosted by progress announced by Australian Solar Tower developer, EnviroMission Limited. EnviroMission announced to the Australian Stock Exchange the succ...

5 Apr 2004

New roofing brochure from Marley

Marley Roofing has re-launched its already popular product guide in a new handy A5 size. The new product catalogue may be small in size but it’s big on detail, offering comprehensive information on Marley’s e...

5 Apr 2004

Faster installation and maintenance for fire alarms

New alarm sounders from Klaxon Signals allow faster installation and maintenance thanks to an innovative mounting base. Dispensing with the need for locking screws, Sonos sounders and sounder beacons use TimeSaver bases ...

5 Apr 2004

New and controversial claim for tallest building in the world

Just as the current tallest building in the world, Taiwan’s Taipei 101, nears completion it seems that the title will be taken by a building in China. Currently a hole in the ground and six years behind schedule, t...

5 Apr 2004

Portland Cement Association delivers decorative concrete manual

Decorative concrete has quickly become one of the hottest trends in both residential and nonresidential construction. The latest publication from the Portland Cement Association, Finishing Concrete with Color and Texture...

1 Apr 2004

Council releases green remodelling guides

The City of Seattle in the USA has taken steps to encourage environmentally friendly housing refurbishment with the release of a series of green remodelling guides. The guides are available as pdf format downloads from t...

1 Apr 2004

Peterborough Industry gets £1 million flood protection

A £1m funding package is set to transform Peterborough's Eastern Industry area, attracting further growth and investment to the city. The money for improvements to flood defences has been paid by national regeneration ag...

31 Mar 2004

Small construction sites welcome White Van Health and Safety Roadshow

The White Van Roadshow has proved a real success in delivering health and safety messages to small construction sites. The Working Well Together (WWT) White Van Roadshow visited over 60 small construction sites and almos...

31 Mar 2004