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• PHILCONSTRUCT 2009 EXPERIENCE PART 1

  
  BATERYA.COM — Authority: 128
  I was able to visit the recent 19th PhilConsruct or the 19th Philippine International Construction Equipment and Building Materials Exhibition last November 12-15, 2009 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. Highlights of the event are the Estilo de Via VI which is a showcase of 217 entries ...
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• Free Reclaimed Wood in Memphis, Tennessee

  
  Green Eco Services — Authority: 125
  I received and email with this important announcement: If you are looking for reclaimed wood for building or crafts, this is a great opportunity and I can’t believe they are throwing this wood into the dumpsters! There is a warehouse(Orgill Bros.) at Latham and Mallory in Memphis, Tn. that is getting rid of all ...
  4 days ago

• Big Ass Fans Keep You Cool and Comfortable

  
  Home Building — Authority: 107
  "Now thats a Big Ass Fan!" Thats what youre likely to say when you walk into a room that has one of these fans installed, which is appropriate since the name of the company that makes the worlds largest fans is Big Ass Fans . No joke! Big Ass Fans (Lexington, KY) makes the worlds largest fans for industrial, ...
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• Owens Corning and SunEdison Activate 440 Kilowatt PV Solar System in New Jersey

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 136
  SolarFarm2.jpg Owens Corning ( NYSE:OC ) and SunEdison announced the activation of a 440 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount photovoltaic (PV) solar system at Owens Corning’s Kearny, New Jersey facility.
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• TreeHugger Reports From Greenbuild 2009

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 743
  Just last week Treehugger joined thousands of designers, builders and architects in Arizona to check out all the latest advances in sustainable building at Greenbuild 2009 . By the time we got to Phoenix, we were 28,000 strong, all standing up and cheering for Al Gore’s speech , a new and different one directed ...
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• Bomb-Proof Wallpaper

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 547
  Neatorama calls it bomb-proof wallpaper .  No matter what you call it, the X-Flex Blast Protection System is quite possibly the world’s most indestructible sheet of paper.  Basically, it’s Kevlar webbing (like the kind you use in a bullet-proof vest) writ large, with an adhesive backing so you can just ...
  1 week ago

• Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Who Cares, Power Tool Deals Now!

  
  CopTool - Power Tool News Blog — Authority: 120
  Why would you need to wait in line at 5am, uphill both ways in 10 feet of snow just to fight Pit Bulls with lipstick (aka Hockey Moms) to try and save a few bucks? Ohio Power Tool is already putting out lots of awesome power tools at special discounted pricing and not refurbished or last year’s leftovers but the new ...
  1 week ago

• SOM Goes Mega Green in China

  
  Sustainable Design Update — Authority: 107
  Proposed New Bejing  City Center SOM - Architects of the Sears Tower are  well known for Mega-Projects and now Mega-Redevelopment Projects. Their plan for Beijing’s new Central Business District is really three projects anchored around new parks and green boulevards. The proposed Central Business District ...
  2 weeks ago

• Frames of Reference

  
  EYE ON DESIGN BY DAN GREGORY — Authority: 110
  Boxes and Barn Doors I am always struck by how important frames are, visually and virtually, in helping us see. Take this very simple vignette by artist Spy Emerson that caught my eye recently at Flora Grubb , an exceptional garden design nursery in San Francisco. The wood box — no bottom, just sides — ...
  2 weeks ago

• Interior Stone Veneer: The Interior Decorating Miracle Material

  
  Free Online Article DirectoryFree Online Article Directory — Authority: 144
  If you’ve been wanting to redecorate your home in a truly imaginative way, then you should take a look at the possibilities extended by interior stone veneer. This is a material that can be used in just about any way you can think of. But in addition to allowing for your creative thinking, interior stone veneer is a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stunning Reclaimed Furniture with Deep Southern Roots

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 707
  Furniture made from reclaimed wood, whether it be from the wild or from a collapsing warehouse, expresses the human and natural history of the region it was plucked from. Last week I wrote about Urban Woods , an LA-based furniture shop whose materials reflect the unique environs of California. This week, Garden ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tiny Texas Houses Made From Reclaimed Materials

  
  Green Eco Services — Authority: 125
  Shakti House I have been downsizing for about 10 years. I have found the more I get rid of the less I need and want. The advantage of downsizing is you save alot of money. Less stuff to buy, less upkeep, and to top it off more environmentally friendly. That said, more is less seems to be the mantra o f Tiny Texas ...
  2 weeks ago

• Africas rarest monkey had an intriguing sexual past, DNA study confirms

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 641
  Durham, NC -- The most extensive DNA study to-date of Africas rarest monkey reveals that the species had an intriguing sexual past.
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• Literal Tree Houses: Amazing Homes Built with Whole Trees

  
  Life within me — Authority: 140
  There’s something truly primitive about the sophisticated homes designed and built by Whole Trees Architecture and Construction . The buildings are beautiful in a raw and natural way because Whole Trees believes in using whole, young-growth trees in their projects. The idea is to get back to the roots of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Insulation Batts in Containers

  
  FREE DEKSTOP WALLPAPER — Authority: 125
  Did you know that The Australian Federal Government is providing $1600 to every home owner to insulate their home? Yes, that right. This part of the Governments economic stimulus package. Believe or not every householder will receive $1600 worth for FREE. Installing insulation battts will help households reduce ...
  2 weeks ago

• (RPM) RPM International Inc. – Earnings in the Fiscal First Quarter 2010

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 164
  RPM International Inc. ( RPM ) recently raised its dividend for the 36th consecutive year. Analysts expect earnings growth of 20.41% in fiscal 2010. Company Description RPM International is a holding company for subsidiaries that manufacture specialty coatings and sealants for industrial and consumer customers. ...
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• Buying Bamboo Floors By Color

  
  BuildDirect Blogs About Building Materials — Authority: 116
  Bamboo flooring has really come into its own over the last number of years.  This is partially due to the fact that bamboo has become the “poster floor” for green flooring building materials.  But, that’s not the only reason they’ve come into their own as a floor covering of choice. Because there are so ...
  2 weeks ago

• 16 killed in Kazakhstan warehouse fire (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Astana/Moscow, Nov 9 (DPA) At least 16 people were killed Monday in a fire in a warehouse for synthetic building materials in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, the Interfax news agency reported.The fire rapidly spread throughout the 8,000-sq-metre warehouse in a suburb of the Kazakh capital Astana, civil ...
  2 weeks ago

• South Devon Green Party pushes local, sustainable economies

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 143
  Members of the South Devon Green Party have been campaigning and talking to commuters about the importance of a local sustainable economy. Totnes’s Green Party county councillor Paula Black told the PRSD: “There has been a long established view that going for growth creates wealth which has a trickle down ...
  3 weeks ago

• EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 621
  European industries including metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics will benefit from free carbon permits, starting in 2013, under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme.Operators in those industries complained that not having free pollution permits would make them uncompetitive with their counterparts in ...
  3 weeks ago

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