The high performance of DuPont™ SentryGlas® polymer interlayer made it the most suitable material for the stations and platforms of Mexico City´s new Subway Golden Line 12. The Golden Line runs from Tláhuac to ...
UK retailer Primark announces full year 2012 results -Revenue £3,503m (2011, £3,043m) -Adjusted operating profit £356m (2011, £309m) -Adjusted operating profit margin 10.2% (2011, 10.2%) -Return on average ...
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Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade. This has led to growing demand for glass over other construction materials like cement, ...
Philips in partnership with Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government, is to relight 18 of the region’s most impressive castles with predicted energy savings of 50%, equating to saving 92 tons of CO2 ...
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Saint-Gobain Glass India recently supplied Nano and COOL-LITE, two advanced high performance glass to the world’s tallest hotel JW Marriott Marquis, in Dubai. These two glasses were suggested as a double glazing solution for the ...
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Where would the world be without awnings? Folks would get soaked trying to get into their homes in a rain storm. Front rooms would get hot due to the unforgiving sun pouring right in. Some building facades would look ...
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Thirty-seven commercial LED outdoor lights were recognized for their excellence by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) fifth annual "Next Generation Luminaires" (NGL) solid-state lighting design competition, as announced at PennWell's ...
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Further cementing the company's position as an industry leader in LED technology, Philips has earned four Next Generation Luminaire™ (NGL) awards in the Outdoor Competition at the prestigious, fourth-annual NGL Solid State Lighting ...
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Cleantech investment specialists MTI Partners has announced the completion of a £2 million investment round in Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (OPV), an Oxford University spin-out Materials/Cleantech company commercializing solid-state ...
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When used in any setting for the purpose of design, glass looks absolutely luxurious. With its clarity and its sleekness, lovers of contemporary and modern design would know how gorgeous glass can make your home look. While aesthetics are a ...
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A building that produces more energy than it consumes: the Efficiency House Plus shows that it is possible to build detached houses that can function as miniature power stations. Power is supplied by the photovoltaic modules that are ...
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Should the appearance of an insulated facade reflect its function? Those involved in the research project on EWIS modulation say ´yes´! At BAU 2013, the World´s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems, in ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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AGC Interpane is displaying a 14 metre long, 3.2 metre high sheet of laminated glass on its stand at the BAU 2013 trade show in Munich (14-19/01/2013). The glazing was coated at the Plattling plant and assembled into safety glass by Seele ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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