Recently, the forty-sixth International World Steel Association, as well as the third Steelies prize presentation, was held in India. The two projects Baosteel declared: LCA excellent case and thermal state blast furnace slag for direct ...
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The glass and glazing industry took one step closer to developing product category rules for windows during the American Architectural Manufacturers Association National Fall Conference in Albuquerque, N. M., yesterday. Product category ...
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Those who attack the cotton industry for its perceived impact on the environment will need to have their facts straight, thanks to a major research project undertaken by Cotton Incorporated: a life-cycle assessment (LCA) for cotton. ...
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One of the reasons the construction codes have held my interest for decades is that they always seem to present a new challenge.Just when we start to figure something out—whether it be compliance with the Americans with Disabilities ...
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Here on the final day of our LED exploration, I get down to brass tacks: the economic and ecological arguments for switching from incandescent to LED. And beware: I use math and logic. LED Economics I get it. An incandescent bulb cost ...
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Everyone knows that CFLs and LEDs offer more lumens per watt than an incandescent lamp,but less is known about the lifecycle performance of the newer technologies–including manufacture and disposal.Nick Martindale looks at exhaustive ...
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will soon dominate the lighting market. Few (if any) market watchers would disagree with that statement. In fact, analysts at A.T. Kearney predict that LEDs could capture as much as 90% of the lighting market by ...
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Demand for American hardwoods in the Mena region is poised to remain strong in 2012 according to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry. Confident about ...
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A new DOE report looks at the energy consumption of different lighting technologies over their entire lifetime, including manufacturing, transportation, use, and disposal. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report that ...
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The findings from a trial funded by Waste & Resources Action Program (Wrap) indicate it could soon be possible to recycle almost all domestic plastic packaging waste. According to Wrap, despite more than 300,000 metric tons of plastic ...
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