The lighting, based on field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, also gives off soft, white light – not the yellowish glint from fluorescents or bluish tinge from LEDs. "People often complain that fluorescent ...
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UK pump hire specialist Sykes Pumps provided 42 pumps as well as additional ancillary equipment through its North American distributor Ameripumps to help with the clear-up operation in New York, USA following Hurricane Sandy. The pumps ...
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Reuters reported that London copper slipped retreating from a three week high in the previous session, as concerns resurfaced over fiscal troubles in the United States but signs of an economic revival in top consumer China cushioned prices. ...
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Sofitel So Bangkok, the city’s first truly urban design hotel, unveiled its unique executive lounge, Club Signature, a masterpiece of high fashion dedicated to the high life inspired by legendary couturier Mr. Christian Lacroix. ...
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The Subway restaurant chain has introduced its salad bowls and lids made from 95% post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials. The move forms part of the chain’s proposal to make its restaurants and operations environmentally responsible. ...
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Editor's note: The following column was written by Judy Amabile, the president of Polar Bottle Product Architect's Inc. and Adeline Bash, public relations associate for Polar Bottle Product Architect's Inc. When people look back at the ...
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USA - New York is the city that never sleeps, and the tiny island of Manhattan has never been able to contain the city's buzz. Just across the river, hip new neighbourhoods spring up like dandelions - once-gritty enclaves like Williamsburg ...
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Lowline Underground Park Exhibit Features Arup Daylighting 'Imagining the Lowline,' a free exhibition in Manhattan's Lower East Side showcased Arup's research into a proposal for the world's first underground park.The exhibit, September ...
MANHATTAN, NY (BRAIN) — Who needs electricity to run a bike shop? A handful of Manhattan bike shops re-opened Wednesday following post-tropical storm Sandy, as the city was flooded with bike commuters. Bicycle Habitat opened ...
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(China Glass Network) Solar energy contains infinite energy, appearance of solar PV glass can also provide countless possibility for urban energy conservation. High-rises that can collect solar energy There are 3000-4000 high-rises in ...
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Ark Lighting are pleased to announce that they have been successful in securing contracts with local authorities in Milton Keynes and Sheffield. The new contracts will help the local authorities to achieve a 67% carbon reduction and a ...
Teijin Limited announced that for the fifth consecutive year it has produced an eco-friendly Green Carpet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles for the ecologically minded Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be ...
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Australia - Located in an old pie factory from the early 1900's, The Grounds of Alexandria is the flagship venue for its specialty coffee. The site hosts a coffee research and testing facility alongside a café, opening onto a ...
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As of the end of 2011, 13 cities in Mainland China had built up subways, with the total length of 1,678 km; it is expected that the urban rail transit AFC equipment market in Mainland China will value over RMB16 billion in 2020. In 2011, ...
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Construction cranes are shown perched on top of One World Trade Center on June 25.The steel skeleton of the skyscraper has been completed and the next step is adding the glass'skin.''/Associated Press file photo NEW YORK—The steel ...
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