It is hard to argue that hardwood flooring, derived from rapidly renewable trees, is one of the greenest floor covering options available. But is it worth selling that aspect of the floor? For residential consumers, a floor's sustainable ...
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Over the past few years advanced architectural coated glass has improved dramatically. New developments in glass coating technology have lead to the production of some of the most advanced coated glasses to date. New double and triple ...
Laars Heating Systems has enhanced and expanded its fully packaged, 95% efficient NeoTherm boiler line. The modulating boiler line is available from 80 through 1,700 MBH sizes. Also recently released is a volume water heater extension to ...
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The Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC) and Eaton’s Cooper Lighting division today announced a collaboration to accelerate the energy-efficient streetlighting market through the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative. The ...
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A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture blog entry introduces Purdue University's research resulgs on LED grow lights. Banks of LED illuminate plants in greenhouses. Purdue University researchers discovered that LEDs can provide a more ...
The Bay Area Climate Collaborative and Eaton's Cooper Lighting division today announced their collaboration on the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative. The region-wide project is designed to facilitate the upgrade of 200,000+ ...
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US based auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner has opened a new production plant and engineering center at the Podkarpackie Science and Technology Park in Rzeszów, Poland. Spread across 78,500ft2 space, the new production plant ...
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Germany's Azzurro Semiconductors AG has reported uniformity measurements for indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes on large-diameter silicon substrates up to 200mm [Andrea Pinos, etal, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p095502, ...
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The production version of the Citroen Cactus concept will be unveiled in February, expanding the French brand’s line-up with an entry-level compact crossover hatch. Citroen C line product manager Pierre Monferrini told Autocar ...
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Exhibiting for the first time at Construct, HPS Schönox is bringing new technologies and products to the commercial building sector that will expand the ability to install more diverse floor coverings over critical subfloors. The ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel is set to invest EUR130m in its engine and component production plant in Kaiserslautern, Germany. This investment will be used for engine manufacturing, bodywork components and seat manufacture, chassis ...
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Modern power transistors based on gallium nitride (GaN) enable power electronic switches to operate at much higher switching frequencies compared with those based on silicon (Si). Advantages include increased power density per volume and ...
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Mechanical details of the forthcoming BMW M3 sedan and BMW M4 coupe have finally been released, with a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission now officially confirmed. BMW has announced both M3 ...
Cummins Generator Technologies has developed its CorePlus Motor Generator and Power Electronics technology. Cummins believes there is a strong market for engine electrification in medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles and has been ...
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The physical location of a data centre is crucial to its security, according to John Noakes, director of product marketing & partners for cloud firm Attenda. Noakes was speaking as part of the 'Insights into the data centre of the future' ...
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