Timber frame houses have a very long history, dating back to Neolithic times and continuing all the way through the present. The craft has been refined over that time, but the principles are the same — using felled trees to their ...
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No matter how attractive your outdoor space is, without a level of comfort it will be underutilized. In order to make a yard, garden, deck or patio a welcoming and inviting space that gets plenty of use each day, consider implementing these ...
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Beginning January 1, 2011 light bulb manufacturers will be required to meet new efficiency standards in California to save consumers money and energy. The standard, passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, becomes ...
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Beginning January 1, 2011 light bulb manufacturers will be required to meet new efficiency standards in California to save consumers money and energy. The standard, passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, becomes ...
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Local timber mills are climbing out of the recession, but it's going to be a sluggish trip, said Wade Mosby, vice president of Collins Products, a company that employs about 170 people in Klamath Falls. "We think it's not going to get any ...
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Mississauga, Canada, hopes to begin a city-wide conversion to LED street lights. Meanwhile, the Amerlux SmartSite SSL platform combines intelligent lighting and multimedia messaging for both safety and advertising applications. Canada's ...
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The new modified directive 2011/65/EU was released by EU on June, 2011, to replace 2002/95/EC and 2005/618/EC which will be abolished since Jan. 3rd, 2013. The national standards "Electrical and Electronic Products-Determination of Six ...
US-based solar firm First Solar has announced cumulative production has reached 5GW, or 66 million solar modules, capable of generating enough clean electricity to power approximately 2.5 million homes. The company began commercial ...
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US-based solar firm First Solar has announced cumulative production has reached 5GW, or 66 million solar modules, capable of generating enough clean electricity to power approximately 2.5 million homes. The company began commercial ...
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Solar panels, energy-saving light bulbs and fuel-efficient vehicles, all increasingly commonplace in the region, each play a role in making the Bay State the nation's leader in energy efficiency, officials said this week. Massachusetts is ...
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Solar panels, energy-saving light bulbs and fuel-efficient vehicles, all increasingly commonplace in the region, each play a role in making the Bay State the nation's leader in energy efficiency, officials said this week. Massachusetts ...
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China on Friday unveiled its three-step plan for phasing out energy-inefficient incandescent light bulbs in an attempt to promote energy conservation and emissions reductions. Imports and sales of 100-watt-and-higher incandescent light ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for construction materials held steady in September after a dropping 0.6% in August. Meanwhile, the measure was up 8.1% from a year earlier, although only ...
Artenius PET Packaging Europe, Distrupol and Engel UK were among the winners at last night’s glittering U.K.'s Plastics Industry Awards, which were held in the London Hilton on Park Lane. The ceremony, the 11th annual event to be run ...
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With the LUC04, the high-tech company dilitronics based in Jena, Germany, offers a highly innovative driver module for controlling LEDs. The integration module has been specially designed to be fitted inside the lighting fixture. With the ...
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