The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) new National Security Campus (NSC) has officially achieved LEED® Gold Certification, an esteemed third-party verification process showing the building is sustainable and ...
Eco Building Products, Inc., (ECOB), a manufacturer of treated wood products, recently launched Eco Armor – Defensive Paint. Eco Building Products has collaborated with the largest paint recycler in North America, Visions Paint ...
When you’re renovating your home, putting in new flooring is one of the best ways to dramatically alter the look of a room. Although it can be pricey, replacing old, worn carpet with new hardwood can up the value of your house, making ...
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Marlon Arias applauds the possible changes in federal guidelines that would make for greener construction and renovation. The owner of Trinity Glass Company in Springfield, Va., says he welcomes the chance to help lessen the environmental ...
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Several Vietnamese manufacturers showing here this week are looking to capture a larger share of business in the U.S. market. Tran Anh Vu, left, Lien Thanh Furniture, and Patrick G. Harvey, Harick PTY Ltd. ?Jeff Dilley, left, Exsero ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The German Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection has cast a new spotlight on projects to reduce or avoid emissions from timber and timber products within its renewable raw materials funding initiative. The project ...
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When it comes to adding a roof sheathing or getting some new furniture built for your home, you have several wood types to choose from. One of the most preferred forms is what is known as engineered wood. The two prime types of wood used by ...
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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Coswick Hardwood is pleased to announce that the company has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Certification from BM Trada Certifiation. The Certificate Registration Code is TT-COC-004704TT-CW-004704. The scope of ...
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Furniture Brands International's Chapter 11 filing lists the company's 30 largest unsecured claims, headed by the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. The amount of the pension claim isn't given. In its latest financial statement for ...
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August manufacturing activity picked up where July left off, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure ...
At the end of this year, the Mets? Wood wood-products division, which is part of the Finnish Mets? Group will close its further-finishing plant and distribution centre in Kaskinen. Mets? justifies the move with the longer period of ...
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Tencarva Machinery Company, a distributor specializing in pumps, liquid process, and custom-designed systems for the industrial and municipal marketplace, recently acquired the assets of Pump Technology & Solutions Inc. (PTS), in Cumming, ...
Tags: Pump, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
HomerWood announces that Intermountain Wood will be the brand's distributor in Montana and Washington, providing sales and distribution functions to retailers and builder subcontractors. "We are delighted to welcome Intermountain as a ...
Tags: Premium Hardwood, Hardwood, Intermountain Wood, Construction, Decoration
Canada's economy rebounded in the first quarter of 2013 as GDP grew at a 2.5% annual rate. Struggles in the manufacturing sector may limit growth in 2013, but there is potential for a turnaround in 2014, according to a report from the ...
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