Cities and cultures invariably craft ways to express their identity in visceral ways. The most revered of these public statements become a point of pride in the community and a compelling destination for visitors, according to a recent PSFK ...
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Light is at the heart of our communities, our technological advances and our sustainable world. Speeding up this new age of digital light will unlock even greater health, well being, sustainability and economic benefits for society as a ...
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Mayor Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, CA, chair of the Resilient Communities for America Campaign, unveiled a roadmap to resiliency at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) National Leadership Speaker Series event. In a speech at the ...
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz speaks about clean energy revolution in the U.S. in an article recently posted on Department of Energy website. For decades, America has chased after the promise of clean, domestic energy. But even ...
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — You, who left your air-conditioned room one morning last week, walked through the gently perfumed, climate-controlled corridors, and stopped for your half-caff latte at the Starbucks along the way (extra ice, ...
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The Honda Odyssey is now available from $35,100, after the local division cut prices by $2000. Following a price reduction in December 2011 that saw the entry price of the seven-seater drop from $39,100 to $37,100, the Honda Odyssey has ...
LED lighting company Vision Accendo has completed a total refit of airside lighting at Southampton Airport. Vision Accendo director Mark Bigwood said the airport is one of the first in the world to go totally LED airside, with the company ...
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It's both the moment of this comparison test and the first time the Jaguar F-Type mounts a fierce challenge to the Porsche Boxster. The $171,045 F-Type V6 S is leading, with the $131,800 Boxster S PDK on the chase. We're on a special ...
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Old heating pumps are secret power guzzlers. Few people think about these hidden ?service providers? when seeking to save on electricity. Even with oil and gas heating systems, electric pumps ensure that hot water circulates from the boiler ...
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Data centres can help change the world for the better, by allowing organisations across all sectors access to cheap intelligence and data modelling. That's according to Neela Jacques, senior cloud strategist for VMware speaking as part of ...
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Coatings giant PPG Industries Inc. (PPG - Analyst Report) recently unveiled its new residential glass website, www.ppgglass.com, which features better navigation along with integrated links and functionality to help homeowners purchase ...
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BASF opened a new production plant for concrete admixtures in Kazan, Russia. Together with the facility inaugurated in Podolsk near Moscow in 2012, BASF now supplies the Russian construction sector with a broad range of concrete admixtures ...
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Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) provided a third-quarter earnings outlook, with the top of the range in line with Wall Street expectations, as the steelmaker said it expects profitability from steel operations to increase from the second ...
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The news comes as the government announced that supermarkets and large stores will be imposing a compulsory charge of 5p on carrier bags. The FPA, who represent the UK manufacturers and distributors of foodservice packaging including a ...
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When you start looking for the best car tyres, the first thing you'll need to do is check what tyre size and specification you need for your car. This information is specified in your car's handbook, or on the sidewall of the tyre itself. ...
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