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Advanced Low-Emissivity Glasses Provide Significant Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings

At the Façade Tectonics #7 conference, PPG highlighted the results from a study demonstrating the energy savings achieved through the usage of advanced low-emissivity glasses.

21 Dec 2011

Bayou Receives Epoxy Coating Contract for Shell’s Deep Water Project

Aegion has awarded its subsidiary, The Bayou Companies with a contract to coat the gas and oil pipelines having diameter of 16” and 18 ” and length measuring approximately 80 mi, for the development of the offshore Shell Mars B deep water project.

19 Dec 2011

New Glass Tiles Unveils New Stone and Glass Tile Blends

New Glass Tiles has introduced its new series of stone, marble and glass tile blends with aesthetically pleasing designs suitable for any pool, bathroom, kitchen or any other area of the house.

19 Dec 2011

Study Findings Pave Way to Improve Performance of Portland Cement

Professor of civil and environmental engineering, the University of California at Berkeley, Paulo Monteiro stated that it is important to understand the structure of Portland cement at the nanoscale.

14 Dec 2011

Virginia Tech Professor Studies Methods for Inspection of Bridges

William Wright, an associate professor at Virginia Tech’s civil and environmental engineering department is carrying out a study along with Robert J. Conner from the Civil Engineering department of Purdue University to formulate a method to analyse possible fractures in bridges and develop ways to avoid the same.

14 Dec 2011

Vapor Technologies Develops True Black Coating Using LTAVD Process

Vapor Technologies, a provider of physical vapor deposition thin-film coating devices, has introduced the first-of-its-kind true black sophisticated low temperature arc vapor deposition (LTAVD) coating.

8 Dec 2011

IBISWorld Offers Report on Chinese Cement Products Manufacturing Industry

According to a market research report titled, ‘Cement Products Manufacturing in China’ from IBISWorld, the Chinese manufacturing industry of cement products will grow at 16.8% of the average annualized rate to reach $145.48 billion in 2016.

6 Dec 2011

St Marys Cement’s Facility in Canada Secures ISO 50001 Certification for Energy Efficiency

St Marys Cement’s facility located in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, has secured the ISO 50001 certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on November 15 2011, becoming the first plant in North America to receive the rating.

25 Nov 2011

BASF Gifts Neopor Rigid Foam for Hope Hospitality + Warming Center’s Insulation Needs

A truck-full of Neopor rigid foam insulation made of graphite-enhanced expandable polystyrene (EPS) has been donated by BASF to the Hope Hospitality & Warming Center, a non-profit organization located in Pontiac, Michigan. The foam insulation was produced from the raw material by Perma R, a customer of BASF.

From BASF Corporation 25 Nov 2011

GlassPLANK Terrazzo from GLASS RECYCLED for Flooring

GLASS RECYCLED, based in Texas, is providing GlassPLANK terrazzo, which is a substitute for normal terrazzo flooring. This eco-friendly product is available in several colors and enables addition of more points when striving for LEED certification.

25 Nov 2011

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