http://www.zibb.com/construction/interstitial/newsblogs/Construction_Building+Systems Zibb. The Global business search engine. en-US search@zibb.com (RB Search)Copyright (c) 2007 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT608831http://www.zibb.com/construction/interstitial/newsblogs/Construction_Building+Systems http://www.zibb.com/images/en/g_zibb_logo_beta.gif http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3153843&c=1These reductions were principally experienced in the retail and non-specialist sectors which accounted for 27% of Specialist Building revenue in 2009 compared to 46% in 2008. The division delivered operating profits prior to exceptional items and amortisation charges of £2.5m (2008: £4.9m).http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3153843&c=1Construction/Building SystemsTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMThttp://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=426&storycode=3153831&c=1The UK Green Building Council today called for a 50% cut in carbon emissions from the built...http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=426&storycode=3153831&c=1Construction/Building SystemsTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.buildingtalk.com/news/ciw/ciw197.htmlCIWEM calls for a mandatory national retrofit programme for existing buildings that would stimulate a low carbon economy in the UK.http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/ciw/ciw197.htmlConstruction/Building SystemsTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.sustainableindustries.com/greenbuilding/71909222.htmlSustainable Industries is the Northwest's monthly business news for green building, energy, recycled markets and sustainable agriculture.http://www.sustainableindustries.com/greenbuilding/71909222.htmlConstruction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 23:05:32 GMThttp://www.greenbuildingsnyc.com/blog/david/harlem-block-party-entire-block-of-135th-street-slated-for-green-retrofitsSome blocks get all the history. West 135th Street in Harlem, between 7th Avenue and Lenox, was one of the proudest blocks in the neighborhood during Harlem's glory years. In 1910, the St. Philip's Episcopal Church -- the wealthiest of uptown's black churches during that period -- bought thehttp://www.greenbuildingsnyc.com/blog/david/harlem-block-party-entire-block-of-135th-street-slated-for-green-retrofitsConstruction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 21:13:59 GMThttp://www.dexigner.com/architecture/news-g19332.html<img alt="Council of State Governments Votes to Use AIA's Carbon Neutrality Goal as Model" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/s/19332.jpg" width="60"http://www.dexigner.com/architecture/news-g19332.htmlConstruction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 19:07:57 GMThttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/amazing-malmo.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29All over North America, people complain about deteriorating cities, dysfunctional governments, decline of industrial base and loss of jobs. That pretty much describes Malmö twenty-five years ago, when the shipping industry collapsed and there was 25% unemployment. In Northhttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/amazing-malmo.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 15:08:49 GMThttp://www.buildinggreentv.com/keywords/hemp/9825Please follow my blog about a groundbreaking project I am working in Asheville,NC. pushhouse.blogspot.comWe are installing Hemcrete( hemp and lime) as our exterior walls as we speak and should be finished at the end of the week. A local newspaper just did a very nice story on the projecthttp://www.buildinggreentv.com/keywords/hemp/9825Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:07:21 GMThttp://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/books-guides-resources/green-home-renovation-our-goto-list-of-resources-102341?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fre-nest+%28Re-Nest%29If you're thinking about renovating your home, it can be overwhelming to know where to start, particularly if you have a small apartment. So we've put together our list of resources includihttp://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/books-guides-resources/green-home-renovation-our-goto-list-of-resources-102341?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fre-nest+%28Re-Nest%29Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:10 GMThttp://www.dcnonl.com/rss/id36429Toronto Community Housing has taken a run-down, termite-infested multiple-housing building on Mutual Street and turned it into a mixed housing unit with cutting edge sustainable technology and livable design while preserving the structure’s historic façade.http://www.dcnonl.com/rss/id36429Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:15:02 GMThttp://www.joconl.com/rss/id36417A sinkhole next to the active construction site of Calgary’s new emergency operations centre has stopped work on the project.http://www.joconl.com/rss/id36417Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:15:02 GMThttp://www.ameinfo.com/216963.htmlDanube Building Materials, the specialist in construction, building materials and shop fitting industries, has announced the launch of the first Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for...http://www.ameinfo.com/216963.htmlConstruction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 07:17:16 GMThttp://buildingctgreen.com/AuggieVGreenBlog/?p=1079It is estimated that 20 million plastic baggies are being thrown away each week in U.S. schools and thats just schools.  I know I have used and discarded my fare share over the years. Last week I stumbled onto ReSnackIt.com™, a new green business in Avon, Connecticut that is not very highhttp://buildingctgreen.com/AuggieVGreenBlog/?p=1079Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 06:21:51 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3241024.htmPR: Thanks to a collaboration between BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization is one step closer to transforming an old textile factory in inner city Philadelphia into a new green jobs training center.http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3241024.htmConstruction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 01:20:05 GMThttp://www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6489&title=Zero%2Dcarbon+price+blow+for+brick+and+block+buildingIt may be more expensive than first thought to build houses to levels 4 and 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes when using tr...http://www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6489&title=Zero%2Dcarbon+price+blow+for+brick+and+block+buildingConstruction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.inddist.com/article/390200-WESCO_sustainability_summits_energize_purchasing_to_go_green.php?rssid=20133Industrial distributor provides MRO buyers with value added services that include training programshttp://www.inddist.com/article/390200-WESCO_sustainability_summits_energize_purchasing_to_go_green.php?rssid=20133Construction/Building SystemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-curmudgeon/greenbuild-2009-wrapSubtitle: Minimal swag, great ideas, and a little age discrimination Images: Green Building Curmudgeon Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix was another great event. Unlike most of the construction industry, green building appears to behttp://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-curmudgeon/greenbuild-2009-wrapConstruction/Building SystemsSun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015144-28.stm?cmpid=news.xmlCommunity College of Allegheny County, 9 a.m., CCAC West Hills Center, 1000 McKee Road, Oakdale. Skilled trades and services fair. Call 412-788-7500.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015144-28.stm?cmpid=news.xmlConstruction/Building SystemsSun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/091120greenbuild.aspAfter growing almost exponentially in recent years, attendance at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, held November 11 to 13 in Phoenix, hovered around 28,000, roughly equivalent to the size of the 2008 conference in Boston.http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/091120greenbuild.aspConstruction/Building SystemsFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:27 GMThttp://zerochampion.building.co.uk/2009/11/20/bike-blues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsustainaballs%2Fmy_weblog+%28Sustainability+Blog+-+Zerochampion%29Those of you Twitter addicts out there may be aware that my prize new bike was swiped on Tuesday afternoon. It underlines two rather separate points: Ithttp://zerochampion.building.co.uk/2009/11/20/bike-blues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsustainaballs%2Fmy_weblog+%28Sustainability+Blog+-+Zerochampion%29Construction/Building SystemsFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:35 GMThttp://www.ISWonline.com/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/61/Default.aspx?tid=2&ContentID=837270WASHINGTON — From 2009 to 2013, the green building industry will add $554 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Booz Allen Hamilton. Over that span, the green building sector should create about 7.http://www.ISWonline.com/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/61/Default.aspx?tid=2&ContentID=837270Construction/Building SystemsFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:16:01 GMThttp://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000703054Walls & Ceilings reaches interior and exterior contractors, as well as architects in the wall and ceiling industry. Covering drywall, plaster, ceilings/acoustics, metal framing, fireproofing, insulation, EIFS, stucco, ICFs/SIPs, tools & equipment, green building products,building envelope and muchhttp://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000703054Construction/Building SystemsFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:32:33 GMThttp://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/buildings-made-prefabricated-straw-prove-be-fire-resistant Researchers at Bath University test panels made from prefabricated straw-bale and hemp by exposing them to temperatures over 1,000°C; to reach the required building standard, the panelshttp://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/buildings-made-prefabricated-straw-prove-be-fire-resistantConstruction/Building SystemsThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:01 GMThttp://www.buildingonline.com/news/viewnews.pl?id=8773PHOENIX, AZ -- BuildingGreen, LLC, publisher of the GreenSpec(R) Directory and Environmental Building Newstrade;, announced the 2009 Top-10 Green Building Products. This eighth annual award, announced at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild Conference in Phoenix,http://www.buildingonline.com/news/viewnews.pl?id=8773Construction/Building SystemsThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.purchasing.com/article/389032-WESCO_sustainability_summits_energize_purchasing_to_go_green.php?rssid=20266WESCO distribution held a series of sustainability summits in seven cities across the country in 2009 that have proven so popular with its customers and prospects that the company has extended the events schedule into next year. Purchasing professionals and other executives responsible forhttp://www.purchasing.com/article/389032-WESCO_sustainability_summits_energize_purchasing_to_go_green.php?rssid=20266Construction/Building SystemsThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT