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GLASS ON WEB - Glass News - Konarka’s Next Generation Organic Photovoltaic Cells Awarded World’s
www.glassonweb.com | 4 hours 39 minutes ago
February 15th, 2012 - Konarka’s Next Generation Organic Photovoltaic Cells Awarded World’s First OPV Certification from TÜV Rheinland - Konarka’s TÜV Certification Allows Architect and Building Partners to Integrate Thin Solar Film in BIPV Glass Applications with IEC ...

New Technical Standards Now Available From NFPA | PRLog
www.prlog.org | 13 hours 4 minutes ago
New Technical Standards Now Available From NFPA. Two new technical documents and a new technical report have recently been published and are now available from the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). - PR11798770

NEMA - NEMA Economic Forecasters Take Top Wall Street Journal Honors For Accuracy
www.nema.org | 14 hours 36 minutes ago
NEMA Economic Forecasters Take Top Wall Street Journal Honors For Accuracy

RedVector Expands its Premier Online CE Library With New Courses on ADA Guidelines and Renewable
www.prweb.com | 16 hours 13 minutes ago
Two new courses focus on key topics driving the design and construction industry, including the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards that will go into effect in March of this year.

ENR Construction Week: Construction Unemployment Stuck at 17.7% | ENR: Engineering News Record |
enr.construction.com | Feb 13, 2012
Late-breaking and brief items for the week ending Feb. 13, 2012.

Improved defense pleases coach
www.post-gazette.com | Feb 11, 2012
Coverage of Robert Morris University sports from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

What comes next after green building? – Daily Commercial News
www.dcnonl.com | Feb 10, 2012
Now that green building practices have become widely accepted by the global architecture-engineering-construction industry, what comes next?

New York City Mayor Says Green Building Codes Will Help City Meet PlaNYC Goals | News |
archrecord.construction.com | Feb 8, 2012
New York City s adoption of new green building codes are expected to result in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% and saving $400 million by 2030, says a recently released report from the Urban Green Council, the U.S. Green Building Council s New York chapter.

Washroom products from Barben Industries meet 2011 Australian Standards for disabled persons
www.infolink.com.au | Feb 8, 2012
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PHIUS PHlogging | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
www.greenbuildingadvisor.com | Feb 8, 2012
Subtitle:  Why is Katrin Klingenberg proposing to water down the Passivhaus standard? Images:  Green Building Blog “The Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels