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Company Offers Warranty-backed Option for Fix Chinese Drywall

National Construction Warranty Corporation says options could reduce the cost of restoring homes affected by corrosive drywall by 50 to 70 percent.

Fuel Cell 2000 Notes High Profile Companies Deploying Technology

FedEx, Coca-Cola Refreshments, Adobe Systems, BMW, and Albertsons have been buying and installing fuel cells at their facilities across the nation.

Tarragona Selects Severn Trent Services-Apliclor to Supply Electrochlorination Plant

The company will provide onsite sodium hypochlorite generators.

Court Establishes Security Zone around Deepwater Horizon Site

The security zone will remain in please until October 2011, according to the U.S. District Court of New Orleans.

AquaBok Provided In-situ Sediment Treatment at Manufactured Gas Plants

The company applied organoclay-based treatment materials and implemented a second full-scale horizontal funnel-and-gate type approach.

Voters to Decide if California Invests in GHG Reduction or Jobs

Proposition 23, if approved, will halt state regulatory action against greenhouse gas emissions.

Ex-Im Bank OKs $917M for India Power Plant

Project involves Bucyrus and other U.S. vendors that will sell and export mining and associated equipment to Sasan Powe and the promise to build a new renewable energy facility.

San Antonio Teams with Ameresco to Make Use of Biogas

In a 20-year partnership, the water system and the renewable energy company will collect methane gas from the sewage treatment process and sell it on the open market.



Termite Detector 'Sniffs' Out Bed Bugs, Too

The device uses a sensitive carbon dioxide-sensing mechanism that can locate the signature of a single bed bug behind a wall or in a concealed space, according to Stern Environmental Group.

Bourne Energy Product Captures Water Flow Energy

The Energy Regenerator may be used in power plant cooling systems and potable water treatment and distribution systems.

Tampa Bay Water Board Will Ask 4 Firms to Submit Proposals on Reservoir Fix

The board is looking to repair a crack in the interior, erosion control lining of the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir.

Deconstruction and Reuse Network Partner for Surplus Property Reuse

The Institution Recycling Network has teamed with the Deconstruction & Reuse Network to expand its capabilities to facilitate reuse of surplus property in California.

Alion and Tetra Tech Win EPA Contract Awards

Alion will conduct research on human pollutant exposures while Tetra Tech will support the federal agency's landfill methane outreach program.

Basin Electric Selects Acoustic Cleaning Systems for Baghouse Retrofits

The power cooperative tested a system on its Beulah, N.D., plant and decided to install more GE membrane bags to help reduce emissions from coal fuel.

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Public-private Partnership Brings Mitsubishi Wind Plant to Arkansas

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas is building a 200,000-square-foot nacelle manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Ark.

Quantas Awards Contract to Emerson for Inverters and Plant Controls

The equipment will convert DC power from photovoltaic arrays into AC power for what will be California's largest photovoltaic facility.

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15 Profiles Show How Material Reuse Can Change Construction

The “Design for Reuse Primer,” a free e-book, looks at the untapped potential of material reuse through the perspectives of the architects, contractors, and clients committed to its use.

Cali Resources Lowers Recycling Costs with Zylog Tracking Software

Advanced tracking software and ISO standard procedures improve performance and provide assurance for responsible recycling.