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ZIP System Wall Sheathing and Tape Exceed Air Barrier Code Requirements

Huber Engineered Woods, leading manufacturer of innovative building solutions, recently reaffirmed its ZIP System wall sheathing and ZIP System tape as the premier air barrier assembly for builders seeking green certification by passing the rigorous ASTM E 2357 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage of Air Barrier Assemblies

4 Aug 2009

Cleaner, More Efficient Engines With a Cocktail of Gasoline and Diesel

Diesel and gasoline fuel sources both bring unique assets and liabilities to powering internal combustion engines. But what if an engine could be programmed to harvest the best properties of both fuel sources at once, on the fly, by blending the fuels within the combustion chamber?

3 Aug 2009

Heating and Cooling Savings to Come From Intelligent Windows at Department of Energy Building

Denver-based RavenBrick has been selected to provide intelligent window technology for the new Research Support Facilities (RSF), which is currently under construction

3 Aug 2009

Online Course in Reflective Roofing Helping Architects Gain Sustainable Design Credits

Architects wanting to get an early start on accumulating their first
Sustainable Design (SD) credits under new American Institute of Architects (AIA) requirements can take a free online course on white reflective roofing offered by the Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association

3 Aug 2009

Low Power Use a Feature of New Display Technologies

From touch screens, flexible displays, OLED displays, epaper displays to pocket projectors and 3D displays, it's important to explore how new display technologies can bring innovative form factors, attractive visual performance, power savings and potentially drive growth in the near future

3 Aug 2009

Energy Needs For Lighting Almost Eliminated by New Approach to Windows

A new approach to windows that could let in more light and cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99 percent in buildings in Tropical regions without losing the cooling effect of shades

2 Aug 2009

Segway Inventor Takes His Private Island Off The Grid

Segway inventor Dean Kamen has resolved to live only on the energy he can produce with the island's renewables - a wind turbine, solar panels, and his own redesign of the Stirling engine. The key to using energy within his means is cutting energy consumption

30 Jul 2009

Bond University Students Develop Green Toolkit to Show Businesses How to Make Money While Reducing Emissions

Bond University students have designed a CSIRO award-winning 'green business toolkit' which shows companies how reducing carbon emissions can increase their returns

29 Jul 2009

Energy Efficient Fuel Tanker Under Development

Alcoa and CIMC Vehicles, a leading specialty truck manufacturer in China, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership, to design and develop a new, energy-efficient, aluminum fuel tanker trailer for the Asian market

29 Jul 2009

Cheaper and Better Flexible Solar Cells A Step Closer to Reality

A new class of economically viable solar power cells-cheap, flexible and easy to make-has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at NIST, where scientists have deepened their understanding of the complex organic films at the heart of the devices

28 Jul 2009