Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
The Washington Journal wraps up its week-long series on energy issues, with a conversation about solar power. Tom Rooney, the CEO of SPG Solar, the second largest solar company in the U.S., joins us today. He discusses the benefits of solar power and the incentives the government provides to encourage homeowners and utility companies to
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Web applications like MapQuest and Google Maps simplify the way we navigate, offering nearly instant directions to the closest dentist, auto mechanic, or happy hour spot. For developers looking to incorporate an innovative, useful tool into their application or website, an interactive map can spur interest and encourage repeat visits from users. But how does
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
BLDGBLOG – One of the more interesting student projects I’ve seen in a long time used a “document-based” approach to architecture to fabricate an entire fictional world—one in which top secret underground research labs, militarized bacteria, artificial earthquakes, and much more were all found conspiring beneath the streets of Berlin, Baghdad, and Istanbul. Read More
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – Countries in the MENA region with little or no oil and gas deposits are endowed with abundant sunlight and sparsely occupied land – resources that could make the region a renewable energy powerhouse. The World Bank is providing Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria with a total of US$5.5 billion (Dh20.2bn) in funding for
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – The 100 000 tons tanker “Baltica” left Murmansk on Saturday loaded with gas condensate for China. This is the first time a high-tonnage tanker takes the Northern Sea Route from Europe to Asia. Read More
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
International research and consultancy organisation HR Wallingford has announced the creation of a new team of environmental specialists to enhance existing capabilities and act as a centre of excellence for aquatic environmental solutions. Environmental issues are at the heart of sustainable economic growth and social development. Management of the environment aims to conserve ecosystems now and
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Global architectural design firm HOK has launched a new business:HOK Product Design, LLC. Through this venture, HOK designers from across the firm will design products for use in and around the firm’s core business of architecture and interior design. HOK Product Design will license its designs to manufacturers for fabrication and sale. “HOK has a history
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Datapaq, the world’s leading supplier of temperature profiling systems, introduced the revolutionary new RF Radio Telemetry system TM21 to complement the TPAQ21 and MultiPaq21 datalogger products. The TM21 system utilizes the latest radio frequency technology to allow temperature data transmission from the datalogger in real time. As the Datapaq system travels through the process (oven,
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
The government has approved in principle 11 railway improvement projects worth over 87.5 billion baht. Work on the projects is expected to start this year. Transport permanent secretary Supoj Saplorm said the State Railway of Thailand would improve the tracks and bridges and build a double track from Chachoengsao to Kaeng Khoi at the foot of the
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
iStockAnalyst – The UK population is expected to continue on its rapid growth trajectory out to 2051, greatly increasing housing requirements. As well as having to meet this demand, housing developers will need to make their projects increasingly sustainable, in compliance with new regulations. This will provide an opportunity for integrated utility companies that can offer
