
Kubota introduces the KX057-4, a new conventional tail swing model in the five-ton class. This new KX-4 Series compact excavator is designed to provide operators with enhanced performance and increased stability in open areas. The KX057-4 offers an optional hydraulic float angle blade with 25-degree pivot angle for increased productivity; while the machine’s new design adds stability and lift capacity. Stability, Power and Productivity The conventional...

Hot And Mighty™ announces its new WR2 Wash Water Recovery And Recycling System for the mobile pressure washer industry. This system will recover and recycle residential, commercial and industrial wash water on the go. Meet and exceed your local wash water regulations and national EPA protocol with a Hot And Mighty™ WR2 Wash Water Recovery And Recycling System. The Hot And Mighty™ WR2 was specifically designed with the mobile pressure washing...

Nilfisk-Advance, the global leader in professional cleaning equipment, has introduced its model’s ER 1300/1600 combination machines for heavy industrial applications. The ER 1300/1600 is the definition of innovative and optimized design. This manoeuvrable front steer is the widest cylindrical scrub deck in its class. This deck’s dual counter-rotating cylindrical brushes are capable of sweeping and scrubbing in one single pass. Two different cleaning...

ECO Cleaning Systems, manufacturer of environmentally responsible surface cleaning products in Port Clinton, Ohio, today announced the immediate availability of its newest technology, the HydroRecyClean power wash system. This new innovation is the only fully automatic and integrated system to recover wastewater, filter it on site for reuse, and convert recovered contaminants into non-leachable materials that can often be disposed of in general landfills. The...
In Germany, one of the municipal housing companies is a permanently typical good example of an economical usage of energies. In Remscheid (Federal Republic Nordhein-Westfalen) there is the largest pellets heating system that ever was constructed within the residential building industry in the Middle Europe. Towards the end of October, GEWAG housing incorporated company replaced the oilbased heating system from 1970th years by pellets heating boiler...
Specifiers and school engineers attending the U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo in Boston, will be the first to try Trane’s new “High Performance Systems Portfolio for K-12 Schools.” Where: Booth #1201 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center When: Nov. 19-21, 2008 The High Performance Systems Portfolio is the first and only web-based tool available at www.trane.com/K12Systems...
The Executive Centre on Merchant Street in Cincinnati, a 521,000-square-foot office building housing General Electric and CINCOM Systems, Inc., recently announced completion of building-wide renovations that will drastically reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in its three buildings. As a result of the renovations, the building’s property manager, CB Richard Ellis, anticipates more than $40,000 in savings per year from reduced energy...
RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson today announced that 901 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, WA, a 41-story 558,607 sq. ft office tower has achieved LEED-EB™ (existing building) Silver certification. The certification marks the completion of one of the largest environmental retrofits in the industry for an existing property and Seattle’s first full city block targeting LEED certification. The new ownership and management of Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue...
New international standards are being set by Gale International in sustainable building design, systems engineering, and urban infrastructure and planning with Songdo International Business District (IBD), a new city currently under construction off Incheon, South Korea, on the Yellow Sea. Songdo IBD is a joint venture between Gale International and Posco Engineering & Construction and is the largest private development in the world. Songdo IBD,...
TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate announced today that One Boston Place in Boston is the first building to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance is a rating system that recognizes buildings with maximum operational efficiency and minimal environmental...