The new block of the largest European lignite-fired power station in the Polish town of Belchatow, has been designed to generate 830 megawatts. The ultra-modern plant complete with flue gas desulphurisation and turbo-generator presents both a technical as well as structural engineering challenge for all those involved in the project. Because the construction of the power plant includes large-volume building dimensions with massive reinforced concrete...
China State Construction International Holdings Limited announced today that it will attend several key investor conferences to be held in Asia, including: 25-27 September Shen Yin Wan Guo Shenzhen Conference 2008, Shenzhen 13-14 October UBS 6th Annual Little Acorns Investor Days, Singapore 13-17 October Merrill Lynch China Conference, Beijing 15-16 October UBS 6th Annual Little Acorns Investor Days, Hong Kong ...
Helix Electric, has completed an electrical contracting project for the Carlsbad Ranch Resort Center, Phase I. Located on 15 acres at the crossroads of Carlsbad’s tourism and business districts, Carlsbad Ranch Resort Center, Phase I opened in March 2008. The project included 250 guest rooms, including 13 suites and 25,000 square feet of meeting and conference facilities. A subcontractor on the project, Helix Electric worked around one challenge...
Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. announces the addition of LED recessed lighting to its Halo downlighting product line. Designed for new construction and existing applications, the LED recessed lighting features a Halo LED module that installs into a new construction housing or into existing Halo and All-Pro housings. The new Halo LED downlight offers the benefits of energy savings, long life, improved quality of light, reduced...
Nilfisk-Advance, the global leader in professional cleaning equipment, announces the introduction of its model UHB 51-1500 walk-behind battery burnisher. This powered traction burnisher includes a number of new and improved features and a new, modernised design. According to a company spokesperson, these upgrades significantly improve performance and offer substantial productivity savings. Amongst the features mentioned by the company are the self-regulating...
PureSpectrum, Inc. is relocating and expanding its corporate offices as interest continues to grow in the company’s patent pending high performance dimming and power factor correction technologies for fluorescent lighting. PureSpectrum’s corporate headquarters will remain in Savannah, Ga., and the company will maintain an engineering lab in Carolina Beach, N.C. with an additional contracted engineering lab in New York. During the past...
Light up that shed without calling in a professional electrician or boosting power bills with this easy-to-install, solar-powered light. This state-of-the-art, solar light requires no complicated electrical wiring for quick installation.
Add colorful light to the nighttime garden, home or pond venue with this color-changing light globe. This solar-powered floating globe shines in every color, casting brilliant reds, greens, yellows and more colors on landscape features, fountains, pathways and statues.
The Sunforce 50044 60 Watt Solar Charging Kit gives you another reason to love the sun — it’ll help keep your batteries charged. This kit is excellent for cabins, remote power, back-up power, and 12-volt battery charging. The kit includes a PVC mounting frame, 7 Amp charge controller, 175-watt inverter, and wiring/connection cables. And with the built-in blocking diode technology, this charger kit is designed to protect against battery...
Electric bills can be murder. But now you can cut down on costs and find out which machines are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect your appliances to the Kill-a-Watt electricity usage monitor and it will assess how efficient they really are. The unit’s large LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hour, the same as your local utility.
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
Murillo, the Philippines based manufacturer has been involved in manufacturing furniture and...
Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
Looking for modern interior inspiration for your office, here we got some preview of the contemporary...
The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
Today’s modern house inspiration is coming from Richard Librach Architect, Toronto-based...
The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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