Luxury Canyon Hillside House by Clyde Rousseau
Just completed, this hillside view home lies in a beautiful box-canyon surrounded by Mountain Preserve just between the Biltmore Area and adjacent to Paradise Valley. It is a definitive example of sensitive design and true luxury. Architectural Designer Clyde Rousseau has combined the best of historic elegance and detail with modern elements to create a lasting estate that redefines quality through outstanding materials and stylish distinction. A...
Milwaukee New Compact Band Saws
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation delivers new-to-world innovation with the introduction of new MILWAUKEE® Compact Band Saws. Up to 45% lighter than deep cut band saws, the new Compact Band Saws are ideal for cutting in-place, overhead, or in tight spaces. MILWAUKEE® Compact Band Saws feature a 3-1/4″x 3-1/4″ cut capacity that cover s the most frequent applications performed by Electricians, Plumbers and Mechanical Contractors, including...
Copper Led Architectural Lighting
Cooper Lighting’s Lumière Cambria 203 architectural accent and landscape fixtures are now available with LED lamping. Designed for standard 12-volt systems, integrating this LED technology into new or retrofit applications is simple and seamless. The fixtures are available in 3000K, 4300K, or 6300K color temperatures in 7-, 20-, or 25-degree optical throws. Built like MR16 halogen modules, the lamps incorporate a thermal control circuit that optimizes...
SunCache Solar Water Heating System from Harpiris Energy
The SunCache integral-collector-storage (ICS) solar water heater uses a roof-mounted, water-filled, unpressurized, polyethylene panel and copper heat exchanger to pre-heat water for domestic use. Developed through research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the relatively inexpensive SunCache captures heat in 50 gallons of non-circulating water stored in a rooftop panel. When a hot-water tap is turned on, cold water from the supply line flows...
Worlds Largest CIGS Thin-Film Solar Array Goes Live in Tucson, Arizona
Global Solar Energy, a leading manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells, today announced the full operation of the largest solar electric array worldwide using CIGS photovoltaic (PV) technology. The 750-kilowatt (kW) system, located at Global Solar’s manufacturing facility in Tucson, is the first commercial-scale deployment of the company’s highly efficient CIGS thin-film solar technology and will help power...
RSMeans Announces the 2009 Edition of Its Perennial Best Seller, Building Construction Cost Data
Now available: the 2009 edition of the industry’s most used, quoted and respected construction pricing guide. Building Construction Cost Data has been the leading construction cost resource since 1942. It offers unit costs for materials, labor and equipment; overhead and profit; and crew and productivity data for a wide range of construction products and tasks. Location factors allow cost adjustments to more than 930 cities and towns in the U.S....
SABIC Innovative Plastics Expands Investment in Fluid Engineering Center to Develop High-Performance Materials for Water Systems
Growing concerns about health and safety risks and increasingly high costs of metal in fluid handling systems are prompting the use of plastic pipes, faucets, valves, boilers and other components. Plastics offer the potential to build cleaner, safer and more cost-effective water systems; however, each material must undergo extensive testing. To provide the most rigorous and sophisticated evaluation of its engineering thermoplastics, SABIC Innovative...
Copper in the Kitchen: This Metal Shines When It Comes to Cooking, Cleanliness and Class
While studying at Le Cordon Bleu, the world’s premiere culinary school, and later working at some of the finest restaurants in France, Eric Eisenberg learned to appreciate the copper cookware top chefs use to prepare exquisite gourmet dishes. “I used a lot of copper during my training in France,” said Eisenberg, now executive chef at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA. “And we used a lot of copper cookware at the different...
Q-Tran Introduces Q-Scape, Innovative Power System Infrastructure for Landscape Lighting
After three years of research and development, Q-Tran introduces Q-Scape, the first power system infrastructure invented and engineered specifically for landscape lighting applications. Q-Tran is the industry leader of high-performance power supply systems and transformers for low voltage and LED lighting. A completely thorough system of 217 originally designed components, Q-Scape includes everything from the fixture to the home or Building –...
Craft-Art Wood Countertops
Living Materials and Finishes Add a Natural Beauty to Interior and Exterior Home Design A new trend is emerging in kitchen design as designers and consumers push the limit of what materials can be used in the home. The use of “living finishes” – those found on naturally occurring materials that change, evolve and become more beautiful over time are part of a movement that respects and showcases the beauty of the natural world.
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