Archive for October 19th, 2009

Could your green idea win a Wandsworth Council Green Champions Awards?

Maybe you have designed a recycling bin or composter, come up with a novel way of collecting rainwater or insulating your home. Perhaps you have identified … See all stories on this topic

Cahillane on the spot for Portlaoise

CAVAN GAELS crashed out of the Ulster club SFC race in a blizzard of red cards at Kingspan Breffni Park yesterday. St Gall's of Antrim eventually prevailed … See all stories on this topic

ProLogis Leases 188000 Square Feet of its Development Portfolio to Two

Sustainable features include a pre-cast concrete seismic isolation system, a rainwater recycling system and solar-powered outdoor lighting. … See all stories on this topic

'Green' is the theme at Roanoke school

Roanoke Times Zach Bradley, a first-grader at Fishburn Park, empties plastic lids into a recycling bin. The PTA bought students reusable cloth bags that they can use to … See all stories on this topic

Rajasthan to promote green buildings

JAIPUR: Rajasthan government is planning to make it mandatory for buildings spread over 500 square metres to have rainwater harvesting facilities, … See all stories on this topic

Brad Pitt's 'floating house' can work in RP

The house's design incorporates a rainwater-harvesting system where a series of valve spouts on the roof direct rainwater either to an underground cistern … See all stories on this topic

San Diego sewage waiver casts pall over efforts to restore Ocean

To make this real, the CWA cut through a lot of dissimulation about sewage treatment by establishing numerical standards for wastewater discharges: the … See all stories on this topic

Sewage overflow tank proposed in Haverford

Toal said RHM explored other options, including a sewage treatment plant and a parallel interceptor, which would provide an alternate line through … See all stories on this topic

Making the most of methane

Biomethane is a natural candidate because it is abundant at sewage treatment facilities, landfills, farms and dairies. ESCONDIDO — In an inland city not … See all stories on this topic

Walmart sewage benefits Canton

Leachate being trucked from the Route 11 supercenter to the Canton sewage treatment plant on Sullivan Drive so far has generated $17100, according to … See all stories on this topic