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    News Archive for October 2012

    Kooltherm K5 external wall boards by Kingspan Insulation

    Available from Kingspan Insulation, thes wall boards are made from fibre-free thermoset material rather than thermo plastics, and they have a Group 1 BCA fire classification.


    S10 platform seating from Acromat

    Thanks to its cost-effective construction S10 platform seating from Acromat offers value for money, and it can be used in multiple ways.


    ACO PowerDrain S300K trench drain system installed at Pacific Highway upgrade project

    ACO Polycrete supplied its PowerDrain S300K trench drain system with slotted ductile iron grates for the Banora Point Upgrade project along the Pacific Highway in New South Wales.


    Office building re-furbished almost exclusively from CSR products

    The redevelopment of an old administrative building at the Gyprock Coopers Plains factory site in Brisbane, has been built almost entirely with CSR’s own products and systems.


    Think Brick Australia prepares to celebrate inspirational brick design and architecture

    Think Brick Australia has announced that judging of the annual Horbury Hunt Award, which celebrates vision and inspiration in brick architecture and design has been completed. Winners will be announced at a gala dinner on October 25.


    'Get The Look' with Boral’s new search tool initiative

    Boral has developed new online tools to help make selecting building materials such as roof tiles, bricks and stone a simpler process for consumers.


    Rheem celebrates 75 years by awarding 75 apprentice plumber grants

    In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Rheem Australia has selected 75 successful applicants of a Rheem Apprentice Plumber Grant.


    Romilly Madew named an Australian ‘Woman of Influence’

    The Green Building Council of Australia’s (GBCA’s) Chief Executive, Romilly Madew, has been named one of 100 Women of Influence.


    Conditions ripe for home solar boom across Australia

    Demand for home solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is already surging but growing energy costs and sinking PV panel prices mean Australian solar homes are set to surpass a million.


    American thermally modified ash timber takes hold in Australia

    Recent export figures show an increase of 2 per cent in both value and volume of exports of American hardwood lumber in January - June 2012 relative to the same period in 2011, say the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC).


    New housing bounces back - but too early to call recovery

    Figures released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show finance for the construction and purchase of new dwellings increased 4.1 per cent in August, up 10.7 per cent from the same period last year.


    Tile Association study finds tiles reflect more heat than corrugated steel roofs

    A study conducted by the Roofing Tile Association of Australia at the University of Newcastle has found dark coloured roof tiles more energy efficient than corrugated steel.


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