| Walsh starts work on Fenland eco house
Nick Seaton, Fenland District Council's building control manager, joined Tommy Walsh of Ground Force television programme fame as worked kicked off this week on the ambitious plan to build an affordable, eco-friendly, two-bedroom house for 60,000 in just 60 days.
Riding the baby dumper truck that he called a 'toy for the boys' around the compact site in Church Steet, March, Tommy was clearly enjoying himself. Nick Seaton was on hand to witness the ground-breaking project begin.
Tommy's latest programme - to be called Tommy's House - is now in full swing with his Wisbech building team and film crew hard at work on the innovative design created by Steve Willis.
The idea for the programme came from the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which was keen to explore the potential for people to build their own eco-friendly affordable homes as part of the massive Thames Gateway development where about one million homes are proposed.
Bayshore Recycling Earmarks $5.7 Million for Unprecedented Install ...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. – April 19, 2007 – Bayshore Recycling Corp. has committed to purchase the largest solar panel system in the recycling industry to provide sustainable, non-polluting power at its recycling facility in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, N.J., company officials announced today. “With Earth Day upon us, it is vital for business to not only talk about ways to be environmentally-friendly, but to demonstrate what can be accomplished on a grand scale through natural technologies," said Valerie Montecalvo, president of Bayshore Recycling. The company is investing $5.7 million for the 700-killowatt system, to be installed later this year. Energy generation from the solar panels will be used to power a majority of the company's operations, including the recycling of concrete, asphalt, brick and block.
US military launches fresh accusations at Iran
The U.S. military accused Iranian intelligence services on Wednesday of providing weapons to militants in Iraq and said gunmen were being trained in Iran in the use of lethal roadside bombs. U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell showed journalists in Baghdad weapons that he said were made in Iran. We know that (EFPs) - explosively formed penetrators- are being in fact manufactured and smuggled into this country, and we know that training does go on in Iran for people to learn how to assemble them and how to employ them. We know that training has gone on as recently as this past month from detainees debriefs, U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell said at a weekly briefing. Caldwell showed the Baghdad press corps EFPs he said were manufactured in Iran, as well as mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades, which he said were found at a house and in a car in Baghdad this week.
County completing zoning puzzle
A single-family residential area for seniors mixed in with a multifamily housing area for the college-aged.A nightclub next to a church.An exotic animal owner moves into a residential neighborhood.These are just some of the real and potential scenarios Orangeburg County officials contend with and may have to contend with into the future if something is not done to ensure orderly development standards, Orangeburg County planning and administration officials warn.And so the county is ready to implement its first countywide zoning ordinance for all unincorporated areas to help address and prevent ''helter skelter'' planning."With all the interest in development activity in the county, it is important for us to make that happen in a planned way and not a random way and to anticipate situations before they become conflicts," Orangeburg County Administrator Bill Clark said.And preventing potential neighbor conflicts is what Orangeburg County Planning Commission chairman Jim Albergotti says will make for a happier, more peaceful, livable county"In the long range, this is about the quality of life for those of us that have children down the road," Albergotti said.
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