Henderson, Nev. (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- 21st EQUITY HOMES MANUFACTURING INC. (21st Equity) a precast home manufacturer and official Mandate Holder for global cement supply launches its Home upgrade and Real Estate Swop Program. This enables millions of property owners across the world to trade in their existing (hard selling) property against a brand new 21st Equity development including the benefit of becoming a factory co-owner and license partner in a 21st Equity Homes Manufacturing Plant.

Indianapolis, Indiana (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- The increased demand for energy efficiency and savings among Midwestern homeowners has allowed USA Insulation to add several franchise locations in the past year. Adding home insulation has increased in popularity due to the desire for eco-friendly practices and, more importantly, the desire to lower monthly utility bills.

Discovery Bay, CA (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- ForeclosureRadar (foreclosureradar.com), the only website that tracks every California foreclosure, and provides daily auction updates, issued its monthly California Foreclosure Report for April 2009. In a reversal from the prior month, foreclosure notices dropped while foreclosure sales rose. Sales at auction rose by 35 percent overall and a record number of those properties were purchased by third parties at an average 28 percent discount from estimated market value. Notices of Default, the first step in the foreclosure process, dropped by 18.2 percent from the record level set the prior month. Notices of Trustee sale, which set the auction date and time, also dropped by 8.5 percent from the prior month.

Richmond, Calif. (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- EcoTimber, the only supplier in the flooring industry with wood lines that are 100 percent Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, has received three 2009 Top Ten Green Building Product Earth Day Awards from Green Building Pages, a Web resource guide for sustainable building materials.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- VAST Enterprises, LLC, a material science research and manufacturing company, has a solution for landscape contractors who are striving to differentiate themselves and achieve greater efficiency improvements. In today's tough economy, forward-looking contractors could take advantage of a premium (and green) product for hardscapes that enables them to get excellent results with less labor. VAST Enterprises has engineered just such a solution: VAST Composite Pavers.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- Delivering on its commitment to improve worldwide productivity in the construction industry, e-Builder, the leading provider of integrated capital program and project management software, launched Enterprise 7 at the Construction Owners Association of America's (COAA) Spring Owners Leadership Conference. This upgrade signals a paradigm shift in the way construction project management software is developed, deployed and used. Organizations managing capital projects can now achieve reduced costs and business process improvements faster than ever before with e-Builder 7's modular deployment approach, easy-to-use platform, and fast integration capabilities.

Johnston, R.I. (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- Due to more businesses seeking to design and build energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable facilities, FM Global, one of the world's largest commercial property insurers, has released new research showing ways business property owners can reduce carbon emissions (greenhouse gases) attributable to fire and natural disaster risks. The findings also reveal that, as the trend to build greener facilities increases, so do such potential unintended consequences.

(Vocus/PRWEB ) May 13, 2009 -- Franchisesforcontractors.com has put forth an exciting and informative franchise and small business resource for use by trade related individuals interested in exploring potential business opportunities. The company's goal is to match interested individuals with small business and franchise opportunities. The unique feature of franchisesforcontractors.com is that the site is tailored to match trade related opportunities with skilled entrepreneurs looking for a turnkey business.

Jersey City, NJ (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- The sophistication of living in an iconic riverfront condominium building has teamed with attractive Grand Opening prices and historically low interest rates to create a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for today's savvy homebuyers at Crystal Point, the inspiring collection of 269 homes rising on the last piece of developable land in Jersey City directly facing Manhattan.

Folsom, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 13, 2009 -- National waste and recycling company, Waste Connections Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is enjoying the benefits of a newly renovated 51,000-square-foot corporate headquarters. Designed by workplace environment experts at LPA Inc in Roseville, Calif., Waste Connections' corporate headquarters occupies two stories of a new office complex in Folsom, Calif.

(Vocus/PRWEB ) May 13, 2009 -- Fall protection safety is growing leaps and bounds in the wind energy industry. Wind turbines are popping up across the United States and it has been said that the U.S. is, “…set to be the global leader in the output of wind produced energy.” With 20 percent of the federal economic stimulus package being put towards renewable energy, this is not an unrealistic statement or goal. And according to the American Wind Energy Association, employment from the wind energy increased from 50,000 in 2007 to 85,000 the following year. Manufacturers for wind turbines and its components have been expanding facilities to meet demand.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- InventHelp®, America's leading inventor service company, announces that one of its clients, an inventor from Carona, Calif., has designed a ruler that would display several different types of measuring increments. This invention is patented.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) May 12, 2009 -- Brian Meuth and Keith Strimple began discussing the possibility of going into business together while in their lower to mid 30s and eventually managed to quit their jobs and start M&S Engineering. The company, formed in May of 1999, started with Meuth and Strimple and now employs over 50 people including 4 licensed engineers, 6 engineers in training housed in a 20,000-square-foot office complex, including an historic renovated schoolhouse.

(PRWEB) May 12, 2009 -- Clean Air America has developed a welding ventilation system that assists metal-product manufacturers reduce plant costs by limiting the need to process hot and cold air used in the plant.

(PRWEB) May 12, 2009 -- With more and more homeowners planning to stay in their existing home for a longer period of time, home improvement solutions are on the rise. NEWPRO's reputation for innovative home improvement solutions continues with the addition of the ClearWater Gutter Protection System.