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The article focuses on the adoption of sustainability approaches and innovation in the chemical industry in Japan. Topics being presented include efforts of the country's chemical makers to make strides reducing commodity exposure and shifting portfolios to higher-value materials as well as factors to continued progress as focusing on products that address environmental, societal, and sustainability challenges and maintaining innovation and research and development strength.

The article presents news related to architectural technology. A sleek new lift system moves vintage vehicles in technofuturistic. Study finds few U.S. municipalities accept electronic permitting data. Seeking a way to generate electricity from the motion of ocean waves, a company called Energetech recently anchored a 486-ton wave turbine off the coast of Australia. The U.S. Green Building Council and the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation have teamed up to launch greenerbuildings.com, a free Web site that provides information and resources about key environmental issues related to buildings and facility management.

The article offers information on the experiences and state-of-the-art technology by Kuttner North America, which enable them to help customers meet and exceed stringent environmental regulations. The company is a single-source engineering company which offers turnkey services in the planning, engineering, manufacturing and installation of melt center and air emission system in North America. Its global resources provide environmental system in process control, heat recovery and glass cleaning system. Moreover, a unique system and a highly efficient filter system is being used by the company to achieve environmental compliance.

Discusses various aspects of environmental technology development. Change in generator attitude toward innovative technology; Governments' focus on the technology promise; United States federal agencies and Congress' support for environmental technology; Department of Energy's release of its technologies to the private sector.