NASA Awards Custodial, Landscaping Services Contract

Rob GarnerNews Chief Sep 26, 2025 CONTRACT RELEASEC25-002 (Goddard) Goddard Space Flight Center NASA has selected Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to provide custodial, janitorial, landscaping, and recycling services for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Facilities Custodial and Landscaping award is a firm-fixed-price hybrid completion and

Biochar’s secret power could change clean water forever

We’ve all heard the story: biochar cleans water by adsorbing pollutants — trapping them like a sponge. Or, in fancier setups, it acts as a catalyst to help oxidants like hydrogen peroxide break down toxins. But Dr. Gao’s team asked a bold question: What if biochar can degrade pollutants all by itself? Turns out —

This simple lawn routine finally made my yard go green

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San Antonio’s Tower Life Building Reborn as Residences

Image courtesy of Alamo Architects San Antonio’s 31-story Tower Life Building, completed in 1929 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is being redeveloped into 242 luxury apartments while preserving its historic facade and architectural details. San Antonio’s skyline-defining Tower Life Building is being remade into a 242-unit luxury apartment community in a

Radius launches £60m Belfast housing scheme

Radius Housing Association has launched a tender for a £60m social housing construction project in west Belfast. The second phase of the Hannahstown development will deliver 140 homes on a greenfield site off Glen Road. The scheme includes 73 houses, two wheelchair-accessible bungalows and 65 apartments across seven blocks. One apartment block will incorporate additional

‎European companies in Saudi Arabia rise to 2,500: EU Ambassador

Riyadh city Christophe Farnaud, the European Union Ambassador in Riyadh, stated that the total number of companies from the 27 EU member states operating in Saudi Arabia has exceeded 2,500. These companies are active across diverse sectors, including energy, manufacturing, transport, infrastructure, digital transformation, green technologies, and logistics, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported. Farnaud highlighted that economic