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Showcasing a 'New America'
The Pittsburgh region has survived wrenching economic change and emerged with a balanced, innovation-driven economy renowned for health care and life sciences, technology and robotics, higher education and research, financial services, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy.
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A City Full of Diversity
As a city full of diversity, you will love exploring the culture, food, and atmosphere of Pittsburgh’s 89 unique and ethnically distinctive neighborhoods. Pittsburgh’s downtown is full of the city hustle and bustle, and Squirrel Hill has the quaint charm of a main street-like community. Meanwhile, Oakland, with its many universities, supplies a uniquely intellectual atmosphere. Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods and the unique people in them are just waiting for you to come and visit!.
NOVA Chemicals
NOVA Chemicals' Green Technology for Building and Construction Products
Contact: Greg Wilkinson, +1 412.490.4166NOVA Chemicals - Revolutionizing Building Science with Green Technology
Imagine a chemical company using a basic plastic material to create energy efficient, affordable, environmentally sound structures that offer builders and architects the flexibility to build in a responsible and cost-effective way. NOVA Chemicals created SYNTHEONTM Inc., a building science company specializing in high-efficiency construction systems and advanced materials component fabrication to do just that.
Imagine a future where buildings leave a smaller environmental footprint, where less concrete and steel can be used to make a structure stand tall and proud. It's happening today, right here in Western PA. NOVA Chemicals' Elemix® concrete additive is a lightweight additive made from plastic that helps produce a lighter weight, durable and energy efficient concrete.
NOVA Chemicals uses leading edge technology to develop plastics and chemicals that are essential to everyday life. Our products include polymers which are used to make items such as food packaging, protective packaging for electronics, and building and construction materials. One of our products, foamed plastic (commonly referred to as expandable polystyrene or EPS) is a great insulator - making it perfect for many building and construction applications. Using EPS as the main material, NOVA Chemicals created SYNTHEON Inc. - a building science company specializing in high-efficiency construction systems and advanced materials component fabrication. SYNTHEON fuses material science with innovation to create efficient, affordable, environmentally sound structures that offer builders and architects the flexibility to build in a responsible way.
Another way in which NOVA Chemicals has pushed the envelope for innovation is with Elemix concrete additive. Elemix additive reinvents the power and possibilities of concrete with a new polymer additive that has been specially formulated for use in concrete. Distributing uniformly in the concrete matrix, Elemix additive delivers a lighter weight product at structural strengths that produce durable concrete, improve energy efficiency, reduce construction costs, resist cracking and deliver more environmental benefits than any other product of its type.
As one of the country's leading developers of green-certified buildings, Pittsburgh is the ideal location to develop innovative, energy efficient green products and technologies for the building and construction industry.
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QUALITY OF LIFE »
Life in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is home to a cultural phenomenon celebrating our unique history and the people who make this city special. Surprisingly affordable and very livable, it’s no wonder so many people are choosing to make Pittsburgh home.
