Feature

Radiant-Floor Heating: When It Does—and Doesn’t—Make Sense

From the Editors

A New Look for the New Year
We have switched to 100% post-consumer recycled-content paper produced without chlorine bleaching, as well as reformatting our front page and calendar.

Letters

In Defense of Vinyl
Vinyl is not the only substance that produces dioxin when burnt. Also, vinyl use does not necessarily increase dioxin levels in the environment.

No Lead in Vinyl Siding
Vinyl siding manufacturers have long refrained from using lead in their products.

Centex Practices Unsustainable Development
While publicizing their large donation to the Nature Conservancy, Centex Homes is simultaneously creating unnecessary sprawl and destroying wetlands.

What's Happening

Product-Specific LCA Data Solicited
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is inviting building product manufacturers to submit data about their manufacturing processes for the forthcoming version of the BEES life-cycle assessment (LCA) software.