Environmental Building News
Volume 12, Number 11 — November 2003

Feature

Navigating the Maze of Environmentally Preferable Products

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As interest in building green intensifies, manufacturers increasingly market their products as "environmentally preferable." This article takes on environmentally preferable products (EPP), describing various EPP standards and predicting the future of EPP claims.

From the Editors

New Resources from BuildingGreen
We've made it easier for you to find the information you need! Both the 4th print edition of our GreenSpec Directory, including over 1,750 listings, and The Pittsburgh Papers, including 15 of the best papers to be presented at the upcoming Greenbuild conference, are hot off the presses. --- We're set to announce our 2003 Top-10 picks of green building products at Greenbuild and in the December issue of EBN. --- We've launched the BuildingGreen Suite, our greatly expanded, integrated online resource! For details, visit us online at www.BuildingGreen.com.

Letters

More on Greenguard
Two letters from readers fill in some details on the Greenguard(tm) certification program.

What's Happening

Federal Reports on Green Building
Both the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive and FEMP have released reports on green building. Building Green Pays
A California Sustainable Building Task Force investigation finds building green to be a wise investment.

 

Newsbriefs

Awards & Competitions

Award Briefs

Product Review

Uridan Non-Water Urinal

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Uridan-USA brings a Danish non-water-using urinal to the North American audience.

Case Systems Switches to Straw-Based Particleboard
One of the nation's largest casework manufacturers has started using straw-based particleboard for all of its products.

CertainTeed MemBrain: First Smart Vapor Retarder
CertainTeed's MemBrain vapor retarder becomes more permeable at higher relative humidity, making it less likely to trap moisture in mixed climates.

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