Feature
Polished Concrete Outshines Other Flooring Options
Stone-polishing techniques and mineralizing treatments are turning concrete into one of the most functional, most cost-effective, and greenest flooring options around. In this feature article, Alex Wilson explores the ups and downs of polished, densified concrete.
From the Editors
BuildingGreen Seeks Writer/Editor
BuildingGreen is looking add a writer to our Vermont-based staff.
What's Happening
California Adopts Massive Solar Energy Program
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the largest solar energy program in the history of the U.S.
USGBC Forms Research Committee
The U.S. Green Building Council’s new Research Committee will strengthen the organization’s role as a driver of research on the built environment.
AIA, BuildingGreen Ink Deal
A new agreement will bring BuildingGreen’s resources to AIA’s 77,000 members through AIA publications and member discounts on BuildingGreen Suite subscriptions.
California Builders Pay for Degrading Air Quality
California’s Central Valley, contender for the nation’s worst air quality, will require builders to reduce the smog and particulate matter their projects cause, or pay into offsite air-quality improvement programs.
News on the Toilet Testing Front
Veritec Consulting has redesigned its toilet-performance testing protocol to save soybean paste, and a new system helps consumers identify toilets that save water and flush well.
Then & Now
Ten Years Later: Strawbale in the Building Codes
BuildingGreen’s Mark Piepkorn reviews the progress since we wrote about the first building codes for strawbale construction in 1996.
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Product Review
Kohler Highline 1.1-gpf Toilet
With the help of a remarkably quiet pressure-flush mechanism, Kohler’s newest toilet uses only 1.1 gallons of water per flush.
Product News
A Quieter XLerator
Excel Dryer now offers a modified nozzle for its XLerator hand dryer that makes the drying process nine or ten decibels quieter.
U.S. Plastic Lumber Becomes Trimax Building Products
American Pacific Financial Corp. has purchased U.S. Plastic Lumber and renamed it Trimax Building Products.
Tarkett Acquires Johnsonite
Tarkett, the world’s largest manufacturer of resilient flooring has acquired Johnsonite, a producer of specialty flooring and flooring accessories.
From the Library
National Review of Green Schools: Costs, Benefits, and Implications for Massachusetts
In this paper for the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Greg Kats and his team at Capitol E report that green schools carry a net present value benefit of $60 to $70 per square foot.
Ecological Design and Building Schools: Green Guide to Educational Opportunities in the United States and Canada
Sandra Leibowitz Early’s new book profiles 82 green design educational programs in varying shades and styles of green.
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