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Environmental Building News
Volume 16, Number 6 — June 2007

Feature

Making Carpet Environmentally Friendly

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Carpets are the most popular floorcovering in the U.S., but they have also been associated with environmental problems including indoor air emissions and intensive resource use. However, manufacturers have worked to curb their environmental footprints by recycling carpet, examining their life-cycle impacts, and pursuing broad-based certification.

From the Editors

Nuclear Power Is Not the Solution to Global Warming
Executive editor Alex Wilson argues that the potential for nuclear power to avert global warming isn't worth its risks, particularly from terrorist attacks.

What's Happening

British Columbia Insurers Question Green Roofs
Some British Columbia insurers are balking at projects with green roofs, but dialogue about their benefits is helping some projects.

California Limits Allowable Formaldehyde in Wood Panels
New regulations from CARB set thresholds for formaldehyde emissions that are somewhat less stringent than first anticipated.

Neighborhood Developments Line Up for LEED-ND Pilot
LEED for Neighborhood Developments, the new LEED rating system, may have to turn away projects for its pilot phase.

Cascadia "Unconference" Sets the Leading Edge
Participatory, forward-thinking sessions characterized the Living Future Conference, which explored the leading edge of green building.

 

What's Happening (cont.)

USGBC Finds Research Underfunded
The U.S. Green Building Council's research committee argues that green building research is severely underfunded.

Newsbriefs

Standard 189 Released for Comment
EPA Watershed Planning Tool Available
Maine House Achieves LEED Platinum
Open Architecture Network Takes Off
Two Nonprofits Team Up with National Thermostat Recycling Program
California Sues DOE Over Washing Machine Efficiency
Athena Institute Releases EcoCalculator
2030 Challenge Baseline Set
DOE Releases EnergyPlus 2.0
Chemical Restrictions Eased in European REACH Legislation

Product Review

NightBreeze Automates Ventilation Cooling

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NightBreeze uses off-peak power to provide ventilation cooling integrated with a home's mechanical system.

From the Library

BEES 4.0 LCA Software Continues Evolution
Life-cycle assessment tool BEES 4.0 offers a larger data set and other improvements over previous versions.

BackPage Primer

Drywall Options: Paper-Faced, Monolithic, or Fiberglass-Faced?
Drywall types differ in cost, recyclability, and response to moisture and mold.

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