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Environmental Building News
Volume 17, Number 1 — January 2008

Feature

Behind the Logos: Understanding Green Product Certifications

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The number of environmental product standards and certifications is growing rapidly, putting numerous different "green" logos on products. This article reviews the key programs and evaluates their rigor, and offers guidance in using them to accomplish project goals.

What's Happening

High Perceived Cost of Green Persists, Says Survey
Three recent surveys offer insight into the growing green building industry. One found that, despite evidence to the contrary, perceptions about the high cost of green remain unchanged.

EPA Partnership Focuses on Commercial Refrigeration
GreenChill, a new partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, supermarkets, and equipment manufacturers, aims to improve refrigeration technology, save energy, and eliminate the use of ozone-depleting refrigerants.

Healthcare May Take LEED in New Directions
The draft of the LEED for Healthcare covers new ground for a LEED rating sytem, including requiring integrated design and offering a credit for avoiding certain chemicals. If approved by the members of the U.S. Green Building Council, these concepts may find their way into other LEED rating systems.

Newsbriefs

Mixed-Use Building Approaches 2030 Goals
Grand Teton Visitor Center Earns LEED Platinum
Canada Offering Energy Efficiency Retrofit Grants
British Study Shows Promise for Micro-CHP
Heat Pumps Gaining Market Share
Developer Daniel Tishman Selected to Chair NRDC Board
AIA Study Finds Growth in Municipal Green Building Programs
Kresge Expands Green Building Grants Program
CCI Wields Purchasing Power for Energy Efficiency
Canadian Multifamily Project Earns LEED Platinum

 

Product Review

Beneficial Bacteria Reduce Urinal Water Use
The Ecoblue Cube uses beneficial bacteria to convert conventional flushing urinals to virtually waterless operation without significant installation costs, and avoiding the common pitfalls of waterless urinals.

PlybooPure is Formaldehyde Free

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The PlybooPure line of bamboo flooring and panel products from Smith & Fong uses a polyisocyanurate binder, making it urea-formaldehyde-free.

Product News

Product Briefs

CorrectDeck CX Using Recycled Polypropylene
Fire-Rated, FSC-Certified Panels from S.J. Morse

BackPage Primer

Solar Reflectance Index and Cool Roofs
Understanding reflectivity and emissivity of roofing materials is important to evaluating their effect on cooling loads and the urban heat island effect.

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