Links Related to Recent Articles
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Here we provide Web site links and other resources relating to articles in recent issues of Environmental Building News. For on-line articles from past issues of EBN, click on the linked volume headings below, or see the Back Issue Contents pages.
Volume 9, No. 11 - November 2000
Feature Article: Interior Finish Systems
What's Happening
- New York's First Green Residential High-Rise at Battery Park City
- Insuring the Green Premium for Electricity
- Newsbriefs
- Collins Pine Company, who recently removed the two billionth board foot of timber from its 94,000-acre Collins Almanor Forest.
- World Watch Institute, where Christopher Flavin has been named President.
Product News and Reviews
- Cotton Insulation is Back!
- Certified Hardwoods from Anderson-Tully.
- Bark-Based Adhesive
- Product Briefs
- Glass manufacturer Pilkington.
- Capstone Turbine
From the Library
- Bullfrog Films, publishers of the video "Turning Down the Heat."
- "Efficient Installation and Maintenance Practices for Residential HVAC Systems" is available as a free download from the Consortium for Energy Efficiency.
Volume
9, No. 10 - October 2000
Feature Article: Greening Your Business
What's Happening
- U.S. Department of Energy's Technology Roadmaps
- Lead Paint Regulations
- GREENGUARD IAQ-Rated Products
- City of Portland Green Building Initiative
- Permaculture Credit Union
- Armstrong World Industries Ceiling Tiles Recycling
Product News and Reviews
- Capstone Microturbine
Volume
9, No. 9 - September 2000
Feature Article: Management of Wood-Destroying Insects
- National Pest Management Association
- Dow AgroSciences LLC - Sentricon
- Ensystex, Inc. - Exterra
- FMC Corp. -APG Specialty Products
- EcoScience Corporation - Bio-Blast
- Bio-Integral Resource Center
- Common Sense Pest Control
From the Editors
What's Happening
- City of Portland, Oregon report on the impacts of the LEED building rating system on City buildings.
- Electric Power Research Institute's Global Coal Initiative.
- Future Forests plants trees to offest carbon emissions.
Product News and Reviews
- SmartGuard Borate-Treated Wood Products Introduced
- Ecowork by Studio eg
- Ag-Based Polymer Carpet from Interface
From the Library
Volume
9, No. 7/8 - July/August 2000
Feature Article: Ground-Source Heat Pumps
- Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Inc.
- Geo-Heat Center: Oregon Institute of Technology
What's Happening
- Energy Efficient Buildings Incentive Act (S.2718)
- Climate Change Assessment Report
- Sydney Olympics Building Green
Product News and Reviews
- T-5 Fluorescent Lighting
- Holophane Corp. - makers of the ST Monopoint series of high-intensity fluorescent light fixtures.
- Intrepid Lighting - makers of fluorescent fixtures for both twin-tube T-5 and straight-tube T-5 lamps.
- 1st Source Lighting - UltraLux Series of fluorescent high-bay fixtures.
- Honeywell TranStar(TM) Transformer
- Lighter AAC from Matrix PAAC
- Innvironments® from Innovations® in Wallcoverings
Projects
Feature Article: LEED
- U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Rating System
What's Happening
- New FSC Content Policy
- Forest Stewardship Council - U.S. Office
- Certified Forest Products Council
- Electrolux Buys "Electrolux"
- Recycling Asphalt Roofing Shingles
- Construction Materials Recycling Association
- "From Roofs to Roads" - NAHB Resaearch Center
- "Asphalt Roofing Shingle Recycling: Introduction"
- Summary sheet from the
California Integrated Waste Management Board - Recyclers/Equipment Manufacturers
- Packer Industries, Mableton, GA
- Aztec Industries, Inc. Chattanooga, TN
- CMI, Inc. (Maxigrind), Oklahoma City, OK
- Commercial Recycling Systems, Scarborough, ME
- Conigliaro Industries, Framingham, MA
- Roof Gone, Portland, OR - 503/289-1612
- Asphalt Roof Recycling Center, Mt. Airy, MD - 301/831-0888
- Dursban To Be Phased Out
- Clothes Washers Standards - Consortium For Energy Efficiency
Product News and Reviews
- Hayward Lumber - makers of certified-wood trusses
Feature Article: Deconstruction
- Green Building Resource Guide: Salvaged Building Materials Exchange
- National Wood Recycling Directory
- Used Building Materials Association
- Renovators Resource Inc.
- Reuse Development Organization
- Reusable Building Materials Exchange
- Recycler's World: Used Building Materials Section
- Southern Waste Information Exchange
- National Association of Demolition Contractors
- WasteSpec:
Model Specifications for Construction Waste Reduction,
Reuse, and Recycling
What's Happening
- New York State Green Building Tax Credit
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- Summary of New York Bill
- Full text of NY Bill (once you have accessed the text, scroll down to page 144)
- Information on Maryland Senate Bill 670
- AIA Endorses Sustainable Design
- Text of AIA resolutions on sustainable design
- 2000 Quality Building Council Awards
Product News and Reviews
- Recycled Synthetic Roofing Shingles
Projects
From the Library
Feature Article: Gas-Fill Windows
- National Fenestration Rating Council
- American Architectural Manufacturers Association
- FDR Design, Inc.
What's Happening
- Fannie Mae - Green Mortgages
- Certified "Climate-Neutral" Products
- California Homebuilders Announce Forest Policies
- US Green Building Council
Newsbriefs
- Gallup poll on the environment
Awards & Competitions
Product News and Reviews
What's Happening
Newsbriefs
- New Schools, Better Neighborhoods
- Stemming Sprawl in Loudoun County, Virginia
Awards & Competitions
- Sun Wall Competition
Product News and Reviews
- SMI Steel Products, makers of Smartbeams, a new open-web I-beam.
- Collins Products, LLC, makers of Valuform and Apex concrete forms.
- Visionwall
Volume
9, No. 2 - February 2000
Feature: Building Commissioning
- Building Commissioning Association
- Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
- Florida Design Initiative
- The Building Commissioning Handbook
What's Happening
Skanska First With ISO 14001 Certification
State Forests in Northeast Gaining Certification
Newsbriefs
Awards & Competitions
Product News and Reviews
- Rinnai America, manufacturer of the Continuum demand water heater.
- USG Corporation, makers of Fiberock Sheathing.
- KE Fibertec, makers of fabric ducting.
- Carefree Plastic Decking
From the Library
- Bullfrog Films, distributors of the video Subdivide and Conquer.
Volume
9, No. 1 - January 2000
What's Happening
Newsbriefs
Awards & Competitions
Product News and Reviews
Projects
From the Library