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Events Calendar

Sustainable Facility Management: From Strategy to Implementation
 
Sacramento, CA
July 10-11

Alaska Building Science Network Summer Conference
 
Seward, AK
July 24-26

International Conference and Exhibition for Alternative Energy Sources and Technologies (AEST)
 
Boston, MA
September 15-17



June 2008

New listings in the BuildingGreen GreenSpec Product Directory are available online.


Featured New GreenSpec Listings
CSI Section 06 16 53: Moisture-Resistant Sheathing Board
The GreenSpec Directory surveys sheathing products that provide moisture resistance alongGreenSpec Listed logowith racking shear and transverse load resistance, and have one or more of the following attributes: FSC-certification, urea-formaldehyde-free binders,low-toxicity borate insect treatments, superior insulation, and/or other environmental advantages.

Dragonboard Magnesium Oxychloride Cement Panels

JetBoard MgO Fiberglass-Reinforced Cement Panels

Green E-Board Cement Panel with Pre-Consumer Recovered Wood Fiber

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New Members-Only GreenSpec Listings
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Evora Cork Flooring System with Moisture-Resistant Core

SoyGuard Pigmented Exterior Stain Uses Natural Soybean Solvent

Bricor Vacuum-Flow Aerator Boosts Lavatory Pressure while Reducing Flow



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Case Study Highlight
Sidwell Friends Middle School
 Sidwell Friends Middle School


The renovation and addition to the middle school transforms a 55-year-old facility into a school that teaches environmental responsibility by example. The 39,000-square-foot addition more than doubled the size of the existing building, providing modern spaces for music and art, science and computer labs, counseling, and a library while retaining and enhancing the value of the existing structure.

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