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BuildingGreen Bulletin: Greener Insulation Options — October GreenSpec

Posted October 21, 2009 9:11 AM by Mark Piepkorn
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Featured New GreenSpec Listing
Curtainwall and 700 Series Board Insulations With Recycled Content. Owens Corning makes several rigid and semi-rigid fiberglass board products for commercial applications. These boards contain 40% recycled content (10% post-consumer) and are made with a urea-extended phenol formaldehyde binder, while being Greenguard certified with formaldehyde levels below 0.05 ppm.

New Green Product listings from the GreenSpec Directory
· Kingspan Insulated Metal Wall Panels With Polyiso or Mineral Wool Cores (membership required)
· Horizon Crawlspace Dehumidifiers Operate At As Low As 33ºF
· Samsung's 40-Pint Per Day Dehumidifiers Significantly Exceed Energy Star
· Electrolux Conveyor-Type Commercial Dishwashers Use as Little as 0.416 Gallons Per Rack (membership required)
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High Performance Buildings Database - Case Study Highlight
· Boston Children's Museum Expansion and Renovation. A major energy consideration and challenge was the desire to open the western façade to daylight and dramatic views while controlling glare and heat gain.
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