Product News & Reviews

Migrations Biobased Tile from Armstrong

A new biobased composition tile from Armstrong offers a more attractive alternative to popular vinyl composition tile.
Environmental Building News—December 1, 2007

Innovation in Urinals from Caroma

Caroma has introduced two new urinals, one with a pint-sized, fluid-sensing flush mechanism and the other a waterless unit with a diaphragm rather than a trap.
Environmental Building News—November 1, 2007

LED Downlight from LLF—Most Efficient on the Market

A new LED downlight module from LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc., offers high efficacy and good light quality using a unique way of producing a diffuse, white light.
Environmental Building News—November 1, 2007

MP Global's Fibrous Underlayments Achieve Indoor Advantage Gold

Environmental Building News—November 1, 2007

Johns Manville Invests in TPO Roofing

Environmental Building News—November 1, 2007

Alpen Fiberglass Windows—Leading the High-Performance Race

Alpen Energy Group manufacturers some of the highest-performing windows in the world, with center-of-glass R-values reaching R-20 in some cases.
Environmental Building News—October 1, 2007

Fusiotherm Polypropylene Pipe Has New North American Distributor

Environmental Building News—October 1, 2007

Agrifiber-Plastic Composite Privacy Fencing Introduced

Heartland Biocomposites combines wheat straw with post-consumer high-density polyethylene to create its durable, insect-resistant PrairieFence line.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2007

Search for Green Wiring Gets a LifeGuard

Although not yet widely used in building applications, LifeGuard nonhalogenated cable offers a green alternative to PVC cable.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2007

Phoenix Solar Tank Does it All—Efficiently

The Phoenix Solar hot water tank stores both primary solar-heated and secondary gas-heated water.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2007
Member Comments

More Solar Gain, Not R-Value, Better for Heating Climates

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Boulder County Limits Energy Use for Homes

Kim Calomino says, “The BuildSmart code enacted by Boulder County, Colorado, is unreasonable, impracticable, over reaching, and is going to be very costly...” More...


Universities Gain New Sustainability Reporting Tool

Allyson Wendt says, “A draft of STARS is now available for public comment from AASHE. The public comment period goes through May 9...” More...


How the Sun's Path Can Inform Design

Mark Smith says, “Using the sun instead of roads as the primary organization principle, solar orientation can be applied to production SFD and...” More...


Revolutionary Vacuum Glass Coming from Guardian

Laura Catanzaro says, “What would the R-value be of the frame of such a window?” More...


Incorporate Passive Survivability into Building Codes

Claire Barnett says, “This is a particular strong issue for schools everywhere, since schools are large community facilities often used as shelters in...” More...


LEED Delivers on Predicted Energy Savings

Nadav Malin says, “The complete report based on the data mention in this article is now available for download from New Buildings Institute:...” More...