Product News & Reviews

PureBond Exempt From CARB Testing Requirements

Environmental Building News—May 1, 2009

The First Practical Heliostat

Practical Solar has introduced a simple heliostat system to reflect sunlight into buildings for lighting and space heating; future applications will include water heating and electricity generation.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2009

iCrete Mixes Stronger Concrete With Less Cement

iCrete is an approach to concrete mix design that uses a proprietary algorithm, informed by detailed analysis of available aggregates, to optimize particle packing and use only as much cement as necessary.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2009

Coolerado Makes Solar Air Conditioning a Reality

Environmental Building News—April 1, 2009

Top-10 Products for Affordable Green Retrofits

Ten key product areas represent compelling opportunities for cost-effective, environmentally friendly retrofits to existing buildings.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2009

Hypewatch: Energy Savings Claims from Power Conditioning Equipment

Power conditioning devices often promise across-the-board energy savings, but the claims don’t hold up in practice. These devices are good, however, for solving specific power quality problems.
Environmental Building News—March 1, 2009

PEX Tubing Passes California Environmental Review

Environmental Building News—March 1, 2009

Matrix Total Home System Offers All-in-One Efficiency

The Matrix Total Home System from NTI is an energy-efficient mechanical system that includes forced-air and hydronic heating as well as energy recovery and ventilation in one space-efficient unit.
Environmental Building News—February 1, 2009

More Window Manufacturing Acquisitions by Serious Materials

Environmental Building News—February 1, 2009

GE Seeks EPA Approval for Isobutane Refrigerant

Environmental Building News—February 1, 2009
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