Product News & Reviews

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

Philips Introduces Lower Mercury Fluorescent Lamps

Environmental Building News—September 1, 2007

MetroPaint Earns Green Seal Certification

Environmental Building News—September 1, 2007

TerraClad Rainscreen Cladding

Boston Valley uses high-efficiency kilns to make this handsome recycled-content terra cotta rainscreen.
Environmental Building News—August 1, 2007

SierraPine Bets on Phenolic Particleboard

Encore particleboard, containing 100% recycled wood fiber, is made with a phenol-formaldehyde binder.
Environmental Building News—August 1, 2007

Carnegie Introduces Surface IQ Wallcoverings

Surface IQ polyethylene wallcoverings use natural clay fire retardants and offer optional microperforations to reduce the risk of moisture buildup.
Environmental Building News—August 1, 2007

Colt's Façade Shading with Passive Control

Colt International's Solarfin shading louvers with Girasol controller adjust automatically in response to solar exposure.
Environmental Building News—July 1, 2007
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