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2005 Top-10 Products:
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A full description of BuildingGreen's Top-10 award is found in the press release available at www.buildinggreen.com/press/topten2005

Included below are images for the Top-10 Green Building Products for 2005, selected by the editors of GreenSpec® and Environmental Building News™. Click any image to view a full-size version.

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(These products are listed in the order of their appearance in the CSI organizing framework.)

BioNet® Erosion-Control Mats from North American Green

Mat spread over a bank leading down to water. Grass growing up through mat. Plastic stakes, some molded together, some separate.

PureBond™ Hardwood Plywood and Agrifiber-Core Panels from Columbia Forest Products

Kitchen cabinet Closeup of edge of woodstalk panel, showing different layers. Workers assembling panels.

Nybacker™ recycled-carpet tile-backer from NYCORE, Inc.

Grey, fibrous, waffled sheet of material.

Stonescape™ from American Biltrite Canada, Ltd.

Hospital worker pushing gurney over green and gray floor.

Terratex® Biobased Textiles from Interface Fabrics Group and Carnegie

Several fabric swatches in muted colors with a faint leafy pattern. Another view of several earth-tone fabrics.

Uppercut™ Dual-Flush Flushometer Valve from Sloan Valve Company

Chrome flush handle for commercial toilet, showing two-way action. Green flush handle on commercial toilet. Wall tag for water-saving dual-flush handle: up for #1 (liquid waste); down for #2 (solid waste).

Aquia™ Dual-Flush Toilet from TOTO USA, Inc.

Toilet in front of red wall where hangs a B&W photo of thighs. Top of toilet, showing flushing button: round, and split into uneven halves.

Ice Bear™ Thermal Energy Storage System from Ice Energy, Inc.

Big, beige boxes on a roof. Graphs showing how the cooling load is shifted to night-time (off-peak) hours.

UltimateAir™ RecoupAerator® 200-DX ERV from Stirling Technology, Inc.

Big, gray box with two silver air-duct fittings pertruding from each side. Black box in a basement with two air ducts connected to each side.

Enbryten™ LED and Pendant and Downlighting Luminaires from Permlight Products, Inc.

Silver concentric rings, the inner one canted slightly, with some electronics nested inside. Two silver hanging lamps in front of a yellow wall.