Advanced Houses

Green Home. Since that time, this exciting project has been open to the public, sold to a family, and carefully monitored throughout. This extensive monitoring and conversations with... Read more

by Reid Ewing with MaryBeth DeAnna, Christine C. Heflin, and Douglas R. Porter; published by Planners Press, American Planning Association, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603. 1996, paperback, 178 pages, $42.95 + $8 S&H.

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Vol. 6, No. 3 which focused on disposal of CCA-treated wood as a problem, but implied that there are no problems associated with this product in use. I am enclosing an article that reviews work we have done demonstrating problems caused by the wood when used in aquatic environments.... Read more

by Andrew N. Davis, Ph.D., Esq. and Paul E. Schaffman, P.E.; pub-lished by Owl Books, Henry Holt and Company, New York. 1996, paperback, 372 pages, $19.95.

The Livos line of German nontoxic paints, finishes, and other products has a new North American distributor. Livos Phytochemistry of America, Inc. (LPA) has just been formed in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Established over 25 years ago, Livos produces more than 1,200 environmentally responsible products, though LPA plans to focus... Read more

Bimonthly Newsletter Covering Traditional Town Planning and Development. Robert Steuteville, Editor and Publisher, P.O. Box 157, Emmaus, PA 18049; 610/965-4623; 610/966-3434 (fax); newurban@aol.com (e-mail). $59 per year.

U.S. Energy consumption in 1996 reached an all-time high of 89.9 quads or 94.8 x 1018 J, according to the DOE Energy Information Administration. This is an increase of 3.1% over consumption in 1995, which had also set a record. Since the 1973 energy crisis, U.S. energy consumption has increased 21%. Energy production from coal in 1996 was 22.6... Read more

by Joe Lstiburek, P.E.; published by Building Science Corporation, 70 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886; 508/589-5100, 508/589-5103 (fax); with the Energy Efficient Building Association and Shelter Source. 1997, spiral-bound, 270 pages, $40 + $3 S&H.

stee-bu-rek) has achieved an amazing feat with this book. He... Read more

The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized new energy efficiency standards for refrigerators and freezers that will take effect on July 1, 2001. The new standards will mandate approximately a 30% reduction in energy consumption for the most common types of refrigerators compared to the 1993 standards that are... Read more

I read with interest

EBN’s April article on our campaign to end the use of old-growth redwood. I think your analysis of the situation is very valuable, especially your discussion of how to identify “old-growth” on the shelf at your local building materials store. There are several points in your article I... Read more

The California Integrated Waste Management Board has announced its fifth annual Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP), designed to recognize California businesses making outstanding efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste, and to use recycled materials. Winners receive a certificate and statewide publicity for... Read more

The idea of collecting and storing rainwater for use is hardly new. It has been relied upon for centuries—even millennia—in many parts of the world. Rainwater is used extensively today in Australia, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Hawaii. Even skyscrapers in Hong Kong are collecting and using rainwater. Is this practice a good idea? Is it... Read more

There is a new kid on the block in the spray-in foam insulation business. Demilec, Inc., Canada’s largest manufacturer of polyurethane, is going head-to-head with Icynene (see EBN Vol. 4, No. 5) in the low-density, open-cell polyurethane foam industry. The company introduced its Sealection 500 product in the Spring of 1996 in Canada and quickly... Read more

The American Institute of Architects/Portland (AIA/Portland) now has entry packets available for the 1997 Architecture + Energy Awards: Building Excellence in the Northwest. Any new construction and renovation projects in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington that are completed at the time of entry are eligible. Jurors for this fifth annual... Read more

by Bill Lawson. Published by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, P.O. Box 3373, Manuka, ACT 2603, Australia; +61-6-273-1548, +61-6-273-1953 (fax). 135 pages, paperback, AUS$39.95 +$10 for overseas shipping.

This environmental overview of building materials is—quite appropriately—... Read more

Cross Creek Initiative (formerly Sus-tainable Development & Construction Initiative), 117 NW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601; 352/371-3718, 352/378-6008 (fax). Approx. 150 pages, spiral-bound, $50.

Green Building Materials ’96 provided a forum for building material manufacturers and their... Read more

On January 1st, the Council of American Building Officials (CABO) approved steel framing for residential construction. The CABO listing provides prescriptive requirements for framing houses with light-gauge steel framing (span tables, etc.). Builders not in high-wind areas and high-risk seismic areas will no longer have to get steel framing... Read more

Your recent article (

EBN, March 1997), calling for the phase-out of CCA-pressure-treated wood because of the potential disposal problems associated with CCA-treated wood coming out-of-service, is a well written survey of the issue. While we disagree with several points made in the article, it is a... Read more

by 1000 Friends of Oregon, 534 SW Third, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204; 503/497-1000; LUTRAQ@friends.org (e-mail). February 1997, 40-page booklet, $12.

In 1988, the public interest group 1000... Read more