by Ann Edminster and Sami Yassa, 1998. Natural Resources Defense Council, 40 W. 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211; 212/727-2700, www.nrdc.org. Paperback, 112 pages, $15 + $3 shipping

Too often forest conservation activists promote the use of non-wood construction systems without... Read more

Buchloe dactyloides), but there have been few off-the-shelf options for more northern, less sunny regions. The Prairie Nursery Corporation of Westfield, Wisconsin introduced the No Mow mix of fescue... Read more

The recent EPA standard on VOC limits in architectural coatings includes a provision that may represent the wave of the future in environmental policy and regulation. Although limits are established on allowable levels of VOCs in various coatings, the agency has chosen to allow manufacturers to exceed these limits by... Read more

EBN is aware of to offer third-party-certified engineered wood products.

This past July, the company gained chain-of-custody certification from Smart Wood for glulam beams and is nearly there with... Read more

The company received... Read more

In the early 1980s, fully 95% of the world’s wind energy generating capacity was located in the United States. Today, that share has dropped to 22%, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy: about 1,620 megawatts (MW), down from a high of 1,823 MW in 1992.... Read more

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Boston Society of Architects’ 1999 Sustainable Design Awards program is cosponsored by the New York City Chapter of the AIA. Architects are invited to submit design projects located anywhere in the world. The submission deadline for this biennial competition is May 17. Call the BSA at 617/951-1433 ext. 221 to get a copy of the Call... Read more

A structural insulated panel (SIP) plant being completed in Williamsport, Pennsylvania will likely be the first in North America to produce polyisocyanurate-core SIPs that do not harm the ozone layer. Agile Building Systems’ 110,000 sq. ft. (10,200 m2) plant will initially use the industry-standard HCFC-141b... Read more

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I read your Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) coverage in

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Vol. 7, No. 10 [November 1998]. My information tells me that LEED won’t work with a self-assessment model. The Colorado self-assessment tool in the residential sector has done a good job at building market share, but the... Read more

Following States Industries in 1997 (the first manufacturer to offer certified hardwood plywood—see... Read more

The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) is soliciting comments on six Independent Substantive Changes to its

Standard 90.1-1989R: “Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.” The most extensive sections being modified are those on building... Read more

With its fourth annual cycle, the EnergyValue Housing Award administered by the National Association of Home Builders Research Center appears to be gaining steam.

Quite a few winners were announced at the January 14 ceremony in Dallas, with some outstanding projects. A number of the winning entries... Read more

Psychologists have long known that the colors with which we surround ourselves can affect our energy and our moods. Unfortunately, too few professionals of any type realize how the medium we use to create those colors can affect our health and the health of the planet. This article looks at new developments with interior paints and explores the... Read more

by Sarah Susanka. Taunton Press, Newtown, Connecticut, 1998. Hardcover, 200 pages, $30

The Not So Big House is a gorgeous book, full of inspiring photographs and imaginative floor plans, that conveys both the how’s and the why’s of designing smaller, more compact houses. Author Sarah Susanka is principal of a 35-... Read more

The re-entry of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. into the North American linoleum market is now official—as of July 1, 1999 Armstrong will have exclusive rights to market and sell DLW Linoleum and most other DLW products. As reported in

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Vol. 7, No. 9, Armstrong now owns DLW... Read more

We read your article entitled “Low Slope Roofing: Prospects Looking Up” (EBN

Vol. 7, No. 10 – November 1998) with interest. We would like to bring some items to your attention.

•Fire resistant EPDM (needed to obtain Factory Mutual and U.L. fire ratings for adhered and mechanically fastened systems) contains... Read more

Fred Keller of the Carrier Corporation was a recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s

1998 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for his leadership in the use of ozone-friendly refrigerants in residential products. Keller, vice president of engineering for Carrier’s Residential and Light... Read more

C&A has had great success, both in terms of performance and sales, with its POWERBOND® ER3™ backing (see “New Life for Old Carpets” in