BuildingGreen Bulletin: Greener Insulation Options — October GreenSpec

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Leading the way: Breaking News from EBN· President Orders Federal Agencies to Save Energy· Older Buildings May Harbor PCBs, EPA Warns· Read More NewsGet thought leadership from Environmental Building NewsFeatured New GreenSpec ListingCurtainwall and 700 Series Board Insulations With Recycled Content. Owens Corning makes several rigid and semi-rigid fiberglass board products for commercial applications. These boards contain 40% recycled content (10% post-consumer) and are made with a urea-extended phenol formaldehyde binder, while being Greenguard certified with formaldehyde levels below 0.05 ppm.

New Green Product listings from the GreenSpec Directory· Kingspan Insulated Metal Wall Panels With Polyiso or Mineral Wool Cores (membership required)· Horizon Crawlspace Dehumidifiers Operate At As Low As 33ºF· Samsung's 40-Pint Per Day Dehumidifiers Significantly Exceed Energy Star· Electrolux Conveyor-Type Commercial Dishwashers Use as Little as 0.416 Gallons Per Rack (membership required)· More New Listings (membership required)Become a member of BuildingGreen Suite.High Performance Buildings Database - Case Study Highlight· Boston Children's Museum Expansion and Renovation. A major energy consideration and challenge was the desire to open the western façade to daylight and dramatic views while controlling glare and heat gain.

· Check out more case studies in the High-Performance Buildings DatabaseBuildingGreen's Blog· Trane Completes the Switch to Ozone-Safe R-410A· Why are people drawn to design inspired by nature?· Double Dipping for LEED Materials Credits· More blog postsVisit LEEDuser for help with LEED 2009Featured Event· Build Boston; Boston, MA; Nov. 18-20. Visit BuildingGreen's LEEDuser at booth #351 in the Energy Pavilion!

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