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Top 10 Green Building Products
comments (1) March 5th, 2009 in Blogs
Robyn Doyon-Aitken, producer
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Integrity Block
www.integrityblock.com
Every year, BuildingGreen LLC, publisher of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec Directory, chooses 10 of what it calls “the most exciting new products” of the year. After reviewing more than 200 products in 2008, they announced their top picks at the Greenbuild Expo in November.
Integrity Block
www.integrityblock.com
A compacted-earth block that meets ASTM C-90 standards for load-bearing concrete block, or concrete masonry units (CMUs).
Emerald Safe 'n Sound Solid-Core Interior Doors
www.masonite.com
Doors made from wheat straw, composite wood, and FSC-certified solid wood.
Agilewaves Resource Monitor
www.agilewaves.com
A device that provides real-time data on a building’s electricity, gas, and water consumption.
Matrix Total Home System
www.ntimatrix.com
An all-in-one gas-fired condensing boiler and furnace, condensing on-demand water heater, and heat-recovery ventilator configured for air-conditioning.
Rainwater Hog
www.rainwaterhog.com
A 50-gal. modular rainwater-storage tank designed to go under decks, against houses, or within walls.
PlybooPure
www.plyboo.com
FSC-certified bamboo flooring with lowemitting, nonformaldehyde polyisocyanurate binder.
Polywhey
www.vermontnaturalcoatings.com
A low-VOC waterborne wood finish made with recycled whey protein, a by-product of the dairy industry.
SunCache
www.harpiris.com
A solar collector that stores 50 gal. of hot water in its roof-mounted panel.
Natura Paint
www.benjaminmoore.com
Zero-VOC paint bases tinted with zero-VOC colorants.
O EcoTextiles
www.oecotextiles.com
Fabrics made from 100% organic fibers, such as cotton, silk, and bamboo.
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