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SolarWall
2007-11-13 23:52:00 SolarWall The SolarWall® solar air heating system is a metal wall system that uses solar energy to heat and ventilate indoor spaces in new and retrofit application. Perforated collector panels are installed several inches from a south facing wall, creating an air cavity. (Southeast, southwest, east, and west wall are also possible.) The metal ... More About: Design , Thermal Comfort
Alpen Energy Group
2007-11-13 23:51:00 Alpen Energy Group Alpen Energy Group is a fabricator of the highest performance insulating glass worldwide, and a valuable source of Heat Mirror information. With over two decades of experience, Alpen is recognized as the oldest and largest custom Heat Mirror? manufacturer for architectural and OEM markets. Alpen also manufactures other insulating glass units without Heat Mirror?. Heat ... More About: Alpen
LLF Inc
2007-11-13 23:50:00 LLF Inc Believe your eyes. You?re seeing a breakthrough in light: the first and only general illumination LED system that provides beautiful color, high efficiency and eco-friendly technology. It?s the perfect lighting solution. More About: Lighting
Reclaimed, Recycled Barnwood
2007-11-13 23:38:00 Reclaimed, Recycled Barnwood Each piece of our Reclaimed, Recycled Barnwood collection is handcrafted using centuries old, reclaimed lumber from the barns and buildings of New England. Contemporary, rustic designs highlight the history of each board in true Vermont style. Old hinges, antique stained glass, and maple sugar tap hooks are details that represent our environmental mission while ...
Bio-Advantage Wood Pellet and Corn Power Burner
2007-11-13 06:06:00 Bio-Advantage Wood Pellet and Corn Power Burner Corn and wood have both received high recognition as alternative sources of heat and with good reason. Compared to traditional fossil fuels, these resources are carbon neutral and do not increase greenhouse gases, an important environmental advantage. Shelled corn and wood pellets are extremely affordable, and can reduce heating ... More About: Design , Thermal Comfort
Helix Wind
2007-11-06 05:06:00 Helix Wind Inexpensive, reliable, simple, the hallmarks of the Helix system make it the best choice for low wind speed residential and commercial applications. The Savonius turbine based design catches wind from all directions creating smooth powerful torque to spin the electric generator. Mounted up to 35 feet high, in winds as low as 10 mph ...
Transmaterial: Reben
2007-11-06 04:56:00 Transmaterial: Reben Developed by Japan-based Suzuran Corporation, Reben is an environmentally remediating paint made from 100 percent natural ingredients. Created as a response to sick-building syndrome and poor indoor-air quality, Reben emits no harmful volatile organic compounds and actually cleans the air. The environmentally friendly coating, which means ?alive? in German, is comprised of powdered Japanese washi ... More About: Coatings , Tran , Materia
RoyOMartin
2007-11-02 22:01:00 RoyOMartin RoyOMartin has succeeded in the wood products business since the early 1920’s with a reputation for strict quality control, employee experience, and long-term customer relationships. So when the RoyOMartin Sawmill was built in 1984 in LeMoyen, Louisiana, it soon became one of the most productive hardwood mills in the nation. Every phase of the operation, ...
ModCell
2007-11-02 20:03:00 ModCell ModCell is a sustainable, prefabricated straw bale and hemp cladding panel designed for use in residential, educational and commercial projects. This innovative, offsite-manufactured cladding system can be quickly and efficiently installed, creating buildings with thermal performance up to 3 times higher than the current building regulations require. In a world struggling to deliver solutions for the ... More About: Design , Thermal Comfort
Timbercrete
2007-10-31 05:19:00 Timbercrete Timbercrete is a revolutionary new building product (bricks, blocks and panels), that will give your home a distinctive appearance. Its unique design reduces building costs, keeps you cooler in summer and warmer in winter, than conventional building products and brings a classy cobblestone / sandstone / limestone finish to your home. This exciting product was designed ...
Geoblock® Porous Pavement System
2007-10-30 22:24:00 Geoblock® Porous Pavement System The Geoblock® System is a series of permeable, high-strength, interlocking units designed to offer turf protection and load support in traffic areas. The units create a flexible structural bridge system within the topsoil layer to support and distribute concentrated loads. The Geoblock® system is available in two styles to most cost-effectively accommodate ... More About: Quality Control , Stem
PureBond
2007-10-30 22:22:00 Columbia : PureBond Columbia has converted all of its hardwood plywood and particleboard facilities to a proprietary formaldehyde-free manufacturing system called PureBond?. Cost-competitive with the similar urea formaldehyde (UF)-made hardwood plywood, Columbia’s PureBond formula is derived naturally, then enhanced with a proprietary resin, giving it particularly strong bonding and water-resistance qualities. And better yet it enables ...
EcoVantage Pint Urinal System
2007-10-30 22:18:00 EcoVantage Water is the most important utility, and is fast becoming a scarce resource. The Zurn EcoVantageTM Ultra Water Saving Urinal System reduces water consumption by 85% compared to a typical one gallon urinal. It conserves more than 30,000 gallons per year. The low consumption Zurn EcoVantage Pint Urinal uses just one pint (16 ounces or 0.5 ... More About: Stem
Nightbreeze
2007-10-30 22:17:00 Davis Energy Group The NightBreeze system integrates heating, ventilation cooling, and air conditioning and provides fresh-air ventilation for maintaining indoor air quality. During the summer, if the house is warm and the outside temperature is cool, the NightBreeze system automatically brings outside air into the house through a special damper and ventilation duct. In the winter ... More About: Design , Thermal Comfort
CX Air Purification System
2007-10-30 22:15:00 CX air purification system For just pennies a day in operating costs, CX Complete Air Purification System s will provide an environment that is odor, germ, chemical and allergen free. More About: Stem
SunRise Solar
2007-10-30 22:13:00 SunRise Solar Solar attic fans save the homeowner money directly and indirectly. The roof receives direct, intense rays from the sun. Whether it’s a shingled roof or a metal roof, heat begins building up in the attic space. Moisture also enters the attic space from daily activities such as bathing, cooking, laundry, etc. Unless this heat ... More About: Sunrise
Breezair
2007-10-30 22:12:00 Breezair Evaporative cooling is a type of air conditioning that relies on the circulation of fresh air through a damp pad. As the air is pulled through the pad by a multi-speed fan, the water evaporates drawing heat and dirt out. The result is healthier, fresh, cool, clean air in your home or office! Use Less Breezair Coolers use less ... More About: Design , Thermal Comfort
Insulating Laminated Glass
2007-10-30 22:08:00 Insulating Laminated Glass Viracon Insulating Laminated Glass provides the solar controlling properties of an insulating unit along with the safety features of the laminated inboard component. This allows the flexibility to design with hundreds of combinations of tinted glass, high-performance coatings, silk-screen patterns and pigmented interlayers, together or alone. In addition, Insulating Laminated Glass enhances acoustical ... More About: Mina
Linear Wood Ceiling and Wall Systems
2007-10-30 22:06:00 Rulon Company Rulon?s patented factory manufactured Clip-Rail makes Rulon Linear Wood fast and easy to install. The Linear Wood ceiling system is lightweight, requiring less structural support than traditional nailed-in-place boards. The Rulon Linear boards simply snap onto the Clip Rail, which guarantees precise alignment and spacing of installed boards. Quick and easy installation lowers costs ... More About: Wall , Systems , Coatings , Stem
Texcote
2007-10-30 21:53:00 Texcote Commercial builders throughout the world have joined the TEX?COTE® revolution ? won over by the ease of application and substantial cost savings. TEX?COTE® XL-70 primerless is a one-coat system that saves builders resources, time and money during construction by reducing surface preparation, sack and patch costs. TEX?COTE® XL-70 can be applied to masonry, brick, plaster, ... More About: Roof
MeadowBoard
2007-10-30 04:55:00 MeadowBoard The type of products Meadowood Industries, Inc. produces have characteristics that are unique in the board industry. The panels, board, and molded products have strength, elasticity, insulative, and acoustic properties that are generally greater than similar wood products. The products made, primarily from ryegrass, are currently used in decorative and niche markets. via - Materialicio.us More About: Mead
KSD SOLAR WINdow
2007-10-26 17:05:00 KSD SOLAR WINdow The KSD®-Solar -Diode-Window is the only window construction to address room temperature control and energy saving at the same time in an ingeniously simple way. At the end of the 1980s the principle of the KSD®-Solar- Dioden-Window was invented in Germany and patented. Since 1992, the University Cologne has followed the development of ...
eco sac
2007-10-24 15:20:00 eco sac The eco sac® is a revolutionary, new flexible rainwater bladder storage system that hides away under decks or floors making it much more discrete than traditional water tanks. The bladders are made from a beige coloured PVC material which enables potable water storage to Australian Standards. This means that the water captured can be ...
Solar Light Bricks
2007-10-22 20:36:00 ARGEE CORPORATION If you want to light up your landscape in an eco-friendly way, use this solar-powered fax brick edging from Lets Edge It. It is a great product which not only does not require any digging (its unique built-in spikes on the bottom of the bricks that hold them in place) it is very easy to ... More About: Solar , Light , Bricks
Water-Leech
2007-10-18 23:14:00 Water-Leech The Water-Leech product began its life as a very crude and cumbersome assembly of mismatched products, some of which included a 12volt car battery and a bilge pump from a boat. The idea was to capture as much of our shower water before it disappeared down the plug hole. So the Water-Leech idea began. Many hours ... More About: Water
BioStep
2007-10-18 23:11:00 Bio Environmental Technologies The BioStep? technology emerged from recent developments in the areas of Bioterrorism and the threat of pandemics. Working with the private sector, scientists at Bio Environmental Technologies discovered and exclusively patented the entrance mat system, which was originally designed for the government sector, i.e. airport security areas, government facilities including hospitals, military ...
Clivus Multrum
2007-10-17 21:00:00 Clivus Multrum The foam-flush toilet looks and functions much like a conventional toilet fixture. It uses a mixture of bio-compatible soap and water to carry toilet waste to the composting system below via a conventional 4? drain line. Each flush uses only about 3 oz. of water, making it fully compatible with the composting process. Since the ...
Tandus
2007-10-17 20:55:00 Tandus In 2004, C&A introduced ethos?, an evolutionary carpet backing. ethos? is a non-chlorinated, high-performance backing for commercial carpet that provides all of the durability attributes of PVC. Moreover, ethos? is made from an abundant waste source - the polyvinyl butyral (PVB) film that is recovered when automotive windshields are recycled. Until now, there has been no ...
Sun Calculator
2007-10-16 00:49:00 Sun Calculator Just set the digital calculator into a pot and ?plant? it in your garden. 24 hours later, indicator lets you know whether that plant location is full sun, partly sunny, partly shady or full shade so you can match specific plant light requirements to that location and maximize your plant?s potential. More About: Views , Space
ECOTECT
More articles from this author:2007-10-14 22:39:00 ECOTECT ECOTECT is an industry leading building analysis program that finally allows designers to work easily in 3D and apply all the tools neccesary for an energy efficient and sustainable future… More About: Ecotec 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
