Advertorial: New Product Showcase
July 8, 2002
ISG RESOURCES
Magna Wall stucco products offer ease, durability and beauty – all in a product that utilizes high volumes of recycled material. Magna Wall Fiber Reinforced Stucco is suitable for a variety of applications, including construction of single-family, multi-family, commercial and industrial structures, as well as retrofitting and rehabilitation of existing projects. Featuring national building code approvals, Magna Wall offers reduced application times, lower overall project costs, superior strength, minimal shrinkage and excellent durability. Magna Wall is manufactured using high volumes of fly ash, a recycled material that improves bond strength, reduces efflorescence and makes stucco application easier.
ISG Resources
1-800-626-4391
www.isgresources.com
Forbo Linoleum
Marmoleum Excel Tile is a new and innovative breakthrough in tile floor covering. It is composed of linseed oil, rosin binders, wood flour and reinforced with a polyester interlayer for dimensional stability. Marmoleum Excel Tile is flexible for installation ease yet durable for outstanding facility performance. Excel Tile will provide an environmental solution as well as a durable floor covering solution. It is both cost effective in installation and maintenance. It’s installed with a solvent free adhesive and has an approximate installed cost of $3.25-$3.75 per square foot. If dry maintenance methods are utilized a savings of up to 60% or more can be attained as well as a dramatic reduction in environmental pollution versus stripping and recoating most resilient floor coverings.
Forbo Linoleum
1-800-842-7839
www.forboLinoleumNA.com
Tubular Skylight, Inc.
TUBULAR SKYLIGHT, Inc. features the first & only completely controllable Hybrid Daylight Harvesting System. Case studies show savings reduction up to 95% on daytime electric lighting loads and heat load on the air conditioner.
The fixtures include three main components. The daylighting to supply free natural light. High efficiency electric fixtures to minimize electric cost, which dims lamps to 5% during daylight hours. The sunlight & electric light controls maintain a consistent light level. Call 1-800-315-8823.
Tubular Skylight, Inc.
1-800-315-8823
www.tubular-skylight.com
The Garland Company, Inc.
Visit our website for product and service information on: high performance modified bitumen, environmentally responsible membranes, restoration systems, Garland’s premier recyclable low-slope metal roofing system and our newest line of traditional architectural and structural standing seam systems. The Garland Company, Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified company offering application-appropriate solutions to meet every aesthetic, maintenance and budgetary requirement. Nationwide roof evaluations, moisture testing, inspections and maintenance programs available.
The Garland Company, Inc.
1-800-741-3157
www.garlandco.com
BetterBricks
Introducing BetterBricks: the building blocks that better buildings are made of. BetterBricks is a network of resources for building professionals interested in energy-effective design. As an initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, many of our services are free. This makes taking advantage of our services even easier.
BetterBricks
1-800-411-0834
BETTERBRICKS.COM
ECO-Block, LLC
ECO-Block® is North America’s most versatile “insulating concrete forming” (ICF) system. Concrete walls from 4”–24” in one-inch increments can be built using ECO-Block® ICFs. The result is a “sound suppressing,” energy efficient insulated (R-22), monolithic concrete wall with furring / strapping 8” on center for attaching drywall or siding.
ECO-Block, LLC
1-800-595-0820
www.eco-block.com
Armstrong Ceiling Systems
Armstrong Ceilings has a long history of diverting post-industrial and post-consumer waste from landfills. As part of this ongoing commitment, Armstrong offers the Ceiling Recycling Program, a first-of-its-kind program that diverts used ceilings from landfill disposal to Armstrong plants where they are recycled into new ceilings – at little or no cost to the building owner. Recycling brochure explains the 3 easy steps!
Armstrong Ceiling Systems
1-877-ARMSTRONG (276-7876)
www.armstrong.com
Controlled Energy Corporation
The Bosch Aquastar Model 125HX is the first tankless water heater of its kind. The innovators at Bosch have developed a new, patented hydro-generated ignition system requiring no standing pilot, electricity, or batteries. When water flows through the 125HX’s hydro generator it spins a tiny turbine, which produces the spark needed to light the burner.
Controlled Energy Corporation
1-800-642-3199
www.controlledenergy.com
EcoTimber
EcoTimber offers quality tropical and domestic wood flooring from ecologically-sound sources, specializing in products from forests certified sustainably-managed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). EcoTimber also offers wood from reclaimed sources, and wood alternatives such as bamboo, cork, and palm. Prefinished engineered and floating floors available. Please call (888) 801-0855 for more information.
EcoTimber
1-888-801-0855
www.ecotimber.com
Holcim (US) Inc.
Free brochure describes the environmental benefits of using GranCem cement. GranCem cement is commonly used for combinations of reasons, including improving fresh concrete workability and finishability, lightening hardened product color, increasing strength, reducing permeability, making mass concrete, and enhancing protection in alkali-silica reaction and sulfate-resistance applications.
Holcim (US) Inc.
800-854-4656
www.holcim.com/us
Whirlpool Corporation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) have named Whirlpool Corporation as an Energy Star® Partner of the Year 2002 for its commitment to making and selling energy-efficient products. This is the fourth consecutive year that Whirlpool has won the award. The company was recognized at a special Energy Star® 10th Anniversary awards ceremony in Washington D.C.
Whirlpool Corporation
616-923-5000
www.insideadvantage.com
PermaGrain
Environmentally-sensitive hardwood flooring is here! PermaGrain proudly presents the stunning FineWood Series, a beautiful range of FSC-certified flooring: 30 breathtaking colors. PennThane® enhanced UV-cured sealer. A range of widths. Call for our new hardwood flooring brochure, featuring our full line of flooring products.
PermaGrain
610-353-8801
www.permagrain.com
Barrett Co.
The Barrett Co. has over 70 years of successful experience in the roofing and waterproofing industry. Combining our expertise with that of qualified landscape professionals, Barrett is able to offer building owners the Green Roof-Roofscape, a state-of-the-art roofing-landscape assembly. The Green Roof-Roofscape is designed around inter-dependent components that function as a natural planting habitat. Otherwise “lost” roof space can be used for significant environmental contributions and stormwater management, while offering an environment of serenity, balance and harmony.
Barrett Co.
800-647-0100; Fax: 908-647-0278
E-mail: barrett033@aol.com; www.barrettroofs.com
American Hydrotech, Inc.
American Hydrotech, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of premier roofing and waterproofing products. Our comprehensive single-source systems for plazas and roofs – the Protected Membrane Roof, Ultimate Assembly® (waterproofing/architectural paver system) and Garden Roof® Assembly – have been installed on high profile, critical applications across the country and around the globe.
American Hydrotech, Inc.
1-800-877-6125 and 312-337-4998
www.hydrotechusa.com
RBRC
RBRC is a non-profit, public service organization dedicated to the recycling of Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead (Pb) portable rechargeable batteries, found in cordless electronics. Call 1-800-8-BATTERY or visit www.rbrc.org to find the collection site nearest you. If it’s rechargeable, it’s recyclable!
Rechargeable Battery Recycle Corp.
1-800-8-BATTERY
www.rbrc.org
Benjamin Moore & Co.
EcoSpec® latex paint by Benjamin Moore is a professional quality, premium interior 100% acrylic system designed for both residential and commercial spaces where environmental concerns about air quality during application are a priority. EcoSpec® paint is formulated to address the needs of the architectural and interior design communities, facility and maintenance specifiers, and professional contractors when specifying and applying clean air formula products are necessary. ®EcoSpec is a registered trademark of Benjamin Moore & Co.
Benjamin Moore & Co.
1-800-622-0550
www.benjaminmoore.com
Insulspan™
Zero Energy Buildings – buildings that produce more energy than they consume – rely on Insulspan panels to conserve energy. Insulspan creates building envelopes 15 times tighter and dramatically more energy & labor efficient than stud construction, as verified by the Department of Energy. Read about the Captain Planet Foundation Zero Energy House at www.insulspan.com.
Insulspan™
1-800-PANEL-10 (726-3610)
www.insulspan.com
Tarkett Sommer
Tarkett Sommer is a commercial flooring brand that offers specialty homogeneous and heterogeneous sheet vinyl choices, as well as luxury vinyl tile. Tarkett Sommer is manufactured by a division of Domco Tarkett U.S.A. Inc., Domco Tarkett Commercial. For more information, visit www.tarkettsommerusa.com or call 1-800-225-6500.
Tarkett Sommer
1-800-225-6500
www.tarkettsommerusa.com
Amtico International Inc.
Stratica Eco-Polymeric flooring is chlorine and plasticizer free, it emits low level VOCs, and does not require waxing or cleaning with caustic chemicals. Tiles are available in a wide range of natural effects and plain colors. Stratica Eco-Polymeric flooring is for specifiers who are environmentally responsible and need to control costs.
Amtico International Inc.
1-800-404-0102
www.stratica.com
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