Welcome to the ED+C eNews for November 23, 2005

Greetings and blessings on this abbreviated work week as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday! 

My name is Joe Mayton, and I am the new associate editor on ED+C. I'm pictured here with the ED+C staff at the Greenguard pub night in Atlanta.

Greenbuild 2005 served as the fast-paced welcome to my new role in the "green" industry, and I'm still talking about all the great new products and people that I was introduced to.  As I gather my footing, I look forward to even more excitement in 2006 and the opportunity to interact with ED+C's readers.

FYI: I'm also the products editor for ED+C, and I would love your suggestions and recommendations for product selection and how to determine which products to include in ED+C's print issue, as well as in the eNews and Web site. We get inundated with new "green" products daily and it can be quite the challenge to decide what to print for you. How do you select "green" products and what would you like to see us cover? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Until next time,
 
Joe Mayton
ED+C Associate Editor

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World of Concrete 2006
Commercial construction is booming -- and so is World of Concrete 2006. For MORE of everything for your construction business, make World of Concrete your must-attend event of 2006.

Technology for Construction, a premier feature within World of Concrete, returns with the newest information technology products and solutions for the construction industry from top IT and Systems providers.

TFC will offer:

• Cross-functional Conference, January 16-19 - A solutions-driven program for top management and IT executives that condenses months of applied research and learning into four information-packed days.
• Executive Forum, Tuesday, January 17 - An important market-wide interchange of IT-centric business strategies, best practices, information and ideas, geared to CIOs, CTOs, COOs, CFOs and other key company players.
• Technology Marketplace, January 17- 20 - The latest product developments, techniques and innovative solutions from the construction industry's top technology providers.

Visit www.worldofconcrete.com/WOC2006/Public/Content.aspx?ID=2800&left=7

Ecobuild Federal
ED+C readers get FREE exhibit admission ($50 value) to:
SBIC's Ecobuild Federal and AEC-ST Federal
Conference & Exhibition
December 13-16, 2005
Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

SBIC's Ecobuild Federal focuses on sustainable and environmental design, products, and tools to improve the affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of America's built environment. This event addresses the special needs of private and public sector professionals those who design, build, and manage government facilities. Register today at www.ecobuildfederal.com, use code EDC_05fl for free exhibit admission.

Green Roof Design 101
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is presenting Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Course in the following cities:

• Minneapolis, Minnesota - Dec 2, 2005
• Portland, Oregon - Dec 2, 2005
• Chicago, Illinois - Dec 6, 2005
• Raleigh, North Carolina - Dec 9, 2005

This one-day course, which runs from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with a tuition cost of $345, will introduce the basic benefits, costs, and design associated with green roofs and provides critical information for anyone looking to expand into this multi-million dollar market. Continuing education credits (7.5) are available from RCI, AIA, and ASLA. For more information and to register please go to www.greenroofs.org under the "Training Courses, Current Design 101 Courses" section.

For more news, visit www.EDCmag.com.

Coalition Launches Web Site for Energy Efficiency Tax Credits
Washington -- A new web site (www.energytaxincentives.org) from the Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP) aims to help individuals and businesses cut their federal tax bills and their energy bills in 2006 and 2007 by becoming more energy efficient. The site provides information on valuable new federal income tax incentives in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct).

HELP for Hurricane Victims
Washington -- Born of necessity to help the suddenly homeless victims of Hurricane Katrina, Housing Every Last Person (HELP) is an immediate-response emergency housing system designed by architect Carib Daniel Martin and builder Rob Bragan that can be mass produced and quickly transported to wherever the need arises. These 8 foot by 12 foot homes have a fold-up front porch and are fully furnished and equipped to provide all the needs of a family of three. An alternate double HELP house can serve a family of six. Visit HELP online at www.helpishere.us.

USGBC Recognizes Alcyone Project
Seattle - Alcyone is Seattle's first market-rate, multi-family building to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Developed by Harbor Properties Inc. and Vulcan Inc., Alcyone was designed and constructed from the ground up using sustainable development approaches. As a LEED-certified project, Alcyone exemplifies a state-of-the-art sustainable building committed to promoting energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, water savings and eco-friendly materials selection. Visit www.alcyoneapartments.com.

RMC Research Foundation Releases Ready Mixed Concrete LEED Reference Guide
Silver Spring, Md. -- The RMC Research Foundation announced the release of the Ready Mixed Concrete Industry Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Reference Guide. The guide will educate ready mixed concrete producers, construction contractors, architects, and others in the construction industry about the environmental benefits of concrete and how they may fit into projects that are to be LEED Certified. The Ready Mixed Concrete Industry LEED Reference Guide is available for download from the RMC Research Foundation's website at www.rmc-foundation.org.

3form Announces Third Party Certification, New Recycling Program
Salt Lake City -- 3form announced third party Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) certification of its Varia product line as well as the implementation of Reclaim, a new program for recycling and reusing materials removed from installations.
The recognition by SCS solidifies the fact that 3form products contain the necessary recycled content to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
Reclaim, a bidirectional process, saves ecoresin panels that have reached end-of-life status (due to remodeling) from unnecessary landfill use, and prepares them for a second life. Ten percent of all proceeds from sale of 3form Reclaim panels are donated to national environmental non-profit groups.  To learn more, please visit www.3-form.com.

Green Matrix Adds Forums To Site, Increases Sustainable Design Dialogue
Emeryville, Calif. --The Green Matrix Web site (www.greenmatrix.net) added forums on specific design strategies to increase dialogue about and dedication to sustainable design. Created to assist architects, engineers and designers in making sustainable product decisions, the Green Matrix debuted as the first Web site to provide a chronological application of sustainable design guidelines similar to the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) guidelines.  Registered users are invited to contribute to the content of the forums and to help in the expansion of the Green Matrix's content.
 
CARE and Tricycle Team Up To Reduce Carpet to Landfills
Atlanta -- The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), a joint initiative of the carpet industry, the Environmental Protection Agency, state governments and non-governmental organizations to prevent carpet from burdening landfills, announced a partnership with sustainable design company Tricycle, Inc. to reduce the amount of carpet waste landfilled annually. CARE's emphasis upon post-consumer waste aligns with Tricycle's elimination of unnecessary design waste, or pre-production waste, to impact the full lifecycle of creative products in the carpet and textile industries. To learn more, visit the CARE website at www.carpetrecovery.org and the Tricycle Web site at www.tricycleinc.com.

Second Edition of "HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design" Published
The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design has been revised and expanded; the newly published second edition is reorganized to provide step-by-step guidance throughout the design process, while highlighting key issues for different building types.
Structured around 10 steps of integrated design, the book offers practical, easily transferable information on project planning, team building, budgeting, design, construction and operations.  It is structured to support use of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System for both visioning and goal setting, as well as for design optimization.  Visit www.hoksustainabledesign.com.

"Greening the Hospitality Industry" Conference a Success
The Green Meeting Industry Council announced their "Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference" was a tremendous success, with over 80 hospitality professionals convening to discover and discuss green meeting practices for meeting and event planners, hotel properties, convention and conference venues, and suppliers to the meeting and event industry.  For more information about the conference, including program, session presentations and the complete closing session proceedings, visit online at www.greenmeetings.info and look in the Conference section.

Bentley Prince Street Expands Carpet Reclamation Program With INVISTA
Los Angeles - As a result of partnering between Bentley Prince Street and INVISTA, Bentley Prince Street's ReEntry program will offer new reclamation options to meet the unique needs of any business as well as improved recycling processes. The enhanced ReEntry program offers more economic and environmental benefits for businesses than previously.  By using the program to dispose of any carpet product, companies can avoid costly landfill disposal fees and stringent government restrictions, while also helping protect the environment.  For more information, please visit www.bentleyprincestreet.com. For more information on Antron, please visit www.antron.invista.com, and information on INVISTA can be found at www.INVISTA.com.

COPT Earns NAIOP Green Development Award
Washington -- Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) are the winners of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties' (NAIOP) inaugural national Green Development award for their four-story, 125,000-square-foot office building project in Annapolis Junction, Md. The property is one of 12 projects currently under development that COPT intends to certify under the program Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Core and Shell Pilot (LEED-CS) pilot green building rating system and is expected to earn a LEED Gold or Silver certification. For more information, visit www.naiop.org and www.copt.com.

Koch Industries Receives 2005 Vision For America Award
Stamford, Conn. -- Keep America Beautiful, Inc. has chosen Koch Industries, Inc. to receive its 2005 Vision for America Award. Koch Industries, Inc. is being recognized for its commitment to continually improving the environmental and safety performance of its many companies and for the many conservation projects its companies do in their communities. To learn more about Keep America Beautiful and its 20th anniversary Vision for America Award, please go to www.kab.org. More information is available at www.kochmembrane.com and www.kochind.com.

Dow Chemical's Great Stuff Wins Inaugural Polyurethane Innovation Award
Arlington, Va. -- The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) presented The Dow Chemical Company with the first ever Polyurethane Innovation Award. The award honors the most innovative use of polyurethane in an end-use product. Dow Chemical was recognized for its unique use of polyurethane in Great Stuff, an insulating foam sealant.
Great Stuff can be applied to gaps in windows and doors where air leakage occurs, essentially air sealing a building. The Polyurethane Innovation award will be offered again in conjunction with Polyurethanes' Technical Conference 2006, September 25-27 in Salt Lake City. More information on the award, submission of an entry, as well as the history and uses of polyurethane, can be found at www.polyurethane.org.

Swinerton Builders Earns Its Seventh Consecutive Waste Reduction Award
San Francisco -- The California Integrated Waste Management Board recognized Swinerton Builders as one of the top waste reducing companies in California; awarding Swinerton their seventh consecutive WRAP award. The WRAP (Waste Reduction Awards Program) award honors California businesses that reduce waste. For more information on the WRAP award please visit the California Integrated Waste Management Board website at http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WRAP/. For more information on Swinerton Builders' Green Building programs please visit www.swinertongreen.com.

Enterprise honored by Global Green USA's "Organizational Design Award"
Global Green recognized Enterprise with the "Organizational Design Award" for their Green Communities; a five-year, $555 million initiative that will build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for low-income families. The awards are an important part of Global Green's efforts to encourage collaborative approaches and crosscutting solutions to environmental challenges, with honorees each having demonstrated a pioneering approach to environmental responsibility, and, exceptional and innovative leadership in their respective fields. Visit Global Green USA at www.globalgreen.org for more information. Visit www.enterprisecommunity.org to learn more about Enterprise's efforts.

Sloan's Uppercut Chosen For Top 10 Environmental Products For 2005
Franklin Park, Ill. -- Sloan Valve Company's UPPERCUT Dual-Flush Flushometer has been chosen as one of BuildingGreen Inc.'s Top 10 Green Building Products award winners for 2005. Sloan's Flushometer with the UPPERCUT Dual-Flush Handle gives users two flush options: Tilt the handle up for liquid waste, which saves about half a gallon per flush. Or push the handle down for a standard 1.6-gallon flush for solid waste. The distinctive green handle on the new patent-pending Flushometer features an antimicrobial coating for protection against germs. For more information on Uppercut, visit Sloan Valve Company at www.sloanvalve.com.

Shaw Contract Group Wins 2005 North Carolina Sustainability Award
Dalton, Ga. -- Shaw Contact Group received the 2005 North Carolina Sustainability Award in the category of Product Stewardship. According to Sustainable North Carolina, the winners were organizations operating or based in North Carolina, and have recognized the realities of a changing global business climate with the goal of building a sustainable future.
Specifically with the Product Stewardship Award, candidates will have introduced a product that minimally impacts waste streams, human health, and our ecosystem relative to industry standards. Shaw Contract Group was recognized in the category for its environmental commitmentand design through the use of EcoSolution Q yarn and EcoWorx backing. For more information, visit www.shawcontractgroup.com.

REFF Names GE Energy Technology Supplier of the Year
Atlanta -- Euromoney's Annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) of London named GE Energy as its "Technology Supplier of the Year." GE's Ecomagination initiative, along with key renewable energy projects such as the Arklow Offshore Wind Park in Ireland, was cited as the basis for the award. REFF noted that GE, as part of Ecomagination, has pledged to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions by 1 percent from 2004 levels, while increasing its research and development investment in renewable energy technologies from $750 million to $1.5 billion a year, by 2010. For more information on GE Energy and the Ecomagination initiative,visit www.ge.com/energy or www.ge.com/ecomagination.

Natural Window Treatments
Barrington, Mass. -- Earthshade Natural Window Fashions is an exotic collection of hand-crafted window shades, custom crafted in 10 versatile operating styles without the use of chemicals, dyes, or otherwise harsh processing. This product is Co-op America approved. For more information, please visit www.earthshade.com.

Building Envelope System
Huntington Park, Calif. -- Henry Building Envelope Systems produces the building air control envelope, water barrier and water vapor breathing systems known as Blueskin. These self-applied membranes improve internal environment control and ensure good air quality, the company reports. For more information visit www.henry.com.

Energy-Efficient, Programmable Flushing Timer
Marietta, Ohio -- Based on the premise that less can be more, Skuttle Indoor Air Quality Products has totally redesigned its Humidifier Automatic Flushing Timer, Model S-HAFT. The new unit is smaller and uses less water than its predecessor, yet is even more efficient at flushing accumulated mineral deposits from most central-system steam- and reservoir-type humidi-fiers, the company reports. Frequent flushing-automatically rinsing the water pan with fresh, clean water-helps the humidifier operate more effectively, and reduces or eliminates the need for cleaning the humidifier's internal components during the humidification season. Skuttle also manufactures residential IAQ products (including humidification, filtration and ventilation products). Visit www.skuttle.com.

Exercise Pool without Electricity for Swimming
Jackson Heights, N.Y. -- An energy-efficient exercise pool which needs no machinery or electricity for swimming, can fit two swimmers at a time, and offers a better and more natural swim than mechanical swimming machines at a fraction of their cost has been developed by Andy Foldes, a New York pool professional concerned about the endless ways in which swimming machines and pools waste energy, space and money. Called the Swimergy Swim System, the pool is only 7 by 14 feet, and makes use of resistance swimming technology used by college swim teams and the military. Not least, since the Swimergy pool is free of mechanical clutter, it can replace the family pool, as the enjoyment of a pool is not proportional to its size, Foldes reports. The company says the energy-efficient bungee swimming design uses no electricity for swimming, and only pennies a day for filtering. Visit www.swimergy.com for more information.

Do you know of any unique green products that should be featured here? Please e-mail maytonj@bnpmedia.com.
 

Dec 05, 2005 - Dec 07, 2005
Reinvention 2005: Greening the American Home
Coral Gables, FL
www.reinventionconf.com

Dec 13, 2005 - Dec 16, 2005
Ecobuild Federal Conference and Exposition
Washington, DC
www.ecobuildfederal.com

Dec 14, 2005
"Best Practices" course on designing, engineering, building and equipping research, academic, and industrial labs
LabWize and EPA Labs 21
Chicago
www.labwize.org

Jan 12, 2006 - Jan 14, 2006
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Symposium
Washington, DC
www.iaqsymposium.com

Jan 15, 2006 - Jan 18, 2006
2006 C&D World Exposition & Show
CMRA
Miami, FL
www.cdworldshow.com

Jan 21, 2006 - Jan 25, 2006
2006 ASHRAE Winter Meeting
Chicago, IL
www.ashrae.org

Feb 14, 2006 - Feb 16, 2006
International Roofing Expo 2006
Las Vegas, NV
www.TheRoofingExpo.com

Online Book Store at www.AECStore.com
Sustainable design books are now available at the AEC Online Store. Visit www.AECStore.com to purchase buyers guides, books, CD-Roms and more! You can also access the store through ED+C's home page at www.EDCmag.com.

www.bcxa.org
The Building Commissioning Association is an international, non-profit Association of Professional Commissioning providers. Commissioning is critical to the verification of sustainable polices and a prerequisite for LEED certification.

www.greenhomeguide.com
GreenHomeGuide is a grassroots, community-based guide to green remodeling and new construction.

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