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NEW + NOTABLE To request more information on these products, visit www.EDCmag.com/webcard and enter the corresponding reader service numbers. 1 1 ENERGY REDUCING SIPS Fife, Wash. — Premier Building Systems’ Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) consist of a layer of expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS) sandwiched between two layers of oriented strand board (OSB), Premier’s SIPs feature a 55 percent higher wholewall efficiency than traditional two-by-six, R-19 construction, the company reports. Premier offers its products with Forest Stewardship Council-certified OSB upon request. Reportedly, both the OSB and EPS used in the production of Premier’s SIP panels contain recycled content and are 100 percent recyclable. www.pbssips.com. PREMIER BUILDING SYSTEMS READER SERVICE NO. 185 2 Los Angeles — Quartz surface manufacturer CaesarStone produces premium quartz surfaces, complementing any design application, from traditional to contemporary, for both home and commercial applications, the company reports. Offering a lifetime limited warranty, the products are stain, scratch and heat resistant and have earned the Good Housekeeping Seal in addition to ISO 14001 (environmental management system), ISO 9002 (quality management standard) and NSF (public health and safety) certification. www.caesarstoneus.com. CAESARSTONE READER SERVICE NO. 186 2 STAIN, SCRATCH AND HEAT-RESISTANT QUARTZ SURFACES 3 Decatur, Mich. — Special-Lite Inc., a manufacturer of fiberglassreinforced polyester (FRP) doors, has launched a concentrated effort to sell a hurricane-resistant door in states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.The company is beefing up efforts to market its most heavy-duty exterior door to schools, churches, restaurants and other buildings in areas at risk to the high-velocity winds and flying debris common to hurricanes and tropical storms. According to the company, SpecialLite recently received notification from an independent testing laboratory that its doors will withstand the impact of a 2-inch by 4-inch piece of lumber flying at 35 miles per hour and wind velocities exceeding 50 miles per hour. www.special-lite.com. SPECIAL-LITE INC. READER SERVICE NO. 187 3 HURRICANE-RESISTANT FRP DOORS 4 WWW.EDCMAG.COM Buffalo, N.Y. — Conserval Engineering Inc.’s SolarDuct line technology has been specifically engineered for roof settings and for applications where a traditional wallmounted system is not feasible. Like the original SolarWall technology, SolarDuct reduces onsite energy costs by heating ventilation air before it enters the air-handling units, the company reports. The patented system uses an all-metal collector panel and is designed for flat-roofed buildings in the commercial, industrial and institutional sectors. The SolarDuct product can also be used for PV/thermal cogeneration to reduce the ROI timeframe on a PV system; with a SolarDuct PV/T system, the all-metal SolarWall panels double as the racking system, while also removing the heat from the back of the PV modules and using it to offset the building’s heating load. www.solarwall.com. CONSERVAL ENGINEERING, INC. READER SERVICE NO. 188 4 ROOFTOP SOLAR AIR HEATING AND PV/THERMAL SYSTEMS 32 http://www.iesve.com/ve-ware http://www.ki.com http://www.unifin.com http://www.certainteed.com

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Environmental Design & Construction- August 2008 Contents Editor's Note Web TOC Newsline New plus Notable Therapeutic Spaces On the Cover Surviving and Thriving A New Green Era of Luxury Special Section: Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certification Getting it Right Extra Credit Product Focus 21st Century Schools Marketplace plus Classifieds Advertiser's Index Of the Earth

Environmental Design + Construction - August 2008

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