Environmental Design + Construction - March 2009 - (Page 17) 5 7 6 8 5 Rapidly Renewable Acoustical Ceiling Panels 7 Integrated Tree and Stormwater System LANCASTER, PA. — Tierra, from Armstrong Ceilings, features an exclusive BioAcoustic substrate made from jute, a natural fiber that grows from seed to harvest in 90 days. According to the company, as a result of its unique substrate, Tierra has the highest rapidly renewable content in the industry at 45 percent. It is also recyclable at the end of its service life through the Armstrong Ceiling Recycling Program and has a high post-consumer recycled content of 23 percent. In addition, Tierra has attained Cradle to Cradle Silver certification from MBDC. Tierra contains no added formaldehyde, has a Class A fire rating and is humidity resistant. www.armstrong.com/tierra. Armstrong Ceilings | Reader Service No. 9 SAN FRANCISCO — The Silva Cell, from Deep Root, is a modular subsurface system for containing unlimited amounts of soil underneath hardscapes while supporting aboveground traffic loads, the company reports. This system enables two critical ecological functions to take place: growing large, healthy trees and maintaining rainwater on site. The Silva Cell makes simultaneous on-site bioinfiltration and healthy tree growth possible. Once installed, this underground biotechnology sustains itself — the soil absorbs water from daily rainfall events, cleaning it, cooling it, and slowing it down. www.deeproot.com. Deep Root Partners, L.P. | Reader Service No. 11 6 Cooling Technology Conserves Water 8 Pressure Water Cooler BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Earthwise Environmental, Inc.’s eSolution is a patentpending program that eliminates chemical treatments and reduces cooling tower discharge by as much as 75 percent compared to most cooling tower programs, the company reports. eSolution eliminates drum disposal, chemical treatments and safety issues associated with chemical programs by using anode-cathode reactions under a supplied current to remove and control mineral scale. Minor piping installation and a small operating footprint allow eSolution to be installed from a skid-mount platform and easily moved from system to system. www.earthwiseenvironmental.com. Earthwise Environmental, Inc. | Reader Service No. 10 OAK BROOK, ILL. — Elkay Commercial’s VRCGRN pressurized water cooler is equipped with a redesigned refrigeration system, which utilizes a greater efficiency compressor, optimizes heat transfer within the evaporator, and uses a reduced amount of refrigerant. When tested to CSA Standard C-815 “Energy-Performance of Drinking-Water Coolers,” results indicated that the VRCGRN realized a 50 percent improvement in energy efficiency versus comparable water cooler models, the company reports. Additionally, it is constructed of 60-percent recycled content stainless steel and manufactured without using VOC-emitting paints/coatings. www.elkayusa.com. Elkay Commercial | Reader Service No. 12 www.EDCmag.com 17 http://www.armstrong.com/tierra http://www.deeproot.com http://www.earthwiseenvironmental.com http://www.elkayusa.com http://www.EDCmag.com
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