Environmental Design + Construction - March 2009 - (Page 43) the same durability, aesthetic quality and price point of Versa’s nonrecycled wallcoverings. LSI Wallcoverings | Reader Service No. 18 Wallcovering Brand Includes Natural and Renewable Materials NEW YORK — Schumacher’s Schumacher Terra brand of eco-friendly fabrics and wallcoverings include products made of natural and renewable materials — linen, jute, bamboo and certified organic cotton — and meet authentic third-party certification, such as USDA certification and Oekotex standard 100, for environmentally and socially responsible processes, from field to finished product. www. fschumacher.com. F. Schumacher & Co. | Reader Service No. 19 WATERSENSE-CERTIFIED PRODUCTS Award-Winning Flapperless Toilet CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J. — Niagara Conservation’s WaterSense-certified Flapperless toilet has won a 2008 Merchandising Innovation Award from Home Depot. The toilet, which saves up to $100 or 12,000 gallons of water annually, the company reports, uses unique tip-bucket technology and is currently available at Home Depot under the Pegasus & Glacier Bay private label brands. The Merchandising Innovation Award highlights innovative, groundbreaking products available at Home Depot that provide true benefits to consumers. www.niagaraconservation.com. Niagara Conservation | Reader Service No. 21 Decorative Lavatory Faucets WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Gerber Plumbing Fixtures’ new high-efficiency decorative bathroom faucets have achieved certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense Program. Offering water at 1.5 gpm, Gerber’s WaterSense-certified bathroom faucets are now available in the company’s new Logan Square series as well as in the Abigail, Brianne, Wicker Park, Allerton, Maxwell, and Pomeroy styles. Gerber’s commercial line of faucets also achieved the WaterSense certification. All of Gerber faucets are ADA compliant and available in a wide variety of styles and finishes, the company reports. www.gerberonline.com. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures | Reader Service No. 22 Designing High-Performance Buildings? Don’t forget to make your entrances high-performance, too. Specifying run-of-the-mill entrance systems in your exterior openings can leave holes in your best green designs. But when you choose flush doors that eliminate regular repainting, don’t off-gas VOCs, and provide a good thermal barrier, they can help you earn LEED points— and make points with facility owners, too. Superior performance reduces life cycle cost Independent lab testing proves Special-Lite flush doors deliver superior thermal and emissions performance. Plus, the durability of our custom entrance systems provides longer life with far less maintenance for the lowest possible lifetime cost—even in the toughest applications. For product literature, test results and specifications, visit our website at: www.special-lite.com/sustain. Us e F R P f lus f rom h Sp e c ia do o rs l-L ite Reader Service No. 193 www.EDCmag.com/webcard www.special-lite.com/sustain 1-800-821-6531 www.EDCmag.com 43 http://www.fschumacher.com http://www.fschumacher.com http://www.niagaraconservation.com http://www.gerberonline.com http://www.special-lite.com/sustain http://www.special-lite.com/sustain http://www.special-lite.com/sustain http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard http://www.EDCmag.com
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