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Green Community Center in Michigan Taps CertainTeed MemBrain Vapor Retarder for Moisture Management
- ebuild (4/3/2007)
- CertainTeed MemBrain Smart Vapor Retarder was a key sustainable building material featured last summer in a green construction project that produced the new East Grand Rapids Community Center. The publicly funded project involved remodeling and connecting the town's aging City Hall, Public Library and a former water reservoir to create the new East Grand Rapids Community Center.
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Sto Corp. Advances Waterproofing Technology with Convenient Cloth Joint Reinforcement
- ebuild (3/26/2007)
- Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in cladding, coating, and restoration systems has advanced the technology of the StoGuard spray-on building wrap product line with StoGuard Fabric. Also introduced as part of this same system is a new fabric product called StoGuard RediCorner for use in rough openings. StoGuard Fabric is a non-woven cloth reinforcement that is part of the StoGuard assembly and is used with either Sto Gold Coat or Sto EmeraldCoat to treat sheathing joints, inside and outside corners and rough openings.
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Benjamin Obdyke Incorporated's Home Slicker 10 Plus Typar
- ebuild (3/13/2007)
- Benjamin Obdyke Incorporated, a designer and manufacturer of roof and barrier products for the residential building market, has introduced Home Slicker 10 Plus Typar, a rainscreen system component and premium-grade housewrap combined in one product that meets changing building code requirements in Canada. Rainscreen systems are recognized by building science experts as the optimum method of wall construction in areas prone to excessive moisture, high temperatures, and humidity.
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Benjamin Obdyke Incorporated's Home Slicker
- ebuild (3/13/2007)
- Benjamin Obdyke Incorporated's Home Slicker is a component of a rainscreen system that alleviates moisture problems in residential wall assemblies by providing a continuous ventilation and drainage space. Rainscreen systems are recognized by building science experts as the optimum method of wall construction in areas prone to excessive moisture, high temperatures, and humidity. Home Slicker extends the service life of sidewall components by creating the necessary air space in a rainscreen wall assembly that drains wind-driven rain from behind the cladding, and ventilates to remove moisture.
- Product Review: Construction Products
- PROSALES Magazine (3/1/2007)
- Year after year, the diversity of our Editors' Choice winners continues to reflect the many ways in which the pro supply industry changes and evolves. We hope many of these products will strike your fancy and reveal themselves to you as valuable tools–not just more items to sell–as you progress through 2007.
- 2007 Editor's Picks
- PROSALES Magazine (3/1/2007)
- Once again, the editors of ProSales have sifted through thousands of products in search of the latest Editors' Choice Award winners–those products introduced during the past year that stand out for their innovation, problem-solving abilities, and all-around coolness. What also defines these products is their ability to make you think about their potential in your yard and about the overall range of products and services you offer. As you read about the 15 Editors' Choice winners this year, ask yourself not only how they can fit into your business now, but also how they can help your business and your customers' businesses grow.
- Typar HouseWrap is the One
- ebuild (1/30/2007)
- Contractors and homeowners know that Typar is the one for their housewrap needs. Typar HouseWrap, The HouseWrap That Survives, meets all codes requirements as a Type I air barrier and is ideal for both commercial and residential construction jobs. Typar HouseWrap is the one because it offers excellent water holdout, tear strength, air holdout, moisture vapor transmission, ultraviolet performance and surfactant resistance.
- Typar Construction Tape Seals Overlap and Seams
- ebuild (1/30/2007)
- Typar Construction Tape is designed to be used as a closure system on Typar HouseWrap and other insulation sheathing materials. It was introduced because many codes today require the taping of housewrap seams, and it exceeds all codes requirements as a contractor grade sheathing tape. Typar Construction Tape is a very strong, gray, polypropylene film used to seal seams and overlaps. It also can be applied to corners, joints, sill plates and other surfaces to improve air tightness.
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Bright Ideas Group Announces Revolutionary Toxic Mold-Killing Tape
- ebuild (1/24/2007)
- Bright Ideas Group, LLC announces the launch of a revolutionary product that utilizes both an effective fungicide and unique adhesive to kill and remove surface mold from most structural materials. Bright Ideas Group, LLC are the manufacturers of the patent pending "Mold Stripper Tape". There is a "Mold Stripper Tape" version for use on wood, a "Mold Stripper Tape" for use on drywall and plaster and the "Mold Stripper Tape Window Wrap" for use during window and door replacement.
- ebuild Guide to Housewrap Specifications
- ebuild (12/19/2006)
- Most homeowners, and many builders, assume that siding on a house serves as weather-proof barrier against water infiltration. It doesn't. Even the best siding, carefully installed and in excellent condition, can't prevent small amounts of water from getting behind it through butt joints, gaps around trim, and even tiny cracks in the siding itself. This is particularly true when the water is driven by wind pressure or capillary action.
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