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  • Nailbase Roof Insulation Originators Receive FM Approval For Its "Green" N.C.F.R. Thermasote On Steel Roof Decks
  • ebuild (12/27/2006)
  • The originators of nailbase roof insulation have received Factory Mutual® approval for using its "green" nailbase roof insulation, N.C.F.R.® Thermasote®, on steel roof decks. The first nailbase roof insulation was developed seven decades ago by America's leading green building manufacturer, Homasote Company. Now, N.C.F.R. Thermasote -- a 4' x 8' panel of Class A, N.C.F.R. board bonded to rigid Polyisocyanurate insulation -- has received FM's steel deck approval.
  • Grace Construction Products Introduces Perma-Barrier VP
  • ebuild (12/21/2006)
  • Grace Construction Products has introduced the newest member of its Perm-A-Barrier family of air and vapor barrier products, Perm-A-Barrier VP. Perm-A-Barrier VP is a fluid-applied, acrylic air barrier membrane that provides continuous air tightness and water protection throughout the wall assembly, while allowing condensation-causing water vapor to escape. Perm-A-Barrier VP is designed for use in above grade wall assemblies and is suitable for new and remedial commercial and residential construction.
  • 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.
  • ebuild Guide to Building Insulation Specifications
  • ebuild (12/18/2006)
  • A highly-insulated house was once a hallmark of high-end construction, but now every house must be carefully insulated to minimize heating and cooling costs. Upgrading insulation beyond the minimum standards increases comfort, reduces heating and air conditioning costs, and enables the use of smaller, less expensive furnaces, cooling equipment, and duct work.
  • For Houses, It's Glamorous to Be Green
  • Business Week (12/13/2006)
  • Over one million U.S. households now warm their homes in the winter with heat from the earth instead of using furnaces or fuel lines. Even George W. Bush has a geothermal system in his vacation home in Crawford, Tex. Designed by architect David Heymann, Prairie Chapel Ranch captures solar energy and has a cistern that gathers rainwater and wastewater, purifies it, and then uses it to irrigate the greenery around the Presidential vacation home."The green-energy movement is growing in leaps and bounds," says Paul Glenney, a director of energy initiatives at AeroVironment, a California company that makes sleek wind turbines that can be mounted on buildings.

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