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  • ZIP System Wall PanelsMVP Award Winner: ZIP System Wall Panels
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/11/2007)
  • Huber Engineered Woods. Everyone loves a two-fer, which is exactly what ZIP System wall panels provide. These distinctive-looking 7/16-inch-thick structural panels feature a built-in water-resistant barrier, eliminating the need for housewrap. "I like the one-step installation," a judge commented. ZIP System tape is then used to install the panels and secure the seams. The panels feature a preprinted fastening guide for 16-inch and 24-inch on-center stud spacings for vertical and horizontal installation, plus a preprinted tape guide. The barrier doesn't blow off or tear like housewrap can, according to the maker. Cost: $7 to $9 a panel. 800-933-9220.
  • CertainTeed CertaPro AcoustaBoard BlackCertainTeed Insulation Plays Key Role Behind The Scenes at Miami's New Performing Arts Center
  • ebuild (6/7/2007)
  • CertainTeed CertaPro AcoustaBoard Black, a rigid fiber glass acoustical insulation board, helped provide that kind of acoustic control needed for the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, which opened in Miami late last year. The 570,000 square-foot entertainment complex, consisting of the Knight Concert Hall and Ziff Ballet Opera House, features 325,000 square feet of 2" CertaPro AcoustaBoard Black in its sidewalls and ceilings. Materials were provided by building products distributor All Interior Supply, of Hialeah, Florida, and installed by interior contractor Lotspeich Company, Inc., based out of Miami.
  • All Stars: Building Products Presents the 2007 MVP Award Winners
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/7/2007)
  • Each year, Building Products' Most Valuable Product Awards competition singles out an elite group of new products worthy of special recognition. This year, 32 products--ranging from a limestone veneer to a water-conserving showerhead to steam-assist ovens--have been deemed the latest crop of top-notch products by our panel of expert judges. These products offer ways to make your job easier, your projects more stunning, and your business more profitable. And they just might add a little fun back into your work day.
  • Landscape as Lunch
  • CUSTOM HOME Magazine (6/2/2007)
  • As spring turns to summer, homeowners turn to their gardens for enjoyment. Ornamental grasses thicken and grow tall, hostas send up tender flower shoots, and hydrangeas begin to bud. Back from the nursery come tomato plants, culinary herbs, and cucumber seeds. But what it amounts to, particularly in some parts of the country, is a delectable buffet for deer. The battle between people and hungry deer continues, with the deer—to some homeowners more furry rodents than forest friends—gaining the upper hand.
  • Leading Home Insulation Company Takes Over State
  • The Daily Oklahoman (6/2/2007)
  • Jun. 2--DuPont Tyvek's command of the Oklahoma City home weatherization market could be a wrap. Builders Insulation has become the only certified installer of the house wrap in the Oklahoma City area. More importantly for builders and homeowners, certification by DuPont means the material and installation comes with a 10-year limited warranty, said Bart Bartholomew, general manager of Builders Insulation, 3350 S Purdue.
  • Eco-Friendly "Green" Building Techniques Are Catching On
  • Virginian - Pilot (6/1/2007)
  • In the construction industry today, building green is the new basic black. The National Association of Homebuilders has its green- building guidelines and, locally, members of the Outer Banks Community Development Corporation are establishing a set of construction standards that will incorporate green design and energy conservation into their affordable housing plans.Mark Kasten is a member of the planning and development committee of the Outer Banks Community Development Corporation and an accredited professional with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
  • Acoustiblok: A Breakthrough in Sound Proofing
  • ebuild (5/31/2007)
  • Acoustiblok, a revolutionary sound proofing product, is now available to dramatically reduce sound transmissions in private homes and condominiums, hotels, hospitals and office buildings. While other manufacturers of sound proofing material attempt to stop or absorb sound, Acoustiblok has resolved the problem in a vastly different way: through a unique thermodynamic process, Acoustiblok is engineered to transform sound energy into undetectable trace elements of heat.
  • Energy Savers
  • CUSTOM HOME Magazine (5/31/2007)
  • When it comes to green building products, insulation stands out as a natural fit. After all, one of the main tenets of green building is increasing energy efficiency, and long before being green was in vogue, that's always been insulation's primary purpose. Now, with the rush toward all things green in the home building industry, insulation is one of the first categories builders look to when setting out to construct an environmentally friendly home.
  • Construction of the Mold Safe Model Home is expected to be completed by this summer.Typar Weather Protection System Specified for State-of-the-Art PATH Mold Safe Model Home Project
  • ebuild (5/30/2007)
  • Mold growth inside the walls of homes and commercial buildings affects not only the health of the occupants, but could also dampen the reputation of insurance companies, building contractors, banks, architects and homeowner associations. With this in mind, the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) and its partners teamed with the Environmental Assurance Group to build the Mold Safe Model Home, a model home that will showcase various techniques and products that will help prevent mold in new construction.

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