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  • Builder Was Green Before It Was Cool
  • USA TODAY (1/14/2008)
  • The entrepreneurial spirit and a love of architecture run deep in the blood of John Suppes, 47-year-old founder of Clarum Homes and a leading figure in the energy-saving "green building" movement that has suddenly become fashionable.Palo Alto, Calif.-based Clarum Homes and Suppes are riding the rising popularity of energy-saving "green" houses. "I love construction and building," says Suppes, his office shelves stuffed with architectural design books, from Tuscany Interiors to Living With Zen.
  • Going Green Receives a Boost: HOME BUILDERS GROUP PUSHES FOR STANDARDS IN BAY AREA
  • San Jose Mercury News (1/14/2008)
  • Jan. 14--Faced with one of the worst housing markets in decades, the Bay Area home-building industry -- long opposed to mandatory environmental standards -- has decided to give up and go green. In a move believed to be a first in the country, the Home Builders Association of Northern California today will ask the region's 101 cities and nine counties to impose green building standards that would reduce energy usage by 15 percent for every home built in the Bay Area. With home sales sinking to historic lows, many builders have discovered that in the environmentally conscious Bay Area, green sells.
  • More Buildings Going Green in Beaches Area Homeowners Concerned About the Environment Are Doing Something About It.
  • Florida Times Union (1/9/2008)
  • Building green is no longer the dominion of the West Coast. At their home in Atlantic Beach, Sarah Boren and Geoff Selhorst are building, remodeling and refitting a 1950s home with reused local lumber, a reflective metal roof and skylights to garner the light and warmth of the sun.Just a few miles south, the Goelzes, who own the Cobalt Moon natural healing center in Neptune Beach, are using similar technology to construct a new two-story commercial building.
  • Cooking Up a Greener Drywall: SUNNYVALE's SERIOUS MATERIALS IS SET TO LAUNCH ECOROCK DRYWALL IN SUMMER
  • San Jose Mercury News (1/5/2008)
  • Jan. 5--The lab inside Serious Materials' Sunnyvale headquarters resembles a kitchen. "The amount of CO we can impact is greater than any car company," says Kevin Surace, Serious Materials' chief executive officer. Making drywall is a hugely energy-intensive process, accounting for about 1 percent of U.S. energy consumption and 25 billion pounds of CO in the air each year.
  • Titebond Radon Sealant
  • Journal of Light Construction (1/1/2008)
  • According to the National Research Council, radon exposure may be responsible for more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths annually, making it a leading cause of lung cancer — second only to smoking. Titebond Radon Sealant can help keep the radioactive gas from seeping through concrete foundations, says the manufacturer. The product is applied to foundation cracks and joints, and around existing coatings. 800/669-4583.
  • StoTherm Storm SystemsStoTherm Storm Systems Protect Essential Facilities with Highest Rated Wall
  • ebuild (12/17/2007)
  • Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in cladding, coating and restoration systems, is producing StoTherm Storm Systems , a revolutionary high impact cladding that incorporates the best of EIFS (Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems) design flexibility, color range, great insulation, and light weight, with Level-E rated wall protection, the highest ranking available on the market today
  • ProWoodUniversal Forest Products' ProWood Micro Formulation Earns EPP Status
  • ebuild (12/12/2007)
  • Universal Forest Products is proud to note that the chemical formulation it uses to treat wood is the only one to earn the esteemed Green Cross recognition, which marks its treated wood as an Environmentally Preferred Product. Universal's treated product line, ProWood Micro, is manufactured with MicroPro, a product of Osmose Inc. that last week was named the first and only wood preservative technology in the world to earn the Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) certification from Scientific Certification Systems, a leading third-party certification firm.
  • Cracking a Stucco Problem ; Use Caulk to Seal Moderate Gaps
  • Record, The; Bergen County, N.J. (12/11/2007)
  • Q. How can I repair cracks in my home's stucco siding?If the cracks are no more than about -inch wide, you can seal them with a high-quality acrylic-latex caulk. Before sealing the cracks, clean them with the tip of a screwdriver and an old paintbrush or toothbrush.
  • PL Ultimate Hybrid Sealant + AdhesiveHenkel Introduces Hybrid Sealant + Adhesive for Multi-Surface, All-Weather Applications
  • ebuild (12/4/2007)
  • Henkel Corporation expands its PL line with the addition of PL Ultimate Hybrid Sealant + Adhesive, which provides superior caulking and bonding performance in one. Combining the flexibility of a sealant and the strength of an adhesive, PL Ultimate Hybrid Sealant + Adhesive bonds to a large variety of building materials and is ideal for sealing applications because it is paintable, will not crack or shrink and provides superior UV resistance.
  • HIT RE 500-SD Epoxy Adhesive Anchor System Hilti HIT RE 500-SD Epoxy Adhesive Anchor System for Strength Design
  • ebuild (11/30/2007)
  • Hilti HIT RE 500-SD Epoxy Adhesive Anchor System is the industry's first adhesive anchor to receive recognition for use with the strength design provisions for post-installed anchors found in the 2003 and 2006 International Building Code (IBC). The Hilti HIT RE 500-SD Epoxy Adhesive Anchor System has been evaluated in accordance with ICC acceptance criteria AC308 and has been issued ICC ESR-2322.

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