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  • Test Home Uses Sun, Wind, Earth
  • Omaha World-Herald (12/30/2008)
  • Dec. 30--The World-Herald featured a unique structure rising from a residential neighborhood, the Zero Net Energy Test Home, in a story last month. Readers were so curious about the cutting-edge, "green" house that they wrote to us with more questions, which were passed to Avery Schwer, a Kiewit Institute professor overseeing the project. First, a quick recap:
  • Low-VOC Subfloor Adhesive
  • REMODELING Magazine (12/9/2008)
  • New water-based, low-VOC iLevel Subfloor Adhesive is designed to create a strong bond between floor panels, joists, and other framing members and to fill gaps in the connections. The result is improved composite action for the floor system to enable higher performance and help reduce the potential for squeaks. iLevel Subfloor Adhesive meets several green-building standards, including those for NAHB Model Green Home Building, Green Globes, and LEED. 888.453.8358.
  • Mighty Green ; Concrete-Filled Styrofoam Wall System is Cornerstone of Highly Energy-Efficient Custom Home
  • Albuquerque Journal (11/30/2008)
  • Jon Arndt and Sue Sullivan aren't kidding when they describe the walls of their new home as "mighty." Using a wall system of insulated concrete forms (ICFs), the couple lives snugly between exterior walls of concrete in their home in the Wells Park neighborhood north of Downtown. "This house could last 1,000 years," Arndt told visitors who strolled through the home during the recent Homes of Enchantment Parade sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico.
  • Custom Steel Home Design and Engineering
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • Specializing in custom steel home design and engineering, the firm says it can develop a floor plan from scratch or convert an existing floor plan to a steel frame plan. Residential builders can tailor a package of customized floor plans to their local market. The company's galvanized, pre-engineered framing systems boast 8 3/4-inch exterior wall construction, allowing for R-30 insulation. 866-845-1500.
  • Hybrid Light-Gauge Structural Steel Beam
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • Metwood says its throughSPAN hybrid light-gauge structural steel beam spans greater distances with fewer vertical supports, while allowing the passage of utilities directly through structural members. Smaller and lighter than traditional structural beams, they adapt to any construction system, the firm claims. The beams attach with self-drilling screws, require no welding, and can be trimmed on site. 866-638-9663.
  • Light-Gauge Steel Framing System
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • The firm's light-gauge steel framing system includes roof and floor trusses, floor joists, and light-gauge studs and track. Pre-insulated, panelized walls include pre-molded wire chases and pre-framed rough openings for doors and windows. Benefits include lower energy bills, no off-gassing of toxins, and resistance to mold and pests, the maker says. The complete tool package includes fasteners, screws, and accessories, and engineering services are available. 800-390-4693.
  • LiteSteel Structural Beam
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • The LiteSteel Beam cold-formed steel structural beam combines the strength of steel but the workability of wood, says the maker. It features a flat, thin web and two hollow flanges. The beam is 40 percent lighter than equivalent hot-rolled steel or engineered wood, says the firm, but also offers equivalent structural performance in terms of load-carrying capacity. It cuts and installs with traditional tools. 877-285-2607.
  • Pre-Engineered Steel Frame Home Kits
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • Pre-engineered steel frame home kits feature pre-assembled panel and truss construction. Stand up the panels, set the trusses, and the job is done, says the maker. The firm offers 20 floor plans and 60 exteriors, with options for slab or pier-and-beam foundations. Clear span technology eliminates interior load-bearing walls, allowing for flexible floor plan options. The manufacturer says its steel frames meet a 110-mph wind load and a 30-pound snow load. 888-320-7466.
  • Steel Trusses
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • The firm's Nutruss 2.0 technology combines design and engineering software with a roll former and decoiler to make an automated framing system. The combination produces light-gauge cold-formed steel trusses out of slit steel coils in minutes, with no measuring, cutting, sorting, or layout. The firm says its system also enables the production of floor, roof, wall, and ceiling panels. 866-873-4832.
  • Dietrich Metal Framing.Danback Backing Plate
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/14/2008)
  • The firm's Danback flexible wood backing plate connects handrails, shelves, cabinets, counters, towel and shower bars, and other wall-mounted fixtures to steel studs. Its patented hinge design flexes around the stud and snaps in place. Wood components are pressure-coated and chemically treated to increase fire resistance, the maker says. Available for 16-inch and 24-inch on-center framing, the firm says its plate meets all light-gauge framing requirements for commercial and residential applications. 800-873-2604.

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