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  • Building Products Top 100: Structural Insulated Panels
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/18/2007)
  • The firm manufactures structural insulated panels in sizes from 4 feet by 8 feet up to 8 feet by 24 feet, and in thicknesses from 4 1/2 inches to 12 1/4 inches. For exterior wall and roof panels for residential and commercial applications, SIPs are also available for log and timber frames. The manufacturer also pre-cuts the panels for window and door openings, gable ends, and roof panel cuts. 800-792-7477.
  • Building Products Top 100: Thermastrand Radiant Barrier OSB
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/18/2007)
  • Ainsworth. The firm claims Thermastrand OSB not only blocks up to 97 percent of the sun's radiant heat, but is the only radiant barrier product with a 25-year warranty that guarantees the foil will not delaminate. Thermastrand keeps attics up to 30 degrees cooler and heat distribution more consistent throughout the home. Air conditioner running time and its on/off cycling also are reduced. 877-661-3200.
  • Building Products Top 100: Structural Insulated Panels
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/17/2007)
  • Energy Panel Structures. Joining rigid foam insulation to OSB or plywood with a moisture-cure urethane adhesive, these SIPs are available in a variety of exterior and interior facings including aluminum, embossed steel, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic. The panels' foam thickness can be adjusted to increase the R-value. 800-967-2130.
  • ATC Panels Introduces Superior Value for Going GreenEcology Meets Economy in Eco-Friendly EVR Panels
  • ebuild (7/17/2007)
  • ATC Panels introduces EVR Panels, a family of environmentally responsible wood products. Debuting in June, EVR Particleboard, is the first available product in the EVR Panels family. Produced exclusively at the company's Moncure, N.C., facility, EVR Particleboard is an Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) containing 100 percent recycled and recovered wood waste or fiber generated from wood residue, and complies with the European E-1 standard for low emissions.
  • Building Products Top 100: Structural Insulated Panels
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/17/2007)
  • Premier Building Systems. These structural insulated panels are cut to size and can include windows, doors, and gable ends. The company pre-numbers the panels to coordinate with the builder's drawings. The panels are made with an insulating core of rigid expanded polystyrene, structurally laminated and pressure cured between two sheets of OSB. 800-275-7086.
  • Building Products Top 100: Structural Insulated Panels
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/17/2007)
  • FischerSIPS. The firm manufactures structural insulated panels in sizes from 4 feet by 8 feet up to 8 feet by 24 feet, and in thicknesses from 4 1/2 inches to 12 1/4 inches. For exterior wall and roof panels for residential and commercial applications, SIPs are also available for log and timber frames. The manufacturer also pre-cuts the panels for window and door openings, gable ends, and roof panel cuts. 800-792-7477.
  • Planning Pays Off in Kitchen Renovation
  • Virginian - Pilot (7/14/2007)
  • WHEN IT CAME time to move from Washington, D.C., and find a new home, Jim and Margie Powell thought of Hampton Roads. "We came to visit a cousin who lived here about 15 years and fell in love with the Virginia Beach area," Jim explained. Jim and Margie worked quite a bit - about six months - before moving into their new, personally customized home.
  • NEW 12" ICFAmvic to Release a NEW 12" ICF
  • ebuild (7/12/2007)
  • Amvic Building System will release a new 12" Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) to the current line of 4", 6", 8" and 10" forms. The new 12" form will be 17"w x 24"h x 48"l. It will be available in a straight form which will cover 8 sq ft and in a 90 degree form which will cover 9.83 sq ft. Amvic ICFs are manufactured using 2.5 inches of 1.5lb/cf density EPS foam on each side of the form. These panels are very rigid, therefore maintain shape, remain straight and plumb and require less bracing during concrete pouring and curing.
  • How to Market: Generation Y
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/10/2007)
  • If the would-be buyers browsing your models seem a bit young, it's not your imagination. Members of the Millennium Generation--aka Generation Y or the Echo Boomers--are poised to purchase property at a younger age than their parents did but with a little help from Mom and Dad. Couple the family's contribution with low interest rates, and the under-30 crowd is officially in the market for a mortgage. The U.S. Census Bureau says 40 percent of 25- to 29-year-olds who are heads of their households own their homes, and 26 percent of heads of households younger than 25 are owners. Likewise, the NAHB estimates that while Gen Yers owned just 7 percent of U.S. houses in 2005, 26 percent of them plan to buy homes this year.
  • Good Things Underfoot
  • REMODELING Magazine (7/1/2007)
  • Keep building supports secure and protected where the sun doesn't shine.

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