The RAPID RESPONSE® Home Fire Sprinkler System by Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products (TFS&BP) is uniquely positioned to provide California homebuilders with a complete fire-protection solution when, beginning Jan...
June 7, 2010
Paint Project Aims To Reduce Global Warming
The "Paint Project" has been created in order to promote the use of "cool" roofs as a viable way to slow global warming...
June 7, 2010
Paint Project To Reduce Global Warming
The "Paint Project" has been created in order to promote the use of "cool" roofs as a viable way to slow global warming...
June 2, 2010
"LEED Standards Insufficient To Protect Human Health," Finds New Report
By Bill Walsh, Executive Director
Healthy Building Network
June 2, 2010
A new report released last week concludes, "[LEED] 'platinum,' 'gold,' and 'silver' status conveys the false impression of a healthy and safe building environment, even when well-recognized hazardous chemicals exist in building products," and, "LEED standards are insufficient to protect human health."
The report, entitled "LEED Certification: Where Energy Efficiency Collides With Human Health," was published by Environment and Human Health, Inc...
May 27, 2010
Johns Manville Introduces JM Open-Cell Spray Foam Insulation
Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and global building products manufacturer, today introduced JM ocSPF insulation, a low-density polyurethane open-cell spray foam insulation designed for commercial and residential applications...
May 20, 2010
N CLAY ENTERPRISES, INC. SHOWCASES NEW LIME GAUGED PLASTER AND LIMEWASH AT PCBC SHOW 2010
Award-winning, patented American Clay Enterprises is proud to be showcasing its Lime Putty, the newest addition to the company's line of natural, sustainable and healthy plasters for interior walls and ceilings, at the PCBC® Show in booth #1239, from June 9-11 in San Francisco's Mascone Center...
