A Sneak Peek at
Greenbuild 2009
In an era when other industry conventions and trade shows are shrinking, Greenbuild Expo continues to grow at an astounding pace, and this year's exhibitor count has nearly doubled last year's figure. This annual show remains a national showcase for sustainable products and practices. Whether you attend or not, you'll want to know what's happening at Greenbuild, so we offer this advance look at what some key exhibitors are offering. This year's event is scheduled for November 10-12 at the Phoenix Convention Center. If you'd like to order a last minute ticket, click here!
adhesives/sealants
AFM Safecoat • Booth 530
AFM will show off their new Almighty Adhesive, a high performance 100% solids formula that's said to be ideal for use with wood, drywall, masonry, fiberglass, vinyl, metal and other construction materials. Its low odor, VOC-free formula achieves 200 psi shear strength, can be applied in a wide range of temperatures, and is effective on wet wood surfaces. Contributes to LEED accreditation. www.afmsafecoat.com
AFM will show off their new Almighty Adhesive, a high performance 100% solids formula that's said to be ideal for use with wood, drywall, masonry, fiberglass, vinyl, metal and other construction materials. Its low odor, VOC-free formula achieves 200 psi shear strength, can be applied in a wide range of temperatures, and is effective on wet wood surfaces. Contributes to LEED accreditation. www.afmsafecoat.com
Titebond • Booth 419
Titebond will be showcasing their GREENChoice line of high performance low-VOC construction adhesives and sealants – such as Subfloor Adhesive, Drywall Adhesive, and Radon Sealant – which contribute no workplace odors or health hazards after installation. The GREENChoice line can contribute credits toward both NAHB-Green and LEED certification. www.titebondgreenchoice.com
Coatings & Finishes
American Clay • Booth 3754
American Clay will demonstrate their line of natural clay plasters, including ENJARRE, a single-coat plaster for commercial and multi-unit residential use. Spray applied, it forms a hard, durable, mold-resistant, non-toxic, re-emulsifiable finish. Available in 8 pre-tinted colors, it can be applied to multiple substrates, cover CMU blocks in one pass, and typically lasts for the life of the walls. Its typical installed price is between $.85-1.20/square foot. The product is non-toxic, VOC-free, and may contribute points to LEED in 7 categories. www.americanclay.com
American Clay will demonstrate their line of natural clay plasters, including ENJARRE, a single-coat plaster for commercial and multi-unit residential use. Spray applied, it forms a hard, durable, mold-resistant, non-toxic, re-emulsifiable finish. Available in 8 pre-tinted colors, it can be applied to multiple substrates, cover CMU blocks in one pass, and typically lasts for the life of the walls. Its typical installed price is between $.85-1.20/square foot. The product is non-toxic, VOC-free, and may contribute points to LEED in 7 categories. www.americanclay.com
Benjamin Moore • Booth 3360Bring your iPhone to the Benjamin Moore booth to sample ben Color Capture, an iPhone app that lets you snap a picture of any color surface and instantly match it to one of the 3,300 hues in Benjamin Moore's color palette. The iPhone's GPS system can then point the user to the nearest Ben Moore dealer. www.benjaminmoore.com
Vermont Natural Coatings • Booth 5116VNC's PolyWhey is formulated from milk solids, yet promises superior performance to petrochemical based floor and furniture finishes. The products feature greater coverage, increased hardness, fast dry times, and VOC levels below 180g/L, which means they qualify for LEED credits. www.vermontnaturalcoatings.com
Fasteners
Maze Nails • Booth 4534
Maze Nails is best known for their Stormguard Double Dipped Galvanized nails, but they also produce a full assortment of nails for virtually any construction application, including gun nails, custom-colored prepainted nails, and stainless steel, copper, and aluminum nails. They also manufacture a large variety of collated nails, and all production takes place in the U.S. heartland. Scientific Certification Systems has independently certified that U.S. made Maze Nails contain 96 percent recycled content, so the nails are eligible for LEED credits. www.mazenails.com
Flooring
Aged Woods • Booth 106
Aged Woods will officially launch its new Rescued Maple collection of strip maple flooring. Removed from old factories and warehouses, Rescued Maple is an attractive, reclaimed hardwood flooring option with a face-width ranging from 2” to 2-1/2”. Aged Woods has removed layers of finish, dirt and debris accumulated over decades, then pre-finished Rescued Maple to a light-colored, highly reflective hardwood flooring product ideal for retail environments or other daylight exposed settings. Eligible for LEED credits. www.agedwoods.com
Amtico Intl. • Booth 321 Amtico will highlight their new luxury vinyl flooring line called Fiber. The collection encapsulates real woven fabric within a smooth tile to create the appearance of a handcrafted textile within the durable finish of resilient flooring. Amtico flooring products are low-VOC, include a backing of 100% post-industrial recycled material, are FloorScore certified and may contribute to LEED certification. www.amtico.com
Expanko Cork • Booth 2852
Pesca and Spinato from Expanko are handcrafted Italian .05mm cork veneer tiles suitable for commercial or residential use. They can provide years of service with simple maintenance requirements. The Pesca and Spinato patterns can stand alone or be combined with other Expanko Cork patterns creating unique designs never before available to the commercial flooring market. As a rapidly renewable resource, cork flooring contributes credits towards LEED certification. www.expanko.com
Pioneer Millworks • Booth 5006Pioneer Millworks is unveiling their popular Settler's Plank antique oak in an engineered flooring configuration. This naturally worn reclaimed wood is available unfinished or prefinished, and both the wear layer and platform are FSC certified. The adhesive system is VOC-free and uses no added urea-formaldehyde. www.pioneermillworks.com
RB Rubber • Booth 4338
After walking the aisles for a few hours you'll be glad to visit the RB Rubber booth, where they will demonstrate the comfort of their Zip-Tile modular flooring made from recycled rubber. The soft but durable product gets a lot of use in workout rooms. They'll also be showing their recycled rubber underlayments. www.rbrubber.comHVAC/IAQ
Aerco • Booth 3671
Aerco • Booth 3671
AERCO will exhibit its re-designed, two-million BTU/hour Benchmark 2.0 Low NOx condensing boiler featuring reduced electrical consumption, reduced gas pressure requirements, reduced footprint (28”W x 36”D), and 20:1 turndown for maximized fuel savings. They'll also show their new line of single- and double-wall SmartPlate water heaters which were designed for use with high-efficiency condensing boilers in low temperature applications. www.aerco.com
DuctSox • Booth 4513You usually have to look up to see DuctSox, but at Greenbuild you'll be able to see their fabric HVAC duct options right in the booth, including their industry-first fabric duct constructed of 55% recycled materials. Using DuctSox instead of metal ducts also reduces stress on a building's structural components. www.ductsox.com
STEP Warmfloor • Booth 4656 Even in toasty Phoenix, STEP's live comparison demo will make most people fall in love with the comfort of radiant heating, but the real clincher is the surprising energy savings possible with easy-to-install electric radiant systems. Product options include indoor panels and outdoor snowmelt panels. www.warmfloor.com
www.uponor-usa.com
Uponor is a global manufacturer of hydronic radiant heating and cooling systems, as well as the crosslinked polyethylene (PEX-a), PEX plumbing, and multipurpose fire sprinkler systems for the residential and commercial markets. They'll be demonstrating their engineering prowess and their new recycled PEX tubing. www.uponor-usa.com
Insulation
Low-E • Booth 4849
Energy saving Low-E insulation systems utilize a non-toxic polyethylene closed cell foam and aluminum design for enhanced resistance to the transfer of heat through convection, conduction and radiation. At their booth, Low-E will show their economical products for use under slab, under roof, around duct work, or wrapping an entire residential or commercial structure. www.low-e.com
CertainTeed • Booth 921
CertainTeed will talk up a variety of insulation materials, including ToughGard 2 Textile Duct Liner, an 80 percent recycled content acoustical liner for metal ducts with an extremely tough, durable fire-resistant air stream surface. It helps improve energy efficiency by reducing heat gain or loss, minimizes moisture problems due to condensation, and absorbs unwanted equipment and air rush noise. www.certainteed.comInstrumentation
Flir • Booth 1121
Flir • Booth 1121
Flir wants to put some advanced green technology in your hands. This global supplier manufactures the instrumentation that makes true energy efficiency possible. Flir products utilize advanced thermography and infrared scanning to decisively illustrate where a structure is leaking heat through air infiltration, poor insulation fills, or thermal bridging – and allow the ‘leak' to be suitably plugged. www.flir.com
Lighting Systems
Progress Lighting • Booth 3843
Progress Lighting will show their recessed 4” and 6” LED fixtures for new construction. The downlights are designed to replace incandescent 65W BR30s but require only 12W. A regressed reflector and acrylic lens result in a single visible source with reduced glare compared to traditional incandescent sources. Available in 2700K or 3500K options. www.progresslighting.com
Lutron • Booth 3154Lutron's Ivalo Lighting brand will turn on its new 27” L'ale interior sconce. Powered by LEDs, it is designed to provide a more elegant look to energy efficient illumination. The product family earned the 2007 Chicago Atheneum Good Design Award. www.lutron.com
Solatube Intl. • Booth 721
Solatube has a reputation for putting sunlight where the sun don't shine, and that's a good thing – for energy efficiency and for health. Their highly reflective Tubular Daylighting Devices can bend sunlight around obstructions and brighten up homes, offices, daycare centers, retail spaces and more. The ENERGY STAR rated products qualify for LEED credits. www.solatube.com
Velux • Booth 1306
No one will have to dodge raindrops at the Velux booth. Their No Leak Skylight line features three layers of water protection, including a new gasket that seals to the roof deck. Other hot features include their advanced LoE3 glass for better energy efficiency, higher visible light transmittance, and improved solar heat gain performance. www.velux.comPlumbing
Caroma • Booth 1121
According to Caroma, their Profile Smart fixture is a dual-flush toilet with an integrated sink that combines water efficiency, space saving, superior flush performance, and smart design in one unit. The toilet averages just under 0.9 gpf, but the water savings are enhanced because it uses gray water from the sink. Look for live demonstrations of Caroma's dual flush action in the booth. www.caromausa.comExcel Dryer • Booth 3444
Sweaty palms? Then visit the Excel booth and try out the XLERATOR, which dries hands 3 times faster (in 10-15 seconds) and uses 80% less energy than conventional dryers, with a whopping 95% cost savings when compared to paper towels. Available in a variety of finishes, including a vandal-resistant white thermoset BMC, brushed stainless steel, and custom logo colors. www.exceldryer.com
Falcon Waterfree • Booth 2757Falcon's F7000 Waterfree Urinal sports a splash-free bowl design and flush-free technology that can save up to 40,000 gallons of water per year. It also features a messaging area that can be used as a revenue generating advertising space for facility operators. www.falconwaterfree.com
GE • Booth 903 The GE Hybrid Water Heater utilizes energy efficient electric heat pump technology to reduce energy use up to 62%, with projected savings on electric bills as much as $320 annually. This new ENERGY STAR rated unit qualifies for many national and regional green building programs, and may also qualify for the federal energy tax credit. www.geappliances.com
Niagara • Booth 506 Niagara's 0.8 gallon-per-flush Stealth Ultra High-Efficiency Toilet saves 37% more water than a standard HET – earning the company another WaterSense label. Other popular models on display will be the EcoLogic toilet and the economical Earth Massage 1.5 gpm showerhead. www.niagaraconservation.com
Rainwater Collection Solutions • Booth 4821
You'll want to see the Rainwater Pillow, an economical, easy to install, and easy to use method of collecting rainfall for later use in landscaping applications. The ‘pillow' can collect and store 5,000 to 40,000 gallons in the crawlspace or under an outdoor deck, which can then be dispersed through ordinary garden hose. Eligible for LEED credits. www.rainwaterpillow.com
Zurn • Booth 3742
Whether installed new or retrofitted in place of a conventional model, one ultra-low water consumption Zurn EcoVantage Pint Urinal can save up to 30,000 gallons of water and about $200 in operating costs per year. That's because it uses – you guessed it – just one pint of water per flush. Eligible for LEED credits. www.zurn.com
Roofing
Carlisle Syntec • Booth 1346
Carlisle Syntec will introduce a new Roof Garden system that offers instant vegetative coverage. Their new Vegetated Sedum Tiles provide immediate rooftop plant coverage on the day of installation without the need for onsite landscaping professionals. After being dropped into place over Carlisle's Growth Media, the installation is complete. By simplifying installation, the product aims to accelerate the growth of green roofing to a larger audience. www.carlisle-syntec.com
DECRA Roofing Systems • Booth 227
DECRA Roofing Systems will introduce a new direct-to-deck stone coated steel roofing system, DECRA Shake XD. The product combines the classic beauty of a thick, rustic, handsplit wood shake with the durability and longevity of steel. Shake XD uses a hidden fastening system and can be quickly installed to the deck with no special skills or special tools. The product is available in two color styles: Antique Chestnut and Pinnacle Grey. www.decra.comSurfaces
Kirei • Booth 327
Kirei will introduce Chocolate Bamboo, a new color option that adds a traditional shade to their existing palette. The color is achieved through a deep carbonizing process which produces a rich, dark color that is uniform throughout the wear layer, as opposed to just being a surface stain. Kirei bamboo panels are ideal for applications such as wall covering, cabinetry, and interior millwork. Kirei uses low-or no-added urea formaldehyde adhesive for the production of the panels. www.kireiusa.com
Tiger Mountain • Booth 327 Squak Mountain Stone surfaces consist of hand-crafted slabs and tiles made from low-carbon cement, recycled paper and recycled glass. The easy to work products can take on the industrial personality of concrete or the rustic appearance of limestone or slate. www.squakmountainstone.com
Torzo Surfaces • Booth 3569
TorZo Surfaces consist of 5 durable product lines supplied in a variety of rich colors and elegant textures. Torzo is made from recycled or renewable materials (such as sunflower hulls, or sorghum stalks, or wood fibers) and infused with a tough emission free polymer and non-toxic dyes. The easy to fabricate slabs can be used in applications ranging from vanities, countertops, and work surfaces to flooring and wall paneling. All TorZo products can contribute to a project's LEED certification. www.torzosurfaces.comWalls Systems
Accelerated Building Technologies • Booth 2665
ABT will probably assemble their booth faster than anyone at Greenbuild. They have a little experience at doing that, thanks to their Steel Thermal Efficient Panel (S.T.E.P.) wall system. The panels combine the strength and performance of cold-formed steel framing with the superior insulation properties of expandable polystyrene in an easy to install system that contributes to LEED certification. www.accbt.com
Sto • Booth 4610Sto will be touting a new study that proves the advantages of their StoTherm Lotusan NExT system. NExT combines 3 components – a continuous waterproof air barrier, exterior insulation, and a self-cleaning textured finish – to form a wall cladding system that saves energy, minimizes maintenance, and promises to stay attractive for years. They'll also be talking up StoGuard RapidSeal, a new one-component air barrier and waterproof material for protecting rough openings and transition detailing in above grade wall construction. www.stocorp.com
Window Treatments
MechoShade • Booth 1554
The lighting may be softer at the MechoShade booth, thanks to their new EcoVeil Naturals Shadecloth Series, a new eco-friendly window covering with a softer hand and more natural look than traditional solar screens. Naturals feature a highly-textured jacquard weave in neutral colors, which echo the look of traditional window coverings in natural reeds, grasses, and woven woods. The Naturals – available in manual and motorized systems – are sustainable, flame retardant, washable, anti-fungal, and highly durable. The EcoVeil line is Greenguard Certified, Greenguard for Children & Schools certified, and Cradle-to-Cradle certified. www.mechoshadesystems.comWood/Lumber
Accoya Wood • Booth 3271
Accoya Wood utilizes a new non-toxic wood treatment technology that increases hardness, durability, and resistance to mold and predatory insects. At the same time, the wood is more dimensionally stable and significantly less at risk from damage caused by exposure to rain, snow, and sunlight. Accoya wood can be used for virtually any purpose, from windows to doors, decking to architectural cladding, and even for applications which are presently the preserve of non-sustainable materials such as steel and plastic. The wood itself is FSC certified and the treatment is non-toxic and VOC free, so the product is eligible for LEED credits in as many as 3 categories. www.accoya.infoCollins Companies • Booth 2962
At the Collins booth you can get your hands on their new Pacific Albus, a western hardwood that's considered ideal for a variety of uses including moulding and millwork, cut stock, furniture applications, pallet stock, landscape timbers, and more. The product is lightweight, straight grain, medium/fine texture with a very light color. Paint, stains, and enamels adhere and hold well. Pacific Albus is ideal for machining, gluing, sanding, boring, and turning. Because it is tree farm grown, the quality of the product is consistent, uniform, and always available. Pacific Albus is certified under the FSC Plantation Standards. www.collinswood.comContact Industries • Booth 4727
Contact will display some stunning examples of their profile veneer wrap moulding, which is available in FSC certified stock. But by utilizing high-value veneer only on the visible surfaces and using lower grade, sustainable material for a substrate, Contact wrapped veneers can extend pricier solid wood resources by as much as 50 times, compared to using solid wood for the same application. You probably won't see many examples of this at their booth, but Contact can even produce seamless mouldings up to 36 feet in length. www.contactind.comForest Stewardship Council • Booth 3157
FSC remains the most credible wood accreditation process through a combination of its high standards on sustainable forest management and its well-managed 3rd party certification and chain of custody processes. To date, FSC is the only wood certification process recognized for LEED credits – although the USGBC continues to reassess that status. Visitors to the FSC booth can learn how to become Chain of Custody certified, and can also learn where to find certified wood. www.fscus.orgArchived Content:
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