Green Productsrss

  • Green Pieces

    A sustainable house is the sum of its many, many parts.

     
  • Shades of Green

    As consumers tire of greenwashing practices, both products and homes are being required to substantiate the green claims they make.

     
  • More Than 70 Organizations Honored by Energy Star

    Housing industry companies praised for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency.

     
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    Air Apparent

    The GreenT line of hardwood plywood panels from Springfield, Ore.-based Timber Products Co. (www.greentproducts.com) is now available with resins containing no added urea formaldehyde, thus reducing emissions that can degrade indoor air quality. The proprietary process also helps the panel line...

     
  • Over Heated

    Motorists along California's highway 405 now have something else to look at: a billboard displaying the millions of dollars wasted each day by California homes and businesses that use traditional hot water tanks.

     
  • Eco-Friendly Insulation

    A school project at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute just might result in the creation of a new eco-friendly insulation material. Recent graduates Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre are continuing to develop a product they first started working on in a class on sustainable housing. The fire-retardant...