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		<title>Mobile Solar Power Generator</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/mobile-solar-power-generator/2010/03/19</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[acid batteries]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[series generators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Solar Power manufactures a range of portable solar-powered generators that integrate PV panels, inverters, charge controllers, and lead-acid storage batteries into a self-contained trailer that keeps all components other than the PV modules fully protected and out of the elements. Used as a silent, more environmentally responsible replacement for portable diesel generators, these units [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltix Recycled and Biobased Content Office Furniture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bookshelves]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linoleum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[powder coat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycled plastics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sustainable furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood veneers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Baltix commercial furniture is made with a wide range of green materials, including waste-agricultural-fiber particleboard; FSC-certified wood veneers and MDF; bamboo; and recycled plastics, metals, and paper. The company’s workstations, tables, seating, bookshelves, files, cabinets, and partitions are available with low-emitting, UV-cured clear coatings or surfacings made from natural linoleum or biobased laminate. Baltix uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invelope Integrated Wall Insulation and Rainscreen System</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/invelope-integrated-wall-insulation-and-rainscreen-system/2010/03/19</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brick veneer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butyl sealant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corrosion resistant steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foam panels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrated Wall Insulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invelope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masonry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polyisocyanurate foam core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rainscreen System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terra cotta cladding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vapor barrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall insulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Invelope steel and foam panels create a weather-tight backup wall system for metal-framed commercial buildings. Invelope provides a moisture and vapor barrier, drainage plane, and insulation—as well as a mounting system for brick veneer or terra cotta cladding—all in one panel system. Made from corrosion-resistant steel wrapped around a polyisocyanurate foam core and similar to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thermafiber Mineral Wool Insulation Products</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/thermafiber-mineral-wool-insulation-products/2010/03/19</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/thermafiber-mineral-wool-insulation-products/2010/03/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[batt insulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thermafiber makes a variety of mineral-fiber insulation products from pre-consumer recycled iron-ore slag for commercial and residential thermal, sound attenuation, and fire-resistant construction applications. Both batt and boardstock materials are available in a wide range of densities, facings, thicknesses, and R-values. Thermafiber products, according to the manufacturer, are noncombustible without flame retardants, are odor-free, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rheem HP-50 Heat-Pump Water Heater</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/rheem-hp-50-heat-pump-water-heater/2010/03/19</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/rheem-hp-50-heat-pump-water-heater/2010/03/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[efficiency heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat pump]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intended for residential use, this Energy Star-listed heat-pump water heater features an integral 50-gallon tank. While not the highest-efficiency heat-pump water heater on the market, it is the first relatively affordable, integral storage offering from a large national company to enter the North American market. It is also the market’s quietest (rated at 49 dB), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silva Cell Subsurface Tree Protection and Stormwater System</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/silva-cell-subsurface-tree-protection-and-stormwater-system/2010/03/19</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/silva-cell-subsurface-tree-protection-and-stormwater-system/2010/03/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[paved surfaces]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stormwater System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Subsurface Tree Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban areas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Silva Cell is a modular system that holds soil for tree growth and stormwater management while supporting paved surfaces. Growing trees in urban areas can reduce the urban heat-island effect, pollution, and flooding, while replenishing oxygen and connecting inhabitants to the natural environment. This system creates a void space that holds 10 cubic feet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convia Energy-Management Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/convia-energy-management-infrastructure/2010/03/19</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/convia-energy-management-infrastructure/2010/03/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Herman Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management platform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miller company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sophisticated controls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.archithings.com/?p=11966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The product of a partnership between Convia (a Herman Miller company) and wiring production leader Wiremold, Convia Energy Management Infrastructure is a modular energy-management platform that integrates lighting, switches, occupancy sensors, timers, and other devices and links them to sophisticated controls and dashboards to monitor and adjust a building’s overall energy performance. Convia’s infrastructure uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentadyne GTX Flywheel Energy Storage</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/pentadyne-gtx-flywheel-energy-storage/2010/03/19</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/pentadyne-gtx-flywheel-energy-storage/2010/03/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[backup generator]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[comparable capacity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flywheel Energy Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GTX Flywheel Energy Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kinetic energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[power supply]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[uninterruptible power supply ups]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.archithings.com/?p=11961</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pentadyne’s GTX flywheel is a short-duration energy storage product used to replace batteries in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in data centers, healthcare, manufacturing, and other commercial applications. Pentadyne utilizes a graphite-composite flywheel magnetically levitated in an argon-filled, vacuum-sealed unit to store kinetic energy for use when the normal power supply is disrupted and before a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pozzotive Plus CMUs and Concrete Brick</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/pozzotive-plus-cmus-and-concrete-brick/2010/03/17</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/pozzotive-plus-cmus-and-concrete-brick/2010/03/17#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[block masonry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete brick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facing brick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kingston Block]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These CMUs and concrete facing brick are manufactured using up to 30 percent post-consumer recycled glass as a portland cement substitute, and an average of 50 percent post-consumer recycled masonry aggregrate from local sources in the Northeast. According to the manufacturer, compared to conventional CMUs and brick, they require less energy to produce, are stronger, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project FROG Modular Green Classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.archithings.com/project-frog-modular-green-classroom/2010/03/17</link>
		<comments>http://www.archithings.com/project-frog-modular-green-classroom/2010/03/17#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArchiThings</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classrooms project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mechanical rooms]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[modular buildings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trailer alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winds project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zero energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Project FROG designs and custom- fabricates modular classrooms and other commercial buildings that feature high-performance envelopes, natural daylighting, high-efficiency mechanical systems, healthy materials, and green components. Built using central “spines,” different-shaped wings, porches, and mechanical rooms, these modular units come in a wide range of price points, from relatively affordable trailer alternatives to state-of-the-art, net-zero-energy, [...]]]></description>
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