
VAST Enterprises, LLC, announced that using its composite pavers in construction applications can contribute to six or more LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits. VAST produces green building products with its patented technology that transforms post-consumer recycled rubber and plastics into an environmentally friendly material: composite masonry. All VAST products are made from up to 95 percent recycled car tires and plastic...

With the introduction of GlasRoc Tile Backer by CertainTeed Gypsum, building professionals can protect walls, ceilings and countertops in high-moisture areas with the highest level of mold-resistance for residential and commercial applications. GlasRoc Tile Backer features Embedded Glass Reinforced Gypsum (EGRGTM) technology which combines reinforcing glass mats, fully-embedded into a water-resistant gypsum core and a gray textured acrylic coating...

Featuring cutting-edge energy efficient products and practices and stunning contemporary design, the 2009 edition of The New American Home® was recently unveiled at the International Builders’ Show® in Las Vegas. The New American Home offers real-world demonstrations of the latest concepts in architecture, construction techniques, products and lifestyle trends. Las Vegas builder Blue Heron and architect Danielian Associates collaborated with...

Even before the economic stimulus package goes before Congressional vote, the BetaLED™ manufacturing plant is ramped up to manufacture LEDway™, environmentally-friendly LED (light-emitting diode) streetlights, to meet increasing demand from cities across the country. “Governments, municipalities and utilities are planning energy savings and sustainability into their proposals for economic stimulus monies,” says Alan Ruud, president of Beta...

ATG Electronics eLucent GX1019 XPower LED Lamps are compact, green and high efficiency lighting fixtures, ideal alternatives to conventional incandescent lamps and CFL lamps. With patented thermal control technology, and special designed aluminum alloy housing substantially achieves good thermal property. With this unique design, eLucent GX1019 are of much more stable performance and of course will last for around 50, 000 hours compared to 1, 000...

Next Century Associates, LLC, a partnership between Los Angeles based real estate investor Michael Rosenfeld and an entity in the D.E. Shaw Group, today unveiled plans for a $2 billion mixed-use project on the 5.75 acre Century Plaza hotel site. The project will feature two soaring towers rising from a grand plaza with a 240 room Five Star hotel and 163 hotel residences, 130 luxury residential condominiums, 100,000 square feet of office, 106,000 square...

Scientists and engineers on GE’s OLED research team rang in the 2008 holiday season with a first-ever OLED Christmas tree lighting at GE’s Global Research Center headquarters in Niskayuna, NY. Illuminated in green light, GE’s flexible OLED panels cut quite a tree and provide a glimpse at how this revolutionary lighting concept is going to transform the lighting industry. To see a video of the team and the lighting of the OLED Christmas tree,...

Guth Lighting’s just-released SUNDOWNER LED family of wall pack fixtures leverages LUXEON Rebel LED technology to provide a never-before-possible 60-degree beam spread in a dark sky housing, improving visibility while also reducing the number of fixtures needed to cover a given wall expanse. Guth’s new LUXEON-based wall packs also extend luminaire life up to seven times, slash energy needs by 80%, support ‘green’ initiatives, and significantly...
Bradley Corp., the leaders in solid surface and handwashing innovation, has combined eco-friendly recycled materials, contemporary design and unmatched durability with the introduction of its new Terreon® RE solid surface material. Offering the same superior performance as traditional solid surface, TerreonRE stands out as an environmentally friendly alternative, as recycling has become a way of life for builders, manufacturers and building owners...
Intelligent Living Corp. a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today that High Road Communications, Microsoft Canada’s public relations provider for Windows™ based Home and Entertainment solutions, originated a News Canada media feed on ILVC’s sustainable building automation and technology solutions. As a result, ILVC received editorial coverage in the Vancouver Courier,...