An Energy Efficient Roof Tops Custom Home Featured in Kaleidoscope of Homes Tour in Ft. Worth, Texas

All segments of the construction industry are finding that building with energy efficient and environmentally friendly features is more than a passing trend. In Montserrat, a gated community in Ft. Worth, Texas — a lush hilly area with views of the city — is the setting for an energy efficient custom home built by John Askew Company that will be featured in the Kaleidoscope of Homes tour this year. Montserrat is located in West Fort Worth... 

Green Depot Opens Showroom on Long Island

Green Depot, the Brooklyn-based supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and solutions, is opening its newest showroom space on August 28 in Greenport, N.Y., on the North Fork of Long Island. The store, Green Depot’s fifth on the East Coast, second in New York and first on Long Island is located near the northeastern tip at 67380 Main Rd./CR-48 in Greenport. Green Depot showcases the very best of green building... 

Thermafiber® introduces RainBarrier™ insulation for rain screen and cavity wall applications

Thermafiber, Inc. officially announces the launch of the RainBarrier product line. RainBarrier 30 (3 lb. density) & RainBarrier 45 (4.5 lb. density) have been specifically engineered to repel water and efficiently drain moisture in rain screen and cavity wall construction applications. RainBarrier provides thermal insulation, fire protection, and acoustical control while efficiently draining water from a wall cavity system. Highly UV resistant,... 

West Development Group’s Z-Guard Pedestrian Traffic System Protects Polyurethane Foam Roofs

West Development Group (WDG), a leader in sustainable roofing products and practices, introduces the Z-Guard Pedestrian Traffic System for use on sprayed-in-place polyurethane foam roofs. Z-Guard is a one-component, moisture curing, silicone/quartz liquid composite slurry designed for use around all equipment requiring servicing, as well as areas of heavy foot traffic. The Z-Guard reinforced, silicone walkway is a dispersion of silicone rubber, organic... 

Phoenix Solar Water Heater

The Phoenix Solar Water Heater incorporates a heat exchanger for solar collectors or other alternative heat sources, along with a backup gas burner that operates at 97 percent thermal efficiency. The solar heat exchanger is located at the bottom of the tank, while the gas burner is in the middle—keeping water at the bottom of the tank cooler and maximizing the efficiency of the solar collectors.

Styrofoam SIS

Styrofoam SIS—structural insulated sheathing—from Dow Building Solutions provides wraparound insulation, a water-resistant barrier and drainage plane, and structural shear bracing (replacing OSB, wood let-in bracing, or metal T-bracing) in a single panel. The closed-cell polyisocyanurate foam core is sandwiched between a water-resistive outer surface and a structural inner layer. A half-inch-thick, 4-by-8-inch sheet weighs less than 16 pounds.... 

Persimmon subsidiary Space 4 fined £65,000 for employee death

Persimmon subsidiary, Birmingham-based constrution module manufacturer Space 4, has been fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £60,000 costs at Birmingham Crown Court, following the death of one of its workers in 2001. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the firm after Philip Macken, from Yardley, Birmingham died when he was injecting insulation foam into an internal wall panel for use in a new home. Following problems with the automated...