Mobile Solar Power Generator

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 are available in multiple models with maximum energy storage... 

Baltix Recycled and Biobased Content Office Furniture

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 biobased polylactic... 

Invelope Integrated Wall Insulation and Rainscreen System

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 Centria’s Formawall, Invelope comes in 32″-wide interlocking... 

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Thermafiber Mineral Wool Insulation Products

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 not absorb... 

Rheem HP-50 Heat-Pump Water Heater

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), and has the longest warranty. Rheem Manufacturing Company; Montgomery, AL. 334-260-1500;... 

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Silva Cell Subsurface Tree Protection and Stormwater System

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 of soil per unit, protecting tree roots from compaction and providing room for stormwater infiltration... 

Convia Energy-Management Infrastructure

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 plug-and-play components that... 

Pentadyne GTX Flywheel Energy Storage

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 backup generator starts or power is restored.... 

Pozzotive Plus CMUs and Concrete Brick

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, and have greater moisture and chemical resistance. Kingston Block & Masonry... 

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Project FROG Modular Green Classroom

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,... 

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