Flammable Liquid Cabinet Self-Close Double Door Vertical Storage

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008

JUSTRITE FLAMMABLE CABINETS Bench High Cabinet – 22 Gallon Capacity – Self-Close Double Doors This Justrite flammable safety cabinet stores flammable liquids safely even when minimal space is available. Double walled 18-gauge all-welded steel with 1 12″ insulating air space. The dual 2″ vents of this flammable cabinet allows connecting to an exhaust system. system.

Video: The Pink Panther(TM) Breaks Silence: Identifies Biggest Energy Consumer

Saturday, November 22nd 2008

Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink Panther(TM), Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning, broke his decades of silence on October 9, 2008 to focus national attention on the massive amount of energy used to heat and cool buildings. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 40 percent of U.S. energy is swallowed by buildings, yet most Americans believe transportation and industry are the largest... 

LaPolla Reports Third Quarter Profit

Friday, November 21st 2008

LaPolla Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:LPAD.OB ) (“LaPolla”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation and coatings designed to reduce energy consumption in the commercial and residential new construction and retrofit markets, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. “LaPolla continues to grow sales dramatically despite the current economic crisis. Mainstream acceptance... 

Green Star’s Consumer Products Launches Supertherm Insulation Coating

Thursday, November 20th 2008

Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI ), Consumer Products Division announces their endorsement and commercialization of a new energy-saving and Earth-friendly insulation coating for industrial and residential applications – Supertherm® Insulation Coating. Supertherm is a ceramic based insulating and weatherizing coating. A 10-mil dry layer is equivalent to a R-19 insulation material. Its high reflectivity stops over 95% of the heat from loading... 

Glass Doors Go Tropical

Saturday, November 1st 2008

Glass doors go tropical this month, bringing the beauty and style of the tropics indoors. Wallpaper for Windows announces its newest decorative window film, Tropical Oasis, an etched glass design featuring elegant palms and lush tropical foliage set on a clear background that transforms an ordinary door into a tropical, custom door. A breathtakingly beautiful addition to any room, Tropical Oasis adds instant style and elegance while achieving a look... 

Southwall’s Heat Mirror(R) Insulating Glass Enables Window Performance Today That Exceeds Energy Star(R) Standards Proposed for 2013

Thursday, October 30th 2008

Southwall Technologies, Inc., the worldwide innovator of high performance, energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that windows using the company’s energy-efficient Heat Mirror insulating glass already meet and exceed the new US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Star window performance standards proposed for 2013. To achieve its charter of establishing a level of energy efficiency that will transform the market and address America’s... 

Serious Materials Introduces ThermaRock(TM) Energy-Saving Drywall

Tuesday, September 16th 2008

Serious Materials announced its new line of ThermaRock energy-saving drywall. ThermaRock XI (eXtreme Insulation), reduces energy costs up to 30%, with potential savings of $1,700 per panel over the life of the product. ThermaRock XI provides an insulation R-value of up to R4.1, compared to an R value of 0.5 for typical gypsum drywall. This dramatically higher R-value substantially reduces heat transfer through un-insulated or insulated exterior walls,... 

One Bryant Park

Sunday, August 10th 2008

One Bryant Park/Bank of America Tower in New York City is one of the world’s “greenest” office towers. With an emphasis on sustainability, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and energy and atmosphere, the building, about half of whose 2.1 million square feet will be occupied by Bank of America, will be constructed largely of recycled and recyclable building materials. It will feature a wide range of sophisticated environmental... 

Duette Architella

Wednesday, August 6th 2008

Architella is a new honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb addition to the Duette line of window shades from Hunter Douglas. The design creates multiple pockets of insulating trapped air, providing improved noise reduction and thermal resistance.

Solarban 70XL Glazing

Sunday, August 3rd 2008

Solarban’s color-neutral, commercial solar-control glass has a 2.33 Light to Solar Gain (LSG) ratio in a one-inch insulating unit; windows look like glass rather than mirrors, letting in lots of light while controlling solar heat gain better than most low-e solar-control glazing units.