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Current as of 5-10-2005
BuildingGreen, Inc. is your leading resource
for unbiased, objective information on sustainable building
strategies
and products. We publish Environmental
Building News, a monthly newsletter with in-depth
articles as well as
news briefs and product reviews; GreenSpec,
a directory of green building products organized by CSI,
with guideline specifications and product descriptions
written by EBN editors; the Green Building Advisor,
an Interactive CD-ROM
that suggests green design strategies
based on your project specs; and our newest publication, Green
Building Products, which is a Directory of green
building products for residential projects. The most
comprehensive way to access this information is by subscribing
to our web resource, the BuildingGreen Suite which
provides online access
to the full archive of articles
from Environmental Building News, the database of GreenSpec
products as well as a database of over 100 case studies
of high performance buildings. Fully searchable in a
variety of ways, BuildingGreen Suite access provides
you with the support you need to make more environmentally
responsible building choices.
www.coveringsetc.com
Coverings Etc. specializes in sourcing the out-of-the-ordinary
natural stone and marble, as well as the
sustainable eco-friendly
bio-architectural materials for innovative design surfaces
solutions, by offering
the "ECOVERINGS" line of "green" materials
for floor, wall, countertop and cladding applications.
dwtpc@tampabay.rr.com
Done Wright, Inc. is a lawn and ornamental company that
markets the Fertigator Lawn System,
which allows you to
fertilize and do all natural pest control through your
irrigation system.
We provide an Alternative Building System that replaces
typical CBS and Tie Beam construction.
Thermasteel Structural
Panels provide superior strength and energy efficiency
compared to
conventional building products. We are a UL
listed company and an Energy Star Partner.
www.ecosmartinc.com
One-stop shopping for "green" construction
and remodeling systems. All Eco-$mart products are
screened
and approved by the nonprofit Florida House Institute for Sustainable
Development. Systems
range from alternative walls to 22 SEER
A/C, solar water heating, windows, earth friendly flooring,
nontoxic paints, water purification, efficient lighting, porous
paving, recycled decking and more.
The
Enterprise Foundation's Green Communities™ Initiative is a 5-year, $555 million
commitment to build
more than 8,500 affordable homes that
promotes health, conserves energy and natural resources
and
provides easy access to jobs, schools and services.
Green Communities™ is a partnership of Enterprise,
a premier national affordable housing
nonprofit, Natural Resources Defense Council and other
national
corporate financial and philanthropic organizations.
The Enterprise Foundation helps America's low-income
families with their struggle
out of poverty by providing decent homes, access to steady
employment,
quality child care and safer streets. The Enterprise
Foundation and its wholly owned subsidiary, The
Enterprise
Social Investment Corporation, have leveraged close to
$6 billion in investments and
donationsto build close
to 175,000 affordable homes and provide other life opportunities
since 1982.
Enviroguard is a professional company striving for perfection.
Enviroguard offers the best insulation system with the
best service, a win-win. Enviroguard is courteous from
start to finish and leaves all job sites clean & properly installed.
Only the best in our industry are a part of our team. Providing
a green building product to accommodate builders and home
owners needs for quieter, healthier & more energy efficient
homes.
www.fclf.org
The Florida
Community Loan Fund provides capital and technical assistance
for projects that support affordable
housing, economic
development and social services from its offices in Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville,
and Sarasota.
Established in 1994, the Loan Fund is among the fastest
growing funds of its kind in the country. A certified
Community
Development Financial Institution, it has delivered over
$18 million in funding and leveraged nearly
$88 million
to support community development projects throughout Florida. The
Enterprise Foundation and the
Florida Community Loan Fund
established a $6 million lending partnership in 2004, and
has expanded this alliance in 2005 to $12 million to support
the development of green affordable housing and other affordable
housing in Florida.
www.forbolinoleumNA.com
Forbo Flooring is committed to protecting the natural environment
and investing in a sustainable future by
constantly seeking
to create more environmentally friendly products and processes.
When it comes to an environmentally friendly product, Marmoleum
and Artoleum are outstanding choices. Not only are they made
from readily renewable natural ingredients, but also, every
element of the process, from how we obtain the
natural raw
materials, to how we produce the product (in ISO-14000 certified
facilities), to how we recommend
installation and maintenance
procedures and products is conducted with the environment
as a key priority.
www.heartpine.com
River-Recovered® Heart Pine and Cypress was preserved
on the cool river bottoms for over 120 years.
Goodwin recovers
the antique logs and mills them into flooring, stair parts
and millworks offering 100%
heartwood and 100% guaranteed
useable materials…the most beautiful wood in the world…only
Goodwin.
www.HealthyAirUSA.com
HealthyAir is the Florida distributorship for the HealthyAir
DVA 400. The DVA 400 is a whole home
dehumidification, ventilation
and air purification system that continuously introduces dehumidified
filtered
outside air into the home, which in turn replenishes
depleted oxygen and lowers humidity in your home
to levels
that eliminate mold and dust mite infestation, while increasing
your comfort.
www.homefronthomes.com
Home Front, Inc.’s panelized home construction is
a high quality, high “R” value system that
allows complete “dry in” of a home in approximately
three days from completion of the floor slab with a small
crew and no special tools. This “dry in” includes
Hardie® board concrete paneled walls, windows, doors
and roof with finished ceilings. This system provides an
extremely attractive, durable and low maintenance home,
with the benefit of cutting construction times up to 75%.
In addition to the time saved, a Home Front home requires
fewer subcontractors (i.e. no insulators, roofers. block
masons, or truss installers). Interior framing is done
with steel studs and framing is typically done by the sheet
rock contractor. Since there is no wood in a Home Front
home, there are no problems from insect damage or water
damage.
www.icynene.com
The
Icynene Insulation System is a whole-house insulation
that sprays on as a liquid and expands into a foam
that fills all gaps, cracks and crevices to create a total air seal of the
home. The combination of thermal
performance and air infiltration control provides efficiency, energy savings
and a healthier indoor environment.
www.niagaraconservation.com
Niagara Conservation is a water & energy conservation
company. We specialize in low-flow toilets. The Niagara Flapperless
flushes 1.6 GPF every time and reduces water use by 50%.
Products pay for themselves the 1st year.
Our low-flow shower
heads give off a great amount of pressure at only 2.0 GPM.
Our faucet aerators can fit
any
sink and use only 1.0 gallons
per minute. Visit us at www.niagraconsevation.com to find
out more information
www.turanairsystems.com
Turanair Systems, Inc. markets the T-Force 1000: 1 st Ever,
One-Of-A-Kind, Portable Air Powered System that runs
all
pneumatic Air Tools. This is a revolutionary system that
replaces traditional compressors, hoses, extension cords,
etc. A portable unit, the size of a coffee thermos, straps
to a workers belt for hands-free maneuverability (Especially
safe when used climbing ladders / on scaffolding and roofs),
and weighs only 4 lightweight lbs. Our T-Force Air System
uses NO electricity to run, emits NO fumes, and uses NO oil,
gas, water, filters or batteries. It creates NO pollutants
on the ground or in the air, as all traditional compressors
do. The T-Force 1000 uses clean dry atmosphere we breathe
to run and only clean dry air comes out of the tool. Each
T-Force 1000 Work Bottle comes approved by the Dept.
of Transportation
(D.O.T.) and is powerful enough to shoot into all types of
wood and even concrete. The T-Force
1000 Air Supply system
is the NEW and Environmental Approach to all building and
remodeling industries around the globe.
www.twotrails@twotrails.net
The buildings in
which we live, work and play protect us from Nature's extremes:
cold, heat, wind, rain and snow. Constructing and operating buildings
require enormous amounts of energy, water and materials and creates
large amounts of waste. Where and how they are built affects
the ecosystems around each building in countless ways.
And the
buildings themselves create new indoor environments that present
new environmental problems and challenges. As the environmental
impact of building becomes more apparent, a new field call Green
Building is
arising to reduce that impact at the source. Green
or sustainable building is the practice of creating healthier
and
more resource-efficient models of construction, renovation,
operation, maintenance, and demolition. Green
Building Consulting is
highly beneficial to anyone interested in learning and achieving
a greener standard of living.
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