by Rebecca Walker — November 19, 2010—BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News, has released its 2010 Top-10 Green Building Products.
This ninth annual award, announced at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference in Chicago, recognizes the most exciting products drawn from recent additions to the GreenSpec Directory and coverage in Environmental Building News.
Five products among this year’s Top-10 selections save energy: a cellular glass insulation that has excellent compressive strength and no flame retardants; a high-performance modular wall system insulated with cellulose, a line of variable-frequency-drive pumps with ECM motors, a heat-recovery ventilation system for commercial kitchens, and an advanced LED lighting module that offers remarkable light quality matching that of halogen (up to a CRI index of 98), yet using a quarter the electricity and lasting more than 20 times as long.
Rounding out the selections are a line of commercial furniture that comes standard with FSC-certified wood at no up-charge or delivery delay and a new fast-connect wiring and cabling system that is made with no heavy metals or halogenated plastics.
The winners are:
- NyloDeck composite decking from Nyloboard, LLC, which is made from recycled carpet fiber and water-blown, VOC-free polyurethane binder.
- FoamGlas building insulation from Pittsburgh Corning, which is noncombustible (without using flame retardants), resistant to corrosion in any environment, resistant to termites and rodents, dimensionally stable, and has a high compressive strength.
- Ornilux bird-safe glass from Arnold Glas, which is more visible to birds than to humans.
- FSC-certified office furniture from Knoll, which produces a full line of commercial office furnishings standard with wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
- Bensonwood OBPlus Wall System, an advanced panelized construction system with dense-pack insulation.
- Stealth toilet from Niagara Conservation Corp., which achieves .8 gallons per flush through use of vacuum-assist technology.
- Wilo variable-frequency-drive “smart” pumps, which use integral variable-frequency drives (VFD) and electronically commutated motors (ECMs) to reduce circulation energy by over 70 percent.
- Halton Heat Recovery Unit for commercial kitchen ventilation, a pre-packaged exhaust and make-up air unit for commercial kitchens that incorporates energy recovery.
- Xicato LED Spot Module, an LED module that is coupled with a separate heat sink, reflector, and remote driver, designed for use in place of MR16 halogen lamps.
- Electec halogen-free EZ-Wiring and EZ-Cabling systems, a cost-effective plug-and-play modular wiring system that contains no halogens or heavy metals.
For more information, see the BuildingGreen Web site.
- FoamGlas building insulation from Pittsburgh Corning, which is noncombustible (without using flame retardants), resistant to corrosion in any environment, resistant to termites and rodents, dimensionally stable, and has a high compressive strength.
