Award winning Alkemi is a SCS Certified LEED credits receiving, recycled surface materials composed of post-industrial scrap waste (35% by weight-as certified-or 60% by volume). Made from fine flake aluminum milling scrap-which commonly burns up as a heavy smoke pollutant when exposed to conventional aluminum recycling- ALKEMI leaves no hazardous footprint. Available in a variety of colors and surface treatments (Textured, Classic and Honed), ALKEMI may be fabricated and installed using standard solid surface fabrication methods. Twelve bold, exacting colors available.

EcoStar™, a leader in recycled building products, announces the addition of Majestic Slate™ Traditional tiles as part of their environmentally-friendly line of products. This emulated slate tile compliments any style of home. Majestic Slate Traditional has been in the roofing marketplace for over ten years. It is a 50-year rubber slate tile that is made of recycled industrial rubber and plastic. Injection molded using a special formula that protects the integrity of the rubber; it offers an environmentally friendly, lightweight alternative to slate.

The warmth and comfort we feel from the sun on a cool spring day or in front of a crackling fire on a cold winter’s night is radiant heat. Radiant floor heating uses a very subtle form of this same radiant energy. Radiant heat gently and evenly warms the surfaces of objects in the room. The air in the room is warmed when it comes into contact with the warmed objects, the largest of which is the floor. Heat loss is reduced and the radiant heat remains in the lower part of the room warmer near feet level and slightly less so at head level creating the perfect climate for comfort. Most of us are used to homes being heated by air, either forced air, which is blown from a duct by a fan, or air that is heated by a baseboard heater or wall radiator, which is then distributed by convection.The beauty of a radiant system is because the entire floor surface is so large, the temperature can be quite a bit lower than that of baseboard or wall radiators.

For centuries, the world’s richest civilizations have used Genuine Stone architecture to set their people apart. Each corner of the world and each layer of earth yields a multitude of stone varieties, and a uniqueness within each stone, giving you a vast palate of possible applications wherewith to create your masterpiece.

As a natural product, Genuine Stone is inherently earth-friendly. Genuine Stone currently offers many attractive, environmentally friendly attributes, including an enduring life-cycle, durability, ease of care and maintenance, recyclability, and quarry and manufacturing best practices.

EcoDomo is committed to green and the environment – they will only carry products which are recycled or are rapidly renewable using a minimum of energy in the production process. Their first collection of products are Recycled Leather Tiles. These tiles contain a minimum of 65% post-industrial recycled leather. They have the look, feel, and characteristic fragrance of leather – while being made of a recycled material. This product is unique and has exceptional wear and humidity resistance.

Join a growing trend identified by Veranda®, Home and Garden ®, HGTV®, The New York Times, and many others in 2005 – these Recycled Leather tiles are installed as easily as cork and are maintained in a manner similar to a wood floor.

Linseed oil from specially cultivated Canadian flax. Wood flour from European trees. Rosin tapped from Portuguese pine trees. Jute from India and Bangladesh. And very finely ground limestone. All Marmoleum floors are natural Forbo Flooring products. Made from materials abundant in nature and produced according to an environment-friendly procedure. Once installed, Marmoleum is hygienic and anti-static, as well as being fully biodegradable after 25 to 40 years’ use. In this way the product eventually gives its materials back to nature. Forbo Flooring therefore has an Environmental Hallmark, an independent and reliable approval for consumer products. http://www.forbo-flooring.com

This sorghum board is a beautiful twist on a material that, while highly eco, can be rather blah. But Kirei is definitely more than hip than hippie. Through a process of washing, weaving, and then compressing bamboo-like stalks of sorghum into 3-by-6-foot sheets, Kirei board becomes an eco-friendly engineered-wood product that’s perfect for tabletops and cabinetry, or even furniture, flooring, or vertical paneling. Strong and lightweight, it’s also a near-finished product that resists warping and can be coated by water-based (or oil and urethane-based) paints and stains. Sheets can also be stacked and heat-pressed with formaldehyde-free adhesive to create thicker planks.

Radiant barrier insulation is a reflective insulation system that offers a permanent way to reduce energy costs. Radiant barrier insulation systems reflect radiant heat energy instead of trying to absorb it. A pure aluminum radiant barrier reflective insulation is unaffected by humidity and will continue to perform at a consistent level no matter how humid it may be. A radiant barrier insulation system is a layer of foil facing an airspace and is installed in the envelope of a building. Most people are familiar with traditional insulating materials such as fiberglass, cellulose, Styrofoam, and rock wool. These products use their ability to absorb or resist (slow down) convective and conductive heat transfer to insulate (R-value). A third, seldom discussed but dominant form of heat transfer exists: radiant heat transfer.

Green roofs have been popular in Europe since the 1970's. Today, Europeans have over 100 million square feet of planted roofs. Many of these systems are built-in-place on the roof, making them complex and expensive to install. Faced with soaring energy costs and storm water management requirements, U.S. building designers and owners are turning to Green roofs. Green roofs are a healthy alternative to traditional roofs and provide a number of benefits over conventional roofing, including a longer lifetime as a roof. The roofs save on heating and cooling costs, and provide a better sound barrier than conventional roofs. Aesthetically, if you choose what’s called an intensive green roof, you’ll have a high-tech rooftop garden and outdoor space that can include architectural details such as waterfalls, ponds, and gazebos.

Inspiration is what you are looking for when making that vital decision on your new floor. Novilon is the flooring system that will inspire you to create a better environment for your home. Find your individual inspiration in different concepts that we offer and see our richness of design. And all of this comes in the best possible quality, secured by features like Aquagrip and Diamond Seal and the ease of Noviclean.
Let your senses be moved by Novilon. http://www.forbo-flooring.com

It is competitively priced with other house wraps on the market and is installed exactly the same way. In addition to accomplishing the benefits of house wraps as an air & moisture barrier, our house wrap has the “Radiant Barrier” aspect. This is an additional benefit to you, our customer. Also, you may be aware that if a home has radiant barrier installed, most HVAC application software has a “Radiant Barrier” factor that results in a 10% to 20% reduction in the tonnage air conditioning system requirement. This will save money on construction costs as well as reduce the utility bills for the end user.

EnviroGLAS® converts post-consumer and industrial glass bound for the landfill into elegant, sustainable and ecological hard surfaces and landscaping materials. A recent independent analysis found that of the 69 LEED points available, EnviroTRAZ can contribute to 7 or more.

It was in 2002 that a glut of old glass bottles, mirrors and windows became the source for this chic green twist to the classic flooring concept. Publicity in July about the Texas city of Plano’s overabundance of crushed recycled glass inspired the creative solution of combining the multi-colored crystals with epoxy resin to create recycled glass Terrazzo.

In centuries past, reclaiming wood was as natural and commonplace as cutting trees. It was common sense: wood is one of the most durable and re-usable of all resources. As we entered the industrial age, western society was driven to set aside many of its self-sustaining practices in a never ending quest for new consumables. This attitude easily extended to wood.As a country, we first “consumed” our old growth forests in the eastern and southeastern United States. For this reason, reclaiming wood first came back into practice in these areas some 30 years ago. On the other hand, the forests of the west were perceived as inexhaustible until just a few short years ago.
Today, many aspects of our society are waking up to the fact that most of our natural resources are in danger due to overuse. In the building industry groups like the Forest Stewardship Council, the U.S. Green Building Council, and many others are making a dramatic departure from old ways of looking at construction resources.

We spend 90% of our time indoors and our exposure to air pollution indoors may be greater than outdoors. Air quality in our homes can be detrimental to our health and may contain concentrations of toxins 10-100 times greater than what is outdoors. Most homes contain more than one contributor to poor indoor air quality. Building materials can out gas volatile organic compounds, humidity levels can encourage mold growth and biological contaminants, lack of ventilation can concentrate pollutants and poorly functioning heating systems can produce toxic gasses. We have several ways to test the air guilty of your home before buying an expensive HEPA cleaner, or check the performance of your existing ventilation system. Several different types of DIY test kits are available to choose from.

Nature's Handles specializes in bringing the beauty and elegance of nature into your home. Nature's Handles provides three completely different collections; The Natural line, The Elegance line, and Nature's Wood. The Natural Collection: Takes natural river rocks hand chosen for their color, texture, patterns and shape. These natural uncut rocks provide just the right touch in decorating your home. (Or, send us your rocks and we will mount them into knobs, displaying a lifetime of memories. Call 203.846.6060.) The Elegance Collection: Takes marble in over forty colors, to complement any counter top color. (Custom colors and designs are also available.) The Nature's Wood Collection: Offers a variety of wood and sometimes a hint of brass, to make sure our customers have many choices in both knobs and handles.

The Skystream 3.7™ is a new generation residential wind generator that hooks up to your your home to reduce or eliminate your monthly electrical bill. It’s the first all-inclusive wind generator (with controls and inverter built in) designed to provide quiet, clean electricity in very low winds. This makes Skystream ideal for residential homes and small businesses.The Skystream 3.7 wind generator connects directly to your home. When the wind is blowing, your home is powered (in part) by Skystream; when it’s not, your home is seamlessly powered by your utility as usual. During periods of strong winds, Skystream can actually produce excess electricity. Depending on your utility, your meter could spin backwards—giving you credit for a later date.

illumaWALL is a single integrated system of framing – lighting – glazing for dynamic design in translucent day lighting. Illuminated walls for both interiors and exteriors: panels, partitions, ceilings, canopies, signage and landmarks. Sustainability, with LEED points, complements aesthetics and affordability. In glowing waves, dynamic bursts or static sophistication, illumaWALL is your design the way you dreamed it could be. Because with illumaWALL by Duo-Gard, it’s all about possibilities. illumaWALL was named one of the Outstanding New Architectural Products of 2006 by both Architectural Record magazine and Buildings magazine.

American Clay Earth Plaster is a practical, environmentally friendly alternative to cement, gypsum, acrylic, and lime plasters. It is compatible with the “breathable” construction recommended for both historic and new buildings.Our plasters have a far longer working time than other plasters—up to several days if you need it. Besides, there’s no waste. You can reuse any excess plaster—even after you’ve mixed it and it’s dried. Just break it up and rehydrate it. Our plasters can be troweled on like traditional plasters, but you can also spray them on with a drywall hopper. American Clay Earth Plasters surround your family or workplace with the warm beauty of soothing texture and rich color - far exceeding the interior surfaces produced by traditional paint, stucco, or other finishes. Earth Plasters are non-dusting, mold and fade resistant, repairable and moisture controlling. Natural Earth Plasters from American Clay are easily adapted to Do-It-Yourself projects. The Traditional and Classic method of creating American Clay surfaces is non-toxic, easy to repair, easily reworked, and exciting to learn.

It might sound odd that we can use water to make electricity - they're a dangerous combination, right? Actually, the water never comes in contact with the electricity. The water flowing down a river is used to spin the turbines inside the generator. People have used water power for more than 2,000 years. Ancient Egyptians used water wheels for grinding grain, and early Americans learned how to use them for sawing wood. If you have a water source on your property Hydroelectric Power is clean and a wonderful way to generate power.

Tiger Foam quick curing, disposable, two-component spray polyurethane foam insulation kits are manufactured to ASTM E-84 Specifications and classified as a fire-rated foam insulation. This product is manufactured using the most environmentally friendly blowing agents and fire-retardant chemicals available today and DOES NOT contain CFCs, VOCs, Formaldehyde or PENTA-BDEs.

BioShield wholeheartedly lives, breathes and believes in green living. So it’s natural that inherent in all their products they create are the same deep commitments they live by. To protect our children. Our families. Our community. Our earth and all her inhabitants. BioShield pigments are natural water and oil soluble powders made from rocks, minerals, and earth, and working with them is an adventure that will bring out the old master in you. Because BioShield pigments directly reflect the uniqueness of the natural materials from which they are derived, variations exist from batch to batch, and color references are approximations of the average tone of each pigment. Most pigments provide brilliant tones, disburse easily, have high UV resistance, and weather well.

Let’s face it: change isn’t something that happens spontaneously. After all, SolaTube didn’t just wake up one day and decide to revolutionize the daylighting industry. Truth be told, changing the way people use daylighting has simply been the result of their passion to challenge conventional thinking and find a better way.

When Solatube International, Inc. was started, they were challenged to find an affordable way to bring natural light into dark spaces where natural light had rarely been an option. Original designs were revolutionary and earned the praise of the media and the loyalty of product owners all over the world. In a quest to tell others about this fantastic new invention, the market needed a name. Thus, the term “tubular skylight” was born.

Because the Automower cuts your grass more regularly, the cuttings produced are so fine that they decompose quickly, providing a natural fertilizer for the lawn. This means that there’s no need to collect the grass. All the clever engineering and vital electrical components are well protected from the elements in the enclosed chassis beneath a stylish body.You’ll find the Automower surprisingly light and easy to carry. The control display is also very simply designed and works just like a mobile phone. You can make settings to match your individual needs. For example, you can set the time of day that you would like the Automower to go to work.

We offer an exotic and complete collection of hand-crafted window shades in several versatile operating styles and captivating patterns designed to bring out the best of any decorative style without the use of chemicals, dyes, or other harsh processing. Manufactured from the HIGHEST quality, RAPIDLY RENEWABLE grasses, reeds, bamboo, TrueGreen Hemp or other cellulosic fibers in whole, part, trimmed, twisted, or braided to obtain truly unique patterns. Gathered in Central and South America as opposed to Southeast Asia, substantially reducing green house gas emissions associated with transportation. All patterns have an impressive degree of insulating and sun shading properties that may increase the energy performance of the window system. Introducing our exclusive Hemp Insuliner with an average calculated “R” value of 4.5! (see Insuliner fact sheet for additional $$$ saving info).

Welcome to the digital age! The goal for this product is to offer customers the latest products available in Home Entertainment, Home Communications and Home Comfort, along with the services necessary to utilize these products efficiently. specializing in educating, designing and integrating. you will learn about all of the available options, designs and custom control system that fits your lifestyle. Integrating the system into your home, and work with you, a homeowner, to help create innovative, yet economical solutions to enhance your lifestyle. designing control systems that will integrate your home's lighting, audio system, HVAC, home theater, security system, and more. The design will also allow you to view and operate your home through any Internet connection in the world.

The Voltaic solar bags are mobile solar power generators designed to charge virtually all handheld electronics including: cell phones, cameras, two way radios, PDA's, and MP3s.

4 Watts of Solar Power: Embedded in the outside of the bags are three lightweight, tough, waterproof solar panels. 4 watts of power means much quicker charge times than typical portable solar chargers! 1 hour in direct sun will power over 3 hours of iPod play time or over 1.5 hours of talk time on a typical cell phone. Battery Included: Voltaic bags come standard with a Li Ion battery pack which stores any surplus power generated, so it is available when you need it – not just when the sun is up. The battery pack can also be charged using an AC travel charger or car charger (both included), making Voltaic bags a practical solution, just as useful on the grid as off.