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    These OSB panels feature a thin sheet of aluminum laminated to LP OSB sheathing and include vents that allow the panels to dry quickly from construction moisture.

  • Projects You Should Know: The 2013 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects

    A range of project types, with a majority from the West Coast, round out this year’s Top Ten Green Projects from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment.

  • 2200K Candelabra, Toshiba

    Expanding Toshiba's 180 Series LED Candle line, this lamp can replace 15W incandescent candles and lasts 16 times longer.

  • LED L Prize Lamp, Philips

    Using just 10W, Philips' LED L Prize lamp replaced a traditional 60W bulb, contains no mercury, and is Energy Star qualified.

  • ZIP System Liquid Flash, Huber Engineered Woods

    ZIP System Liquid Flash is true to its name: a liquid-applied flashing membrane to seal irregular, curved, or hard-to-fl ash areas. It is meant to complement Huber’s ZIP system tape and roof and wall sheathing panels.

  • LED Replacement Lamp, Cree

    Starting at just under $10, Cree's 9.5W LED replacement lamps are light on the wallet and the environment.

  • ICYMI: This Week in Green Building

    A big solution for pollution, a peek into repurposing reclaimed tires, going net-zero in Massachusetts, and more: Our editors' picks of high-performance building highlights from the past week.

  • Thinking About Dollars and Sense

    A personal lesson on the value of good indoor environmental quality goes a long way.

  • Renters Are Less Energy Efficient Than Homeowners

    Data shows American renters consume a third more energy per square foot than homeowners. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies looks into the difference.

  • ICYMI: This Week in Green Building

    Rust Belt carbon neutrality, a water treatment plant you'll want to visit, why energy efficiency is good for a mortgage: The high-performance building stories you should have read this week.