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Sustainable Industries magazine names top 10 green building products

The fifth annual list of top green building products has been released by Sustainable Industries.

July 14, 2010—Sustainable Industries magazine has released its fifth annual Top 10 Green Building Products Awards. The winners, in order, were

• Aqus Greywater System, made by Sloan Valve Co.;

• Acrovyn 4000, made by Construction Specialities Inc.;

• Control4 Energy Management System, made by Control4 Energy;

• Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard, made by QA Graphics;

• Energy Recovery Ventilator, made by Building Performance Equipment;

• Second Glass, made by Second Glass;

• Solatube Daylighting Systems, made by Solatube International;

• Strand Poplar Flooring, made by EcoTimber;

• Ultimate Pervious Pavement, made by Evolution Paving Resources; and

• Warmboard, made by Warmboard Inc.

Aqus Greywater System was praised for its relative simplicity and low cost. It is a small-scale water reuse system based on the premise that using fresh water to flush a toilet is unnecessary and wasteful. The Control4 Energy Management System is a hardware and software package that connects utilities to customers. The Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard is an interactive interface that provides education about a building’s green efforts. The Energy Recovery Ventilator reduces HVAC costs by preconditioning outside air.

For more information, see the Sustainable Industries Web site.



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