November 10, 2005—BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec Product Directory and Environmental Building News, has released its 2005 Top 10 Green Building Products list. This fourth annual award, announced at the US Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference in Atlanta, recognizes the most exciting products added to the GreenSpec Directory during the past year (though some products may have been on the market longer).
BuildingGreen’s Top 10 product selections, as in previous years, were drawn from new additions to the company’s GreenSpec Product Directory. More than 160 products have been added to the GreenSpec database during the past year, notes the company.
Among the trends noted by BuildingGreen this year are the arrival of dual-flush toilets and the advances in LED lighting.
The winners are:
- BioNet Erosion-Control Mats from North American Green
- PureBond Hardwood Plywood and Agrifiber-Core Panels from Columbia Forest Products
- Nybacker recycled-carpet tile-backer from NYCORE, Inc.
- Stonescape from American Biltrite Canada, Ltd.
- Terratex Biobased Textiles from Interface Fabrics Group and Carnegie
- Uppercut Dual-Flush Flushometer Valve from Sloan Valve Company
- Aquia Dual-Flush Toilet from TOTO USA, Inc.
- Ice Bear Thermal Energy Storage System from Ice Energy, Inc.
- UltimateAir RecoupAerator 200-DX ERV from Stirling Technology, Inc.
- Enbryten LED and Pendant and Downlighting Luminaires from Permlight Products, Inc.
For more information, visit the BuildingGreen Web site.
