Sustainable Industries magazine names top 10 green building products

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 buildings green efforts. The Energy Recovery Ventilator reduces HVAC costs by preconditioning outside air.

For more information, see the Sustainable Industries Web site.