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PermaCrete
 
Many Surfaces, One Product!
LEED Project Points
All PermaCrete products are green, sustainable, and have volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions of less than 10 g/l. PermaCrete surface applications can qualify for up to 8 LEED project points within the scope of most building projects seeking LEED certification.

LEED Press Release (PDF)
LEED Points Bulletin (PDF)
Green / Sustainable Article (PDF)
ICC-ES Code Approvals
PermaCrete is the only product to be ICC-ES code compliant for both AC 219 vertical (ESR-1637), and AC 39 horizontal (ESR-2492) surface applications in the U.S. PermaCrete products are distributed worldwide to over 1,200 independent PermaCrete Dealers located in all 50 states and 27 foreign countries.

Vertical Horizontal Press Release (PDF)
ESR-1637 ICC-ES Report (PDF)
ESR-2492 ICC-ES Report (PDF)
Impact Resistance Tests
PermaCrete has received the highest impact rating of any polymer cement coating in the U.S. with its standard 4.5 oz mesh achieving 220 in/lbs. of impact resistance per EIMA 101.86 code testing at ICC-ES approved, Architectural Testing Laboratory in York, PA. PermaCrete surfaces have also passed high-powered, ballistic penetration tests.

Impact Rating Press Release (PDF)
Impact Test Results (PDF)
Ballistics Press Release (PDF)
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Steelcase
Steelcase Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Steelcase offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is certified by AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Materials Chemistry: Using Science to Ensure More Responsible Manufacturing

Provides an overview of the concept of materials chemistry, how it fits into the life cycle analysis process and how it addresses the 19 human and environmental health criterion as defined by MDBC a third party certifier of chemicals involved in manufacturing.
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Steelcase, the global leader in the office furniture industry, helps people have a better work experience by providing products, services and insights into the ways people work. The company designs and manufactures architecture, furniture and technology products. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) serves customers through a network of over 600 independent dealers and approximately 13,500 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 revenue was $3.4 billion.
           
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No-Burn, Inc.
No-Burn, Inc. Sponsors Free Continuing Education
No-Burn®, Inc. offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is certified by AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Intumescent Fire Retardant Coatings: A Proactive Approach to Fire Prevention

Provides an overview of field applied Intumescent Fire Retardant Coatings (IFRC) for wood treatment (plywood, OSB, wood framing, structural panels, ornamental woodwork), sheetrock/drywall, fabrics and many other substrates. High performance coatings or IFRC’s contain low VOC’s, are green-building friendly paints and coatings and are formulated with mold inhibitors to contribute to indoor air quality.
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Since 1998, No-Burn®, Inc. has been leading the way in field-applied fire protection technology. No-Burn’s high performance paints and coatings remove the fuel a fire needs to burn, thereby dramatically reducing the possibility of a fire ever starting. No-Burn’s applied fire protection offers effective solutions for wood framing, wood sheathing (OSB or plywood), sheetrock, ornamental woodwork, structural panels, fabric, carpet, furniture, and numerous other materials. Equally important, No-Burn® can reduce toxic smoke by as much as 80 percent.

All No-Burn® products carry a “Class A” rating and are completely non-toxic and non-carcinogenic. Significant financial savings can frequently be realized by using No-Burn products in wall separation, concealed combustible space and similar applications requiring non-combustible materials. Several of these products also offer an additional level of protection, reducing the risk of fire while resisting the growth of mold on treated substrates. Additionally, with green building guidelines in mind, these high performance coatings have been formulated to contribute to both the “Low to No-VOC’s” and “Indoor Air Quality” green building categories.

Intumescent Fire Retardant Coatings are available through a network of Dealers, certified for professional application. No-Burn® also offers programs that provide direct financial benefits to builders and homeowners, including reduced casualty insurance premiums, builder 7-year mold warranties and reduced consumer mortgage rates. Our commitment to provide education while offering innovative solutions with highly tangible design, production and economic benefits to our expanding base of specification and end-use partners helps balance our coatings’ significance and applicability.

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Hurd Windows and Doors, Inc.
Hurd Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Hurd Windows and Doors, Inc. offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is certified by AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Total Window Control: Creating a Better Home Environment

Provides an overview of customized window solutions, including available window styles, materials, glazing options, finishes and accessories. Also covers window terminology and new warm edge glazing technology.
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Welcome to the state of perfection. If you found a window company that gave you absolutely everything you wanted, wouldn’t that be absolutely perfect? Welcome to Hurd.

You have dozens of satisfactory wood windows and patio doors to choose from. But as you may have already discovered, not many of them are custom made in the exact size and shape you want. Very few have the glazing options to match every location and every angle of the sun. Even fewer are available in nine species of wood, as many as 11 different hardware finishes and unlimited colors of low- maintenance aluminum cladding. And only one brand, Hurd Windows and Doors, gives you all of these features while sharing your commitment to one, critical ideal: Perfection.

It may surprise some people, but even in this day and age, we still make Hurd windows and doors carefully and proudly by hand. So they not only fit better and look better, they also perform better. We’ve been doing it that way for more than 85 years.
           
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Duradek
Duradek Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Duradek offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is certified by AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Walkable Roof Deck Membranes

Provides an overview of walkable roof deck membranes and roofing systems, including a discussion of the key principles of deck design, design considerations, and how to install and specify roof deck membrane systems.
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Since 1974, Duradek® has been supplying North America‘s premier sheet vinyl pedestrian traffic membrane. Along with other PVC products, such as siding, windows and industrial roofing, Duradek® vinyl has gained wide acceptance in the construction industry as the ultimate in maintenance-free outdoor flooring. Duradek® ’s factory engineered products and professional, detailed installation techniques have set new standards for waterproofing that works.

Duradek® has been installed, through professional applicators only, on over 100 Million Square Feet of flat roofs, decks and balconies all over North America. We've solved difficult waterproofing problems in the hottest, coldest, and wettest parts of the continent.

As the unquestioned market leader, in an industry that we created, Duradek Ultra membranes have been tested and are deemed to meet the requirements for a Polyvinyl Chloride Roofing and Waterproofing Membrane and as a Traffic Coating. All Duradek® membranes are reinforced for multi-directional strength and stability, and have a textured finish for slip-resistance. To increase performance, the vinyl makeup includes mildew inhibitors along with ultra-violet and heat stabilizers. It is also fire-retardant and resistant to most chemicals. Attractive patterns, colors and textures provide a contemporary new look, previously unavailable in the outdoor waterproof flooring market.

In addition to being a proven, long lasting, waterproof system, Duradek has many added benefits. It can be applied in one step and used immediately. It can be applied in poor weather conditions and even goes over existing coatings.

The Duradek® training is a combination of floor laying skills for appearance, and single ply roofing skills for water tightness. Thorough knowledge of adhesives, sealants, coatings, carpentry, and concrete restoration work are common traits of a Duradek® contractor. Duradek® offers on­going classroom and video training to waterproofing contractors.
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Typar
Typar Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Typar offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is certified by AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Weather Resistant Barriers in Vertical Exterior Walls

Provides an overview of the importance of weather resistant barriers in protecting the building envelope and as a component of green building design and sustainability. Discussions include a comparison of various barriers based on specific performance criteria.
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From the roofline to the foundation, the complete Typar® Weather Protection System includes Typar® HouseWrap (MetroWrap® for commercial buildings and StormWrap™ for high-wind and extreme weather areas), Flashings, Construction Tape and RoofWrap. Used as a complete system, the Typar Weather Protection System offers the greatest protection against the damaging impact of moisture penetration in addition to providing outstanding air resistance for energy efficiency. Typar® Weather Protection System is a division of Fiberweb, Inc. Old Hickory, TN USA. For more information, visit www.typar.com or call: 800-284-2780.

Typar® is registered trademark of Fiberweb, Inc.

 

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