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MetalWorks Cool Color Shingles from TAMKO Building Products have high solar reflectance, and may help lower energy costs for residential and commercial buildings. The shingles have an initial solar reflectance of at least 25 percent, and a maintenance solar reflectance of at least 15 percent after three years of normal use. As Energy Star-qualified products, the shingles are eligible for application for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) federal tax credits of 2009. The product line includes shingles that imitate the look of tile, slate, and wood. Listed for UL Class A fire resistance and Class 4 impact resistance. Fifty-year limited warranty. |
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Noon Design Studio has developed a method of natural dyeing that enables cost-efficient high-volume production runs. The palette is based on natural dye materials, such as madder root, pomegranate, walnuts, indigo, and cochineal insects. Hand-dyeing and careful mordanting produce even coverage of deep colors that are light-fast and wash-fast. Applies only to natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, wool, silk, rayon, and bamboo. Small batches of custom colors are also possible. |
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AGC Glass Company North America introduces Krystal Klear™, an ultra-transparent glass with a visible light transmission level of 91 percent and a high shading coefficient. This low-iron glass has the strength, durability, and design flexibility of heavy glass while eliminating the greenish tint. Intended primarily for interior use, such as partitions, railings, furniture, appliances, framing, shelving, and shower doors, it can also be used as a solar glass. It can be laminated to increase strength without sacrificing light transmission, and can also be tempered, bent, silk-screened, and insulated. Suitable for commercial, residential, and specialty applications. Patterned and colored painted glass available. |
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The Diner-Mite® foodservice system is a complete modular commercial kitchen, available in footprints from 90 to 2,000 square feet (8 to 190 square meters). This portable, easy-to-install system from Lean Kitchen Solutions has one electrical line and one plumbing hookup, and can accommodate most brands of foodservice equipment. Constructed of 100-percent stainless steel, it complies with the UL and NSF standards, and exceeds all national standards for electrical, plumbing, sanitation, and fire protection. Includes storage and display space. Ventless options available. |
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ThermaSkirt is not just a baseboard heater, but a heater integrated into the baseboard itself. Slim aluminum skirting board contains the heating components, without any slots, grilles, or fins. The system can connect like a conventional convector radiator onto an existing hydronic heating system, but is independently tested to be 13 percent more efficient than conventional radiators (BSRIA test No 51397/1). Only 0.8 inches (20 millimeters) in profile, the panels are available in lengths up to 20 feet (six meters), and can be joined together to heat larger rooms. Manufactured in the UK by DiscreteHeat Co Ltd and available from selected distributors in the U.S. |
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