February 2007

Lighting Control

Watt Stopper/Legrand announces the ELCU-100 emergency lighting control unit. The product allows building owners and operators to leverage the energy-saving benefits of control devices, such as occupancy sensors and time-scheduled systems, by having these devices control emergency lighting in tandem with non-emergency lighting.


The device offers wiring options to accommodate different control needs and an input for remote control. Using this feature, emergency lighting can be activated by a fire alarm or building security system.

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Cover Board for Low-Sloping Roofs

CoverDeck is a new engineered cover board for low-slope roofing systems developed by Firestone Building Products Company and Armstrong World Industries Inc. It has 54 percent recycled content and combines high wind- and water-resistance with outstanding strength-to-weight performance characteristics.


The manufacturer says it provides superior moisture resistance and high compressive strength during installation and throughout the life of the roofing system.

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EcoLogo, CleanGredients Streamline Ingredient Selection Process

OTTAWA – EcoLogo, a Canadian green certification and marketing organization, has announced that it will make it easier for manufacturers to formulate products that meet its green certification criteria by streamlining the audit for products using ingredients listed on the CleanGredients database.

CleanGredients is an online database of institutional and industrial cleaning ingredients developed to help manufacturers of green cleaning chemicals and products select environmentally preferable chemical ingredients.

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EPA and Three Partners Launch Design Challenge

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three sustainable building industry partners have launched the “Lifecycle Building Challenge” competition, inviting the nation’s architects, builders, recyclers, educators and students to submit ideas that facilitate the reuse of materials from buildings undergoing disassembly.

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New GBI Software Can Compare Hundreds of Design Alternatives

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative has developed a new life cycle assessment tool that it says will make it easier than ever for designers to take into account a proposed building’s potential impact on the environment during its lifespan. The tool can assess embodied energy, solid waste, air and water pollution, and global warming potential.

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