OMG extended its Everseal Roof line with its 4-inch wide repair tape. The new EverSeal tape bonds to all common roof materials for long-lasting, watertight repairs, according to the company. Ideal for repairing punctures, tears, splits, and seams, the product can also be used to flash curbs, edge metal and skylights, and repair gutters.
Lithonia Lighting launched its Z Series LED striplight luminaires — compact, low-profile solid-state strips that deliver long maintenance-free performance in a wide range of retrofit and new construction applications, according to the company.
National Gypsum released its new Gold Bond Brand High Strength Fire-Shield LITE gypsum board, developed to be 15 percent lighter, according to the company. The board also offers the potential to both improve productivity and reduce transportation costs with reduced dust and an improved strength-to-weight ratio feature.
To address the risk of PV systems starting fires — required by the new 2011 National Electric Code — SolarBos unveiled the Arc Fault Detection and Interruption (AFDI) combiner box and the Ground Fault Interruption (GFI) solution.
The AFDI combiner contains a module that detects series arcs and automatically disconnects the ungrounded conductor from the rest of the system, breaking the circuit, which stops the arc and prevents a fire from starting.
PROMOTION — Oasis™ uses a corrosion-resistant polymer heat exchanger to produce dry, cool air without refrigeration. Best suited for hot, dry climates, Oasis™ treats makeup air for 50% less energy and provides cooling energy recovery and winter heat recovery. Oasis™ also reduces peak demand loads to help qualify for utility rebates.
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WASHINGTON — As part of the bill drawing controversy for its detainee provisions, the National Defense Authorization Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 31, 2011, authorizing funding for the Department of Defense., including its energy management goals, and national security programs of the Department of Energy.
The bill — adopted for the 50th consecutive year — aims to terminate troubled programs and activities and approve efficiencies to apply savings to higher priority programs.
Juno Lighting Group by Schneider Electric introduced the Juno Generation 3 LED Downlights Series, a high performance series of luminaires. Designed to meet the stringent requirements of the new Energy Star Luminaires V1.1 and California T24-2008 criteria, the Juno Generation 3 Downlights Series provides greater energy savings and application versatility for architects, specifiers, electrical contractors, owners and retailers in a range of new construction or remodel applications.
California Faucets’ new version of StyleTherm has set the standard for thermostatic valve technology to meet the California Green Building Standards Code. The development of the thermostatic valve fulfills California water conservation requirements while providing users with a spa-like shower, according to the company. Unlike pressure balance systems, the CALGreen version StyleTherm uses a two-outlet diverter valve for volume control, allowing independent on/off and flow rate control. Each application can flow at a rate of up to two gallons per minute.
PIMA, the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association, announced that Chris Griffin, Ph.D. and Technical Director of Johns Manville Roofing Systems, has assumed the chairmanship of the organization, replacing John Geary of Firestone Building Products who served as the PIMA chairman for the last two years.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Energy Commission approved an energy efficiency standard aimed at reducing the amount of energy wasted from battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools and other devices — the first in the nation, according to the commission.
The requirements for consumer chargers used in cell phones, personal care devices and power tools will go into effect Feb 1, 2013, and industrial charger compliance for battery-operated machines like forklifts is required by January 1, 2014.
