Top Ten Green Products
2007 Product Reports Top Ten Green Products
Top Ten Green Products 2007
SunEye: hand-held electronic device that measures solar shading and calculates solar access. It contains a fish-eye lens and digital camera. Produced by Solmetric Corporation in California.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
Lifeguard Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Cable: lead-free electrical cable that isn’t insulated or sheathed with plastic. Produced by Houston Wire & Cable Company in Texas.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
Greenplay: children’s furniture (tables, seats, shelving and play spaces) made with post-consumer recycled plastic, sunflower hulls, FSC-certified wood and other eco-friendly materials. Produced by Skyline Design in Chicago.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
Cube3 Ultra: a low-flush urinal that uses only one pint of water and has a liquid-sensing (rather than motion-sensing) automatic flush mechanism that prevents unnecessary flushes. Produced by the Oregon-based Caroma USA.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
FreeForm: a new FSC-certified particle board with no added urea-formaldehyde. Produced by Collins Companies, based in Oregon.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
Alpen Fiberglass Windows: glazing with low-emissivity Heat Mirror films, low-e coatings on glass, low-iron glass to increase visible light transmittance, among other eco-attributes. The windows will be installed next year at a research station in Antarctica. Produced by Alpen Energy Group in Boulder, Colorado.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
Controls: controls for lighting and other building-automation equipment that run on mechanical, photovoltaic and other forms of “ambient energy.” Produced by the Utah-based EnOcean, a spin-off of Siemens.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
800 Series SHE98M Evolution Dishwashers: Building Green hails these as “the most energy efficient and quietest full-size dishwashers available in America.” This model’s Energy Factor is 1.14, which is 148 percent higher than the federal standard. Produced by Bosch.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
180 Walls: a commercial wall covering woven with 100 percent pre-consumer recycled polyester. The self-adhesive backing means no need for paste. Produced by Milliken & Company, based in South Carolina.
Top Ten Green Products 2007
LR6 LED Downlight: a light-emitting diode (LED) downlight that uses just under 11 watts to provide 650 lumens of light and has a color rendering index of 92. This light’s performance is equal to or significantly better than a compact fluorescent lamp. Produced by LED Lighting Fixtures, based in North Carolina.