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Waste Not Utilizing blast-furnace slag from iron manufacturing, NewCem hydraulic cement helps to achieve low permeability; improved workability; lower setting temperatures; and resistance to chemical reactions. Lafarge North America. 678.746.2000. www.lafargenorthamerica.com.

Fresh Air Trane CleanEffects patented air-cleaning technology uses an intense electrical charge to remove up to 99.98 percent of particles from the air entering a home. Its reusable filter only needs cleaning every few months. The system’s electrical use compares to that of a 75-watt light bulb, the manufacturer says. Trane. 903.581.3200. www.trane.com.

Scrap Metals Made from fine flake aluminum milling scrap and polymeric resins, Alkemi solid surfacing can be used for countertops and other surface applications. Alkemi can be cut, seamed, and machined like other solid-surfacing materials. Twelve colors are available in honed or textured finishes. Renewed Materials. 301.320.0042. www.alkemi.com.

Cool Coating The Tex-Cote Super-Cote Cool Wall system is a heat-reflective exterior coating that can reduce exterior wall temperatures by up to 40 degrees F, lowering interior temperatures. The finish, which is 10 times thicker than paint, is applied in a multi-step process with no need for scraping or sanding. Textured Coatings of America. 800.454.0340. www.texcotehomes.com.

Agribusiness Utilizing the soy-based PureBond adhesive resin, the manufacturer’s veneer-core plywood and Woodstalk agrifiber-core panel products are formaldehyde-free and water-resistant. Columbia Forest Products. 800.237.2428. www.columbiaforestproducts.com.

Not Foiled Again Thermastrand OSB radiant-barrier roofing panels are produced in a one-step process that applies the radiant-barrier foil as the panel is manufactured, for superior foil adhesion. The micro-perforated, low-emission foil blocks up to 97 percent of the sun’s heat and improves panel breathability. Ainsworth. 877.661.3200. www.ainsworth.ca.

High Fiber The Agri-Panel structural panel system sandwiches a core of insulating compressed wheat straw between sheets of OSB. The panels can be configured for structural, curtain wall, roofing, and flooring applications. Electrical chases are integrated every 4 feet. Agriboard Industries. 866.495.3595. www.agriboard.com.

Sun Powered Installed under roofing or siding, the Dawn Solar System is a flat-plate collection system that makes the sun’s energy available for use in domestic hot water, warm air, radiant, and other types of heating. The Dawn Solar Electric/Thermal System produces heat and electricity from the same roof plane. 800.803.1476. www.dawnsolar.com.

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