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Premier Building Systems
Premier Building Systems offers environmentally friendly Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) consisting of a layer of expanded polystyrene insulation sandwiched between two layers of OSB. Premier’s SIPs feature a 51 percent higher whole-wall efficiency than traditional 2x6, R-19 construction. Premier’s SIPs help lower a home’s utility costs by up to 60 percent while reducing the size of the HVAC equipment by up to 40 percent.
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Universal Forest Products
Open Joist from Universal Forest Products is a revolutionary, open-web, all-wood floor truss engineered for long spans and superior load-carrying capabilities. The open-web design allows for safe and quick installation of electrical, plumbing and HVAC. Open Joist is tested to more than twice its maximum allowable load.
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Flex-Ability Concepts
Flex-Ability Concepts has introduced Quick Qurve Plate, a new OSB wood framing product that allows builders to quickly and easily frame high-quality curves. Curves can be shaped and secured in seconds using traditional woodworking tools. The OSB sections link easily together to form any length. Quick Qurve Plate is then shaped by hand to the desired position and locked into place using nails or staples with a minimum outside radius of 12 in.
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Jamsill, Inc.
The Jamsill Guard is an adjustable sill pan flashing for exterior doors and windows designed to prevent water damage from window and door leaks. Its three-piece telescoping design allows the installer on-site adjustability to fit all rough openings.
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Georgia-Pacific Building Products
Hushboard from Georgia-Pacific is a low-density product for wall vibration control. Installed on interior wall studs, it’s designed to trap and diffuse noise frequencies.
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Sto Corp.
Sto Guard from Sto Corp. is a breathable, fluid-applied air and moisture barrier, providing superior protection against air and moisture instrusion in a variety of applications, including underneath brick, wood, vinyl, cement siding and exterior insulation and finish systems. Sto Guard consists of three products, Sto Gold Fill, Sto Guard Mesh and Sto Guard Coat.
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MiTek Industries, Inc.
Posi-Strut metal web floor system from MiTek Industries is designed to increase floor truss system performance by providing clear span flexibility and building design freedom. It’s suitable for any conventional framing application and ideal for floor joists and roof rafters.
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Grace Construction Products.
Grace Construction Products offers Grace Ice & Water Shield as a premium waterproofing product for homeowners looking to protect their roofs. It is a hurricane-proven, self-adhered roofing underlayment membrane composed of two waterproofing materials — an aggressive rubberized asphalt adhesive backed by a layer of high-density cross-laminated polyethylene.
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Owens Corning
Owens Corning QuietZone Solserene fabric is installed in ceilings to prevent noise transfer. The system offers noise control and design flexibility that traditional drywall cannot, accommodating nearly any ceiling design, including flat, domed, vaulted or coffered.
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Quiet Solution
Georgia-Pacific and Quiet Solution announce their partnership on a paperless soundproof drywall panel. The new product, QuietRock DensArmor Plus 528, combines the moisture, mold, fire and abuse resistance and low indoor air emissions of paperless DensArmor Plus wallboard with the proven noise reduction of QuietRock soundproof drywall.
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Icynene Inc. Icynene launched its Gold Seal 400 insulation, a self-contained, portable, soft foam insulation and air-sealing dispensing system. The company succeeded in adapting the original Icynene formula to extend its same advantage for Gold Seal 400 users — a healthier, quieter, more energy-efficient environment.
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Timber Products Company
Timber Products Company, producer of environmentally sustainable wood-based panels, has introduced its new GreenT line of hardwood plywood that is available with a special no-added-urea formaldehyde resin and several core options produced with recycled wood fibers. To add to its green qualities, GreenT is produced from wood certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
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Temple-Inland
Temple-Inland announces the introduction of TemStock-Free, a new composite panel product with no added urea formaldehyde. TemStock-Free is 100 percent recycled/recovered fiber content. TemStock-Free can contribute toward points in both LEED and Green Globe rating systems and is available in thicknesses from 1/4 to 1 1/8 in., in 4-ft.-wide sheets and 8- to 24-ft. lengths.
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Pactiv Building Products
Superior protection, strength and sturdiness is wrapped into one with the introduction of GreenGuard MAX building wrap — the newest addition to the GreenGuard product line of Pactiv Corporation building products division. Available now, MAX is a qualified air barrier material suitable for residential and commercial applications, and provides extremely high water and air resistance that exceeds industry requirements.
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