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• Cladding Saves on Work Later
  Cladding -- a layer of metal with a factory finish (or solid vinyl in some cases) that protects from mold and rot, and doesn't need scraping and repainting -- is an upgrade that doesn't break the bank up front and pays dividends long term in reduced repairs and minimal maintenance.
• Johns Manville Donates House Wrap for NOLA Project
  Johns Manville has donated its Gorilla Wrap housewrap to world-renowned architect and urbanist Andrés Duany's Bywater Cottages, an urban restoration and infill project in the Bywater Neighborhood of New Orleans.
• Cooking Up a Greener Drywall
  The lab inside Serious Materials' Sunnyvale headquarters resembles a kitchen.  Lab technicians -- mostly scientists with advanced degrees -- measure and mix, pour and stir -- all in search of a better recipe for greener drywall. One that takes 90 percent less energy to produce and creates less greenhouse gas as a result.
• Concrete Homes Take Stand Against Mother Nature
  There's a home-building technology used widely in the United States that saves money on energy, stands up to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes and resists termite infestation. And now that technology - concrete home construction - can claim new supporters for another attribute, a dramatic ability to survive wildfires.
• Jobless Construction Workers Fish for Food
  Roy Bennett is on the water again, his boat anchored over a deep channel in Coral Creek, Fla. as he waits to see if he will be lucky today. Bennett would rather be earning a living building homes, but fishing is about the only steady work that the Englewood, Fla. resident can drum up since the real estate market crashed. Making a few dollars and maybe catching dinner is better than sitting home as an unemployed construction worker.
• NAHB to Highlight Green at IBS 2008
  The NAHB will be celebrating what they are calling Green Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, at the 2008 International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.
• Green Affordable Builders Learn as They Go
  On five acres in Northeast Portland, Ore. school is in session. No classrooms. No desks. No textbooks. Just a building team that's figuring out how to create an affordable green housing project in an on-the-job learning lab.
• Insulated Concrete Forms Touted as Efficient Alternative
  Insulated concrete form manufacturers and marketers claim their lightweight, simply constructed product offers energy savings, durability and "green building" advantages. Here’s an overview of the attributes of insulated concrete forms.
• New Survey Shows Soundproof Drywall Awareness Grows
  The results of a nationwide survey focused on acoustic issues in construction, and awareness of specific products reflect strikingly fast growth in awareness of and preference for soundproof drywall.
• Huttig Building Products National Distribution Agreement for Typar(R) Weather Protection System
  Huttig Building Products, Inc. has announced a national agreement under which the company will distribute Typar® Weather Protection System components at all of Huttig's building products locations. Designed to guard structures from the damaging effects of moisture and air penetration, the product line includes Typar® HouseWrap, Flashings, Construction Tape and RoofWrap™ 30. 
• Leading Insulation Manufacturer and Trade Association Join Forces
  As a result of listening to input from the independent insulation contractor, Johns Manville and Insulate America have partnered to meet strong demand in the market for house wrap as a new value-added service from insulation contractors. With this announcement, Johns Manville becomes the preferred supplier of housewrap to Insulate America. The newly expanded agreement is a way for Johns Manville to help the independent insulation contractor stay current in the industry and grow revenues by adding industry-leading housewrap products to their customer services.

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