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Products and Materials
A number of environmentally-friendly products were used throughout the GRWECC. A listing of some of these products is provided below. Note that the manufacturers and products referenced below were active at the time of the GRWECC construction (2001-2002). Since the green building industry is constantly evolving, the manufacturers and products listed here may no longer be representative of the current state of the industry. For complete descriptions of "green" product criteria, refer to the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System, available at www.usgbc.org.
| Product/Manufacturers | Descriptions/Trade Names |
| Carpet | | Interface | Low emission materials, high recycled content | | Ceramic Tile | | Terra Green Ceramics | Fabricated from recycled glass | | Concrete Floor | | Skookum Floor Concepts | | | Engineered Lumber | | Georgia Pacific Corp. | Oriented Strand -BoardParallel Strand Lumber | | Louisiana Pacific | Laminated Veneer Lumber | | MacMillan-Boeldel Ltd. | Structural Composite Lumber (all Lumber from certified sustainably harvested forests) | | Exterior Paints | | Benjamin Moore | Low emission/VOC formaldehyde-free (all ”hospital paints” comply) | | Devoe and Raynolds | Low emission/VOC formaldehyde-free (all ”hospital paints” comply) | | Pratt and Lambert | | | Sherwin Williams | | | Interior Paints | | Benjamin Moore | Low emission/VOC formaldehyde-free (all ”hospital paints” comply) | | Sherwin Williams | | | “HealthSpec Low Odor Coating” | | | “Pristine Eco-Spec” | Low emission/VOC formaldehyde-free (all ”hospital paints” comply) | | Lamps | | General Electric | T4, T5 and T8 | | OSRAM | T4, T5 and T8 | | Phillips | T4, T5 and T8 | | Sylvania | T4, T5 and T8 | | Lighting Ballasts/Controls | | Magnetek | High frequency electronicautomatic motion sensing | | Osram Sylvania | High frequency electronicautomatic motion sensing | | Linoleum | | Forbo Industries | Marmoleum Real | | Structural Insulated Panel Systems | | Branch River Products | | | Toilet Compartments | | Santana | Solid plastic polyethelyne from recycled plastic goods | | Walkway Materials | | Wood fiber over crushed, local Roxbury puddingstone | | Windows | | Eagle Window and Doors | High performance, Low ”e” argon filled | | Marvin Windows | High performance, Low ”e” argon filled | | Pella Corporation | High performance, Low ”e” argon filled |
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Contractor Information
The contractors referenced below were active at the time of the GRWECC construction (2001-2002).
| Trade/Service | Company | Phone |
| Architect | Primary Group Inc. | (617) 451-3333 | | Bathroom Partition, Projection Screens, Cork, Whiteboards | Sanahart International | (781)-455-6656 | | Co-Architect, Building Systems Consultant | Steven Winter Associates | (203) 857-0200 | | Concrete Suppliers | Tresca Bros. | (508) 326-8829 | | Construction and Demolition Waste Management | Jet-Away | (617) 541-4000 | | Doors and Hardware | Hardware Specialties | (413) 734-6487 | | Earthwork | ODF Company | (781) 442-5069 | | Electrical Contractor | Griffin Electric Company | (508) 429-8830 ext. 1320 | | Flooring; vinyl, carpet, slate, tile | Unicon Systems | (508) 675-3974 | | General Contractor | Peabody Construction Co. Inc. | (781) 848-2680 | | Glass (all except casework doors) | Glass Construction | (781) 255-0007 | | HVAC | Mechanical Advantage Company | (508) 747-6300 | | Landscape Architect | Halvorson Design Partnership | (617) 536-0380 | | Mechanical / Electrical Engineer | SAR Engineering, Inc. | (617) 328-9215 | | Millwork and Casework | Padco | (508) 753-8486 | | Paints | Northeast Interiors | (508) 951-2852 | | Photovoltaic Design | Solar Works, Inc. www.solar-works.com | (802) 223-7804 | | Photovoltaic Shingle Installation | Copper and Slate Company | (781) 893-1916 | | Plumbing Contractor | Dowd Plumbing Company | (781) 821-1212 | | Puddingstone | Bostonian Masonry Company | (617) 954-8700 | | Roof Panels / Structural Insulated Panel Systems | Branch River Products | (401) 232-0270 | | Shades / Blinds | Papas Company | (617) 964-8700 | | Thermo Well Drillers | D.L. Maher Co. | (781) 933-3210 | | Thermo-well Pumps | Wilmington Pump | (978) 658-9111 | | Windows | Littleton Lumber | (978) 597-6892 | | Wood Framing Materials and Roof Shingles | Cape Cod Lumber | (781) 261-7120 | Printer-friendly
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