Exit Signs

Glo Brite Eco Exit is a safety sign that consumes no energy and requires no maintenance, according to Jessup Manufacturing Co. The sign has no wiring, bulbs or batteries and operates using photo luminescent technology. It is viewable from about 100 feet away from the sign.


A building with 100 photo luminescent signs will save about $3,500 annually in energy costs and about 500,000 pounds of CO2 emissions in a year, according to the company. The sign is non-toxic and there are no disposal issues as with other signs.

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Natural Cleaning Products

Green Works is a line of cleaning products by Clorox that are made with natural and plant-based ingredients such as coconut and lemon oil. The products are sustainable, non-allergenic and biodegradable. None of the products are tested on animals and the packaging can be recycled.


Some products in the line meet Design for the Environment Program standards. The products are ideal for cleaning glass, kitchens, toilets, non-wood floors, counters, sinks, stoves, garbage cans and other areas, according to the company.

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UPS System

The Active Power flywheel-based Clean Source 300 UPS system is seven times less likely to fail during a short power outage compared to a conventional, double-conversion UPS system with batteries, according to Active Power. The system provides enough power to ride through transients, while allowing time to bridge to a generator; has up to 98 percent energy efficiency; 130-1300kVA systems; and is a multi-megawatt turnkey solution.

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Modular MRI Building

MedBuild Healthcare Solutions offers MedBuild, a prefabricated modular building designed to house MRI and diagnostic imaging equipment. The modular building complies with regulations for housing specialized equipment and comes with radio frequency shielding for the MRI’s temperature-sensitive magnet. The radio frequency shielding is preinstalled so the modular space is ready to house equipment as soon as it is the building is at the site. The unit can be attached to existing structures or integrated as an addition.

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Interior Colors

DuPont Corian Healing Colors Collection was designed for interior healthcare spaces. The collection includes 72 colors that bring a sense of the natural world to interior healthcare environments, helping to reduce cold, institutional feelings and spark positive outcomes for patients and staff, according to DuPont.


Developed as a user-friendly design tool, the collection has six color groups, H2O (pictured), flame, earth, wood, alloy and oxygen, allowing architects and designers to create a variety of therapeutic environments. 

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Flood Drain System

Kaivac was awarded the patent for its KaiSump system, which is used to convert the company’s No-Touch Cleaning machine into a flood-recovery system. In the event of a flood, the KaiSump discharge line can secure to a drain to provide a continuous pump-out line.


After drainage is complete the No-Touch machine can be used to clean a site and minimize exposure to bacteria. The company claims that the machine is so effective it could be used to drain a swimming pool.

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Stormwater Chamber

Cultec Inc. released a redesigned storm-water detention/retention chamber that has greater capacity and improved manifold design, according to the company. The Recharger 330XL will replace the 330 model. It includes a storage capacity of 55.2 cubic feet, an increase of 12 percent over the 330 model.


Each chamber includes two side portals that allow manifolding to take place at any point within the system and eliminates the need to build external manifolds. A chamber can accept a 24-inch diameter pipe into its endwall.

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Urinals

Sloan Valve Company introduces a series of high-efficiency vitreous china urinals that utilize one pint of water to flush, which contribute to LEED credits 3.1 and 3.2 for water reduction.


Customers can choose from either a manual flushometer or from several battery-powered and hardwire sensor-operated models for automatic, hands-free flushing.

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LED Bollard

Chloride introduced the Pathmaster Composite LED Bollard, an outdoor energy-efficient light ideal for walkways, landscape areas and campuses. The bollard is fabricated from fiberglass-reinforced polymers and has three white LEDs that can be applied to all four sides of the unit. It can be anchored, bolted to a fixture or buried in soil.

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Pipeline Inspection System

Pearpoint launched an upgraded digital video pipeline inspection system to its P330+ flexiprobe control module, which allows users to locate and provide video of pipeline fractures and blockages. Included with each system is a universal brush skid set that enables customization for a range of pipe diameters.


The module has an 8-inch industrial thin film transistor screen. It records in full VGA digital video onto compact flash cards of up to 8 GB capacity, allowing up to seven hours of video to be recorded on each card.

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