1. Solar powered billboard
The Pacific Gas & Electric Company in California will soon be unveiling the first solar powered billboard in the US (Dec. 2007). Comprised of 20 solar modules that are interconnected to a grid, the billboard will create more energy than needed to light it at night, therefore giving up to 3.4 kilowatts of (solar) energy to PG & E customers. "We Can Do This" is the slogan for the company's green advertising campaign. The US will become only the third nation to use solar energy technology in this manner, following similar uses in South Africa and Canada.
2.Louisiana-Pacific's LP Solidstart LSL
A new product from LP called Solidstart is a laminated strand lumber that offers superior strength and consistency vs. traditional dimensional lumber in residential building. As a structurally engineered wood product, the key to LSL's strength is how it's made: from thin, longer length wood strands that are oriented parallel to the beam's length. Suitable for use as headers and beams, wall studs, roof beams/rafters, truss chords, rim boards and stair stringers, the product is certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and backed by a lifetime limited warranty. (From the International Builder's Show 2008 website.)
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