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1Masonite Safe’N Sound Emerald interior doors

4Millennium Doors 5MAI Doors

Interior Exterior

9Trustile Doors 10ResinArt

Interior DuraFlex Moulding
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2Hardwoods EchoWood veneers, Bamboo 3Karona Door Interior & Exterior

6White River Mouldings 7ODL Door glass

8Marwin Company Attic stairs

11Therma-Tru Entry & patio doors 12JELD-WEN Interior, exterior & garage doors
What are green homes? That’s all everyone is talking about but is it feasible for a
homeowner? Chris Ludwig, outside sales rep for BMC West, wanted to know what our clients
want with green building and what direction the industry is going? Most products qualifying
for certified green construction are practical products we specify already but it takes
research to see through the shades of green. There are a growing number of authorities on
sustainable practices, from the international LEED Homes program, to the local Green Built
Texas. BMC sees value in this movement and is dedicated making sure Dallas homes are
leaders of energy and environmental design. Not only is it what homeowners will be
demanding, but it can enhance your business. We offer quality products that can achieve
higher standards of construction through certified agencies. As a Home Builder Association
partner, we sponsor continuing education for architects and builders to help them design

“Between 40% and 50% of homes

built in 2010 are expected to be green.”
“National Association of Home Builders, 2007
BMC WEST GREEN PRACTICES

-No environmental exposure policy, certified by the State of Texas

-100% of BMC mill manufacturing waste is sent to recycling
-High-tech CNC router replaces 12 shapers, using less energy
-Computerized machine reduces 20% energy of commander line
-Pursuing high efficiency lighting, which consumes 40% less energy
-Cab-over trucks replaced flat bed trucks, using 30% less fuel
-Manufacturing glues and seals are non-toxic and water-based
-Delivery and dispatch tracking minimizes pollution and fuel
-Damaged or incorrect door and trim orders are resold to public
-Utilize high-yield machining of trim, minimizing mill waste
-Credit customer for reusable trim left at jobsite for resale
-All finger-joint trim products have No Added Formaldehyde
-All MDF trim products have low Volatile Organic Compounds
-All flex trim has zero VOCs and zero Mercury content

SCS
TruStile’s manufacturing philosophy influences the way they do business. MDF can
be SCS-Certified through their scientific-based environmental standards to contain
No Added Formaldehyde and manufactured with low-emitting adhesives.

All MDF solid doors have a minimum of 82% recycled content. In their new MDF
reclamation process, scrap MDF is ground up and donated to agricultural
partners. They have reduced manufacturing waste by 65%, which means fewer
fossil-fuel burning and less waste in a landfill.
QUALIFIES FOR LEED
Materials & Resources 4.1, 4.2 (Homes 2.2) Indoor Environmental Quality 4.4
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An increased demand for building materials that are extracted and manufactured
within the region, caused Karona to act. 10-20% of products are regional
supporting indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impact.

Karona’s doors are manufactured with reduced indoor air contaminants for the
safety of installers and occupants. The advanced UV finishing also meets the
strictest environmental standards.
QUALIFIES FOR LEED
Materials & Resources 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6, 7 Indoor Environmental Quality 4.4

SCS WINDOWS & DOORS

High-performance Low-E glass lowers energy costs, reduces heat loss and gain,
and limits condensation. Patio doors with Low-E glass are also ENERGY STAR rated,
which means they exceed the minimum energy efficiency criteria by as much as
40%. Fewer resources are used where possible in products to maximize efficiency.

Jeld-wen uses recycled and reused wood fiber to produce SCS-Certified interior
doors and wood composite garage doors. Recycled wood, vinyl, glass and
aluminum have also been a focus in their long history in manufacturing.

Multiple manufacturing facilities are located in high-population areas to allow

production in closer proximity to more markets than competitors. This helps reduce
fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Auralast doors and frames are produced with a proprietary protection process,
reducing the industry standard VOC by 96% in addition to their increased
durability. Molded interior doors are also produced with No Added Formaldehyd.

QUALIFIES FOR LEED

Materials & Resources 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 (Homes 2.2) Indoor Environmental Quality 2.0, 4.4 Energy & Atmosphere 2
(Homes 1.1) Innovation in Design 1.1

Marwin Company has the industry’s 1st ENERGY STAR rated thermal barrier attic
door. ThermaBlock meets the Thermal Bypass Inspection with an R value of 5.

QUALIFIES FOR LEED

Energy & Atmosphere 2.2, 3.1
Masonite
BuildingGreen.com, selected Masonite Safe 'N Sound Emerald doors as a 2008
Top-10 Green Building Product. This award recognizes the most innovative and
exciting Green Building products added to the Environmental Building News or
GreenSpec Directory.

Where possible, Masonite utilizes recycled materials in their door products. The
interior molded door facings that Masonite manufactures contain post-industrial
wood chips. In addition, Wheatcore, particleboard and fiber products all have
recycled content.

Masonite’s steel and fiberglass doors can be assembled to qualify for ENERGY
STAR. Fiberglass doors feature rapidly expanding polyurethane foam and wrap-
around steel.

No Formaldehyde adhesives and binders are used in many interior products.

Adhesives and sealants in door assembly also offer low VOC emissions. Even the
manufacturing plants are designed to be easy on the environment.

Safe-N-Sound series doors are manufactured with DorCor, which is produced

from rapidly renewable wheat straw/fiber. No old growth timber is harvested
solely for the use of Masonite doors.
QUALIFIES FOR LEED
Materials & Resources 4.1, 4.2, 6, 7 (Homes 2.1, 2.2) Indoor Environmental Quality 4.4

Hardwoods Specialty Products is committed to sustainable alternatives to our

natural resources. EchoWood engineered veneers provide endless opportunities
in which to create the look of the most common, to the most exotic species
without impacting forestry sustainability.

EchoWood is constructed in renewable Bass wood or Ayous wood veneers and

applied to MDF, PBC or veneer core backing with No Added Formaldehyde.

EchoWood’s use of common wood fiber from well managed and plantation-grown
forests provide an excellent renewable resource. Hardwoods also offers Bamboo,
the fastest growing plant on earth, in solid panels, plywood and veneer. Mature
bamboo has similar hardness characteristics to that of domestic hardwoods and
does not require replanting.
QUALIFIES FOR LEED
Materials & Resources 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2
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Millennium Door’s patented construction enables control of composite wood,

adhesives and sealants, reducing the quantity of indoor air contaminants.

MDF is recycled from the byproducts of the lumber industry, utilizing the extra wood and
sawdust unable to be made into anything else. Millennium MDF doors are certified by
SCS with 40-80% pre-consumer recycled material.

With close suppliers, products are extracted and manufactured within the region,
thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental
impacts resulting from transportation.
QUALIFIES FOR LEED
Materials & Resources 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 Indoor Environmental Quality 4.1, 4.2, 4.4

Offering five times the insulation value of a wood door and ozone-friendly CFC-free foam,
is a key element of every Therma-Tru door system. In 1983, they introduced the
industry's very first energy-efficient fiberglass door with a polyurethane foam core. Today
more than 98% of all Therma-Tru products are ENERGY STAR qualified. Each glass
panel is sealed between two panes of energy-efficient tempered glass.

Recycled products like wood chips, diapers and plastic bottles are used in the top
and bottom of doors. In 2005 and 2006, two facilities recycled more than 12,000 tons
of materials. From 2005 to 2007, landfill waste was reduced by 28% with excess waste
donated to Habitat for Humanity, HomeAid and The Storehouse by World Vision.

Water-based finishing systems are used to minimize VOC emissions and offer a stain
that is environmentally-friendly and low-maintenance.
QUALIFIES FOR LEED
Materials & Resources 5.1, 5.2 Indoor Environmental Quality 2.0, 4.4 Energy & Atmosphere 1.1, 2

RESINART
The world’s largest manufacturer of flexible moulding has a new product, DuraFlex, with
advanced Urethane-based polymer technology. The reformulated product is one of the
strongest on the market; contains no VOC’s; is environmentally friendly; is stainable with
water-based paints and stains, and does not contain mercury.

QUALIFIES FOR LEED

Indoor Environmental Quality 3.2
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BUILD
HEALTH & COMMUNITY BENEFITS:
-Enhance occupant comfort & health
-Minimize strain on local infrastructure
-Improve air, thermal & acoustic environments
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RESINART
air quality GREEN
improved air quality by reducing
pollution from volatile organic
INITIATIVE
compounds or Formaldehyde KEY
regional resources
extraction & manufacturing from
local resources thus reducing the
impact through transit
rapidly renewable
utilizing resources that regenerate
faster than the demand for the
product minimizing replanting
recycled materials
considerable pre- or post-
comsumer recycled content
minimizing waste
LEED
Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design developed by USGBC provides
standards for sustainable construction
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS:
-Enhance & protect ecosystems
-Improve air & water quality
-Reduce solid waste
-Conserve natural resources
ECONOMIC BENEFITS:
-Optimize life-cycle performance
-Reduce operating costs, near 50%
-Enhance asset value & profits
MOULDING
ASSOCIATES
INCORPORATED
innovative design
recognized by greenspec or LEED as
achieving an exemplary green design
by special design methods
energy & atmosphere
improvement of energy efficiency
in the building envelope especially
heating & cooling design
NHBA green building
ANSI approved ICC National Green
Building Standard provides recognized
definition of green building by region
friendly forestry
environmentally & socially responsible
management of foresty certified by
the Forestry Stewardship Council
Energy
international standard created by the EPA
for energy efficient standards saving an
average of 20%-30% for consumers