kama-EEBS Structural Systems Listed in Top 10 Green Building Products

LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--
kama-EEBS Structural Systems have been named one of the top 10 green building
products of 2009 by Sustainable Industries magazine, an independent,
award-winning business magazine serving sustainable business leaders on the West
Coast and beyond. The Las Vegas-based kama Energy Efficient Building Systems,
Inc. (kama-EEBS) has designed a technology that integrates light gauge steel
stud framing and expanded polystyrene (EPS) into building sections that can be
used to construct an airtight building envelope of maximum thermal performance.

The 2009 Top 10 Green Building Products guide is an annual publication profiling
industry-leading green building products selected by a panel of expert judges
and the Sustainable Industries editorial team. kama-EEBS Structural Systems were
selected based on their environmental performance, value, scalability/market
impact, innovativeness, design aesthetic and compatibility with the U.S. Green
Building Council`s LEED® Green Building Rating System. The product can help
architects obtain up to 72 LEED points. "Its relatively lightweight
characteristics and off-site manufacture, combined with its delivery of
impressive R values makes the kama-EEBS Structural System a natural on our Top
10 list," said Charles Redell, Sustainable Industries Associate Editor and a Top
10 judge.

According to kama-EEBS owner Ken Miller, his product was designed to remedy some
of the most pressing problems associated with existing building materials
including thermal bridging. Simply put, a thermal bridge occurs when two
materials that are poor insulators come in contact forming a pathway for heat to
travel between the interior and exterior of a building resulting in energy loss.
"You can`t beat steel for structural strength, reliability and durability," said
Miller, who has been a builder for 40 years, "but thermal bridging is an issue.
Our challenge was to make metal construction more energy efficient." Miller`s
unique design has no thermal bridge. That feature sets his product apart from
both metal and stick frame construction and significantly improves its energy
performance.

Both product components - steel and EPS - retain their high performance
properties indefinitely and are completely recyclable. Miller has chosen the
highest grade EPS on the market for his building system - BASF`s Styropor® -
which has received McDonough Braungart`s C2C (Cradle to Cradle) Technical
Nutrient service mark, meaning the material can be continuously reused in the
manufacturing process. Styropor has earned the GREENGUARD®Environmental
Institute Certification and GREENGUARD®Environmental Institute`s Collaborative
for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Certification for its capacity to provide
comfortable, healthy and safe indoor air quality. Styropor is moisture, mold and
mildew resistant, as well as fire resistant. It also helps to reduce the
infiltration of unwanted sound.

kama-EEBS Structural Systems are so versatile they can be used to construct
walls, roofs and floors and can be fabricated to accommodate any design. They
are lightweight, easy to install, and require no special training or equipment.
The product is available throughout the United States from kama Energy Efficient
Building Systems, Inc. (www.kama-eebs.com) and in Canada from vivo eco-ventures,
LTD (www.vivodepot.com).

The MacLeod Group
Bonnie MacLeod
p: 518-963-4169
c: 646-284-8007
info@themacleodgroup.com

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