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Construction Marketplace 2 3 Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Los Angeles to Expand ICC Evaluation Service Provider Status In a progressive move to further enhance the service it provides to the public, the City of Los Angeles Department of Building Safety (LADBS) is working to recognize ICC Evaluation Service Reports (ESRs) as proof of compliance to the seismic requirements of the California and City of Los Angeles building codes. LADBS has been accepting ICC-ES reports in all other categories for many years. This initiative began in April 2017 as a pilot program, with plans to officially imple- ment later this year. Prior to the effective date, voluntary pilot programs were instituted in order to ensure a smooth transition to the use of ICC-ES ESRs. "With 70 years of product evaluation experience, ICC-ES looks forward to the opportunity to work closer with LADBS and provide full-service evaluations to manufacturers looking to distribute their products in the City of Los Angeles," said ICC-ES President Shahin Moinian, P.E. "While ICC-ES has been evaluating products in a number of categories, the latest expansion of the program now allows us to service all categories of building products, including seismic, to help ensure the safety of those who work, live and play in the City." LADBS chose to accept ICC-ES reports in order to provide manufactur- ers, builders and code compliance profes- sionals with an easier and more stream- lined option beyond what is currently available. Providing this option will improve product approval and increase efficiency resulting in more options and the greater potential for economic growth in the region. Beginning in January, clients of LADBS can continue to work with the City to obtain seismic research reports or they will be able to choose ICC-ES as an alternative for LADBS-compliant seis- mic evaluation reports for their building products. To learn more and get the latest updates on this change, or to find out how to obtain an ICC-ES ESR, contact Michael Temesvary, P.E., at 800.423.6587, ext. 3877 or email mtemesvary@icc-es.org. For more information, visit www.icc- es.org, call 800.423.6587 or stop by IBS booth #W5541 and KBIS booth #S4275. Polar Shield Thermal Break Iron Doors Wrought iron doors are beautiful, presti- gious and offer the ultimate security. The downside is that iron doors have just about the worst thermal performance possible. Iron is such a good conductor of heat that energy just flows right through. When cold steel meets with the humidity and warmth inside a home, it forms a glaze of condensation on the inside of the door. In freezing weather, it can often form a layer of frost on the door! Iron door manufacturers put polyurethane foam inside the door cavi- ties, but this does very little to help. The heat simply travels around the steel struc- ture, bypassing the foam insulation. This is why wrought iron doors have been mostly restricted to Southern and warmer coastal regions of the U.S. – and almost never found in the Northern parts of the U.S. or Canada. The only way to stop the flow of heat is to literally "break" the thermal connection between inside and outside. That is easier said than done, which is why it has taken some very innovative development to solve the problem – resulting in two U.S. patents and one patent pending. Patented Polar Shield™ technology has revolutionized the iron door industry by improving insulation by over 1,000 percent. This means that homeowners in all climate regions can now enjoy the sta- tus and beauty of wrought iron doors, without sacrificing energy efficiency – and without suffering through each win- ter. How It Works Heat always flows from a hotter to a colder area. In cold weather, heat will flow through a standard iron door from inside your home to the outside. In hot weather the heat pours in, making your air conditioning have to work overtime. The greater the temperature difference between inside and outside, the more heat transfer occurs. With a standard wrought iron door, vast amounts of heat will pour out your door because iron is an excellent heat con- ductor. Conduction accounts for 90 percent of heat loss through iron doors. To con- trol this requires a completely different door construction which provides a "ther- mal break" – essentially an insulating barrier between the inner and outer door surfaces. This is the heart of Polar Shield technology. Polar Shield has even more to offer. The sepa- rately opening windows in its doors have dual seals – plus a thermal liner inside the window frame itself. All windows, sidelights and transoms are triple layer glass with two separate argon filled cavities. The threshold design includes a triple vane bottom sweep with integral drip bead – plus a base seal and corner seals to prevent air infiltration. High tech Armacell ® foam is layered inside each door slab to ensure 100 percent control of convective and radiant heat loss. Double doors come with a unique double astragal so that it can include a second kerf seal to control air infiltration between the doors. For more information, go to www.polarshielddoors.com or visit booth #S1770. Proflex: When Sound Control and Water Proofing Matters By Tim Abbott, Chief Operating Officer, Proflex Products Inc. Proflex manufactures a complete line of products in the U.S.A. designed for installing natural finished surfaces, including tile, stone, marble, wood, carpet and like products. Our products are designed to be installed as a part of a complete flooring system. Proflex offers a variety of products to protect natural finish surfaces from common problems associated with a flooring installation, including crack-isolation, reduction of sound transmission, mois- ture control and water proofing. All of our products have been engineered and tested to industry standards, and are endorsed by leading independent floor covering associations. Our original product line of our elastomeric peel-and-stick membranes continues to be our flagship product line. The Proflex elastomeric mem- branes provide flooring installations a triple protection of crack-isolation, sound reduction and a moisture vapor barrier. Our elastomeric membranes are easy to install, and allow you to install your finish surfaces immediate- ly after installing Proflex with no wait- ing time. Proflex also fea- tures a specialty product for areas requiring positive waterproofing protection. Proflex Hydra-Seal is a semi-liquid applied product that forms a barrier preventing moisture vapor transmission, and blocks the intrusion of water to protect surfaces from structural damage. Hydra-Seal can be applied to concrete and exterior-grade wood surfaces, and will adhere to variety of irregular forms such as base flashing and walls. Hydra-Seal is ideal for use in showers, steam rooms, bathrooms, pools, foun- tains and areas requiring positive waterproofing. The latest inclusion to our family of products is the Pro-Stick line of mortars, thinsets, mastics and specialty a d h e s i v e s . Proflex offers a variety of p r o d u c t s designed for surface preparation, set- ting tile and stone surfaces, and adhe- sives for both engineered and solid wood surfaces. Pro-Stick mortars and adhesives are fully compatible with our Proflex membranes, and we offer full system warranties to suit a variety of applications. Proflex is continually expanding our product line to offer a variety of flooring surface installation solutions to ensure your natural finished surface will last for years. Contact Proflex at 877.5PROFLEX or www.proflex.us for additional informa- tion. Pros Go to Lowe's for Solutions Have you shopped with Lowe's lately? If not, you might want to drop by and check out some of the benefits that make it eas- ier for you to get in and out of the store quickly, with the products you need and the brands you trust. Lowe's is building deeper relation- ships with professional customers across both the construction and trade and main- tenance and property management indus- tries by making it simpler to do business together. From LowesforPros.com, to dedicat- ed pro specialists in stores, to account executives serving regional and national businesses for a seamless experience across multiple stores, Lowe's is a true business partner to professional cus- tomers across the country. Lowe's listened to its customers and introduced new products and services to address the opportunities and challenges facing their businesses. Through its partnership with home improvement services marketplace Porch.com, it is adding additional value to its Pro customers by helping them generate new leads and grow their business. Lowe's store associ- ates can now help customers find home improvement professionals for nearly any service, including painters, handy- men and landscapers. It encourages all of its Pro customers to sign up for a free account. Lowe's also offers buy in bulk pricing on products Pro customers frequently buy, a dedicated Pro phone line in every store for quick- er access to dedicated Pro customer support and addi- tional opportunities for savings, includ- ing an everyday 5 percent discount for business credit holders. For more information, visit booth #W2970 and www.lowesforpros.com.