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STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS, MATERIALS AND LANDSCAPING

Nisus Corp.

Bora-Care with

Mold-Care

treatment

While many things Quikrete Lightweight FRS
green relate to
nature, one (Fiberglass Reinforced Stucco)
natural item—
mold—is not on Use of pre-blended concrete products just got a bit easier and less expensive. Quikrete has
the welcome list. unveiled Lightweight Fiberglass Reinforced Stucco (FRS), which is reportedly the lightest and
It can grow most sustainable stucco on the market.
unseen in a home FRS is 35 percent lighter than traditional pre-blended stuccos, making it easier and faster to
inside wall voids transport, stage, mix, pump, place and finish. It’s also safer: Working with lighter bags
and create a decreases fatigue, increases speed and prevents mistakes, improving overall productivity on
dangerous indoor jobs—and profitability.
air quality health The Quikrete product is a Portland cement-based plaster blended with recycled, coated
hazard for Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) beads, uniformly graded sand, and alkali-resistant glass fibers. FRS
homeowners, and is one-hour fire rated and contributes to U.S. Green Building Council LEED credits.
severely degrade FRS is available in 50-pound bags and 1,950-pound bulk bags that can be troweled or spray
the integrity of applied on traditional three-coat scratch, brown and finish systems, from 3/8 inch to 7/8 inch,
the structure. Nisus Corp.’s Bora-Care with as well as one-coat systems. One 50-pound bag yields the equivalent coverage area of a
Mold-Care fungi treatment is an environmentally traditional 80-pound bag of pre-blended stucco.
friendly way to prevent the “dark matter.”
Applied by a pest company during the dried-in
phase of construction, Bora-Care does its
protective work in only a few hours, meaning no
slowdown to the building schedule. It’s a crucial
fix, as wood is generally the largest single
investment in a home, and there is only one
opportunity to treat all of it. Just a 10 percent
weight loss from wood decay can mean up to a
50 percent loss of strength in one piece of wood.
Because Bora-Care’s active ingredient is a Rachio 3 Smart Water System
disodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT)—a non-
synthetic, borate mineral salt—it doesn’t break The Rachio 3 Smart Watering Controller takes the guesswork out of watering with a unique
down over time and remains in the wood for a platform that combines smart sprinkler control, wireless leak detection, enhanced weather
lifetime, providing long-term residual protection. data and powerful smart technology in one easy-to-use system.
There’s also no harmful infiltration into the soil. The product’s Rachio Wireless Flow Meter, the industry’s first such meter for residential use,
Bora-Care also takes care of another pest, utilizes patented Vortex technology to obtain highly accurate readings of water flow. The Rachio
termites, in a similarly Earth-happy fashion. Only app alerts homeowners when leaks are detected, and the Flow Meter automatically shuts down
a few gallons are required to completing treat water supply, protecting against landscape damage and flooding.
the home’s structure, and it’s applied directly A related app, the Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller, enables users to give precise watering
to the wood. In contrast, typical termite killers commands, ranging from basic start, stop, pause and skip zone instructions, to a custom-run
require hundreds of gallons that must be schedule for specific regions. It will also recommend days and times for watering based on
pumped into the soil around the house. location, vegetation and soil type. Such an exact process dramatically cuts down on residential
Using the anti-fungal agent can also gain a water waste, 60 percent of which occurs outdoors.
builder points in green building programs such The sprinkler controller also functions with popular smart home systems and voice services,
as LEED for Homes, NGBS Green Product including Amazon Alexa. Users can control their intelligent sprinklers simply by using their voice,
Certification Program, EarthCraft and others. helping to further improve water efficiency in the home.

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