Product: Dow Solar Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles

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Photovoltaics continue to make their way into more building products. In 2009, Dow Solar merged the weather protection offered by the tried-and-true form of the asphalt roofing shingle with the energy-generating potential of CIGS thin-film photovoltaic cells to create Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles. Manufactured in Michigan, the 22.8″-wide-by-10″-high and 0.5″-thick shingles are being gradually rolled out throughout the United States. • dowsolar.com

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Wanda Lau

Wanda Lau, LEED AP, is the former executive editor of ARCHITECT magazine. Along with 10 years of experience in architecture, engineering, and construction management, she holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Michigan State University, an S.M. in building technology from MIT, and an M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Her work appears in several journals, books, and magazines, including Men's Health, ASID Icon, and University Business. Follow her on Twitter.

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