For the past several years, Snap magazine has organized a “Say it in a Snap” session at the AIA Expo, offering building product manufacturers a chance to talk about their newest product innovations. Products showcased this year demonstrated a broad array of form and function:

• CertainTeed introduced AirRenew® Extreme Impact Gypsum Board — the industry’s first and only wallboard with VOC-scavenging technology and robust impact resistance.

• Sherwin Williams announced the expansion of their environmentally conscious paint products — Emerald ^TM zero-VOC interior paint.

• BluWorld of Water shared a new white paper that dispels some of the microbial concerns around water features in health care settings.

• Construction Specialties launched two new louver products that offered very distinct design aesthetics.