WeatherTRAK Selected Top-10 Green Building Product for 2006

Proven Smart Irrigation Controllers Conserve Water and Reduce Runoff Pollution

U.S. Green Building Council Green Build Conference, Denver, CO, November 15, 2006 - the WeatherTRAK smart irrigation solution (www.weathertrak.com) from HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. has been selected as one of the 2006 Top-10 Green Building Products by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec®. This annual award recognizes the most innovative and exciting green building products added to the GreenSpec® Directory during the past year or covered in Environmental Building News.

"Our selections of the Top-10 Green Building Products represent a wide range of product types," noted GreenSpec coeditor Alex Wilson. Three of this year's winning products save energy. Two products save water. Three products are green in part because they are made from recycled waste; one is a system of salvaging material. Rounding out the list are a relatively new way of turning an ordinary material, concrete, into one of the best flooring options for commercial buildings, and another is a provider of renewable energy credits (an excellent way for a building owner to support renewable energy). "Most of the Top-10 products this year have multiple environmental attributes," said Wilson.

The Top-10 product selections, as in previous years, are drawn primarily from new additions to the company's GreenSpec product directory. More than 250 products have been added to the GreenSpec database during the past year. "New products seem to be appearing at an ever-faster pace," said Wilson. The GreenSpec database his company maintains now includes more than 2,100 product listings, representing several times as many actual products. A big driver in the development of green products continues to be the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® Rating System, which awards points for the use of certain product types or for the energy or water savings that certain green products can achieve. "Designers of LEED buildings are looking for green products, and manufacturers are responding," said Wilson.

Eligible for several green building programs, the WeatherTRAK smart irrigation solution is proven to conserve water and eliminate non-point source runoff pollution. The conservation opportunity posed by landscape irrigation is significant. Nearly 60 percent of non-agricultural water is applied to landscapes, and ordinary irrigation timers overwater landscapes by 30 to 300 percent. WeatherTRAK controllers eliminate overwatering by automatically adjusting irrigation schedules based on local weather conditions. By using WeatherTRAK to apply the right amount of water at the right time, builders and homeowners improve landscape health, decrease water usage costs and protect the environment.

About Green Spec GreenSpec is the leading national directory of green building products. Products are selected by editors of Environmental Building News (EBN) based on criteria developed over the past 15 years. Manufacturers do not pay to be listed in GreenSpec, and neither GreenSpec nor EBN carries advertising; both are supported by users of the information. "Our policy of not accepting money from manufacturers allows us to be objective in our review of products," said Wilson. A new 7th edition of the printed GreenSpec Directory will be published in 2007. The GreenSpec product database is also available online as part of the BuildingGreen Suite, which is growing quickly in popularity. Environmental Building News, founded in 1992, is the oldest and most widely respected newsletter in the green building field. BuildingGreen, Inc. celebrates its 21st year in business this year. For information on BuildingGreen resources, visit www.BuildingGreen.com or call 800-861-0954.

About HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. HydroPoint provides WeatherTRAK smart irrigation solutions directly and through the Toro® and Irritrol® brands. WeatherTRAK solutions enable ten-thousand customers, including Fortune 1000 companies, private individuals, municipalities and water districts, to achieve dramatic ROI through efficient outdoor water management. More than 20 independent studies prove that WeatherTRAK systems virtually eliminate overwatering and runoff pollution while they improve landscape health and appearance. Based on this track record of success, WeatherTRAK solutions are eligible for all water agency rebate programs and meet the State of California's new performance standards for irrigation equipment (Assembly Bill 1881). Headquartered in Petaluma, California, HydroPoint is privately owned and operated. For more information, visit www.weathertrak.com.