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    BUILDER BRIEFS

    November 2007 news and tidbits. For more product information, visit ebuild, Hanley Wood's interactive product catalog, at www.builderonline....

     
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    Seen at the Show, Round One

    Hanley Wood's product editors pick standout new products from the 2007 IBS Show.

     
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    Business Models Emerge

    AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THE CONSUMER Electronics Association (CEA) held last summer to release home buyer research, one of the reporters asked...

     

Electricalrss

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    Glaze of Glory

    WE'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE the days of the single-glazed window. Back then, it was standard fare and we liked it just fine—that is, until e...

     
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    Making Waves

    These have been heady months for the Z-Wave Alliance.

     
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    New American Home: Pursuits

    There's no doubt this house has a lot of wide-open spaces, room to satisfy any size gathering. But it also allows for private pursuits and p...

     
 

HVACrss

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    Positive-Pressure Ventilation

    I'm considering a house ventilation system that pulls fresh air from outdoors into the air handler of my heating and cooling system. Do I ha...

     
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    Floor Show

    Hardwood floors sometimes shrink and show cracks between the pieces when the indoor air is dry. Should I insist that my flooring contractor ...

     
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    Energy Savers

    AIR CONDITIONING A HOUSE IS THE costliest part of owning it. Though this has always been the case, rising energy costs mean that an efficien...

     

Paintingrss

  • EPA Issues New Lead Paint Rules

    New mandates will hold contractors to more stringent safety protocols.

  • Paint by Numbers

    Q: I have some homes that need exterior painting, and cold weather is closing in. My painters say they can paint outdoors when it’s as cold ...

  • Antiquity Outdoor Columns

    Royal Outdoor Products offers a diverse collection of outdoor columns in its Royal Décor Antiquity line. The all-vinyl columns range from co...

 

Plumbingrss

  • Fire Drill

    The debate over mandating sprinkler installation in new homes heats up.

  • Waste-Pipe Trade-offs

    My town has recently started allowing plastic waste-pipe instead of cast iron in residential construction, and a lot of my competitors are m...

  • New American Home: Casual Comfort

    Savvy architects and builders know where their bread is buttered: in the kitchen, especially in one that is connected none-too-subtly to a c...

Roofingrss

  • Harness the Sun

    News Flash: The sun is hot. there's renewed and widespread attention being paid to it as a legitimate home energy source—and this time that ...

  • Good Neighbors

    Five likeable projects prove that not all teardowns warrant a crackdown.

  • Seneca Plus Roofing Tiles

    Seneca Plus roof tiles replicate the look of thick, hand-split cedar shakes. Made from recycled EPDM rubber and TPO plastic, the tiles are m...