http://www.builderonline.com/products/building-materials/panels/Default.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1029674http://www.builderonline.com/products/energy-stars.aspx?rssLink=Energy+StarsNew glazing technology has created a generation of super-efficient windows and doors.http://www.builderonline.com/products/outside-slider.aspx?rssLink=Outside+SliderSliding patio doors get a much-needed overhaul.http://www.builderonline.com/products/temple-inland-greenglass-panels.aspx?rssLink=Temple-Inland+GreenGlass+panelsNew shaft liner panel offers protection from mold and noise.http://www.builderonline.com/green-building/building-green-brings-gold-for-washington-state-builder.aspx?rssLink=Building+Green+Brings+Gold+For+Washington+State+BuilderScott Homes wins 'Builder of the Year' in NAHB Research Center's EnergyValue Housing Awards.http://www.builderonline.com/green-products/west-coast-green-showcases-eco-friendly-products.aspx?rssLink=West+Coast+Green+Showcases+Eco-Friendly+ProductsEleven new products for sustainable homes.http://www.builderonline.com/products/topshelf.aspx?rssLink=TopshelfThe latest and greatest building products.http://www.builderonline.com/business/ibs-product-picks-day-2.aspx?rssLink=IBS+Product+Picks%3a+Day+2Hanley Wood product editors are combing the Builders' Show exhibit floor in search of innovative and interesting introductions for you and your clients. Here are hot finds from Day 2.http://www.builderonline.com/show-homes/the-new-american-home-2008.aspx?rssLink=The+New+American+Home+2008With authentic detailing and conveniences to suit the modern boomer, this stately Gulf Coast plantation home brings a fresh look to Orlando’s luxury market.http://www.builderonline.com/green-building/air-apparent.aspx?rssLink=Air+ApparentThe GreenT line of hardwood plywood panels from Springfield, Ore.-based Timber Products Co. (www.greentproducts.com) is now available with resins containing no added urea formaldehyde, thus reducing emissions that can degrade indoor air quality. The proprietary process also helps the panel line meet federal emissions standards and those of several states, including California's tough CARB air-quality legislation. In addition, the GreenT line features optional -recycled-content core material in its hardwood plywood, MDF, veneer-core, and particleboard-core panels, and all GreenT panels use wood certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.http://www.builderonline.com/panels/harness-the-sun.aspx?rssLink=Harness+the+SunNews 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 interest might stick. A perfect storm of factors has come together to keep solar solutions on the front burner, including record crude oil prices, federal tax and local utility incentives, mainstream appreciation of global warming and green building, and smarter use of new technology that combines efficiency, low maintenance, easy installation, and aesthetics to achieve a faster return on investment for both builders and homeowners.http://www.builderonline.com/roofing/top-it-off.aspx?rssLink=Top+It+OffTHERE IS A HOUSE IN OMAHA, NEB., that is unlike any other house in the state—perhaps the ountry. Built under HUD's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), this “concept” house is loaded with 60 of the best technologies and products home building has to offer and is seen as a model for the future of home construction. The roof the agency chose to use on the house is made from metal.http://www.builderonline.com/awards/maryland-students-sweep-storm-resistant-housing-a.aspx?rssLink=Maryland+Students+Sweep+Storm-Resistant+Housing+AwardsThree students from the University of Maryland architecture program claimed the top three spots in the first-ever TCA/PCA Storm Housing 2007, a Tilt-Up Concrete Association- and Portland Cement Association- sponsored international competition that seeks conceptual designs for a storm-resistant housing complex along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.http://www.builderonline.com/products/top-shelf-june-2007.aspx?rssLink=Top+Shelf%3a+June+2007This month's top shelf products include the 1950s retro-style range from Elmira Stove Works, indoor-outdoor connection doors from Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork, Co., and the QuietRock 510 wallboard from Quiet Solution.http://www.builderonline.com/products/seen-at-the-show-round-one.aspx?rssLink=Seen+at+the+Show%2c+Round+OneHanley Wood's product editors pick standout new products from the 2007 IBS Show.http://www.builderonline.com/roofing/project-credits.aspx?rssLink=Project+CreditsThe New American Home would not be possible without the support of the members of the National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI)/Supplier 100, as well as a legion of local and regional suppliers and installers. More than 40 NCHI members contributed products to this year's house and provided consulting services and installation support to the design-build team for a truly memorable collaboration.http://www.builderonline.com/walls-and-ceilings/construction.aspx?rssLink=ConstructionDespite the fact that concrete is a common structural material in Florida, precast concrete walls and floor panels are less popular, especially in the residential realm. As with other aspects of its design and operation, The New American Home 2007 stretches the industry by building with this panelized system—one that not only complies with strict regional codes for high winds and other extreme climate conditions, but also builds the shell in about one-third the time of a CMU system.http://www.builderonline.com/doors/open-wide.aspx?rssLink=Open+WideLight is one of the most desirable features in a new home, because it creates the illusion of space and makes a house feel more livable. Traditional windows and patio doors bring in some light, but pivoting, or bifold, patio doors do this and so much more.http://www.builderonline.com/doors/early-birds.aspx?rssLink=Early+BirdsSometimes being fashionably late is cool—especially when you're an A-list celebrity—but there is something to be said for being early: Birds catch more worms; Black Friday shoppers get the best deals; and, because you are a BUILDER reader, you get the scoop on the cool stuff being introduced at next February's International Builders' Show.http://www.builderonline.com/panels/carbon-copies.aspx?rssLink=Carbon+CopiesHABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS STUMBLED on a system that could help build better homes: a carbon fiber–reinforced precast concrete panel.http://www.builderonline.com/panels/aero-dynamic.aspx?rssLink=Aero+DynamicIRVING, TEXAS–BASED HANSON Pipe & Precast says it has developed a lightweight precast concrete wall system that could revolutionize the home building industry, particularly in coastal regions that are susceptible to strong winds and flooding.