New: Products of the Week, 10.11.12
Posted: 10.11.2012 Filed under: New Products | Tags: doors, fasteners, new products, windows, workwear Leave a comment »Winter work gear, reclaimed spruce, deck screws, and two other products that caught our eye.
Buzz: Product News Roundup, Open and Shut Edition
Posted: 09.16.2012 Filed under: Buzz | Tags: engineered wood, shutters, smart meters, solar, windows Leave a comment »Eye-catching window shutters, engineered wood trends, soaring solar, and other product news from around the web this week.
In Practice: Dramatic SIPs Roof Tops Room With a View
Posted: 09.14.2012 Filed under: In Practice | Tags: in practice, roofing, SIPs, windows 2 Comments »The first thing you notice about the Sneeoosh Cabin is its stunning setting, surrounded by lush Pacific Northwest forest, Puget Sound, and the Olympic Mountains beyond. The second thing you notice is its dramatic gable shed roof and dueling walls of windows.
Turns out, those two characteristics are connected.
New: Products of the Week, 8.21.12
Posted: 08.21.2012 Filed under: New Products | Tags: bath accessories, jobsite gear, paint, tiles, windows Leave a comment »5 new products, including wood-look tiles, show-stopping metallic paint, and a sturdy hoist bucket.
New: Products of the Week, 8.8.12
Posted: 08.08.2012 Filed under: New Products | Tags: appliances, dishwashers, faucets, insulation, showers, windows Leave a comment »A super-fast dishwasher, elegant in-line shower drains, insulative sheathing, and two other products that caught our attention this week.
Buzz: Product News Roundup, Island Time Edition
Posted: 07.23.2012 Filed under: Buzz | Tags: garage, islands, kitchens, range hoods, toilets, wallpaper, windows Leave a comment »Product news from around the web, including kitchen island design tips, energy-generating toilets, outdoor wallpaper, and air conditioning’s anniversary.
New: Kolbe Multi-Panel Folding Window
Posted: 07.23.2012 Filed under: New Products | Tags: doors, new products, windows Leave a comment »As America homeowners clamor to blur the line between interior and exterior spaces, window and door manufacturers have obliged with expansive multi-panel doors that slide or accordion out of the way to reveal wide, unobstructed views. Glass wall pioneer Nana Wall has been joined in recent years by a number of other manufacturers.
Kolbe currently offers two door models—Folding Doors and the TerraSpan Lift and Slide, which accommodates up to 10 panels. Now the company is expanding with Ultra Series Folding Windows, offered with up to eight panels on each side for a span of more than 50 feet. Read the rest of this entry »
Buzz: Product News Roundup, Slap Leather Edition
Posted: 07.09.2012 Filed under: Buzz | Tags: flooring, home technology, paint, roofing, siding, subflooring, tools, windows Leave a comment »Leather tiles, solid subfloor strategies, kid-friendly flooring ideas, siding trends, and other product news from the past week.
• From flooring to walls, recycled leather is catching on as a popular interior finish option. Read the rest of this entry »
New: Simonton Adds Additional Impact-Resistant Glass Option
Posted: 07.01.2012 Filed under: New Products | Tags: glass, windows Leave a comment »
Simonton Windows is expanding the options for impact-resistant windows with its new SafePoint glass. Read the rest of this entry »
Buzz: Product News Roundup, Hit the Deck Edition
Posted: 05.26.2012 Filed under: Buzz | Tags: AIA, decking, electric vehicles, home technology, windows Leave a comment »Decking ideas, increasing demand for home tech, more AIA finds, and other product news from around the web this week.
Buzz: Product News Roundup, Great Outdoors Edition
Posted: 05.13.2012 Filed under: Buzz | Tags: fireplaces, outdoor, solar, trends, windows Leave a comment »Outdoor-living eye candy, tornado shelters, transom windows, and other product news from around the web this week.
Eldorado Stone outdoor kitchen.
Buzz: Product News Roundup, Sustainability Squared Edition
Posted: 04.21.2012 Filed under: Buzz | Tags: exterior, trends, windows Leave a comment »A green tile standard, fanciful facades, trend-shifting demographics, and other product and design news from around the web this week.
Metropolitan Tile by IronRock is one of three brands to have achieved Green Squared certification so far.
