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    BUILDER BRIEFS

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

     
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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...

     

Electricalrss

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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...

     
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    Mass Entertainment

    AS 2005 RECEDES, EXCITEMENT IS brewing among consumer electronics companies that 2006 could be the year vendors finally start making some...

     
 

HVACrss

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    Feel the Heat

    Wood stoves and inserts can heat a house, but are they worth it?

     
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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...

     
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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...

     

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...

 

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...

  • 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...

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.

  • Facing Fire

    When the June 2007 Angora Fire burned its way into the residential streets of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., firefighters were ready. The...