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    Slow Growth

    Tool manufacturers are pursuing strategies to counter the housing slowdown.

     
  • Best Green Practices: A Systems Approach

    An advanced framing package is likely to include as much engineered lumber as possible, which not only reduces the amount of lumber required, but also makes more efficient use of forest resources and is less likely to warp in application, meaning a tighter structure with less thermal transfer.

     
  • Top Shelf: November 2007

    This month's top shelf products include the sleek Aspire three-speed fan control from Cooper Wiring Devices, M-Shield paperless multilayer reflective insulation, and the Stone Veneer Mortar from Sakrete.

     
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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.com or www.ebuild.com.

     
  • Seen at the Show, Day Three

    New products from Hitachi, Dewalt, Senco and more...

     
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    Seen at the Show, Round Three

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

     
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    Seen at the Show, Round One

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

     
  • Top Shelf: February 2007

    This month's top shelf products include countertops made from end-grain bamboo, is a line of modular bath products from Xylem, and Signature Series pneumatic drills Sioux Tools.

     
  • Top Shelf: January 2007

    This month's top shelf products include the David 5 wall sconce, Oscar luxury kitchen faucet from Graff, and Eco-Terr terrazzo tiles.

     
  • Top Shelf: December 2006

    This month's top shelf products include Lutron wireless dimmers, Desa forced-air propane heaters, and the latest in furniture pulls from MNG Hardware.

     
  • Top Shelf: October 2006

    This month's top shelf products include and new multifunction tool from Stanley Works, the Magnogrip magnetic wristband from MDG Tools, and Kohler's DTV Digital Shower Valve.

     
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    You Know the Drill

    THE U.S. TOOL INDUSTRY SELLS more cordless drills/drivers per year than any other power tool. An extremely useful and versatile product, the cordless driver is likely the most popular piece on the job-site as well. Not content to leave well enough alone, manufacturers have found ways to create...

     
  • Safety Concerns

    Construction is an inherently dangerous industry: Workers use sharp, powerful tools and caustic chemicals, lift heavy weights, and work at sometimes dizzying heights. Jobsite safety issues are magnified for immigrant workers, who are particularly susceptible to getting hurt on the job.

     
  • Top Shelf: August 2006

    This month's top shelf products include new masonry materials from Omni Block, a 16-gauge pneumatic angled finish nailer from Paslode, and a prepackaged floor warming system from Honeywell.

     
  • Top Shelf: June 2006

    This month's top shelf products includes the SillGuard sill pan from Marvin Windows and Doors, Trade Titan industrial work carts from the Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., and the NightWatch deadbolt, a new product from Master Lock.

     
  • Top Shelf: April 2006

    This month's top shelf products include 960 locknut pliers from Channellock, the Pascal - one of the first electronic faucets for the kitchen, and a cutting-edge, stainless steel tub from diamond spas.

     
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    Top Shelf: March 2006

    This month's top shelf products include the Weather Guard steel box to protect valuables on the jobsite, the PC-12 cordless autospeed screw gun for making drywall installation easy, and a cool alternative to standard landscape lighting from Terra-Lume.

     
  • Top Shelf

    The latest and greatest building products from February 2006. For more product information, visit ebuild, Hanley Wood's interactive product catalog, at www.builderonline.com or www.ebuild.com.

     
  • Eye Candy

    The best reason to attend the International Builders' Show always has been, and always will be, the products.

     
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