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Windows, Doors + Hardware

2020 Window Guide: Demand is High for Big Openings With High Performance

We've found 21 windows that offer style, flexibility, and energy efficiency

Structural Systems + Panels

Plywood Was Once Dominant, Then OSB Showed Up

Cost, performance, application, and aesthetics drive contractor preference for engineered wood panels

Surfaces + Coverings

9 Drywall Trim Options for Creative Space-Making

Like almost every other building product category, drywall trim is seeing innovations to boost creative space making, ensure ease-of-use,...

Home Exteriors

9 Vinyl Siding Alternatives That Mimic Wood, Stone

Vinyl siding still gets a bad rap, despite recent environmental impact studies suggesting it isn’t as bad for the planet as once thought....

Tools + Construction Equipment

7 Tool Storage Solutions to Organize Your Jobsite, Workshop

The right tool for the job is probably what your dad taught you when you first wandered out to the garage, and the right tools need the...

Building Envelope

9 Housewraps That Block Air but Allow Water Vapor to Escape

After decades of trying to tighten the building envelope, housewrap and weather barrier manufacturers are looking to let in some breeze to...

Building Envelope

5 Insulation Products That Seal the Deal

SEALING THE DEAL: INSULATION MANUFACTURERS HUNT FOR GLASS AS CODES PUSH FOR INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Home Exteriors

6 Siding Products That Add Texture, Color, and Variety

IN LIVING COLOR: MANUFACTURERS RESPOND AS HOMEOWNERS DEMAND SIDING WITH BOLD COLORS, TEXTURE, AND VARIETY

Heating, Cooling + Electrical

Coming in Hot: 6 Water Heaters That Are Warming Up to Tech

WATER HEATERS ARE WARMING UP TO TECHNOLOGY

Technology + Smart Homes

7 Smart Construction Tools to Simplify Your Life

With smartphones and voice command becoming a given in homes and on jobsites, technology solutions promise to solve myriad contractor pains....

Kitchen + Bath

Mirror, Mirror: 5 Medicine Cabinets With Mirrors and High-Tech Features

MEDICINE CABINETS CONTINUE TO GO HIGH TECH WITH BUILT-IN VOICE COMMAND, BLUETOOTH, AND LED LIGHTING CONTROLS

Windows, Doors + Hardware

Grand Opening: 5 Contemporary Patio Doors to Open Up Your Homes

A PUSH FOR WIDE OPENINGS AND CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE OFFERS CONTRACTORS A PATH TO HIGHER-MARGIN PATIO DOOR SALES

Tools + Construction Equipment

How Growing Material Vendors Will Benefit Contractors

ONE-STOP SHOPS: CONSOLIDATION IS MAKING MONOLITHIC BUILDING MATERIAL VENDORS EVEN BIGGER. HERE’S HOW CONTRACTORS MAY BENEFIT

Home Appliances

Rise of the Machines: 6 Appliances for Smart Homeowners

SLEEK AND SMART, HOME APPLIANCES ARE BOOTING UP NEW FEATURES TO KEEP PACE WITH CONNECTIVITY AND CONSUMER WHIMSY

Home Exteriors

On the Edge: 6 Trim Products for Clean Exteriors

LOW MAINTENANCE, EASY INSTALLATION, AND CLEAN PROFILES ARE TRIMMING OUT THE EDGES WHERE THE CLADDING ENDS

Outdoor Living + Landscaping

Inside Out: Bringing Indoor Kitchens Outside

Pump up your margins by taking indoor space-making ideas to the outdoors.

Home Appliances

Connected Home Products Are Desirable, But Contractors May Need to Pull a Little Help-Desk Duty

When it comes to connected building products, Jenna Sheingold has no problem lending some tech support to her high-end whole-house remodel...

Kitchen + Bath

Surfacing Companies Are Looking to Challenge Quartz

DOUBLE DUTY: QUARTZ CHALLENGERS WILL NEED TO PROVIDE BOTH DURABILITY AND AESTHETICS

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features