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  • 90 Plus Modulating Gas Furnace with Contour Comfort ControlTwo Rheem and Ruud Heating and Cooling Products Named Consumers Digest Best Buys
  • ebuild (5/10/2007)
  • Rheem Manufacturing Company, Heating and Cooling Division today announced it received prestigious Consumers Digest BEST BUY awards for two products from the company's full line of dependable home comfort product family. These product awards continue the legacy of consumer and HVAC industry recognition for the company's high-quality, technologically advanced and value-driven Rheem and Ruud heating and cooling products. The award-winning products are the Rheem Prestige Series and Ruud Ultra Series 90 Plus Modulating Gas Furnace with Contour Comfort Control (model GFD), and the Rheem Classic Series and Ruud Achiever Series 14-SEER heat pump (model PPB). A BEST BUY is defined as a product offering the most value for a given amount of money and must be a better value than directly competitive models.
  • 2007 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference
  • Hanley Wood News Service (5/8/2007)
  • Last week, the editors of CUSTOM HOME, residential architect, BUILDER, and REMODELING magazines reported from the Las Vegas Convention Center to tell you about the newest product and design trends. Read on to find out what's happening with Faucets & Fixtures; Toilets, Tubs, & Showers; Home Automation & Lighting; Appliances & Cabinetry; and Surfacing.
  • Liquid Sunshine
  • REMODELING Magazine (5/1/2007)
  • Solar energy is a highly efficient water-heating solution.
  • THEY SEE YOU: With DSC's LifeWare bundle, home buyers can monitor camera views  of their homes, left, from a LifeWare control panel, above.Simply Secure
  • DIGITAL HOME MAGAZINE (5/1/2007)
  • Home security systems are pretty straightforward, and have been for many years. They work, home buyers value them, and there is a healthy community of professionals experienced in installing and monitoring them. But like the technology that enables it, nothing in the digital home sits still. Today's security systems integrate with computer-based software, cellular networks, and more.
  • Trends: Tipping Top
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/1/2007)
  • Alex Wilson noticed a recurring theme when he talked to participants at the West Coast Green Conference last September. "'We've reached a tipping point,'" he recalls them saying. "Homeowners are all of a sudden very excited about things like linoleum or cork, natural flooring materials. Across the board it's becoming more popular."
  • H-P Introduces Filtropur
  • ebuild (4/24/2007)
  • H-P Products, Inc. introduces Filtropur, a unique, multi-patented furnace filtration system which eliminates the need for regular filter replacement for up to one year. Offering homeowners lower energy costs, improved indoor air quality, and minimal maintenance, the Filtropur system is designed to automatically advance the filter to ensure that the airflow and filter are continuously clean.
  • InfloorBoard Modular Hydronic Floor Warming System
  • REMODELING Magazine (4/23/2007)
  • Infloor. The InfloorBoard modular hydronic system is made of composite boards with an aluminum layer for quick heating acceleration, according to the manufacturer. Alternatively, Radiant Trak plates are installed facing each other between the joist spaces on the underside of the subfloor, keeping the heating pipe in place. 763.478.9660.
  • ProRadiant Floor Heating System
  • REMODELING Magazine (4/23/2007)
  • Viega. ProRadiant heating systems are designed to be used with any type of floor covering. The Climate Panel radiant underlayment system, engineered for wood frame construction, is made of aluminum-backed plywood with grooves designed for Viega PEX tubing. The Snap Panel grid system is used for regular or lightweight concrete applications. 877.843.4262.
  • WarmGlo Radiant Floor Heating Cables
  • REMODELING Magazine (4/23/2007)
  • Bylin Engineered Systems. WarmGlo radiant floor heating cables are designed for tile, marble, slate, and other stone surfaces. The cables are made of an alloy heater element wrapped with 4-mil Kapton, and then encased in silicone rubber, a ground braid, and another layer of silicone rubber. 916.933.5666.

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