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  • Light the Landscape
  • The Wisconsin State Journal (5/11/2007)
  • May 11--You could say the sky is the limit when it comes to lighting your yard, although your neighbors might not like it if you light up the horizon. They're lighting their yards using gorgeous fixtures like outdoor chandeliers on patios and decks, and using low-wattage exterior lights to highlight their home's architectural features, statuary, trees and bushes, flower gardens, ponds and walkways. Bob Bonner, vice president of Bonner Lawn and Landscape LLC in Cottage Grove, goes so far as to say, "A home without landscape lighting is like having a cake without frosting."
  • Chandelier Craze Hits the Ceiling
  • Record, The; Bergen County, N.J. (5/10/2007)
  • Forget the foyer and the dining room. Those are just some of the untraditional settings where interior decorators are hanging chandeliers in what has become one of the hottest new design trends nationwide."It's really been an explosion in the last three or four years," says Joe Rey-Barreau, educational consultant for the American Lighting Association and assistant professor of interior design at the University of Kentucky.
  • The Ruud and Rheem standby power generator product line provides solutions to power outages.Rheem Offers Advanced, Computer-Controlled Whole-House Power Management System To Up-Market Builders and Discriminating New Home Buyers
  • ebuild (5/10/2007)
  • The Rheem Manufacturing Company, Replacement Parts Department is featuring its new line of Rheem- and Ruud-branded standby power generators available through its expansive Rheem and Ruud distribution network and ultra-modern PROSTOCK stores at the 2007 International Builders Show. This alliance with market leader Briggs and Stratton is designed to provide home builders with an attractive feature that defines their homes in the eyes of progressive home buyers who wish to avoid power outages that may result in unsafe, unhealthy, and uncomfortable conditions for themselves and their families.
  • Green-Friendly New Styles Put 'Mod' Back in Modular
  • Augusta Chronicle, The (5/10/2007)
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Factory-built housing is touting environmental benefits and a fresh look to win a new generation of buyers as the industry continues to fight an image of cheap design and endure the same housing slowdown pummeling conventional home builders.Among the industry's innovations: tiny backyard houses where baby boomers can house aging parents, two-story log houses and a three- story factory-built town houses.The century-old manufactured-housing industry still competes with prices estimated at 20 percent to 25 percent lower than building onsite and faster move-in time.
  • New Earth-Friendly LED Lighting Company Launched in Arizona By Grassroots Consumer Advocate Mike Adams
  • PRNewswire (5/9/2007)
  • TUCSON, Ariz., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer health advocate Mike Adams, the architect of the popular alternative health and environmental news site NewsTarget.com has launched a company offering mercury free, energy efficient, high-brightness LED lights to replace typical light bulbs in homes and offices. The lights use 1/10th the electricity of incandescent light bulbs, contain zero mercury and last an astonishing 50,000 hours before burning out (over a decade of normal use).The company, called EcoLEDs (http://www.ecoleds.com/), aims to greatly reduce CO2 emissions from inefficient lighting by helping businesses and consumers convert to its new generation of high-brightness LED lights that produce very little waste heat and operate at over 90 percent efficiency.
  • Standby Power Is Now an Affordable Option for Home and Business Owners
  • PRNewswire (5/8/2007)
  • They know that when bad weather strikes, the likelihood of a power outage is high. That's why so many are purchasing standby power systems to protect their homes and businesses before the power goes out."This system will operate automatically even if you're not home," says Mike Carr, a spokesman for Generac Power Systems, manufacturer of residential and commercial standby systems.
  • 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.
  • FlatWire is a technologyNew Technology Eliminates Need to Break Through Walls to Wire Lighting, Home Video and Audio Systems
  • ebuild (5/4/2007)
  • FlatWire is a technology, not a product. It's an innovative new approach to wiring that will change the way consumers, designers and contractors think about home makeover and renovation - and its applications are global.Install a pair of sconces on either side of the master bed; "float" a flat screen TV; easily add a surround sound system or new home theatre - all without breaking through walls to hide bundles of unsightly wires and cables.
  • FBRS420SC Fan/Fixture Box
  • Journal of Light Construction (5/4/2007)
  • Arlington Industries. Installing a heavy light fixture or fan from a suspended ceiling can be easy or hard, depending on how you do it. The hard way is to install blocking in a dark, dusty, cluttered ceiling plenum while unsecured communication cables snag your hammering arm with every swing. The easy way is to use a FBRS420SC Fan/Fixture Box from Arlington Industries. Rated for 70 pounds, it comes fully assembled and includes a 20-cubic-inch octagonal workbox. It costs about $25. 800/233-4717.

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