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  • 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.
  • Tilt-Up Construction Growing in Popularity for Good Reasons
  • Orange County Business Journal (5/7/2007)
  • What is tilt-up? Tilt-up construction is a construction technique of casting reinforced concrete panels on-site, and then tilting the panels into position. The tilt-up process is a faster and more economical method of construction, and consequently has been increasing in popularity over the past decades.
  • Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Paperless Drywall Achieves Indoor Air Quality Certification
  • ebuild (5/3/2007)
  • In today's construction market, architects and builders are continuing to select building materials that support better indoor air quality for their school projects. In February 2007, DensArmor Plus paperless interior drywall from Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC earned both GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Children and Schools Certification for products that have low chemical emissions.
  • Vinyl Siding is Closest to Maintenance-Free
  • Record, The; Bergen County, N.J. (5/3/2007)
  • Q. I want to put new siding on my house, which currently has plywood siding. However, vinyl siding comes about as close to being maintenance-free as possible, given the dirt, moisture and sun that bombard exteriors.The positive features have made vinyl a leading choice for remodeling and new construction.
  • TechShield Radiant Barrier Sheathing
  • REMODELING Magazine (5/2/2007)
  • LP. Installed like traditional OSB, LP TechShield radiant barrier sheathing can prevent up to 97% of radiant heat in the panel from entering a home's attic, and produce summertime energy savings of up to 20%, the maker says. Standard panels measure 4 feet by 8 feet in five thicknesses. The panels are APA Exposure 1 rated OSB and come with a 20-year transferable limited warranty that covers the aluminum, OSB substrate, and lamination process. 888.820.0325.
  • Energy-Efficient Building Practices Slowly Gaining Popularity in Okla.
  • Journal Record - Oklahoma City (5/2/2007)
  • Oklahoma may not be leading the way in building energy-efficient homes, but the national director of a federally backed certification program said the state is making efforts to improve the efficiency of its building practices."Oklahoma has less participation right now in programs like Energy Star so there's a big wave for them to grow," said Sam Rashkin the national director of the Energy Star for Homes program.Energy Star is a joint program of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy that allows builders who meet its criteria to slap an Energy Star sticker on their homes and buildings.
  • Bill Would Expand Solar Panel Rights
  • The News & Observer (5/2/2007)
  • May 2--Neighbors quizzed Gwendolyn Anderson about the solar panels she wanted to install on the roof of her Garner home. It took more than a year of calming fears and collecting signatures before Anderson got approval to use the sun to heat her water. Into this age of conformity, where homeowners associations tell people where they can park and what style of mailbox they can have, comes a state proposal to loosen appearance rules for the sake of energy savings.
  • Green to the Core
  • RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE MAGAZINE (5/1/2007)
  • It's one thing to talk about sustainability and green building; it's something else to actually do something about it. And that's where Holcim is stepping up.
  • Concrete Surface Products
  • CONCRETE SURFACES MAGAZINE (5/1/2007)
  • The staff of Concrete Surfaces present twenty-four products to help your next job go smoothly.

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