View Part One of our 2011 MVP Award Coverage

Judging by this year’s Most Valuable Product Award winners, a sluggish economy hasn’t stopped building product manufacturers from unveiling a slate of innovative products to satisfy and excite a weary market. This year’s MVP honorees represent a diverse group boasting an array of valuable attributes—from stunning aesthetics to time-saving technologies to simple solutions for old problems.

Building Products challenged our judging panel—made up of pros like you—to single out entries that are most valuable to the contractor, either by reducing installation time, callbacks, and labor costs; solving a problem; boosting profits; or adding a wow factor to the home. This year’s contest recognizes 30 honorees sure to please you and your clients.

Editor’s note: All claims about the winning products come from their makers; the editors and judges could not independently verify the manufacturers’ statements. In addition, the winners represent only a small portion of outstanding products that were introduced during the past year. The judges made their selections based on items entered in the competition, not from all products that debuted from January 2010 through January 2011.

View more 2011 MVP Award winners in Part One & Part Three.