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  • Häfele SmartCab storage system
    Häfele SmartCab storage system

    The SmartCab storage system from Häfele America Co. is designed to maximize use of narrow cabinet areas in the kitchen.

  • Ply Gem Windows Mira Premium Series Bi-Parting door
    Ply Gem Windows Mira Premium Series Bi-Parting door

    Ply Gem Windows’ new Mira Premium Series Bi-Parting aluminum-clad wood door offers a four-panel option that is ideal for wide-open expanses and architectural character in custom home designs.

  • Marvin Windows and Doors Ultimate Outswing French Door
    Marvin Windows and Doors Ultimate Outswing French Door

    Marvin Windows and Doors has added a host of features to its Ultimate Outswing French Door line for improved aesthetics and performance.

  • Pella Venetian storm door
    Pella Venetian storm door

    Pella recently introduced the industry's first storm door with blinds between the glass, offering privacy and light control without the maintenance and hassle of exterior shading approaches.

  • Therma-Tru Fiber-Classic Mahogany 3-Panel Style Door
    Therma-Tru Fiber-Classic Mahogany 3-Panel Style Door

    Therma-Tru's Fiber-Classic Mahogany 3-Panel Style Door was developed to meet consumer demand for fiberglass doors in hardwood grains with ¾-glass options.

  • Masonite Fir Grain Fiberglass Entry Doors
    Masonite Fir Grain Fiberglass Entry Doors

    Masonite now offers its six-panel Hollister and Craftsman fiberglass entry doors in fir-grain texture, in addition to mahogany and oak.

  • Kolbe universal design options
    Kolbe universal design options

    Kolbe offers a host of universal design options and features for its window and door products, including motorized operators, lever handles, handicap sills, and sill ramp kits (pictured).

  • Kohler Bellegrove kitchen sink
    Kohler Bellegrove kitchen sink

    Made of premium enameled cast iron, Kohler's Bellegrove kitchen sink features a unique double-bowl, curved-back design that accommodates large pots and pans and minimizes splashing.

  • Kolbe K-Force impact-resistant windows and doors
    Kolbe K-Force impact-resistant windows and doors

    Kolbe’s K-Force impact products use laminated double-pane insulating glass designed to withstand hurricane-force winds and flying debris.

  • Thermador Freedom Induction Cooktop
    Thermador Freedom Induction Cooktop

    Thermador’s Freedom Induction Cooktop is the first full-surface induction appliance with the flexibility of a natural-mapping user interface that intelligently recognizes cookware size, shape, and...

  • Broan Evolution range hoods
    Broan Evolution range hoods

    The Broan Evolution Series of range hoods offers an option-rich line up at an affordable price.

  • WAC Lighting’s energy efficient LEDme Step Lights offer a sleek profile and enha
    WAC Lighting’s energy efficient LEDme Step Lights offer a sleek profile and enha

    WAC Lighting’s energy efficient LEDme Step Lights offer a sleek profile and enhanced safety on indoor and outdoor stairs, walls and other pathways.

  • GAF’s latest shingle line, Timberline American Harvest Lifetime Shingles, offers a palette inspired by the colors of the American Heartland.

  • Accsys Technologies now offers North American species red alder as part of its line of modified-wood products.

  • Overhead Door Corporation, Door Report residential garage door remote
    Overhead Door Corporation, Door Report residential garage door remote

    Overhead Door Corporation’s Door Report residential garage door remote provides homeowners with peace of mind that their garage door is closed after they leave home.

  • Andersen Corporation, Honeywell, windows, doors, VeriLock sensor technology, Hon
    Andersen Corporation, Honeywell, windows, doors, VeriLock sensor technology, Hon
  • Pella, entry doors, three new products, Architect Series, Pella entry door syste
    Pella, entry doors, three new products, Architect Series, Pella entry door syste

    Pella has expanded its line of entry doors with three new products: the Architect Series wood-grain fiberglass entry door systems, Pella entry door systems in fiberglass or steel, and Encompass by...

  • chain-and-pulley double-hung window unit, Marvin Signature Services
    chain-and-pulley double-hung window unit, Marvin Signature Services

    For clients who want to achieve a historic look but with modern performance, Marvin Signature Services offers a chain-and-pulley double-hung window unit.

  • door security, window security, Eagle windows and doors with VeriLock
    door security, window security, Eagle windows and doors with VeriLock

    Andersen Corporation and Honeywell are teaming up to offer a line of windows and doors that alert homeowners if a window or door has been unlocked.

  • Promenade sliding patio door, Alside, traditional in-swing French patio doors
    Promenade sliding patio door, Alside, traditional in-swing French patio doors

    The new Promenade sliding patio door from Alside provides the appearance of traditional in-swing French patio doors in a sliding system.

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Industry News

May 16, 2012

A 0.7 percent increase in median home prices in 146 metropolitan areas in April brought them to their highest point in almost a year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors.

May 16, 2012

Housing starts in April were nearly 30 percent higher than the year before, with 717,000 new homes beginning construction (seasonally adjusted annual rate), according to data released today by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and...

May 15, 2012

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained five points in May from a downwardly revised reading in the previous month to reach a level of 29 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today.

May 15, 2012

BuildFax Remodeling Index shows double-digit gains from 2011

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