Nick Bajzek Covering all the latest products, news and techniques from manufacturers and service providers in the residential home building industry. To submit news or a product for review, please send a press release and high-resolution image to nicholas.bajzek@reedbusiness.com en-us http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529.html Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:28 PST http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/310050631.html Lots of product debuts and news came out of the very-well-attended GreenBuild (follow on Twitter: #GreenBuild) this year. Sadly I only had a d... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/870050487.html Well folks, I only have a few hours left in the office this week before I hit the road. Tomorrow I’ll be at the American Association of Homes... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/360050436.html Considering all the new useful applications to hit the market in the past few months, the ubiquitous iPhone may be a wise investment for your folks... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1550050355.html As promised, here are some more products I saw last week at the Remodeling Show in Indianapolis. Yesterday I featured some great new products from ... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1400050340.html Remodeling Show Product Highlights As promised, here are some of the great new products I was able to check out at the Remodeling Show (Twitter... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/970050297.html Big news this morning in the power tool/hardware/equipment world: manufacturers The Stanley Works and The Black & Decker Corporation announced ... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/610050261.html Hi folks, I’m back from last week’s Remodeling Show in Indianapolis. I hope you followed some of my ‘tweets’ online on www.... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1170050117.html Hey folks, T-minus one day and counting until my colleague Jay Sweet and I invade Indianapolis for the Remodeling Show. Despite the fact that most ... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/880050088.html Venerable CAD company Autodesk began previewing its new design technology late last week. Dubbed Project Cooper, the new suite is intended for novi... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/210050021.html No gloves, no respirator, no funny-looking Tyvek suits. Dow’s new SafeTouch fiberglass-free insulation looks, handles, and ships like traditi... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1650049965.html Copper sink manufacturer Native Trails recently sent me materials on the benefits of copper as a building material. According to their sources, cop... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1340049934.html The new site www.DiggersList.com is set up as a free classified service that lists used and leftover building material products posted by users by ... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1870049787.html I’m working on a story on the latest paint technology to hit the market. One thing I found out? The low-VOC message is dead. Gone. Kaput. Pai... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1960049596.html Mickey Schuch, president of home energy audit firm Building Energy Experts, was kind enough to let me tag along on home audit last Thursday in neig... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/460049446.html Dave Hanchette, VP of marketing and product management for On-Q / Legrand, was kind enough to speak with me last week on the latest trends in the h... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1470049347.html I had the chance to talk with John Hammer, residential market manager of Dow Building Solutions last week. It was a follow-up of sorts on my covera... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1060049306.html The latest findings from the Wireless Technology Trends Report (WTTR) show the potential for an explosive growth in emerging wireless home automati... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/380049238.html My stepbrother Phil works for a major Chicagoland car dealer and he told me the “Cash for Clunkers” deal was a huge success for his dea... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1320049132.html Once again, it’s that that time of year for the “America’s Best Installer” competition. Did you miss my coverage last year?... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/960049096.html Last month I attended a reception at the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Oak Park, IL for the Delta Design Challenge. Details from the contest, which w... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/330049033.html Export the jobs, import the products. That’s the way our country has been operating since…well, since before I was born anyway. But we... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1600048960.html Though I’m not a fan of Apple’s business practices (or Steve Jobs for that matter), I have to hand it to them—their mobile applic... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1150048915.html I’m finally back in the office after a two-week hiatus and back on top of things—boy, you turn your back on your Inbox for a few days a... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1740048174.html Digital Canal Corporation just released the beta version of Timber Design, Version 11. “Timber 11” is the latest release of the company... http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1290000529/post/1300048130.html Georgia Pacific has a new position paper called “The Synergy of Sustainability and Mitigation.” In it, the company basically advocates ...