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Smart Home
The New Smart & Connected Home With Nest
Today's modern home is defined by its connectivity. Incorporating Nest and Works with Nest products into your homes can go a long way to attracting customers who are interested in buying the smart and connected home.
The Nice List: Top 10 Tools for Your Favorite Contractor
An LED light stand, laser level, heavy duty tool chest, and headset with built in audio are among this year's hottest gift ideas
BASF Expands Its High-Performance Wall Systems Portfolio
The HP+ A-Series, a flash-and-batt system from BASF, reduces lumber content, improves moisture management and achieves higher R-values
Appliances
Induction: The Coolest Way to Get Things Hot
Why isn't everyone cooking with induction? Probably because they don't know that much about it or how it works. Here's a primer
Know Your Zones – Part 3: Ceilings and Roofs
In the final part of this three-part series, we examine some of the important factors when choosing products for ceilings and roofs.
Systems and Sensibility
Metrics from builders polled reveal potential areas of focus for the coming year
Energy Efficiency
2x4 Wall Systems Outperform Traditional 2x6 in Tests
BASF and Building Science Consulting tested the home performance of the 2x4 HP+ Wall System and 2x6 construction with full cavity insulation
Net Zero Green Builders Unite Under Big Goal
A groundbreaking new project aims to help the construction industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions—and achieve full net-zero targets.…
New-Home Marketing
Redefining Marketing for a New Generation of Homeowners
Millennials—the newest generation of homeowners—aren’t as quick as past generations to embrace the major life decisions that will move them from renting to homeownership