Number Crunch: The Housing Industry by the Numbers
The staff of Professional Builder highlights facts about the housing industry
No Wrinkles Here on Fagor's New Washer/Dryers
Energy Star is all the rage in appliances. Fagor's new washing machines boast an extra large capacity yet have a compact footprint of three cubic feet. Fagor's dryers are equipped with a reversing anti-crease system, which uses an intermittent rotation of the drum in both directions to prevent wrinkles from forming.
Flush Functionality
The Jenn-Air Integrated Built-In Refrigerator Collection: one look is all you need. The hidden articulated hinges allow for gaps no larger than that of the surrounding cabinetry, making the refrigerator virtually disappear in its environment.
A Star Rises with Bluestar Gas Wall Ovens
The ovens are available in 24, 30- and 36-inch sizes and can be ordered in 190 different colors. The 24-inch oven (shown in cobalt blue) features a swing door, while the 30- and 36-inch models feature attractive French doors. Each model is available as a single oven or two single ovens double stacked.
Cooking with Gas (or Electricity) with Bertazzoni
Bertazzoni’s new Professional Series Dual Fuel product line presents an authentic Italian range. Since it's a dual-fuel unit, users can bake with electricity and cook with gas
Start a Revolution with Fireplace Xtrordinair
Fireplace Xtrordinair has two new gas fireplace models. Building upon the success of the company’s Revolution Clean Face fireplace, Fireplace Xtrordinair combined the classic fireplace with additional dimensions of two-sided glass on a See-Thru model and three-sided viewing glass on a Pier model (shown)
EcoSmart's Fireplace Line is Slick and Chic
The body of the fire is made from cold-pressed plywood that is shaped into an ellipse. A thin stainless steel firebox insert is molded to the internal face of the plywood, and the outer surface is upholstered in stitched leather
A Heat & Glo Sun in Your Living Room
Heat & Glo's Solaris 36-ST is a circular, see-through gas fireplace that sports the shallowest direct-vent design yet—its framing depth is a mere six inches
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Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh Explains the Selection Behind the 2010 Builder of the Year, Ideal Homes
Back in Black with Morso's 7642 Wood Stove
At 35,000 BTUs, it’s hard not to notice Morso’s stylish new 7642 model. Made in all-black, the 7642 wood stove is made with strong, high-grade cast iron using 98 percent recycled material
