6th Annual Most Valuable Product Awards
Drumroll ... Please join us in celebrating our 6th Annual MVP Awards winners, which represent the best in innovative building products
Fortera Takes Concrete Steps to Reduce the Climate Impact of Cement
Clean-tech company Fortera, which uses technology to capture carbon emissions form cement manufacturing, will open its first commercial-scale operation on April 12, 2024, in California
Lumber Leads Building Materials Prices Higher in March
Overall, the cost of building materials rose during March, with softwood lumber, gypsum products, and concrete all seeing price increases. Only steel mill materials saw price drops
6th Annual MVP Awards: Connected Home
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Connected Home category
6th Annual MVP Awards: Doors + Windows
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Doors + Windows category
6th Annual MVP Awards: Exterior
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Exterior category
Tariffs Trouble Building Industry
The latest round of tariffs on goods imported from China affects roughly $10 billion in products related to…
New EPA Formaldehyde Regulation
The rule applies to composite wood products, but some structural engineered wood products commonly used in construction, such as OSB, are exempt
Top 100 Products
Pro Builder 2018 Top 100 Products
Of all the products that have appeared in the pages of Pro Builder during the past 12 months, these 100 garnered the most reader interest
Windows + Doors
2018 Top 100 Products: Windows + Doors
Pro Builder reader picks: products from Andersen, Endura Products, Integrity by Marvin, Jeld-Wen, Marvin, Masonite, Milgard Manufacturing, Overhead Door, Solar Innovations, Western Window Systems, Windsor Windows & Doors
Framing + Building Envelope
2018 Top 100 Products: Structural / Insulation / Housewrap
Products from CertainTeed, Dörken Systems, Georgia-Pacific, Jamsill, Johns Manville, Kimberly Clark, Lapolla Industries, LP, Nisus, Norbord, Simpson Strong-Tie, Tamlyn, and Weyerhaeuser
Mechanical, Electrical + Plumbing
2018 Top 100 Products: Mechanical / Electrical / Home Tech
Products from Eaton, LiftMaster, Reliance Worldwide, and Zurn
Kitchen + Bath
2018 Top 100 Products: Kitchen+ Bath
Products from Corian, Delta Faucet, Dura-Supreme, Elias, Geberit, Häfele, Kohler, Kraus, Mapei, Moen, Sterling, Toto, and Wellborn Cabinet
Interiors
2018 Top 100 Products: Interior Products
Products from ClosetMaid, Country Wood Flooring, Feit Electric, Kichler Lighting, Lumber Liquidators, Modern Flames, Napoleon, Protective Products, and Sherwin-Williams
Exterior
2018 Top 100 Products: Exterior Products
Products from Access Lighting, AERT, Cultured Stone, Grayne, Great Southern Wood, Inteplast Group, James Hardie, Keystone Hardscapes, Meridian Brick, MiraTEC, Natural Paving USA, Smart Vent Products, Tamlyn, and Trex
Q+A
Using Tech, Design, and Supply Chain, Katerra Offers a New Building Model
A Katerra senior manager talks about the Silicon Valley company's evolution from a materials importer to a fully integrated design/build company and building supplier