Last year, we were thrilled to release the Integrity Windows – Built to Perform App for the iPad and iPhone. Our goal was to provide builders, architects and designers with an easy-to-use mobile platform that offers crucial product information and details, because we recognize the importance of convenience on the job site. The Integrity app [...]

The successful builder understands adding new elements to home designs over time is about more than evolving or shaking boredom. Year after year, new products, whether major appliances, smaller accessories or building materials, enhance livability and re-shape the way owners interact with their home. Per tradition, Nigel F. Maynard at Builder Magazine has created a [...]

All week, the Internet has been abuzz about a home tech innovation from the team of designers that helped develop the first 18 generations of Apple’s iPod, as well as the first three iPhone models. The Nest Living Thermostat, like Apple’s aforementioned wonder gadgets, features an easy-to-use interface that allows homeowners to, in one week, [...]

The summer building season may be  winding to a close, but builders and remodelers should know there’s still plenty of incentive for consumers to pursue new projects through autumn. The federal tax credit for consumer energy efficiency, which doesn’t expire until Dec. 31, offers a 10 percent return of up to $500 on qualifying ENERGY [...]

Many communities along the U.S. East Coast have started to evacuate in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, which is expected to gain Category 4 strength this afternoon. Major cities like Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston are located right in storm’s projected path,  leaving millions of Americans concerned about hurricane insurance, disaster preparedness and what they [...]

As if a bullish housing market hasn’t created enough headaches for builders, earlier this week, the National Association of Home Builders pointed to the rising costs of building materials as a threat to profit margins. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing the Producer Price Index, some of the most notable year-over-year price hikes for [...]

If you didn’t have the chance to get to IBS this year, or you want to relive the memories, we have the solution! We’ve produced a tour of the Integrity and Marvin booth at IBS with information and commentary. It’s the next best thing to being there! The tour starts with information about our sister [...]

An article in the March 2011 issue of Qualified Remodeler, a magazine for the home remodeling trade, dove into the issue of using technology to make effective home lighting easier and more energy-efficient: According to the Energy Conservation Enhancement Project at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 20 percent of all electricity produced in the U.S. [...]

The bathroom may qualify as the most used room in the house, certainly the most necessary! Due to this, it seems like people regularly want to add on another bathroom (no more morning shower rush!) or remodel an existing bathroom. Via the New York Times, we found this cool product: it’s a bathroom in a box! From [...]

To help sort through some of the new innovations and technology at the 2011 NAHB International Builders’ Show, we caught up with Nigel F. Maynard, a senior editor at Residential Architect and BUILDER Magazine who focuses on home products, for an interview about what he say at IBS and the outlook for the year ahead. You’ve had a [...]