Building Product
Links
The
following links are an online resource I maintain to provide my
clientele with samples of the latest and more popular selections I have
found through trade periodicals and manufacturer alerts.
Please
feel free to browse and contact me with any questions you may have on
a product's use, installation, or local supplier.
Exterior
Materials
Rain
Chains,
from RainChains.com, are a traditional Japanese alternative to
downspouts.
FilterPave,
from Presto, is a porous hard surface pavement made from recycled
glass.
Tumbled
Landscape Glass, from Glass
Advantage, can be used for fire
pits, accenting flower beds, or to colorize aquariums.
Tempest
Torch,
from Travis Industries, are dramatic gas lamps.
Vegetated
Sedum Tiles,
from Carlisle's Roof Garden, bring new possibilities to a roof garden.
Gravelpave2,
from Invisible Structures, is
a geotextile fabric to provide stability to porous gravel walks and
drives.
Tuff
Cable, from Heatizon Systems,
offers radiant snow melting for
asphalt, concrete or driveway pavers.
Paver
Search
is
a search engine for locating paver material suppliers and local
installers.
Lifetime
Decking, from Lifetime Lumber,
is
a composite deck made from reclaimed fly ash, impervious to
termites and dry rot.
Azek
Trim
is
a composite material for exterior trimwork, a low maintenance
alternative to wood.
Shadow
Turf,
from Turffalo, is
a shade tolerant grass that will stay green on as little as 4 inches of
water per month.
Scapewel
Window Wells, from Bilco, offers
a self-contained solution
for emergency egress from basement rooms.
Doors,
Windows and Skylights
Polycarbonate
Panels, from Extech, is
translucent, insulated, sheathing
material used on roof and walls.
NanaWall
is an unfolding glass wall system, to blur the division between indoor
and outdoor spaces.
Solatube
is an inexpensive way to bring natural light into any room of your home.
Garage
doors, from Clopay, are a low
maintenance alternative to
traditional wood doors.
FSB,
molded-to-the-hand hardware by leading industry designers, from German
manufacturer.
Mechanical
Equipment
Honeywell
Wind Turbine, from Wind Tronics,
is a gearless blade tip wind
turbine, generating electricity with as little as 2mph winds.
EnerGen
Photovoltaic Solar Roofing, from
Certainteed, is a laminate
that generates electricity and installs without roof penetrations.
Core Power
System,
from Generac, is an affordable standby generator for powering the
household during power outages.
Eternal
Condensing Hybrid, from Grand
Hall, is a tankless water
heater with a two-gallon reserve for constant, instant hot water.
Eco-Heater, is
a modern take on the electric space heater.
ecobee3,
smart wi-fi thermostat from Apple.
nest,
smart wi-fi thermostat and smoke detectors from Google.
Bosch,
geothermal heat pumps, solar thermal, radiant floor heating and
tankless water heaters by German manufacturer.
AQUS
Water Conservation System, from
Sloan, is an under-sink unit
that reclaims grey water for flushing the toilet.
Recessed
Fans, from Broan, is a quiet
bath ventilation fan with
humidity sensors for automatic turn on and shut off.
Whispa
III Fan Convectors, from Myson,
is a compact heater design to
tuck into a toe kick or stair riser.
Warm
Your Floor
is a search engine for locating radiant floor systems and local
installers.
Jackshaft
Garage Door Opener, from Lift
Master, is a compact
alternative to the conventional opener.
Flooring,
Wall and Ceiling Materials
Bas-Relief
Tiles,
from Photo-Form, takes 2-D images and makes textured relief ceramic
tiles.
Harmony,
from Sherwin-Williams, is a No-VOC paint, formulated to reduce indoor
air odors.
Bio-Luminum,
from CoveringsETC, are aluminum tiles reclaimed from retired aircraft
parts.
Natural
Cork,
from US Floors, offers cork flooring planks and tiles.
EcoTimber
Flooring,
offers FSC certified sustainable and reclaimed flooring, including
bamboo.
Aged
Woods,
offers FSC certified reclaimed, re-milled, wide plank
flooring, including yellow pine, chestnut, hickory and black walnut.
Engineered
Wood Flooring,
from Terra Legno, offers FSC certified wood flooring in a variety of
species and stains.
FSC Certified
Lumber,
from F.D.
Sterritt Lumber Co., offers
largest US sustainable framing
and finishing wood.
Slate
Tile,
from Build Direct, offers stone flooring for the price of carpet.
Earth
Plasters,
from American Clay, offers natural tones to plaster walls made from
clay.
Architectural
Resin
Panels,
from Lumicor, are transparent sheeting for walls and screens.
WoodWorks
Panels,
from Armstrong, are FSC-rated wood for adding warmth and color to your
ceilings.
Cabinetry
and Trimwork
Red
Wine Vat
Oak Countertops,
from Endurawood, offers exotic patterns countertops from reclaimed
French wine vats.
PaperStone, is
a composite countertop material made from recycled paper and resin.
Quartz
Surfaces,
from Caesar Stone, is a less expensive alternative to granite
countertops.
Kirei, offers
paneling, veneers and planks made from bamboo and wheatboard for
cabinetry and shelving.
Plyboo,
from Smith
& Fong Co., offers bamboo plywood for cabinetry veneers and
paneling.
Ironing
Centers,
from Iron-a-way, is a fold up unit that hides ironing boards within the
laundry room wall.
Fixtures
and Appliances
LED
light
bulbs,
from LED Waves, last 40 times as long with a fraction of the wattage of
a standard bulb.
Osram,
German manufacturer of LED bulbs and fixtures.
LED
light bulbs,
Chinese manufacturer of LED strip, panel and tube lighting.
WAC
Lighting,
track, recessed, monorail, and wall light manufacturer.
Tech
Lighting,
Chicago based low voltage, contemporary decorative lighting fixtures.
Artemide,
sculptural, clean, modern style lighting fixtures, founded by Italian
Ernesto Gismondi.
Y Lighting,
from Y Design Group, online source for contemporary mid-century
lighting.
Sonneman,
contemporary lighting designs by New York based Robert Sonneman.
Hubbardton
Forge, Vermont based blacksmith
making modern, hand-forged lighting.
ET2,
California based eccentric to refined, crystal, sculpted, metal
lighting.
Minka
Group,
California based decorative lighting and ceiling fans manufacturer.
LBL
LIghting,
Chicago based decorative, colored glass, drop lighting.
Oggetti,
Florida based modern lighting, furnishings and home accessories.
Lee's
Studio,
New York based modern lighting and furniture showroom.
All Modern,
online source for modern furnishings, lighting, and home accessories.
Eleek,
offers
hardware, sinks and lighting fixtures from recycled aluminum.
22 wall
accessories,
from Bocci, offers a clean, minimal look for electrical outlets and
switches, without faceplates.
Hansgrohe,
plumbing fixtures by German manufacturer and leading innovator in
shower design.
Class
Five Technology, from Kohler,
offers the highest MaP rating
for a high-efficiency toilet with 1.28 gallons per flush.
Iron Eden,
is a
Pittsburgh metal artisan making one-of-kind staircases, chandeliers,
and furnishings.
Linear
Burner System, from Spark Modern
Fires, offers a modern,
linear ribbon fireplace.
Bosch,
kitchen appliances by German manufacturer and leading designer of
silent dishwashers.
Whole
bean coffee system,
from Miele, offers a cafe quality coffee right in your own home.
Towel
warmers,
from Warmrails, provides spa luxury in your master bathroom.
Garage
storage
systems, from Garage Storage
Pro, have a variety of options
to organize your garage.
Audio
Visual and Automation Technology
Control4,
lighting, music, home theater, climate controls, and security
home automation system.
Thread,
IP-based cloud networking, Internet-of-Things home automation
from Google and Samsung collaboration.
HomeKit,
iOS based cloud networking, Internet-of-Things home automation from
Apple.
HSH,
energy, lighting, heating and cooling, and water management smart home
from Honda.
On-Q,
from Legrand, is a all-in-one home automation system, with packages for
the do-it-yourself homeowner