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2016 Best of Products Awards winners>Finishes + Surfaces and Facades + Structural

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The results are in! We deliberated over hundreds of entries, covering everything from residential furnishings to smart home systems and facade products. Our superb team of judges evaluated entries for innovation,   aesthetics, performance, and value. In addition to selecting a winner and two honorable mentions for each category (there were too many amazing products to just select one), we included some standout products in our “Visionaries” section, highlighting the year’s very best designs. The Jury: Becca Blasdel: p roducts editor,  The Architect’s Newspaper Rafael de Cárdenas : f ounder and designer, Architecture at Large William Menking: e ditor-in-chief,  The Architect’s Newspaper Jean Sundin : f ounder and principal, Office for Visual Interaction Marc Tsurumaki: p rincipal and founding partner, LTL Architects Bob Williams: c o-founder and president of design, Mitchell gold + Bob Williams  Winner: Krion Solid Surface Material Porcelanosa Krion can be used for a number of appl...

K/BIS products focus on design, conservation, efficiency

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ATLANTA — At the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show held at the Georgia World Congress Center here, April 30 – May 3 attendees previewed not only the latest high- end product designs and styles for kitchen and bath products, they also previewed the sustainable technologies that have been integrated into a variety of different products to ensure that energy efficiency and water conservation is a top priority. At the show, Rheem displayed its new high- efficiency Marathon Heavy -Duty Electric, which is engineered to provide a low-cost water- heating solution for high-temperature applications in harsh environments. The water heater features titanium elements and a seamless blow- molded polybutene storage tank that is impervious to rust and corrosion. The unit will consistently deliver water at 170°F and is available in two sizes: 85 gallons with a first-hour rating of 87 GPH and 105 gallons with a first-hour rating of 101 GPH. Rheem also showcased ...

Moen Mirrorscapes Review, The Easy Way to Custom Frame Your Mirrors

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Don’t get me wrong, I love my miter saw! However, with Moen Mirrorscapes , you wont need it to cut angles. In fact, you can even install Moen Mirrorscapes if you don’t have a miter saw (gasp! / the horror!). What seems like only a couple weeks ago , I did some demolition in our bathrooms and “removed” our mirrors. My wife informed me, the mirrors were actually removed about a year ago. Apparently bathroom mirrors are critical to the survival of some folks, so if you have any inkling of narcissistic tendencies (or our partnered with someone who does), then this Moen Mirrorscapes review is for you! My plan for our two bathroom mirrors was to install fairly large custom mirrors that covered the whole wall area above the vanities. I had been struggling with a plan on how best to frame them, when Moen offered to provide us with their Mirrorscapes product line to test out and review. Basically, Mirrorscapes are a kit consisting of straight lengths of pre-finished framing, four corner b...