Spring 2020

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Adaptive reuse of a wine bar into a loft

Adaptive Reuse Total Transformation: A Wine Bar Becomes a Loft

Permitting and approvals proved the biggest challenges when turning a Portland, Ore., wine bar into an urban loft. Having purchased the ground floor space when the business relocated...
March 30, 2020
Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden is a fully automated indoor hydroponic appliance that allows anyone to grow herbs, vegetables, and microgreens right in their kitchen all year round without pesticides...
March 23, 2020
A.O. Smith tankless water heater

A.O. Smith tankless water heater

The water heater manufacturer has launched a new gas residential tankless product line with X3 Scale Prevention Technology, which extends the life of the unit three times beyond...
March 23, 2020
Smartphone shower-toilet by Duravit

Smartphone Shower-Toilet

Expanding on its SensoWash series, the manufacturer has introduced its first shower-toilet, which combines iconic design with technical innovation such as automatic open and close...
March 23, 2020
Door hardware

Ageless Iron Door Hardware

This new hardware brand offers a line of products crafted from hand-poured molten iron. Each piece is sandblasted, deep-cleaned, and zinc-plated twice for corrosion resistance...
March 23, 2020
Gerber 0.8 gallon toilet

Gerber's Water-Saving Toilet

The Viper is a 0.8-gallon-per-flush (gpf) toilet that will save 50% more water than the national standard 1.6 gpf, the company says, and 33% more water than high-efficiency toilets...
March 23, 2020
Signature Suite 36-inch stove

Signature Kitchen Suite 36-inch stove

The 36-inch dual-fuel range features two gas burners, two induction hobs, and sous vide technology in one unit. Following the introduction of the brand’s flagship 48-inch dual...
March 23, 2020
Glass sink by Native Trails

Glass Vessel Sink

Crafted by Italian artisans, Native Trails debuts the Murano Collection of glass vessel sinks—a new material for the brand. The collection’s colors and patterns are created during...
March 23, 2020
Marvin pop-out window

Pop out window

Marvin's Skycove is a new fully assembled pop-out glass unit that creates additional indoor space and gives homeowners more access to light. The company says Skycove is suitable...
March 23, 2020
LiftMaster garage door opener with smart camera

Garage Door Opener With Smart Camera

The company has expanded its myQ-connected ecosystem of products to include a garage-door opener with an integrated wide-angle, high- definition smart camera—the first opener ...
March 23, 2020
Broan NuTone bath light fan with Bluetooth speaker

Broan-NuTone bath fan with Bluetooth speaker

In just 5 minutes, the Sensonic Grille from Broan-NuTone allows homeowners to transform a tired incandescent bath fan into an efficient LED light featuring a Bluetooth speaker...
March 23, 2020
Brilliant smart house Smart Switch and Smart Plug

Brilliant smart dimmer switch

The brand has expanded into whole-home smart lighting with two new products, a Smart Dimmer Switch and a Smart Plug. With the new products, the company says it offers the world...
March 23, 2020
Kohler battery-powered toilet

Kohler battery-powered toilet

Avoir is a battery-powered, one-piece tankless toilet that doesn’t require access to an electrical outlet. Instead, the unit uses four AA batteries to power the toilet for one...
March 23, 2020
Custom notched kitchen island with high chairs and bench

Design Details: Top Notch Kitchen Table

Project: Friesen Wong House Coldstream, British Columbia  Architect: D’Arcy Jones Architects, Vancouver Photos: Undine ProhlThe Friesen Wong House is a 1,900-square-foot ...
March 23, 2020
Powder room in Mediterranean-style home

Design Spotlight: Powder Rooms by Renata Buenrostro, AIA

Renata Buenrostro, AIAMorganate Wilson ArchitectsEvanston, Ill. Powder rooms present an opportunity to make a design statement. They can be the showcase, the jewel box, or...
March 20, 2020
Front exterior view of Modern Craftsman house

Not your father’s building company

The construction industry is notorious for its reactivity rather than proactivity, says Jenna Kimberley, vice president of Kimberley Development, in Ankeny, Iowa. “Some of it ...
March 20, 2020
Nicole Tysvaer headshot

Notes from the frontier of sustainable home building

Sustainable home building hit a milestone this year, as the California Energy Commission’s new energy-efficiency standards went into effect on Jan. 1, requiring photovoltaic systems...
March 18, 2020