IBS Best of Show
AvidBuilder highlights the top 10 (plus one) intriguing products from the International Builders’ Show.
AvidBuilder highlights the top 10 (plus one) intriguing products from the International Builders’ Show. If you were one of the 47,000 industry professionals who attended the 2011 NAHB International Builders’ Show Jan. 12–14 in Orlando, Fla., you probably didn’t find time to visit all 1,135 exhibitors. Fortunately, AvidBuilder’s editorial team scoured the expo for the most intriguing products on display. The top 10 are included in our 2011 Best of Show video series. We've also included an eleventh product that we feel is worth highlighting.
Paul Cardis, producer of AvidBuilder.com, introduces the Best Of Show series from the 2011 International Builders' Show. Watch the videos to learn about the top 10 most-intriguing products from the show — from new solar technologies and sales tools to smog-eating roof tiles and squeak-preventing subfloor fasteners.
Profitability is in the equation for the big builder that's taking Green to a new level.
In Summer 2010, Meritage Homes launched "Meritage Green," an ambitious home building program aimed at building extremely energy-efficient homes and offering them at very affordable prices. At the 2011 International Builders' Show, AvidBuilder caught up with Meritage's vice president of environmental affairs, C.R. Herro, and probed the mind behind Meritage Green about the feasibility of building these homes profitably.