At this year’s International Builders Show, Marvin and Integrity Windows and Doors showed off several new and improved products for 2010: the Ultimate Lift and Slide Door,  a retractable screen for our Ultimate Casement and Awning windows, the Ultimate Push Out French Casement and the Integrity All Ultrex Casement and Awning windows. Home improvement expert [...]

The energy-efficiency tax credit our federal government is offering homeowners will continue to be a driving force for much of the building and remodeling industry, and that’s evident from the focus on efficiency at the 2010 International Builders Show. The tax credit gives homeowners back 30 percent — up to $1,500 — when they install [...]

After spending the week with architects, builders and suppliers at the International Builders Show, Lou Manfredini files this report on the industry’s outlook for 2010. Kevin Morrow, senior program manager for NAHB, foresees growth in “green building” — perhaps no surprise, driven by consumers’ desire for green products. Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows, is [...]

Continuing his reporting from the International Builders Show, Lou Manfredini uncovers some of the more innovative products on the show floor. He meets with a representative from Bosch Appliances to learn about their new dishwasher, which operates with a focus on efficient use of energy and water. Lou also gets an introduction to a home [...]

As part of the myMarvin campaign, Marvin Windows asked author and architect Sarah Susanka to design her dream window — then we built it. Now, at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, she sees the completed window on display. For more information go to mymarvin.com.

Lou Manfredini reports from the show floor at IBS on Wednesday, “Green Day.” Sponsored by Marvin Windows, the day is focused on a number of sustainability and efficiency-related topics. Lou shows us a residential wind turbine from Windtronics as well as GAF’s reflective shingles and ventilation systems for cooling your roof — thereby reducing cooling [...]

Marvin Windows and Doors brought home improvement expert and Today Show contributor Lou Manfredini to the International Builders Show in Las Vegas this week to roam the show floor and find the most interesting and most innovative new products on display. In today’s first video report, Lou shows us: DuPont’s new roof liner, a replacement [...]

In a report from the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, WSJ/MarketWatch reporter Amy Hoak takes a look back at 2009 and looks ahead to 2010, including comments from Marvin Windows and Doors. From the report: Not surprisingly, many expect turnout for this year’s Builders’ show to be weak. “A lot of builders had really [...]

Welcome to all media members, builders, architects, suppliers and anyone else interested in the homebuilding industry. From Jan. 18-22, more than 50,000 industry members will be in Las Vegas at the International Builders’ Show, the year’s largest gathering for the homebuilding business. As a service to those of you who can’t make it this year [...]

Editor’s note: Welcome to ongoing coverage of the International Builders’ Show from Marvin Windows and Doors. Check here regularly throughout the week for news, trends, products, interviews and photos from the floor of the year’s largest gathering in the homebuilding industry. We’re kicking off our ongoing coverage of the 2010 IBS with some comments from [...]