Best of IBS 2019: Best Green Building Product

Best of IBS Awards

Heatlok HFO by Demilec Spray Foam Insulation

Heatlok HFO High Lift and Heatlok HFO Pro are Demilec’s first products to leverage ultra-low global warming potential blowing agents by leveraging Honeywell’s Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent technology to meet requirements of the Montreal protocol and deliver a high-performance solution.

Designed for today’s building envelope, Demilec’s Heatlok HFO Pro:

  • Exceeds ASHRAE 90.1 at 1.5 inches
  • ...

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A Look Back at This Year’s High Performance Building Zone

2019 High Performance Building Zone

The High Performance Building Zone (HPBZ) is where IBS 2019 attendees discovered the best practices needed for improving efficiency in all areas of the home.

Attendees are constantly telling us that they are looking for ways to build a more efficient, more cost-effective home, and at the HPBZ, they get those answers—and so much more.

The Demonstration Stage featured up-close, hands-on construction demos designed to show attendees the latest and greatest in high...

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Best of IBS 2019: Best Energy Efficient Product

Best of IBS Awards

POWERHOUSE™ 3.0 Solar Shingle by RGS Energy

RGS Energy’s POWERHOUSE™ 3.0 Solar Shingle is a new roofing shingle that combines the performance and protection of a conventional asphalt roof with an integrated photovoltaic (PV) system that powers the home with clean energy from the sun. This product protects a home like a standard roofing shingle while providing energy that saves the homeowner money and is as easy to install as an asphalt rooftop—all while...

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TNAH/TNAR Virtual Tours

TNAH/TNAR Virtual Tours

Step inside both IBS Show Homes with a totally immersive 3D virtual tour!

The 2019 New American Home and The 2019 New American Remodel® are state-of-the-art modern day marvels that showcase new products, original design concepts and innovative construction methods. These exhibition homes were distinguished by incorporating a wide variety of contemporary-modern designs, characterized by minimal decoration, abundant glass and flat rooflines. Both homes demonstrated the latest in...

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Best of IBS 2019: Best Bath Product

Best of IBS Awards

Redi Your Way Custom Shower Pans by Tile Redi USA, LLC

In custom design, often the standard shower sizes and configurations just don’t fit. If you are searching for the right shower pan for your space, Tile Redi USA, LLC has come up with the solution: custom shower pans.

Redi Your Way can produce shower pans that are made to fit your exact specifications—and they ship within 10 business days of receiving your signed specs and payment. These are truly custom...

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Best of IBS 2019: Most Innovative Building Material Product

Best of IBS Awards

GF200 Combi-Furnace by NTI, Inc.

The GF200 is a crossbreed of a tankless water heater and a forced air heating system, offering one of the most efficient combi-furnaces available on the market today. The GF200 boasts Green Furnace Technology—a proprietary and exclusive software system that delivers optimum comfort and maximum efficiency by minimizing the cycling with 10 stages of modulation to provide a smooth heat output no matter what the condition.

Key features of...

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IBS Education On Demand

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Get the maximum benefit from your IBS investment by viewing 139 sessions and presentations from IBS 2019—with IBS Education On Demand.

With IBS Education On Demand, you can access a library of all recorded sessions from IBS 2019. Sessions on Business Management, Custom Building & Remodeling, Sales & Marketing and more...plus presentations from IBS Live are all available to you!

IBS Education On Demand Overview:

  • Access 139 education sessions and...
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Knowledge Building Beyond IBS 2019

IBS Store

The 2019 International Builders’ Show may be over, but the IBS Store remains in the minds of attendees who made the store their key destination to pick up publications to help build their business.

Top 10 Best Sellers from IBS 2019:

  1. 2018 Home Builders’ Jobsite Codes (NEW)
  2. Accounting & Financial Management, Fifth Edition
  3. Around Our Table Cookbook (available on NAHB.org) (NEW)
  4. Basic...
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IBS Webinar Series

IBS Webinar

Get ready for our upcoming IBS webinar series, featuring fresh new content on the most talked about topics from IBS 2019.

April 10
Understand Today’s New Home Buyer
Mary Kaye O’Brien & Paige Shipp

 

April 25
The 5 Drivers of Business Success
Fred Reikowsky

 

May 1
Modern Materials Create the Traditional Exteriors Buyers
Fernando Pagés Ruiz

 

May 16
Cybersecurity Risks and...

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In Demand Education @ IBS 2019

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Education was in demand at IBS 2019 and the results are in! Out of 130+ education sessions in 7 different tracks, here are the top attended sessions:

1. Do This, Not That! Design Do’s & Don’ts for 2019
2. Are You a Project Manager or a Project Witness?
3. 60 Design Ideas in 60 Minutes
4. The ABCs of Leadership: Always Be Coaching
5. The 2019 Housing & Economic Outlook
6. How Small & Mid-Sized Builders Can Successfully Compete With the Giants
7. Clash of the Titans!...

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