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• Low Profile

  Embassy Ceilings look nicer than conventional suspended ceilings and eat up less headroom

• Compact HRV

  The Flex 100H heat-recovery ventilator is designed for homes with less than 2,000 square feet of floor space

• Slow Burner

  Weyerhaeuser’s Flak Jacket is an intumescent fire-resistant coating for Trus Joist TJIs

• Club House Decking

  This PVC product's core is engineered for strength and water resistance, says the maker

• On Track

  Festool's new TS 55 REQ track saw is a redesign of the TS 55 EQ

• Liquid Flashing

  People who don’t like to detail flashing tape around pipes might consider Huber's Zip Liquid Flashing

• Built-in Window Operator

  Andersen’s low-voltage Automatic Operator can control up to four windows

• Band-Joist Solution

  Fill the fire-rated Insul Cube with blown insulation, then friction-fit between the joists

• Garage Ventilator

  This 7-cfm continuous-exhaust fan goes on the floor and ducts to the outside

• Instant Dust Door

  The Zip Door can be installed in less than a minute