Each year a New American Home is built to showcase the latest building trends and products of the National Association Home Builder’s members. The 2016 New American Home is located in Henderson, NV, about 10 miles from the Las Vegas Convention Center where the annual International Home Builder Show is going on now (Jan 19-21, … Read More
IBS: International Builders Show
The National Association of Home Builders hosts the International Builders Show (IBS), the largest annual light construction show in the world. Beginning in 2014, the show is co-located with several other industry shows to form create Design and Construction Week at the beginning of the year when work for builders in northern climates, slows down … Read More
Ceiling Colors, Textures to Forget Missing Walls
Most ceiling colors are white, or at least that’s what they’ve been for a hundred years. One room or two rooms might have a tray ceiling, or in older houses a medallion for decoration but until recently we haven’t given ceilings a lot of attention. That’s beginning to change, and here’s one reason why. The … Read More
2015 Home Show Bigger & Better
Day 1 at the 2015 Home Show was exciting, seeing old friends and lots of new products. The blend of old and new was surprisingly comfortable as I walked the rows of exhibits in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s south hall. While not the focus of any one exhibitor, what I learned is you can … Read More
Design Construction Week in Las Vegas
This year, the two largest home industry shows have combined to create “Design Construction Week” in Las Vegas. The International Home Builder show provides an amazing opportunity to see new trends in all aspects of home construction from the foundation and exterior home materials to interior finishes from lighting, to flooring, new wall textures and … Read More
