Residential Design + Build

NOV-DEC 2012

Residential Design + Build provides architects, designers and builders of custom homes with the information they need to create high-end custom homes.

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Welcome to Residential Design + Build magazine's 2012 Top 100 Products During the past 12 months, architects and builders have requested information about the products we publish. In the following pages, the most requested products are listed in order of popularity. To learn more about any of these products, use the Reader Service Card inside this issue and circle the number you see below each product description. 1 H2O Water Walls are not your standard water feature. Using a computer and touch screen, water can display waves, waterfalls or a combination of effects to create differ- ent visuals and sounds. The water wall uses no more than 10 gal. of water in a stainless steel tank. Water is kept cold to minimize any evaporation. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #01 4 ArchiCAD 15 software allows architects, designers and builders to cre- ate and collaborate. Graphisoft answers the need for design tools that facilitate LEED certification, 3 SoftPlan 2012 gives users intuitive access to their design, and features a new interface, enhanced real-time 3-D and expanded libraries featuring manufacturers' content. The software gives users the abil- ity to create construction documents, inte- grates the design to import content from Google Sketchup, automatically generates REScheck energy reports, and more. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #03 6 European Copper chim- ney pots are designed as architecturally pleasing options to traditional wire mesh and plates usu- ally found on chimneys. It is hurricane-proof and can withstand winds up to 140 mph, a 10-ft. snowload, and 1,800 degrees tempera- ture. They come in three styles — round, square and octagonal — in seven sizes. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #06 20 N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2 passive house and energy-efficient design with EcoDesigner, which helps architects plan elements of a building in consideration of variables that impact energy use and consumption. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #04 7 Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 provides customers across a wide range of industries with the tools they need to design, visualize and simulate their ideas to help win more business. The suite complements the BIM process to help users design, analyze, visualize and build better buildings. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #07 2 Chief Architect Software has released ver- sion X5 of its architectural home design and draft- ing software. The family includes four products for the professional design market: Premier, Interiors, Lite and an Academic version. New fea- tures include PDF import, shadow boards and ridge caps for added exterior detail, an improved 3-D walk-through tool and pro- gressive ray tracing technology. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #02 5 The look of the Waterstone Collection of quartz from Cambria was influ- enced by the natu- ral movement of water over stone. Ranging from neutral to vibrant tones that are reminiscent of granite and marble, each color is named for a location in Wales and England, which are the inspiration for the spectrum of colors. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #05 8 The Galactic Series from Silestone by Cosentino is a line of quartz surfacing that features earthy hues with a speckled pat- terned finish. The six- color collection is characterized by the natu- ral movement of stones and galactic rocks, with colors ranging from black, brown, gray and cream. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #08 9 Eldorado Stone, manufacturer of what is said to be the world's most believable architectural stone veneer, debuts its Santa Maria Cypress Ridge to its collection of nationwide profiles. Inspired by Italian and Provencial architecture, it is designed to reflect the poet- ic harmony and enduring characteristics of age-old hilltop villages. + FOR MORE INFO CIRCLE #09 r e si d e n t ia l d e si gn + b u i l d F o r R e si d e n t ia l P r o s . c o m

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