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"   NEXT PRODUCT Premier Performance Hardwood Flooring Armstrong Your dog darts across the room. Your kids follow\u2014on rollerblades. If your floor is going to hold its own, it needs to be uncommonly strong. This might be just the product. Made from engineered hardwood, the top layer is infused with acrylic, filling in the cell structure and reinforcing it. The resulting surface has the beauty of hardwood with extra resistance to dents and scratches. Available in 26 colors; plank widths in 3&amp;quot;, 4\u00BD&amp;quot;, and 5\u00BC&amp;quot; square or micro-beveled edges; $8 to $11 per square foot depending on species, uninstalled. 800-233-3823, armstrong.com. M Series Cabinet with Cold Storage    NEXT PRODUCT  Robern Small details that really add up to luxury, and this cabinet is a great example. Who wouldn&amp;#039;t love to keep medications and cosmetics such as eye cream refreshingly chilled, and right at hand in the vanity? Or to grab a cold beverage, even when nowhere near the kitchen? This sleek cabinet, half of whose interior storage space is refrigerated, offers those things and more; it uses about the same amount of energy as a compact refrigerator, but blends much more gracefully into the decor of a bath or nearly any room. 30&amp;quot; high 5 20&amp;quot; wide 5 8&amp;quot; deep. $1,900. 800-877-2376, robern.com. WeatherBoards and ColorMax Siding    NEXT PRODUCT  CertainTeed Here&amp;#039;s a win-win situation: These fiber cement siding products look like wood, but aren&amp;#039;t vulnerable to the elements. Plus, they&amp;#039;re eco-friendly. Replacing the usual sand in the fiber cement mixture with recycled fly ash (a by-product of coal combustion), saves energy in production, transport, and installation. WeatherBoards: $70 to $85 per square (10510 feet), primed, uninstalled; ColorMax (prefinished in 16 colors): $130 to $150 per square (10510 feet), uninstalled. 800-782-8777, certainteed.com. Enhanced Vintage Home Collection    NEXT PRODUCT  Pergo This new collection of laminate flooring features innovative textures and patterns that are remarkably close to that of genuine hardwood. The durable, low-maintenance material also has an attached, sound-absorbing underlay, which saves a step on installation, and muffles the sound of footsteps. Available in one pine and four oak designs. $4.30 per square foot, uninstalled. 800-337-3746, pergo.com. SmartScan Biometric Lock    NEXT PRODUCT  Kwikset Access your inner James Bond with this biometric keyless entry system. Install it on most standard exterior doors, and all you&amp;#039;ll need is a fingerprint to get inside. It&amp;#039;s programmable for up to 50 different fingerprints, and features timed access. Doesn&amp;#039;t need hardwiring; takes four AA batteries. $199. 800-327-5625, kwikset.com. Serenity IQS Central Vacuum System  NEXT PRODUCT Beam  At some point in the Jetsons-era future, our homes will probably be cleaned automatically. For now, this is as close as it gets. This central vacuum system isn&amp;#039;t only powerful and quiet, it&amp;#039;s smart, too. An LCD display tells you when to check the dirt level in the collection receptacle and when to call for service. It also helps with indoor air quality by removing 100 percent of the dust and allergens it captures,and uses antimicrobial technology to protect against mold. Systems start at around $1,200, installed, with an extra $75 to $125 for each inlet, good for 750 square feet of living space. 800-947-2326, beam.com. Brick  NEXT PRODUCT Eldorado Few things give charm and character to a building like aged European brick. But finding aged European brick is no easy feat, and working with the heavy material poses a host of difficulties. This new brick veneer line\u2014molded from the same Portland cement and aggregates as the company&amp;#039;s versatile stone products\u2014answers those issues with style. It&amp;#039;s lightweight and, unlike standard brick veneer, it is molded in a varied array of colors and authentic textures for visual appeal. Available in four profiles and 14 color blends. Approximately $5 to $9 per square foot, uninstalled. 800-925-1491, eldoradostone.com/brick. Professional Series Combi Steam/Convect Oven  NEXT PRODUCT Viking This is the sort of appliance that serious home cooks dream of. With the power of both steam (for gentle cooking and well-timed moisture) and convection (cooking with circulating air for evenly distributed heat), this multitalented oven makes easy work of countless kitchen tasks\u2014from defrosting steaks to perfecting that elusive baguette crust. Stainless steel finish; 1.1-cubic foot interior; 6 cooking functions. $3,500, including trim kit. 888-845-4641, vikingrange.com. Radium and Scandium Catalytic Vent-Free Fireplaces  NEXT PRODUCT Lennox Hearth Products Could anything be cozier than curling up in front of the fire? What? Your home doesn&amp;#039;t have a fireplace? No problem. With these innovative, slim-profile products, installing a fireplace is almost as simple as mounting a flat-screen television on the wall. And the look is ultrachic. Thanks to catalytic converter technology, the hot air that leaves the unit is clean, so no venting is required. All you need is a natural gas line. Radium: 27&amp;quot; high 5 35\u00BC&amp;quot; wide 5 7\u00BD&amp;quot; deep; Scandium: 21&amp;quot; high 5 41\u00BD&amp;quot; wide 5 7&amp;quot; deep. $2,499. 800-953-6669, lennox.com. Windows with Phantom Screen Technology    NEXT PRODUCT  Jeld-Wen Some of us view window screens as a necessary evil. They keep out unwanted visitors on buggy summer evenings, but the rest of the time, they just obscure the view. These custom wood windows, available in casement, double-hung, and awning styles, offer an easy solution\u2014integrated, factory-installed, ultrasheer fiberglass screens that retract out of sight when you don&amp;#039;t want them around. Because they&amp;#039;re built-ins, they coordinate beautifully with the window frame. They also feature energy-efficient Low-E glass. Prices start at $668, for a 24&amp;quot;X48&amp;quot; Custom Wood Collection pine casement window. 800-535-3936, jeld-wen.com. Exubera Sparkling &amp;amp;amp; Chilled Water Appliance    NEXT PRODUCT  Everpure Now, watercooler conversation can happen almost anywhere. This compact dispenser fits under any sink and delivers water chilled to a refreshing 40 degrees. And here&amp;#039;s the kicker: You can select still or carbonated, and adjust the CO2 levels yourself, for water that&amp;#039;s just a little bit fizzy or nose-tingling. (For filtered water, use with an Everpure filtration system, sold separately for $311.) 6.6 gallons/hour capacity; 16&amp;quot; high X 10&amp;quot; wide X 6&amp;quot; deep. The appliance is $2,600; the Exubera faucet is $600; and the CO2 cylinder is $100. 800-323-7873, everpure.com. EnviroAire Duct Board  Johns Manville This fiberglass board, which is used to form heating and cooling air ducts\u2014an alternative to sheet metal\u2014is a sustainable, easier-to-install product made without the usual formaldehyde binder, which means better air quality inside your home. The new material also eliminates the noise and condensation associated with metal ducts. $250 to $1,200, depending on existing ductwork 800-654-3103, jm.com/builder. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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