Clopay Canyon Ridge® Collection Limited Edition Series garage doors will be featured on Season 4 of “The Vanilla Ice Project”, which airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET on the DIY Network beginning March 8.

This is the third time Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, has approached residential garage door manufacturer Clopay in search of trendsetting carriage house style doors to maximize the curb appeal of a Florida mansion in need of a top-to-bottom transformation.

Van Winkle, best-known for his “Ice Ice Baby” rap song in 1989, has been a real estate investor for the past 15 years, renovating and flipping homes.

“The Vanilla Ice Project” is a home renovation show that began in 2009. The series follows Van Winkle as he strips down distressed properties to the bare bones and reimagines them for resale in the Palm Beach real estate market. Each episode focuses on a new room and new project – from custom woodwork and kitchen design, to exterior remodeling and pool renovation.

Audiences who have tuned in to the series during previous seasons may be surprised by the style of this house. Van Winkle is partial to the Canyon Ridge Collection faux wood carriage house style garage doors because of their realistic beauty and low-maintenance durability. But the traditional architecture forced him to choose a different design and cladding species than he has used in the past. Clopay dealer Broten Garage Door managed the installation.

Season 4 of “The Vanilla Ice Project” will chronicle the 3,000 sq. ft. mansion makeover over nine weeks beginning March 8. For episode details and air times, visit the DIY Network at http://www.diynetwork.com/the-vanilla-ice-project/show/index.html.

About the Canyon Ridge Collection Limited Edition Series

Clopay’s Canyon Ridge Collection carriage style garage doors provide realistic beauty and charm in a durable, energy-efficient, low-maintenance door with composite cladding molded from real wood boards. The material won’t rot, warp, or crack. The 2"-thick polyurethane insulated core provides a 20.4 R-value for year round comfort. Fourteen designs in three stain colors are available.

Residential home builders are placing a greater emphasis on product performance for the brands they use, according to Buildermagazine’s 2014 Brand Use Study.

That’s good news for Clopay. The company’s garage doors were rated number one in quality in the survey that appears in the magazine’s April issue.

Indepedent market research firm Readex interviewed 74,669 builders, builder/developers and general contractors to measure brand familiarity, use, and preference in 69 different product categories.

Builders ranked product performance as the most important factor in selecting a garage door brand, followed by warranty, price, availability, ease of installation, manufacturer’s reputation, and the builder’s relationship with the installing dealer.

Clopay offers an extensive portfolio of overhead sectional garage doors constructed in wood, steel, composite, and glass. Styles include historical carriage house designs, contemporary, and traditional raised panel looks. Since 1996, Clopay is the only residential garage door brand to earn the Good Housekeeping Seal.

Visit /residential-garage-doors to view Clopay’s residential garage door product line.

To learn more about Builder’s annual Brand Use Study visit http://www.hanleywood.com/pressroom/hanley-wood-announces-results-builder-2014-brand-use-study.

Cincinnati, OH. Clopay residential steel and commercial overhead garage doors can now be factory-finished in over 1,800 colors, thanks to the company’s new Color Blast custom paint program.

The Color Blast process uses Sherwin Williams Solar Reflective Polane® paint, a professional grade, two-part polyurethane based “cool paint” that provides a durable, high-quality finish and lowers surface temperatures to reduce the damaging effects of high heat that can occur on steel doors. The paint also contains a hardener for extra protection.

Clopay’s Color Blast paint system exceeded 3,000 hours of salt spray and humidity testing prior to being introduced to customers. The finish has a five-year warranty and also meets Florida’s five-year exposure requirements.

Color Blast is available on Clopay’s Avante, Gallery®, and Classic residential garage door lines, as well as on all commercial steel overhead sectional doors. Matching window frames are offered on Clopay residential garage doors.

The garage door is the largest moving part on your home and perhaps the hardest working, being raised and lowered an average of four times per day. And, like any other area of the home, it requires regular maintenance and repair to keep it in good working order

June is “Garage Door Safety Month,” and garage door manufacturer Clopay Building Products is reminding homeowners that summer is a good time to perform safety inspections and “tune-ups” on their garage doors. A professional should inspect and make any repairs, but here are a few things that homeowners should watch for:

• Check that the door opens and closes smoothly. If not, the springing system may need to be adjusted or replaced. 
• Look for loose brackets on the garage door. Because they are under tension, they can cause serious injury if loosened or removed.
• Gauge the age of your garage door springs. They, too, are tightly wound and can cause damage or injury if they wear out and break.
• Check for any frayed or worn cables.
• Make sure the opener’s automatic reversal is working. To test a garage door opener, place a roll of paper towels under the door, and lower it. When the door hits the towels, it should reverse. If it doesn't, have it checked. 
• Teach children about garage door safety. Place the control switch for the garage door opener at least 5' above the floor so that small children can't reach it; remind them that the garage door opener is not a toy.

An annual visit from a trained garage door technician can keep your door operating safely and smoothly. For more garage door safety and maintenance advice, visit www.clopaydoor.com.

Clopay Commercial Products is now offering 3-D B.I.M. (Building Information Modeling) online for its 903 series, 3200 series, 3700 series, and 500 series doors.

The software enables architects, specifiers and engineers to render a building in 3-D in order to identify interference areas that often go undetected in 2-D drawings. As a result, the issues can be addressed in advance, eliminating costly change orders and project delays once the job is underway.

All B.I.M. models are parametric in design, which allows characteristics like door size and track option to be easily adjusted within the model to ensure that proper clearances are maintained in accordance with Clopay specifications. 

The model also contains a convenient direct link to Clopay written specifications so specifiers can easily and accurately describe the Clopay door best suited to the application. 

Clopay B.I.M. files are created using the 2011 version of Autodesk Revit Architecture® and are available at www.clopaydoor.com/commercial-door-products. 

Clopay’s black steel garage door with “cool paint” technology is one of 20 new products to be recognized with a 2014 HANDY Innovation Award.  Now in its 14th year, the HANDY Innovation Awards honor products that showcase initiative, creativity, invention, reinvention and eco-innovation.

Clopay earned an Honorable Mention for bringing classy back to the steel garage door color wheel.

HANDY editor Jenny Stanley said, “Keeping up with color trends is fun, especially when the color is rich, classy black. But sometimes, outdoor surfaces like a garage door can't handle the deep hue because it absorbs too much heat...until now. Thanks to Clopay’s new thermal-reflective paint technology, its Gallery^® Collection and Classic Line steel garage doors are available in rich, glossy black so homeowners can keep up with the sophisticated color trend.”

The 2014 Innovation Award-winning products will be featured in the Winter 2014 issue of HANDY Magazine, as well as in the HANDY TOOLBOX e-newsletter and at www.HandymanClub.com.

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For the second year in a row, Clopay’s contemporary Avante Collection aluminum and glass garage doors are featured on The New American Home (TNAH), which will be open for tours during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, January 20 – 22, 2015.

The New American Home is built to showcase the latest technology in the home building industry.

“The Avante garage doors set the stage for the home’s open concept design, which takes full advantage of the stunning views of the desert and the Las Vegas skyline,” says Pat Lohse, Clopay’s vice president of marketing. “The most striking feature of the Avante doors is the etched glass design, which controls the amount of natural light that filters through while maintaining privacy. The appearance of the doors changes as the light shifts during the day, resulting in a warm, welcoming glow when lit from inside at night.

In addition to sponsoring the 2015 New American Home, Clopay is exhibiting new contemporary garage door designs manufactured in wood and steel during the International Builders’ Show in booth C1062 located in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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For the third straight year, Clopay has earned Home Builder Executive’s Gold Award for Innovation in the residential garage door category.

Clopay was recognized for continuing to introduce low-maintenance, energy-efficient garage door designs that elevate the garage into an architectural focal point, like its new black garage door.

Painting a steel door black used to be a no-no, but the company is using a thermal reflective paint technology to reduce surface temperatures and heat absorption.

Clopay's factory-applied black paint finish is available on its Gallery^® Collection carriage house garage doors and Classic Collection doors. Both feature Intellicore^® insulation technology.

Clopay also offers factory-finished black steel and fiberglass entry doors with coordinating panel designs and decorative glass.

Visit http://www.clopaydoor.com/residential-garage-doors.aspx to see design options, which include matching decorative windows.

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CINCINNATI (January 19, 2015) -- Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, today announced its picks for the Best of Houzz 2015 Awards.

Clopay was a winner in the design category. The company’s portfolio of garage door and entry door project images is the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.”

Winners earn a “Best of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, showing the Houzz community their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz.

With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality.

“Houzz connects people with the best home professional for their project by providing the only 360-degree view of a professional, from their portfolio, client reviews, awards and accreditations to their work style and expertise based on their participation in the Houzz community,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to join our community in recognizing the talented professionals on Houzz who are delivering incredible designs and delightful customer experiences.”

“Clopay was an early adopter of the Houzz platform, and it continues to be one of the most valuable tools outside of the Clopay website for us to educate and inspire homeowners and building professionals to elevate their home’s curb appeal with the right garage door and entry door,” says Pat Lohse, Clopay’s vice president of marketing. “Our award-winning portfolio represents the power of successful collaboration with many Houzz pros and Clopay’s dealer network.”

View Clopay’s Houzz portfolio at http://www.houzz.com/pro/clopaydoors.

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For the second year in a row, Clopay has been named the preferred garage door brand in Peninsula Publishing’s 2014 Building Products Brand Survey.

Readers of Builder and Developer,Green Home Builder, and the e-newsletter Builder Bytes, voted for their favorite brand in multiple product and service categories. Clopay ranked first in the garage door category among the 100,000 builders, developers, engineers, architects, and contractors who responded. The winners are featured in the holiday issues of the magazines.

“Clopay is honored to be recognized as the trusted leader in the garage door category,” says Pat Lohse, vice president of marketing for Clopay. “We are pleased that our focus on design innovation and service is resonating with these important customer groups.”  

In 2014, Clopay brought classy black back to the garage with the introduction of its “cool paint” technology, which reduces heat absorption and retention on steel garage doors.  The company also continued to expand its faux wood garage door designs, offering low-maintenance, energy efficient doors in traditional, contemporary, and carriage house designs.

Visit http://www.clopaydoor.com/residential-garage-doors to view Clopay’s residential garage door product line.

View all the Peninsula Publishing Brand Survey winners at http://www.bdmag.com/article/2014-building-products-brand-survey-winners.

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Garage door manufacturer Clopay today announced that its new tapered strut design (T-Strut) has been awarded a U.S. Design Patent No. US D719,280 S.

The T-Strut design makes installation of Clopay’s Storm-Ready® WindCode® garage doors faster and easier. Doors with the new T-Strut design take up less space, providing homeowners with more usable area in the garage.

Clopay has been at the forefront of developing reinforced garage doors that meet and exceed the revised building codes. In the fall, the company introduced impact windows rated up to W-6 for Clopay 1-3⁄4" Intellicore® commercial Models 3717 and 3718.

With the addition of the new T-Strut design, Clopay now has 33 Miami-Dade County product approvals, 60 TDI (Texas) approvals, and over 400 Florida product approvals.

Clopay WindCode® garage doors are Storm-Ready®, meaning there is no need to add a post or additional reinforcement to secure the door. Reinforcement is built into the structure of the door and is engaged by simply locking it, a timesaving convenience in the event of a sudden evacuation notice.

This type of door is particularly beneficial to vacation home and rental property owners because they have peace of mind knowing that the garage door is secure as long as it’s locked.

For more information about Clopay WindCode doors, visit http://www.clopaydoor.com/residential/windcode-residential-information.

CINCINNATI (April 24, 2015) – Clopay recently partnered with residential construction expert and television host Bryan Baeumler on a custom home project featured on HGTV Canada’s top-rated series “House of Bryan 3.”

“House of Bryan” chronicles Bryan and his family as they juggle the day-to-day life of running a construction business while also building their own home.

In the third season of the show, Bryan and his wife Sarah decide to uproot their family from the city and build their forever home on 16 acres of countryside north of Toronto.

The series documents the decisions the couple faces when it comes to managing their vision and their budget. It also reveals the unexpected setbacks even a seasoned professional can encounter when working and living on a busy construction site.

Baeumler’s custom country home is best described as a contemporary lodge with lots of windows to take advantage of the gorgeous wooded views.

"The garage doors are such a huge feature of the exterior design that a boring, standard door design just wouldn't do it justice,” says Bryan. He contacted Clopay about Avante Collection glass garage doors after construction was underway.

Clopay dealer CarWal Door Systems Limited installed two 20’ x 8’ doors with etched glass panels. The 2-1/8” thick commercial grade aluminum frames were powder-coated a custom color to match the windows, which had already been installed.

“Clopay’s Avante Collection glass doors are the perfect blend of form and function. They look incredible, operate smoothly, and allow a ton of natural light into the garages while giving us needed privacy," adds Baeumler. 

“House of Bryan 3” recently finished airing in Canada and will air in syndication on HGTV in the U.S. later this year. Watch full episodes of the series online.

Check out this video outtake from the Clopay garage door install.

Clopay is introducing Impact Rated windows to its Coachman and Canyon Ridge Collection Limited Edition Series and Ultra-Grain^® Series garage doors. Impact windows are constructed of a durable UV resistant clear material that resists breaking under extreme conditions.

Windows with square and rectangular designs will be available with Florida approval on specific door widths in W6 and W8 WindCode^® models as follows:

Coachman Collection

W6 – widths 8’, 9’, 12’, 12’2”, 16’, 16’2”, 18 and 18’2”.
W8 – widths 8’, 9’ 12’, 12’2”, 16’ and 16’2”.

Canyon Ridge Collection Limited Edition and Ultra-Grain Series

W6 – widths 8’, 9’, 12’2”, 16’2” and 18’2”
W8 – widths 8’, 9’ 12’2” and 16’2”.

These doors are now also reinforced with Clopay’s newly patented T-Struts making them easier to install and more attractive on the interior.

For more information, visit www.clopaydoor.com.

Clopay is adding new decorative glass designs to its entry door line, giving homeowners more options to customize their entry way and enhance their home’s curb appeal.

Four new glass collections -- Rosemont, Capella, Kinsleigh, and Trevian -- complement the existing Clopay garage door glass designs Roselle, Carlisle, Kristin, and Trenton.

Additionally, Clopay is expanding the glass options available on its popular Craftsman Collection fir grain fiberglass entry door to include Clayton decorative glass and full view sidelites.

Clopay fiberglass entry doors are Energy Star® qualified, NFRC certified, and carry a Limited Lifetime warranty.

For more information, visit www.clopaydoor.com or call 800-225-6729.

Clopay^® partnered with dealer Cox Door Company in Indian Trail, N.C. to install a Coachman^® Collection garage door as part of a whole house renovation project featured on “For Your Home” (FYH), one of the longest running national home and garden television series airing on PBS.

This season, design expert and show host Vicki Payne tackles a whole house remodeling project for clients who want to update their 1980s Charlotte, North Carolina home with contemporary details.

Payne used Clopay’s Door Imagination System to show the homeowners three different garage door design options, which included a flush panel steel door, the Avante Collection glass garage door, and the Coachman Collection carriage house door.

“While they loved the striking appearance of the glass door, they felt it didn’t fit with the style of the other houses on the block,” says Payne. The garage door is the first thing guests see when they approach the house, so it was important to set the stage for the clean lines and earth tones present throughout the home. A very simple design in the Coachman Collection turned out to be the winning choice.

“Carriage house garage doors aren’t just for historic homes. Vicki’s project shows that it can be a great solution to warm up a contemporary or transitional exterior if you choose a simple panel style,” says Clopay senior product manager Justin Evans, who appeared on the show with Vicki to talk about the garage door features and benefits. “Adding large rectangular windows also gave the door a more modern feel.”

The Coachman Collection door operates with the convenience of a LiftMaster^® Model 8550 opener with MyQ^® technology.

“For Your Home” airs on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings for dates and times. Episode 3009 “Storage Solutions” featuring both Clopay and LiftMaster products can also be viewed online at http://foryourhome.com/episode/3009-storage-solutions/.

Clopay is proud to announce that BUILDINGS magazine has selected its Commercial Model 3730 Energy Series with Intellicore^® overhead sectional steel door as a 2015 Money-Saving Product winner. The Model 3730 is part of an elite group of 83 products showcased in the magazine’s June 2015 issue.

Finalists were evaluated by the BUILDINGS editorial staff for the money-saving qualities they offer to building owners and facility managers in areas such as energy consumption, water savings, lighting, security, roofing, and maintenance.

The Model 3730 incorporates 3-inch-thick polyurethane foam insulation in a three-layer steel “sandwich” construction with a thermal break, providing an R-value of 22.2. Each section has a continuous closed-cell foam tape section joint seal and a 4.75-inch EPDM rubber astragal for optimum weather resistance in applications subject to extreme heat and cold.

Doors include 14-gauge hinges, commercial 10-ball steel rollers, and 10,000-cycle torsion springs. Widths up to 30 feet, 2 inches are available, with triple-pane insulated windows offered for select sizes.

The Model 3730 is comes factory-finished in white or brown. An optional 5-year Sustainable Door warranty is available on doors up to 22’2” wide.

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BUILDINGS magazine serves over 74,000 commercial building owners and facilities management professionals in North America. The monthly publication helps readers make smarter decisions relevant to the management, modernization, and operation of their facilities.

Vanilla Ice is back to tackle his toughest Florida flip ever in Season 5 of “The Vanilla Ice Project” on DIY Network. The pop icon and knock-out home renovator has taken his biggest risk yet, investing in a high-dollar lakefront dump in need of a top-to-bottom transformation. That means ripping rooms to the studs, adding a boat dock with a tiki hut, and turning the outdated garage into one any auto enthusiast would love, replete with new garage doors, a car carousel, and a wall of cultured stone.

Clopay and Broten Garage Doors installed four Canyon Ridge^® Collection Limited Edition Series garage doors on the Florida mansion. This is the fourth time the manufacturer and distributor have partnered with rapper turned home renovator “Vanilla Ice”, a.k.a. Rob Van Winkle.

Every project Rob does features the state-of-the-art technology and mouth-watering building products and décor, but it isn’t just eye-candy. Rob knows great curb appeal is what brings buyers in the door, so he focuses as much energy on creating an appealing exterior as he does on wowing prospects once they get inside.

Van Winkle selected Clopay stained faux wood carriage house doors with Clear Cypress cladding and overlays. The doors are a perfect solution for the coastal Florida environment because they won’t rot, warp, or crack. Featuring a five-layer thick construction with Intellicore^® insulation technology, the doors are incredibly durable and secure. They are also built to withstand 150 M.P.H. windows, thanks to Clopay’s WindCode^® reinforcement.

In true “Ice” fashion, no garage door is complete without the appropriate amount of bling. The doors are finished with wrought iron decorative hardware.

Other unforgettable features on this 6,000 sq. ft. home include the man-cave garage with custom art on the epoxy floor, a workout and beverage station, and a car turn-around built into the driveway.

The Vanilla Ice Project airs on the DIY Network Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET. Watch episodes online at http://www.diynetwork.com/shows/the-vanilla-ice-project.

Clopay, North America’s leading manufacturer and distributor of residential and commercial garage doors, is now the “Official Garage Door of the Kentucky Speedway”, thanks to a new sponsorship agreement with the Sparta, Ky. racing venue.

Clopay will kick off their sponsorship during a tripleheader NASCAR race weekend that opens with the July 9 Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225, is followed by a 300-mile NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) event July 10, and wraps up with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Quaker State 400 on July 11.

Clopay will receive highly visible logo placement on signs posted above 104 garage bays at the Speedway during the 2015 season. A semi-truck trailer outfitted with a 44-foot long banner promoting Clopay as the “Official Garage Door of the Kentucky Speedway” will be parked in the Fan Zone during the July 9^th race weekend and can be seen on the televised broadcasts of the races on FOX Sports 1 and NBC Sports Network.

“We are excited about our first venture into a NASCAR sponsorship program,” says Pat Lohse, Clopay’s vice president of marketing. “As the ‘Official Garage Door of the Kentucky Speedway’, thousands of visitors to this premier racing venue will be exposed to the Clopay brand and products on the high profile stage that NASCAR racing provides.”

Clopay is working with its local Master Authorized dealer, AE Door and Window Company, to install two state-of-the-art commercial Model 903 full view aluminum garage doors imprinted with custom logos on specialty glass on two bays in the Sprint Cup garage that houses the teams and owners.

“The Model 903 is often seen on car dealerships and service centers. It has also become quite popular with automotive enthusiasts who build custom garages to showcase their vehicles,” says Chad Riffell, director of sales and marketing for Clopay’s commercial products division. “The design of the doors installed at the Speedway demonstrates the potential to give the venue a sleek, modern appearance without compromising the reliable performance, rugged durability, and security required in a professional race environment.”

Race tickets for each weekend event, driver introductions and more, ticket packages and campsites are on sale now at http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com, (859) 578-2300 and the speedway ticket offices at 1 Speedway Drive in Sparta, Ky., just off Interstate 71 Exit 57 and Kentucky Hwy. 35 North.

Clopay is introducing a 16mm (5/8”) triple wall polycarbonate glazing option for its commercial Model 902 and 903 doors and two-inch full-vision sections.

Polycarbonate panels offer several qualities that make it an attractive alternative to glass for commercial building applications designed to maximize natural daylight transmission indoors like automotive dealerships and repair shops, carwashes, warehouses, greenhouses, chemical facilities, and animal shelters. It is also a good option for coastal business owners concerned about mitigating the effects of high humidity, corrosion, and impact damage from storms.

Polycarbonate is durable and lightweight, which significantly reduces wear and tear on the door over time, compared to glass. It also allows for more design flexibility since it can be cut to size and reduces the need for extensive supporting structures.

The multi-wall construction of the panels creates an insulating air space within the internal channels, significantly reducing the transfer of heat or cold through the glazed portion of the door to maintain a consistent temperature indoors. The exterior UV coating minimizes fading from prolonged exposure to the sun, rain and snow.

Polycarbonate is virtually indestructible, reducing the risk of damage or breakage from falling ice or hail. The material can also withstand extreme temperature shifts, wind, and building movement without cracking or splitting.

Clopay’s triple-wall polycarbonate is available in clear and tinted panels supported by a durable, 2-1/8-inch thick, through bolted, aluminum frame. Capped tongue and groove joints and a vinyl bottom weather seal keep out the elements.

Frame colors include: clear, bronze, or black anodized, prefinished white or brown paint, or custom coatings to match your building design with Clopay’s new Colorblast® paint system.

For more information, visit http://www.clopaydoor.com/aluminum-doors.

Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) has constructed its first-ever Innovation Home, incorporating the best of what’s new in building products and smart home technology proven to make consumers’ homes smarter, safer, and more efficient.

Designed by BHGeditors, and built in Mequon, Wisconsin in partnership with Lakeside Development Company, the 2015 Innovation Home is featured in the magazine’s October issue.

The house incorporates over 20 innovations in product technology, including Clopay Canyon Ridge^® Collection Limited Edition Series faux wood carriage house doors, which blend perfectly with the fresh, traditional style of this showcase home.

The doors are constructed of a durable, low-maintenance composite material that won’t rot, warp or crack. The five-layer construction features Clopay’s Intellicore^® insulation technology. The 20.4 R-value ensures living rooms attached to and above the garage will stay comfortable year-round.

According to results of a nationwide survey conducted by BHG, energy efficiency, money savings, smart technology, and home security and safety all rank as top priorities for consumers when it comes to home innovation. BHG's Innovation Home gives readers easily-adoptable solutions to address these needs and simplify their lives.

In addition to Clopay, presenting partners Azek Building Products, James Hardie, Pella, and Sleep Number, along with contributors Cambria, GAF, Heat & Glo, Kohler, LG, McElroy Metal, and Plain & Fancy supplied both interior and exterior products for the home's five key areas of innovation including:

• Multi-point monitoring of doors, windows, shades, thermostats, door locks, and lights through sensors and smart home controls. 
• Low-maintenance building materials found in siding, roofing, garage doors, and decking that contribute to long-lasting beauty and function.
• Energy and water saving appliances including a clothes dryer that recaptures energy with a heat pump, as well as high-performance fireplaces that reduce gas consumption.
• Kitchen and bath products with clever and convenient features including hands-free faucets and a tub with hidden speakers for sound you can hear and feel. 
• Cutting-edge electronics including a web-connected, ultra-thin OLED television and a mattress system that monitors sleep patterns.

To learn more about the products and smart home technology featured on the 2015 Innovation Home, visit BHG.com/BHGHouse.

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As part of BHG's continued mission to highlight the best in home technology, the products featured in the 2015 Innovation Home were chosen to eliminate everyday problems while keeping consumer cost, accessibility and ease in mind.

Boasting 3,300 square feet of finished space, BHG's 2015 Innovation Home represents a fresh traditional construction style accented with modern farmhouse twists. Inside, smart design will be incorporated into the home's décor – demonstrating how technology can blend seamlessly into beautiful interiors.

To follow progress of BHG's Innovation Home build and find more information on smart home technology, visit BHG.com/BHGHouse.

Technology for technology's sake? Not for us. To be of benefit, a technology needs to solve common problems, save energy and money, and help us be efficient with our time. Because many home products are longer-term purchases, an innovation should have value and newness, but also popularity so as to avoid being a flash in the pan. Oh, and it should be well styled, too. The products on our Editors' Choice list meet those criteria while remaining simple to use and easy to incorporate into our daily routines.

The editors of Better Homes and Gardens selected smart home products that help homeowners save energy and money, and a good blend of value and newness, to make its 2015 Innovation Product List.