2009 International Builders' Show Coverage

The Consumer Reports Home & Garden team has been in Las Vegas this week attending the 2009 International Builders' Show, the housing industry's largest trade event. Our market analysts are checking out the latest home products and gear across the 1.5 million square feet of exhibition space at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

This blog has been featuring product previews on some of the hottest new items we've seen. We won't have tested any of these products, so consider this coverage your inside look at what's headed your way over the coming months.

Bookmark this page and check back in the coming days for International Builders' Show coverage.

Products and topics covered

Aspect peel-and-stick metal tiles (added 1/23)

10 Questions for . . . Tyler Jones, Home Builder (added 1/23)

Honeywell Prestige Comfort System HD thermostat (added 1/23)

Woodshades composite fencing (added 1/23)

Sakrete U.S. Cold Patch (added 1/22)

Kohler Cimarron Class Six low-flow toilet (added 1/22)

GE free-standing range with induction cooktop (added 1/22)

Energy efficiency, retrofitting homes take center stage at IBS (added 1/22)

Trend Alert: Soy technology (added 1/21)

Kenmore Elite side-by-side refrigerators with shaved-ice dispenser (added 1/21)

Blade Runner drywall cutter (added 1/21)

Opening-day impressions of the 2009 International Builders' Show (added 1/21)

GE Hybrid Electric Water Heater (added 1/20)

Quadra-Fire Edge 60 pellet-burning fireplace (added 1/20)