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For Immediate Release
Contact: Kimberly Warren

2004 Innovative Housing Technology Awards Winners Announced

February 9, 2004, Las Vegas, Nev. - The 2004 Innovative Housing Technology Award winners were announced during a ceremony at the International Builders' Show last month. The awards, which are sponsored by TecHome Builder magazine and the NAHB Research Center, recognize significant advances by product manufacturers in technology development for the housing industry.

Following is a list of the winning companies and products:

  • B2C Solutions:
    Options Online, OMS 3.0 Community Options Catalog

  • Back Office & Field Productivity Product:
    Robert Bosch Tool Company, Punch List

  • Distributed Audio Product:
    Leviton Integrated Networks, Spec-Grade Sound System Matching Module with AutoSurge Technology

  • Energy Efficiency Product:
    CertainTeed Corporation, MemBrain

  • Home Automation & Lighting Control Product:
    HAI (Home Automation, Inc.), HAI OmniTouch

  • Home Networking Product:
    Leviton Integrated Networks, Compact Structured Media Center

  • Video/Home Theater Product:
    Salton, Inc., iCEBOX FlipScreen

"TecHome Builder is happy to recognize these advances in technology for the home building community," said David Weldon, editor of TecHome Builder magazine. "The products honored by the 2004 Innovative Housing Technology Awards have displayed innovative solutions for today's tech builders. We look forward to seeing even more creative solutions for the builder community in 2005."

NAHB Research Center president Michael Luzier said, "This program showcases some of the finest innovations that the home building industry has to offer. Its mission, like that of the NAHB Research Center, is to advance the state-of-the-art in housing technology of all types - these manufacturers are certainly leading the charge."

For additional information on the awards program, please contact Nancy Franco at nfranco@ehpub.com or (508) 663-1500, ext. 234.

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The NAHB Research Center, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., promotes innovation in housing technology to improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of homes and home building products. Created over 40 years ago as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the NAHB Research Center has established itself as the source for reliable, objective information and research on housing construction and development issues. Through its various testing and certification services, the Research Center seal is internationally-recognized as a mark of product quality and an assurance of product performance.

NOTE TO EDITORS ON STYLE USAGE: To identify this company and its work correctly, first reference should be "NAHB Research Center." If clarification of the acronym is necessary, the phrase, "a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)," can follow. In subsequent mentions, "Research Center" is the only acceptable and accurate alternative reference.