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C o n s t r u c t i o n M a r k e t p l a c e W e d n e s d a y, J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 5 5 2 solution for all typical building pene- trations. This new, patent pending product allows all common penetra- tions to be sealed with a friction fit, making the seal weather tight. This seal improves installation by removing the need for caulking, taping or nailing and merely slips over the penetration for a secure seal. This unique design has spacer buttons to allow airflow behind the seal, avoiding moisture from becoming trapped. Greenskin Seals are available in a wide range of standard sizes for all plumbing, electrical and HVAC sized penetrations. Each seal is manufactured for a friction fit collar to ensure a tight seal. This polyethylene material is 17ml thick allowing for a nice integra- tion with the building wrap, as well as all types of siding, stucco and masonry installations. The installation is an easy process. First, choose the appropriate size. Second, work the opening of the seal around the pipe, cable, conduit or fit- ting, and finally, grab both sides of the seal pushing it flush to the wall of the building. Install the building wrap top side over the Greenskin Seal and the bottom side under the seal – and you're done. Greenskin Seals (Cont'd. from p. 1) Greenskin Seals also has a complete line of faceplates to ensure a weather tight finish with siding, stucco, etc. This product provides a durable and decora- tive finish for any building penetration. The white UV rated PVC material is paintable and will not rust, rot, swell or peel, and comes with either a rubber back or Greenskin backing. Ultra Faceplates combine the deco- rative finish of our faceplates and the many benefits of our Greenskin Seals. Ultra Faceplates have concealed mount- ing brackets that eliminate the need to screw through the front face, leaving a clean and professional look. The Greenskin backing and thick faceplate removes the need for drip flanges and end dams. The spacer buttons provide space between walls and skin, releasing any trapped moisture that may collect in the wall cavity. Faceplates can be customized for unique applications. Greenskin Seals offers a Meter Pocket solution. The Meter Pocket is designed to be weather resistant, elimi- nating all leakage problems from wind, driving rain and snow. This creates a self- draining barrier around the meter box. For more information, call Jon Allen at 714.473.7924, visit www.greenskin- seals.com or stop by booth #C6451. nationwide for severely injured veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. These homes not only provide a safe, secure living space for these wounded heroes and their families, but also offer them the peace of mind and stability they need to focus on their recovery and rebuild their lives. Homes for Our Troops is attending IBS to access the residential construction industry's best talent and encourage sponsorship, which will further HFOT's ability to provide homes for these battle- injured men and women. In attendance this year at IBS are Whirlpool Appliances, Kohler Kitchen and Bath, Armstrong Flooring, CertainTeed (roof- ing, insulation, and drywall) and Mastic Home Exteriors by Ply Gem – all compa- nies that have built valuable relationships with HFOT through corporate sponsor- ship opportunities. Currently, Homes for Our Troops is seeking sponsors in building categories specializing in HVAC, cabinets, and lum- ber (framing and truss packages). All interested trade members are invited to visit the HFOT booth, #C7147, and speak with a representative to explore these opportunities with HFOT. Your compa- ny's quality products could help make life easier for the hundreds of men and women who have given America more than can ever be repaid. HFOT's build model features a sin- gle level, open floor plan with four bed- rooms and two baths, with complete wheelchair accessibility. More than 155 special adaptations including roll-under sinks, stove tops and counters, as well as HFOT (Cont'd. from p. 1) roll-in showers, enable these veterans to complete everyday activities on their own, such as cooking or cleaning, bathing and showering or shaving. Homes for Our Troops also pro- vides the veterans with the tools they need as homeowners, such as financial planning and education on maintaining a home. Empowered by the financial freedom of a mortgage-free home, these veterans are then able to focus their time and energies caring for their fami- lies, exploring education and career options, athletic pursuits and hobbies, and acclimate to their communities as active citizens. HFOT's President and CEO, Major General (Retired) Tim McHale said, "At Homes for Our Troops, every day is truly Veterans Day. Most of the veterans we serve have sustained multiple limb amputations, spinal cord injuries and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The specially adapted homes we provide to these heroes help restore some of the freedom and independence these patriots sacrificed while serving overseas to pro- tect all of the liberties we American citi- zens hold so dear." HFOT has an aggressive goal for 2015; the top-rated military charity is looking to build 50 more specially adapt- ed homes. HFOT needs the finest experts in the build industry and the highest qual- ity building materials available to make the American Dream possible for the nation's injured veterans. These heroes deserve only the best. Visit booth #C7147 at IBS and visit www.hfotusa.org to learn how to become a building sponsor. from the others they've visited? What would the difference be to your bottom line and brand momentum if you improved your model home "shop- per-to-buyer" conversion rate by more than 10 percent? Brick and mortar stores have to com- pete against online retailers. They recog- nize that their store locations are much more than a sales channel. Their store is the physical manifestation of their brand. It is their only opportunity to engage all five of their customers' senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch). Effectively engaging multiple senses maximizes profits. Playing audio in model homes is no longer just "background music." GoRave makes audio a fun, interactive sales tool. GoRave is installed multi-room wire- less audio. GoRave plays audio from any app on your smartphone, tablet or com- puter. Connect a small GoRave Audio Sender to your device and instantly play wireless audio throughout the home. Imagine this sales interaction: you ask a prospective client to take their phone out of their pocket. You give them a GoRave Audio Sender. He plugs it into his phone and presses 'play' in one of his favorite entertainment apps. Instantly, his audio is playing on the GoRave loud- speakers installed in the home. He is completely surprised at how easy it was and how good it sounded. No matter what else he sees that day, GoRave (Cont'd. from p. 1) he will remember the audio he played in your home. You gave him a new, unique experience, and now you're in a better position to sign a deal. GoRave is the perfect audio platform for first- and second-time homebuyers. This generation is living a very device-cen- tric lifestyle. They use their smartphones to listen to music, play games and watch videos. They use their tablets and comput- ers to do the same. They love YouTube and Netflix. They love simplicity. No one wants to be told that they can't do something. Especially when it's a function they want from a system they paid good money to get. WiFi audio sys- tems can't play from any video or game apps. That is a frustrating limitation for customers. Their answer is to buy GoRave and play from any app in the world: all Apple iOS and MacOS apps, all Android apps, all Windows apps. GoRave is a step beyond WiFi wire- less audio. Offer GoRave multi-room wireless audio to your customers. Surprise buyers when they play audio from their apps to the speakers installed in your model home. Amaze customers when they are able to enjoy their audio the moment they move into their new home. Experience the word-of-mouth benefits when your customer's friends and family are invited to play audio from their devices in the home you built. Experience GoRave audio at booth #C8819. Visit www.gorave.com for more information. builders offering products that may have been good 20 years ago, but they really don't stand up to the standards of what's available today," explained Mike Lewis, President of Creative Mines, an Encinitas, Calif.-based masonry veneer manufacturer. As a new company founded on the principle of innovation, Creative Mines combines superior materials with cre- ative design and technologically advanced production techniques to gives builders, and home buyers, exciting new options to use in building the perfect house. "We took a blank canvas type of approach to our product development," explained Lewis, referring to the compa- ny's traditional stone products. "We looked for new shapes, new ways of crafting the stone in a way that would provide more uniqueness to our products, and also committed heavily to the art side of the business, meaning that we've made a huge commitment to our coloration and coloring techniques, to raise the bar to the next level of realism, of authenticity." Creative Mines takes equal care on the contemporary side of its business. Its innovative Board form recreates a tradi- tional wood-appearing concrete product but adds a cool, contemporary look, offered in four different colors. Of course, all masonry veneer pro- duction starts with raw materials, and Creative Mines boasts unique compo- nents in its products. "On the crafted side of the business, we have a very high- quality resource of aggregates," explained Lewis. "These resources come out of Idaho; it's one of the finest pumice deposits in the world." The high-density, Creative Mines (Cont'd. from p. 1) clean pumice is light on contaminants, and Creative Mines uses it in an aggre- gate size; when broken in half, the stone products display a uniform appearance. According to Lewis, this differs from competitors' products, which show a number of different shapes and sizes of aggregate when broken in half. This is important when the installers are fitting stones together and need to break a stone to make it fit. As another measure of innovation, the company has looked to the past to revive a raw material used successfully in 2,000-plus-year-old structures like the Parthenon. "We use natural pozzolanic material in our concrete-based products, unlike our competitors, who use fly ash, which consists of smokestack byprod- ucts," explained Lewis. "Both of these improve the quality of concrete, but the natural pozzolanic material provides the highest and best performance attributes. Concrete that uses this material resists or mitigates entirely the erosion that has damaged and destroyed the bridges and infrastructure that we have today." Creative Mines, with more than 100 years of experience in the masonry veneer industry among its core staff, is thrilled to share its products at IBS. The company's products have only been on the market for about 18 months, but the response has been fantastic. "We're very excited," explained Lewis. "We've seen excitement and momentum with our products. We're thrilled to be presenting our array of new products to a market- place that could use some innovation." For more information, visit www .creativemines.us, call 800.453.7040, email create@creativemines.us or stop by booth #S1875.