Builder- March 2009 - (Page 48) PRODUCTS Tip 4: Appliances With Wow W ith the proliferation of cooking shows and the extreme popularity of professional-style appliances, home buyers have come to expect a lot. Built-in refrigerators provide a seamless look, but they’re too pricey for most people, especially in this economy. Stainless steel is still the hot option, but more important are features home buyers will find useful. Look for ranges with more space, dishwashers that use less water, or refrigerators that conserve energy. If you’re building a high-end product, you can save money by using the entry-level off erings in a premium line. Greenwood, Miss.–based Viking Range Corp., for example, off ers a four-piece appliance package that costs $10,000. ENERGY SAVER: Resource Saver is the industry’s most energy-efficient side-by-side refrigerator, exceeding federal efficiency standards by 30 percent and Energy Star by 10 percent. It features a technology that adjusts cooling to bring food to the desired temperature in half the time and has added foam in the door. ▪ Whirlpool Corp. 800-253-3977. www. insideadvantage.com. TWO FOR ONE: The Profile convection wall oven looks like one unit but is actually a double that allows homeowners to cook two dishes at two temperatures at the same time. Measuring 30 inches, the oven provides room to roast a 22-pound turkey in the 2.8-cubic-foot lower oven and the rest of the meal in the 2.2-cubic-foot upper section. ▪ GE Consumer & Industrial. 502-423-7710. www.ge.com. (see page 50) HOT STUFF: This commercial-style induction range is 90 percent efficient, so it will save money on utility costs. The 30-inch unit offers 3,700 watts of power and a convection oven with a self-cleaning feature and a glass-enclosed infrared broiler. It has eight cooking modes and comes in 23 colors and stainless steel. ▪ Viking Range Corp. 888-845-4641. www.vikingrange.com. FOR MORE PRODUCT INFORMATION, VISIT EBUILD, HANLE Y WOOD’S INTER ACTIVE PRODUCT CATALOG, AT W W W.BUILDERONLINE.COM OR EBUILD.COM. 48 ■ B U I LD E R m a rc h 2 0 0 9 W W W.BUILDERONLINE.COM http://www.insideadvantage.com http://www.insideadvantage.com http://www.ge.com http://www.vikingrange.com http://WWW.BUILDERONLINE.COM http://www.EBUILD.COM http://WWW.BUILDERONLINE.COM
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