Top building products for December 2025
Discover the top building products for December 2025, curated by the editors of Building Design+Construction. Spanning from acoustics and façade systems to roofing, glazing, interiors, and building operations, these innovative materials and systems enhance energy performance, elevate aesthetics, improve occupant comfort, and streamline construction and maintenance.
Whether you're an architect, contractor, or specifier, these product highlights reflect the latest trends and solutions shaping the building industry.
December 2025 Top 15 Building Products
This month’s roundup features products making an impact on real-world projects across the U.S.—from custom GFRC wall profiles and three-dimensional acoustic panels to bullet-resistant sliding doors, AI-driven HVAC research, and vacuum insulating glass for next-generation window systems. Whether you’re specifying products for a new construction, retrofit, or renovation, these highlights showcase the latest building materials influencing architecture and construction in 2025.
Here are fifteen products being used in the industry today:
CastWorks Walls Designer Wall Profiles | Custom GFRC Interior Wall Systems
By Armstrong World Industries
An expansion of the company’s custom options, CastWorks Walls adds six Glass-Fiber Reinforced Gypsum designer wall profiles to provide a clean, seamless visual that elevates a space. The modular, scalable, ready-to-paint panels deliver flexibility as they can be scaled to fit a project space, horizontal or vertical orientation, and can be field finished to a desired color; perforated acoustical options are also available to support sound absorption. Carrying a Class A ASTM E84 Fire Performance rating, the designer profiles added are: Arches, Channels, Chevrons, Contours, Flutes and Grooves.
Xorel Artform Flute 3D Panel | Acoustic Wall Panels for Commercial Interiors
By Carnegie Acoustic Solutions
Part of the Mezzo Collection that aims to strike a balance between sound control and aesthetic refinement, the Xorel Artform Flute 3D Panel adds a bold rhythm to walls with its undulating 3-D form that is ideal for spaces needing standout acoustics and a sophisticated textural layer. Measuring 30- by 72-inches, the panel is offered in 1- and 2-inch rPET-Core, which delivers high NRCs of 0.70 and 0.80 respectively. Capturing light and shadow to create long, elegant lines, the wall panels are wrapped in either Xorel fabric or Biobased Xorel fabric—which is Cradle to Cradle Certified and derived from renewable sugarcane—offered in over 350 colors, textures and patterns.
HD-Ballistic Sliding Door System | Bullet-Resistant Aluminum and Glass Doors
By Horton Automatics
The HD-Ballistic Sliding Door System fills a gap in the market for sliding aluminum and glass bullet-resistant doors while maintaining accessibility and design integrity. Available in single and bi-parting formats, the door structure integrates reinforced aluminum frames, Kevlar fiber infill and ballistic-grade glazing by Trulite, helping it to achieve UL 752 Level 3 certification. In addition to a sliding configuration with minimal visible fasteners and customizable finish options, it includes keyswitch, fail-safe autolocks and battery backups as further safety features.
SL Base Silicone Surface-Leveling System | Roof Restoration and Leveling Coatings
By MuleHide
For a quicker and lower-cost way to restore rough, uneven roofs, the SL Base silicone surface-leveling coating system is specially formulated to be more free-flowing so it can migrate to the low parts of the roof to fill cracks and crevices, setting the stage for the finish coat. Primarily designed for use on gravel built-up roofs (BUR), the system can also be used on “alligatored” areas of smooth-surface BUR roofs, granulized modified bitumen roofs and concrete roofs. The one-part, ready-to-use material applies using a heavy-duty airless sprayer or roller, leaving the roof surface ready for application of a silicone roof coating finish coat.
BetterBuilt Studio Design Service | Custom Architectural Louvers and Façade Design Support
By Construction Specialties
Bringing together product experts and engineers to support designers, the BetterBuilt Studio design service aims to provide unique solutions from concept to completion and help designers go beyond the traditional louver, sunshade or façade element to customized project plans. For this complete design assistance, the personalized service partners with architects to explore new configurations, LED lighting, applied graphics, custom colors and more. The in-house services include step-by-step support for concept design with comprehensive drawings, submittal documents, advanced test reporting, and installation guidance.
Architectural Metal Panels with EPDs and HPDs | Sustainable Metal Cladding Systems
By Innovative Metals Company Inc (IMETCO)
Encompassing the company’s full line of architectural and structural metal panel systems, the release of new Environmental Product Declarations (EDPs) and Health Product Declarations (HPDs) provide architects, specifiers and building owners with increased transparency and actionable data to support sustainable design and construction practices. With these declarations, it further enhances a portfolio of sustainability solutions, empowering design professionals to make informed product selections that align with human health goals and “Red List Free” project criteria.
Generation 4 Uniform Glass Line | Minimalist Multi-System Glass Wall and Door Solutions
By NanaWall
As the establishment of a benchmark for consistency, an uniform glass line across the Generation 4 product family enables design professionals to specify different systems within the same project while maintaining seamless aesthetic continuity. By delivering consistent glass lines and refined, minimal aluminum frames across the product line, building professionals have extensive options for seamlessly framing views across entire projects. Horizontal matching glass lines are created by floor-supported technology utilized across folding, multi-slide and swing doors, plus glass consistencies stretch to tilt turn or fixed window offerings.
ConcreteBoard Panels | Fiber Cement Rainscreen Cladding with Concrete Aesthetic
By Nichiha USA
Achieve the weathered look of poured concrete without the time, cost or mess of traditional masonry using ConcreteBoard panels, part of the Concrete Series. Ideal for industrial-inspired façades and modern mixed-use exteriors, the prefinished fiber cement panels feature staggered planks of varying heights to add dimensionality and visual complexity, while an integrated rainscreen system allows for year-round installation and the promotion of air and moisture drainage behind the panel. Installing horizontally using the Ultimate Clip System, the cladding resists fire, wind, pets and rot without needing sealing, staining or special upkeep.
Resist Scratch-Resistant HPL Metal Surfacing | Durable Metal Interior Wall Finishes
By Chemetal
Combining a refined matte metal finish with superior scratch resistance, Resist Scratch-Resistant HPL metal offered in Stainless, Champagne, and Black is engineered for enhanced durability that stands up to demanding commercial interior environments. Featuring a short metal brushing that subtly reflects light, the designs are recommended for vertical applications from corporate and hospitality to retail and restaurant settings. The HPL metal—comprised of a metal foil on a laminate backer—is a Class A fire-rated surface with a 1.5N scratch resistance.
Liftstrap Bifold Door at Coolidge Football Performance Center | Large-Scale Athletic Facility Doors
By Schweiss Doors
With much of the hard work of college football happening behind the scenes in training rooms and on practice fields, Texas A&M University has invested in various athletic facilities, including the Coolidge Football Performance Center. Comprised of a 160-yard indoor field sheltered within a massive steel fieldhouse and two 140-yard outdoor fields, a large liftstrap bifold door connects the field and allows for ease of movement of football players in gear, coaching and training staff, and small vehicles transporting equipment. Measuring 30 feet, 4 inches wide and 28 feet, 5 inches high, the door was engineered to hold the weight of translucent polycarbonate panels that allow natural light in without overheating the space. Several safety features were incorporated, including two overrides, photo eye sensors and a safety edge for the door base. Black liftstraps were requested for the project and support the door being a “wow factor” for the project.
BrainBox AI Lab | AI-Driven HVAC Optimization and Building Operations Research
By Trane Technologies
To ignite a new era in energy optimization, the BrainBox AI Lab is dedicated to advancing technologies for HVAC solutions by serving as a hub for rigorous research, collaboration and real-world testing to help set new standards within the industry and beyond. The infusion of AI through the company’s products, solutions and operations is poised to lead the market transition toward fully digitized building operations in alignment with its sustainability principles. A multidisciplinary team of technical experts will continue to advance autonomous control systems, predictive models and algorithms aimed at reducing emissions through smarter energy use.
Elvari Mirror Collection | Commercial Washroom Mirrors with Integrated LED Lighting
By Bradley
Including an assortment of framed, frameless and LED mirrors, the Elvari Mirror Collection provides limitless design possibilities with a wide range of styles, colors and sizes for furnishing any washroom application. Each mirror is made of high-quality glass, features radiused corners and polished edges; the perimeter of LED models is illuminated with LEDs with Correlated Color Temperature options of 3K, 4K or 5K. Featuring vertical or horizontal mounting capabilities to maximize flexibility, an optional LED shelf can mount to or detach from the mirror frame to enhance user convenience.
SkyView Roof Deck System | High-Wind Rooftop Pedestal and Paver Systems
By Unilock
The SkyView Roof Deck System is designed to meet the demands of modern rooftop construction, with solutions to support standard and high-wind uplift applications. Integrating with a wide range of projects—including high-rise condominiums, commercial office buildings, hotels and luxury residences—the system consists of pedestals or low-profile waffles and invisible wind uplift solutions. Delivering streamlined installation that reduces labor time and complexity, the system suits a variety of surfacing options, including concrete slabs, wood tiles and fiberglass grates to support smaller scale paver shapes.
Vacuum Insulating Glass Window and Door Options | High-Performance Energy-Efficient Glazing
By Kolbe Windows & Doors
As part of the company’s commitment to delivering high-performance, energy-efficient solutions, vacuum insulating glass (VIG) options from LuxWall, Inc. can now be integrated into selected window and door products. Because VIG features a small, virtually airless vacuum space between two panes of glass, this construction creates improved thermal insulation that makes it well-suited for comfort-enhancing, energy-efficient upgrades. The offerings currently available in Ultra Series and VistaLuxe WD LINE windows and doors are: Enthermal, a two-pane tempered glass sytem with one low-E coating; and Enthermal Plus, a three-pane tempered glass system with two low-E coatings and additional customized options.
Crossville Slate Porcelain Panels | Large-Format Porcelain Panels for Vertical Applications
By AHF Products
Drawing inspiration from the quiet strength of natural stone, the Crossville Slate porcelain panel collection achieves organic texture and tonal richness with clean lines and subtle depth. As a reimagination of slate through a modern, minimalist lens, panels are ideal for walls, furnishings, millwork and any vertical application needing large-format panels. Available in a curated palette of tonal neutrals and multiple thicknesses, the collection is offered in twO, a 2mm thin surface that is lighter weight, and its advanced manufacturing process reduces material use, water and energy consumption up to 70% while cutting carbon dioxide emissions up to 80%.
These December 2025 building products reflect a continued focus on acoustic performance, resilience, energy efficiency, customization, and sustainability across commercial and institutional projects. Want more monthly product roundups and construction innovations? Subscribe to our Daily 5 newsletter or explore past product picks below.
