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How Society Impacts The Evolution of a Building’s Use
In this article, local architects and a historic resources coordinator examine the evolution of notable buildings in their city of Albany, Ala. “Throughout a building's evolution, its purpose may change from its original intent, but that's what makes it interesting,” says one architect. -
Landscape Architects Create New Sustainability Resource Guides
The American Society of Landscape Architects has launched a new series of comprehensive online resource guides on sustainable design and planning. The guides include hundreds of project case studies, research papers, organizations and other government resources on sustainable design aggregated for the first time. Find out more about it here. -
Design Elements of a Pet-Centric Home
Attention home builders: Sixty-two percent of households have at least one pet, according to the American Pet Products Association. Half of them consider their pets "just as much a part of the family" as others in the household, according to a 2009 Roper poll. So including pet-friendly home features makes sense. "My dogs are my partners, so when we talked to our builder about what we wanted in our house, they were a big consideration," says Jennifer Voss, who hired Orren Pickell Designers & Builders in Lincolnshire to build her Hinsdale house in 2007. -
Architects Bring Artistry to High-end Homes
The architects and builders who work on high-end custom homes get a double dose of creativity in each project — they exercise their own artistry while bringing to life the imaginative concepts of their clients. Here’s how. -
M/I Homes Launches "Power of 8" Campaign
M/I Homes is upping the stakes, and making the climate even better for homebuyers with their new "Power of 8" sales campaign. -
Home Buyers Who Go for the Greens
High-end ambience still exists, but the trend today is toward more affordable golf course communities built around public courses. Here's an example in the metro Chicago area. -
Homeowners Start Turning To Phased Remodeling
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry has found from consumer studies that in the current market homeowners have been opting to do remodeling projects in fits and spurts, which is more conducive to their schedules, budgets and lifestyles. -
Expert: Roommates Represent the Wave of the Future
Here’s an emerging trend that home builders might want to keep an eye on. A recent university study on "multigenerational cohabitation” has found that increasingly large numbers of people who aren’t related to one another are sharing living accommodations. Wonder what that might do to traditional floor plans. -
Homebuilder's Survival Strategy – Stimulus
Here’s a look at how one homebuilder is looking to Uncle Sam, not for a bailout, but for a piece of the economic stimulus pie. Find out how he has put his creative strategy in place to keep his business going. -
New Laws Proposed to Boost Home Sales
Political leaders are proposing new legislation to help solve housing and mortgage problems for families who have experienced a job loss or other serious financial difficulty. Such proposals are often good politics, good for troubled families and good for the country. One proposed bill would create a $2 billion loan program for unemployed homeowners who don't qualify for other mortgages because they no longer have a steady income. The proposal, introduced by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., resembles a 1975 program that provided credit to Americans who had lost jobs so they could keep their homes, reports DSNews.com. -
Nooks, Crannies with Character Built In
They were mighty hard to find in the barren McMansions of the 1980s and 1990s. But, now, say builders and architects, they're baaack. Built-ins. Nooks and crannies. Niches. Cubbies. A number of social trends are contributing to the return of the built-in, say trend-spotters. -
Utah Home Builders Continue to Roll Out the Incentives
Home builders are offering an array of incentives designed to lure potential buyers – especially those with the means to buy but who aren't because they are spooked about the nation's economic crisis and Utah's cooling economy. -
Experimental Home Employs Radical Energy Efficiency
The projected annual energy cost to operate this nearly completed 1,700-square-foot home – including lighting, heating, air conditioning and appliances – should be around $650. The home, located in Bloomington, Ind., is based on many of the cutting-edge concepts in green construction and energy conservation. Read more about it. -
Bank-Owned Homes Go Fast in Vegas
Headlines scream almost daily about soaring foreclosures. The good news in Las Vegas is that bargain-hunting buyers are chomping through the foreclosure inventory at a faster pace than other parts of the nation. -
Beazer Homes Introduces 'Beazernomics' to Help Educate Prospective Buyers
After a recent survey that found a surprising number of potential buyers who were unaware or misinformed about many of the advantages of buying a new home now, Beazer Homes decided to do something about it.
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