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on September 30,2005
An increasing number of homes are built with concrete walls every year — up from 3 percent to more than 16 percent over the past decade, according to the National Association of Home Builders....
on September 30,2005
Carving a new niche in a new market with a new type of housing may be the large builder's equivalent of an aircraft carrier's slow turn. But a small, agile builder like Chicago's Tom...
on September 30,2005
Located in Reno, Nev., looking out at Mt. Rose, Montrêux is a privately gated 726-acre community that serves as a golf and nature lover's dream. Throughout the property, the terrain ranges...
on September 30,2005
A house's frame is its skeleton. The frame not only provides the structure and shape of the home, but it also affects the quality of the mechanicals, interior finishes and exterior finishes....
on August 31,2005
Ask around. Tradespeople will always know if the crew before them did a good job.
on August 31,2005
For pre-baby boomers, luxury was about the intrinsic qualities of the things acquired — price, exclusivity, quality of materials and workmanship. The old European concept of luxury reflects...
on August 31,2005
Developer Christopher T. Carley, founder of the Fordham Company, has a proposal for a 115-story high rise that would add to Chicago's famous sky-high skyline. Plans for the $500 million Fordham...
on August 01,2005
Mold has had its 15 minutes of fame over the last few years. Though the hype has died down, mold is still an important issue. Customer complaints require home builders to have a fast action plan;...
on August 01,2005
The month and June quarter ended mixed as markets reacted to the expected quarter point hike by the Federal Reserve. The ninth increase in a year left Wall Street hoping for an easing in the hikes in...
on June 30,2005
As the trends for customizing and personalizing homes grows, builders are turning to concrete as an element for design and stamp of differentiation. More than just flooring material, concrete is...
on June 30,2005
Elk's new shingle roofing has married beauty and energy conservation. Keeping in step with the move toward environmentally sensitive products, Elk and 3M partnered to produce the Cool Color...
on May 31,2005
Wall Street ended a sluggish quarter on March 31, 2005, the close of our trading session, sagging on stellar oil prices. Investment firm Goldman Sachs predicted a sharp jump in energy prices, and...
on May 31,2005
GIANT home builders face unique challenges today: increased risk and liability; more complex home design; new materials and methods; changing building codes; diversity of specialty contractors;...
on April 30,2005
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that Florida will edge past New York into third place in population by 2011, while California and Texas remain in first and second places. That's big news in the...
on April 30,2005
With the advent of more modern, open space floor plans, glass and glass-type materials are quickly becoming a part of today's home designs. Glass can bring a more spacious feeling to a room and...
on April 30,2005
The ProSite Protractor condenses the process of creating miter cuts. This precision tool determines the angle for miter saw set-up. The ProSite Protractor functions on two scales: a red scale and a...
on April 30,2005
It's easy to get caught up in waiting for the other shoe to drop...After all, it's been more than 12 years since the last major recession in the housing industry. So it should come as no...
on April 30,2005
The first legislative victory of the 109th Congress — long-awaited reform of the nation's class action laws — was also a big win for the nation's home builders. President Bush...
on March 31,2005
With Orange County known as a land-limited area for building, the auction of the four-parcel property of El Toro — a famous Marine Air Station — has been a big deal for builders because...
on March 31,2005
At the recent Midwest Builders Show in Chicago, Norman W. Nagel, CPA, a partner with Warady & Davis LLP, told a builder audience the scarcity and price of land, and difficulty getting...
