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on February 27,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Maryland Governor Paris N. Glendening is putting more political chips into the Smart Growth kitty.

on February 27,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

As the volume of small-package delivery dramatically rises, there will be more cooperation among competing package delivery organizations to share distribution costs. And as this need for...

on February 22,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

It is no secret that a growing number of regulatory obstacles have constricted the supply of land for home building -- particularly in fast-growing areas of the country. The question has been how...

on January 30,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
California court ruling may signal a renewed start to mulitfamily construction.
on January 30,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Minnesota builder improves upon new urbanism by offering a home with a view, that still has a sense of privacy.

on January 15,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

A conference at the Urban Land Institute in Atlanta tackled the large issue of Smart Growth and how builders can get their arms around the concept.

on December 30,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Colorado firm helps identify smart growth solutions through its user-friendly poster.

on December 30,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings could have dramatic effects on land use and growth.

on October 31,2000 in Feature
Over the past several years, natural disasters have proven at least two things: You don’t have to live in Southern California to be hit by an earthquake.
on October 15,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Faced with ongoing lawsuits from products they in most cases stopped making decades ago, the parent companies of some of the biggest suppliers of building materials are looking to Congress for...
on October 05,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

For seven years builders and developers operating in a huge, five-county swath of Southern California have submitted to costly mitigation efforts to help save a federally listed bird species.

on September 30,2000 in Feature

It is a term that strikes fear in hearts no matter what its name -- anti-growth or no growth -- but if you ask any builder, there’s nothing 'smart' about what might soon change the face of home...

on September 30,2000 in Feature

To avoid risk of developing land on their own, three Florida builders formed a partnership to buy a 223-acre Sarasota site.

on September 30,2000 in Feature

Florida builder contemplates another run for state office, says others in housing industry should do the same.

on September 05,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Products American Standard Inc. filed a lawsuit against Kohler Co. on May 23 to prevent Kohler from promoting and selling its newly introduced Meadowland single-bowl kitchen sink.

on August 31,2000 in Feature

Some are old and some are just beginning, but no matter what stage they’re at, the communities, the builders and the developers profiled here are the ones writing a new set of rules for...

on August 30,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Rising Ownership Rates Fuel Call For 'Smart Growth'

on August 13,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Finally, the Federal government has officially recognized the remodeling industry as a service-based business that is identifiably separate from home building.

on July 31,2000 in Feature

Multifamily builders across the country have reason to celebrate.

on June 18,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

The Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or MACT, regulation now in development under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments will place strict and expensive emission controls on many wood products...