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CDC Report Says Sprawl Is Sickening, Literally, to Americans
on November 30,2001 in Feature
If hearing about sprawl day in and day out makes you sick, you won’t like what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in Creating a Healthy Environment: The Impact of the Built...
The Birth of Building Codes
on October 31,2001 in Feature

Never let it be said you can’t learn something in sixth-grade social studies — no matter what your age.

The Big Squeeze
on October 31,2001 in Feature

New laws complicate California’s already tough entitlement situation.

NAHB Opinion: Planning for Growth
on October 31,2001 in Feature

I magine that a new state law requires your local government to streamline the subdivision approval process, making it easier for you to develop land and build homes.

The Little House That Could
on October 31,2001 in Feature

How a new study helps debunk the cost-of-growth myth, once and for all.

Rotten to the Core
on September 30,2001 in Feature

Proposed regulatory changes for wetlands development activities would bring almost no flexibility or regulatory relief to the Clean Water Act Section 404 program and would modify only slightly the...

The Fee Police
on September 30,2001 in Feature
Counties and local governments in the Chicago area were recently put on notice -- ensure that their residential development fees conform with state laws or face an imminent threat of litigation
Know substitutions
on September 30,2001 in Feature

It’s inevitable: The time will come when a product specified in the plans is not available or is out of stock, and you need to substitute a lesser-known product

The new code in town
on September 30,2001 in Feature
The family of international building codes released by the International Code Council last year has turned out to be pretty popular.
Keep a code book on site
on September 30,2001 in Feature

Between new codes and new employees, your crews likely will have code questions.

Grand Jury Rules Residential Sprinklers Would Benefit County, Cities, Homeowners
on August 31,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

A recent report issued by an Orange County, Calif. Grand Jury overwhelmingly supports residential fire sprinklers. The study evaluated the use of fire sprinklers in the county in order to make...

Cape Fear
on July 31,2001 in Feature

Builders on Cape Cod are waging a fight over quick action moratoriums.

High Court Ruling Eases ‘Takings’ Claims
on June 30,2001 in Feature
In a case closely watched by home builders and property rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court late last month narrowly ruled in favor of a Rhode Islander who was repeatedly barred by authorities...
Mission Accomplished
on June 30,2001 in Feature

Despite the good economic times of recent years, it’s estimated that more than 5 million renter households nationwide have critical housing needs, meaning they spend more than half of their income...

Banding together with NACo
on June 29,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

NAHB Opinion: We didn’t hire a marching band this spring when the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Counties agreed to work more closely to create sustainable...

Sierra Club Snubs Greenfields
on June 29,2001 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Bedfellows do not get any stranger than when Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, takes the dais with Gary Garczynski, first vice president of the National Association of Home Builders,...
One on One: David Clinger
on April 30,2001 in Feature

Colorado-based land planner predicts an epidemic of anti-growth ballot initiatives unless the housing industry changes its ways.

Charrette Builds Consensus for TND
on April 30,2001 in Feature

Designing a community with the input of homeowners, planners and government agencies helps ensure a smooth approval process.

Integrating Old and New
on April 30,2001 in Feature

Memphis planners permit code revisions to create a traditional neighborhood around an old farming village but backtrack a bit as market issues arise.

Three Years, 200 Open Meetings, One Vision
on April 30,2001 in Feature

Developers listen and learn, and so does Douglas County. The result: a master plan with open space, clusters and a wide diversity of lot sizes.