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Keep the elements at bay with new windows from Guardian, Peachtree, Gorell or Integrity
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| Tip Sheet |
Experiencing recurring quality problems on the job site? Try the HotSpot process. Here's how to set it up.
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One major development noted in the 2008 BALA awards was the evolution of outdoor living spaces
Here's a look at a unique powder room hand basin smartly decorated with onyx stone.
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| Tip Sheet |
This is a helpful list of tips that home builders can use when they're negotiating with clients
NAHB's Green Building Standard recently became the first such standard approved by the American National Standards Institute. Why is this notable? It's comprehensive. Minimum requirements must be met in all categories. Homes that only focus on energy efficiency or indoor air quality won't qualify. It's flexible.
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| Design: Details |
Custom builders, take note of this specially crafted trim
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| Editor's Note |
BALA finalists stand out from the crowd because of their workmanship, attention to detail, strong elevations and smart use of space inside and out..
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| Last Impression |
Tuscan-style home welcomes visitors with a private courtyard
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We asked custom builders what they’d change if they were launching their business today.
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| Back to Business |
Seasoned home builder Tom Stephani tells his peers what he'd change if he could do it all over again
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Dick Gammell is the owner of Canadice Construction in Springwater, N.Y., and he's built and employed a new wind/solar generator on his job sites to curb his gas and diesel generator use.
Here's how the woodworkers at Sweet Timber Frames in Mount Desert, Maine, create mortise-and-tenon joints.
With a $150,000 budget the solution for using a shipping container as a custom home solved several problems for this home site located alongside the James River in Webster County, Mo.
Profiles of the 2008 Best in American Living Awards winners and finalists in the custom-home categories.
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| Leading by Design |
Developer/architect Joel Karr thinks true collaboration between builders and architects, as practiced in Japan, is the only way to go
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