Austin’s New Urban Village A former airport site gets a makeover, creating thousands of new homes and jobs in Austin, Texas.
Nominations Open for NAHB 50+ Housing Awards The 50+ Housing Awards honor excellence in building, design and marketing of housing for boomers and beyond. Nominations are open now, up to December 5, 2008.
Project Green House Profile: Folsom City Greens Here's how Folsom, Calif.-based builder RJ Walter Homes teamed up with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to design and build the Sacramento area's first LEED Platinum Home.
J.D. Power Releases 2008 Customer Satisfaction Results Overall customer satisfaction with home builders improves significantly in 2008, despite daunting economic challenges and surplus inventory levels in the industry.
Historic Remodel Allegro Builders restores a once-grand 1910 home that had been seemingly ruined by years of neglect and abuse as it went from owner to owner before ending up as a halfway house for the homeless.
Kitchen Remodel While the kitchen remodel was just one element of the ambitious whole-house makeover of this 1920s lakeside cottage in Minneapolis, it was this part of the project that really made the difference when it came to transforming the home's character from dark and dated to modern and inviting.
Creating a Work-Life Balance Trying to find a balance between your remodeling work and your real life can be a challenge.
Making the Tough Decisions on Layoffs It's a position no remodeler wants to be in, but with a slipping economy and work dropping off, many owners are having to make the tough decision to lay off employees.
5 Great Green Building Examples These homes, chosen by Professional Builder magazine editors, showcase simple ways you can build green.
Decorative Concrete is Flexible and Affordable A client wants to use stone in the house you’re building for them, but it’s too expensive and doesn’t fit their budget. Instead of saying no, use concrete: it can take the shape and color of anything your client wants it to be.