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How do you ensure success in the first three months of your new hire’s employment?

There’s no such thing as an “average” builder. Likewise, no builder of any note or ambition would dare think of himself, his company, and its products and services as merely “average.”

Coming soon to the Eastern Shore of Maryland: a community designed by baby boomers to appeal to baby boomers.

A new NAHB report concludes that housing is critical in uplifting the nation’s economy in 2002.

Census Bureau figures demonstrate just how massive the influx of immigrants has been in the United States.

A ritual happens every weekday in our home. My two daughters come home from school, and each calls me whether I’m in the office or on the road.

Successful infill development often requires more than just an intricate knowledge of the surrounding area. Existing neighbors need to feel as though they, too, have a stake in the new project.

There are moments that are gifts and enable us to appreciate the people in our lives and the things we do in a heightened, more obvious way. In these instances, we feel a connection that reassures us of life’s meaning and blessing.

The Whalen Jack system was designed by a carpenter as an alternative to traditional scaffolding

The 14 patterns of registered embossed tile flooring include weathered clay. The designs are offered in two grouted tile formats — 12x12-inch squares and random-size blocks.

The I100 wood-burning fireplace has an opening that’s 50 inches wide and 33 inches tall.

The X-Sill threshold features a vinyl nose and rail with an oak grain and texture. It is impervious to rot and impenetrable to water, the company says.

With the Faedra dimmer, lights can gradually fade on and off and be dimmed from up to 10 locations.

Black has been added to the color options for the company’s aluminum-clad windows, joining white, brown, sandstone, Hartford green, burgundy and vanilla cream.

The Engineered Decking Systems line of composite decking now includes a railing system (pictured) and 5/4 plank, which joins the company’s tongue-and-groove and 2x6 planks.

Tuscana is one of The Metals — five new additions to the Transcendence line of bath furniture. The wall-mounted, forged metal frame is integrated with a solid-surface vanity top and bowl.