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Texas city is first to make Energy Star mandatory for new homes.

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 on housing or live in severely inadequate units...

During the past few years the building community seems to have been thrown into a defensive position.

Take a chance and change the way you pay your sales force.

Sunrise Colony Co. thinks it has taken the guesswork out of solving design problems at its planned $700 million Toscana Country Club community in Indian Wells, Calif.

Gen X buyers seek a sense of neighborhood at Delcor Homes’ newest community.

Children’s rooms with themes such as Gilligan’s Island can help sell kids — and their parents.

Winstead Natural cabinets offer display areas plus storage.

The Metro cabinetry line is a simple design complemented by accentuating colors and textures.

The Odyssey collection is a line of semi-custom cabinetry available in a selection of colors, glazes and door profiles.

Shown here as a wet bar, the Ranier cherry cabinet is available in five finishes.

New Meridian cabinet features light Cider and dark Cordovan colored wood tones with a matching wood pull on the top of base cabinet doors and drawers and on the bottom of wall cabinet doors.

The Coffee cabinetry finish is a blended dark glaze over a warm, medium brown finish.

Drainstar Stripdrain is designed to drain water away and eliminates the need for traditional foundation drain tile and gravel as part of a complete waterproofing system.

MiraTEC treated exterior composite trim is manufactured with a patented process that produces a one-piece trim board of uniform density and consistency, making it easier to handle, cut, machine and nail, the company says.

Designed for environments such as certain office, commercial and hobby spaces, ChemArmor high-pressure laminates are designed to resist more than 100 substances including acids, solvents, bases, general reagents and difficult stains such as India...

The Royal Palm Collection offers homeowners an opportunity to bring a bit of the outdoors inside with its palm tree design.

Expansion Joint Strips, made from cane fiber, are designed to protect concrete slabs from potential damage caused by expansion and contraction.

This line of aluminum fencing products uses a minimum number of fasteners with no complicated fittings or costly welding fabrication, the company says.

The Cygnet Collection offers customization options for residential and commercial lighting.

Bun Feet have become very trendy in cabinetry.