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August 2001

Feature

Townhomes at Roosevelt Square bring stake holders to mixed-use community in Phoenix

A pleasure to look at, as well as an informative read, Living Homes by Suzi Moore McGregor and Nora Burba Trulsson features 22 sustainable residences built to complement the natural beauty of their surroundings in California, Arizona, Colorado,...

A bellwether state in sustainable housing, Colorado is setting a new standard for green building.

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

In a city desperate for growth, Zaremba Cleveland Communities ushers in a new era.

Our parent company recently ushered in a performance evaluation workbook via a mass management presentation. One of the new areas by which to judge a staff member is quality of work.

With construction defect lawsuits all too common, home builders might be challenged to demonstrate that every reasonable effort was made to ensure construction quality.

While making us more comfortable, AC also has made us less neighborly.

In the heart of Oakland, a new loft development captures the industrial aesthetic without the bleak neighborhood.

A good opening sets up the interview process.

Avoid flying into the customer expectation trap.

Florida builder uses Punch List Manager to schedule service, follow up with customers and track performance for demanding retiree buyers.

Gather a group of home builders today, and before too long, someone will ask the inevitable question: “How is your market holding up?” Most often the answer is the same: “It’s still strong, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed.” You can almost...

Rezmar makes its name building in emerging neighborhoods of Chicago.

Product Review

A bidet and an elongated toilet have been added to the Reminiscence Collection.

The Farmhouse kitchen sink is made of 12-gauge stainless steel and has a curved apron front.

The Cornerstone line includes an array of single- and double-handle kitchen and lavatory faucets as well as pressure-balancing and nonpressure-balancing in-wall valves for shower and tub/shower units.

The e-Flow electronic lavatory faucet is the first hands-free faucet for residential use, the company says.

Single- and double-bowl farm-style kitchen sinks with integrally welded front aprons have been added to the company’s undermount collection.

The new HansaDesigno line includes a variety of faucets, bath accessories and shower products (shower bar and hand shower, 1/2- and 3/4-inch thermostatic valves, volume controls and multiport diverters).

KWC

The Domo Semi-Pro is a scaled-down, residential version of the company’s Gastro kitchen faucet used by professional chefs.

Plumbing hardware in the Broadway Collection can be matched with the collection’s door hardware and decorative trim.

The primary three- and four-piece modular bathroom fixtures made of Vikrell, a poly resin/fiberglass composite, for single-family new homes are Acclaim tub/showers, Intrigue neo-angle and square-corner showers kits, and Ensemble oval tubs and...

SanaGloss glaze ensures that everything from toothpaste to daily grime wipes away from lavatories with a damp sponge, eliminating the need for harsh cleansers or scrubbing, the company says.

 
 


 

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