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  • Will Housing Market Go Back Into Winter Hibernation?
    New legislation that expands tax breaks for companies and home buyers has put a new hopeful spirit into home builders. However, the industry is hunkering down for a tough winter that could see an even bigger drop-off in activity than normal. Here are the reasons why.
  • Feds: Chinese Drywall Reports Still Inconclusive
    Federal studies released last week cannot yet definitively link imported Chinese drywall to health problems or corrosion of pipes and wires that thousands of U.S. homeowners have been reporting for nearly a year. Find out what came out of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s initial report.
  • Bonus Rooms Give Buyers Chance to Flex Creativity
    In this article, three Chicago-area home builders describe how they carve out extra flex space in their floor plans in order to build in flexibility for their prospective buyers.
  • Frustrated Developers Hiss Back at Snake
    Developers and home builders are all too familiar with how endangered species can thwart development plans. In South Jersey it’s the northern pine snake that has protected privileges. But this time the developers have decided to strike back. Here’s a look at their plan of attack.
  • How Green Can You Go?
    Interest in green home building is exploding, but builders say most buyers are ordering up a small serving of energy efficiency instead of going for the whole green enchilada. Home builders in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa market share their experiences with green home buyers they’ve encountered.
  • Landscape Architects Create New Sustainability Resource Guides
    The American Society of Landscape Architects has launched a new series of comprehensive online resource guides on sustainable design and planning. The guides include hundreds of project case studies, research papers, organizations and other government resources on sustainable design aggregated for the first time. Find out more about it here.
  • Design Elements of a Pet-Centric Home
    Attention home builders: Sixty-two percent of households have at least one pet, according to the American Pet Products Association. Half of them consider their pets "just as much a part of the family" as others in the household, according to a 2009 Roper poll. So including pet-friendly home features makes sense. "My dogs are my partners, so when we talked to our builder about what we wanted in our house, they were a big consideration," says Jennifer Voss, who hired Orren Pickell Designers & Builders in Lincolnshire to build her Hinsdale house in 2007.
  • Contractors' Records Catch OSHA's Attention
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting rules that make record-keeping audits an agency priority, and builders should get ready for inspectors who want to study injury logs when following up on worker complaints or investigating projects. Here’s the scoop.
  • M/I Homes Launches "Power of 8" Campaign
    M/I Homes is upping the stakes, and making the climate even better for homebuyers with their new "Power of 8" sales campaign.
  • Green Building Practices Focus of Certificate Program
    Green practices in residential building are the focus of the Green Homes Certificate Program offered by Colorado State University this fall at the CSU Loveland Learning Center. The accelerated evening program provides a comprehensive overview of green residential building, new construction and remodeling.
  • The Value of Doing Extreme Makeover
    Ever wonder if those builders and remodelers who participate in the Extreme Makeover show get anything out of the deal? This firm from Long Island, N.Y. has done seven of them. Here’s a look at what they consider to be the risks and rewards of being on the show.
  • Pace of Stimulus Spending Picks Up
    One-hundred-sixty-eight days after the $787 billion bill passed, Americans have been wondering: Where are their new bridges, their new sewers, their extra police officers, the solar panels on the government buildings? Most of all, where are the new jobs? For Ohio, like other states, it's a mixed answer.
  • Expert: Roommates Represent the Wave of the Future
    Here’s an emerging trend that home builders might want to keep an eye on. A recent university study on "multigenerational cohabitation” has found that increasingly large numbers of people who aren’t related to one another are sharing living accommodations. Wonder what that might do to traditional floor plans.
  • Design Winners; House's Exterior Reflects Nearby Nature
    The house was designed by a father for his son and created in cooperation with Mother Nature. The design is the result of the father's architectural expertise, the son's tastes and the need to respect the features of the natural environment that provide a retreat from life's daily demands.
  • Housing Begins Slow Rebound
    By every measure, except foreclosures, the housing market has stabilized and many areas of the U.S. are recovering, according to a spate of data released in the past two weeks. Check it out.

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