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.
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.
Reclaimed Material Suits Custom Homes Drive along any given U.S. highway and you'll see them in the distance: dilapidated barns leaning precariously toward collapse. There's gold in those barns! Ask Gary Norman. He'll fashion those forgotten barn planks into a truly one-of-a-kind custom home.