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The posts are available in any wood species and can be manufactured up to 10½ inches wide and 10 feet long
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Builders should be fully prepared to take advantage of the home-buyer tax credit. No more extensions or stimulus money will be forthcoming from the Fed.
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A first-person account of K. Hovnanian's Mid-Atlantic trade partner council gathering that was held November, 2009.
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Knowing your traffic-to-sales conversion is a great start, but the best builders focus on the subtleties of the home-buying process and agent activities to measure sales success and pinpoint problems.
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Scott Sedam hosts the Lean Building Forum on HousingZone.com, where each month he interviews those who are implementing the principles of lean operations in home building.
Even with the sluggish housing market and a more budget-conscious consumer base, home-building professionals expect to see increased investment in water-conservation measures in home-building and remodeling projects through 2011.
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Faced with meeting increasingly stringent energy codes and a growing demand for green, high-performance features, builders nationwide are looking to maximize the energy efficiency of their homes without blowing the budget. The easiest and most economical step to creating energy-efficient homes is to master building envelope and air sealing design.
In November 2009, the International Code Council (ICC) voted to keep the language related to mandatory fire sprinklers installed in all new one- and two-family homes in the next edition of the International Residential Code (IRC)
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Well-heeled empty nesters are flocking to The Enclave at Montvale for a shot at large, luxurious townhomes that live like single-family homes, but cost a lot less.
Over the next 20 years, experts predict a shift toward residential communities that are smaller, greener and friendlier.
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| Perspective |
Professional Builder magazine Editor-in-Chief David Barista talks about National Housing Quality Executive Council (NHQEC), a group of 25 home builders and housing consultants that are fully committed to serving the industry
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| Number Crunch |
Professional Builder magazine's provides a snapshot of statistics related to the home building industry.
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| Run It |
Home builders that have championed trade partner councils (TPCs), and industry consultants who have helped put them together, say having one can pay off with a host of benefits for the builder, and probably even more for participating trades.
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