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Activity is so often mistaken for progress.
Front porches are back, garages — or at least huge, elevation-dominating ones — are out. Colors other than beige and sand are showing up here and there, architectural details are garnering more attention, and living spaces, although growing, are geared...
NAHB Opinion: We didn’t hire a marching band this spring when the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Counties agreed to work more closely to create sustainable local communities, but it was nevertheless a landmark eve...
FlowGuard Gold CPVC plumbing systems use one-step, solvent joining techniques that may be pressure-tested within 10 minutes of bonding.
Recent census figures confirm that the nuclear family — that mom-dad-and-2.5-kid concoction traditionally called traditional — is on the decline.
Built for the faculty and staff of a private university, Wiggins Creek offers architectural appeal and good value in a town with few housing choices.
With Catherine Tinker’s help and a glass of Alice’s magic potion, builders might never have to build model homes again.
Comfortmaker SoftSound 1200+ split-system air conditioners feature full-service control panels and longer service valve stubs.
Featuring a lower profile and new frameless cartridges, Designer Line cooktops are available in gas and electric as well as conventional and downdraft configurations.
Many people are conditioned to the routine of recycling their household trash, but recycling construction and demolition wastes is fairly uncommon yet profitable.
Having a house built can be stressful. But the move-in can be just as stressful if not more so for a family.
Combining whirlpool bathing with the effects of hydro-massage, BodySpa features a recirculating system that provides up to 80 gallons per minute without taxing the environment or the water bill.
The Colonnade pullout kitchen faucet is available in titanium-strengthened LifeShine copper finish as well as ivory, sand, glacier, chrome and chrome/glacier combination
Regarding TQM, ‘The Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated’
Fannie Mae’s chief economist explains why the current downturn might not be so hard on home builders.
Technology decisions made in the next 12 to 18 months will be influential in determining your operating effectiveness in 2004.
The two-speed, ceiling-mount FV-11VQD2 ventilating fan offers 0.3- to 1.0-sone noise levels. High speed works for spot exhaust, while the lower speed is used for continuous whole-house ventilation. The fan motor features permanently lubricated metal be...
The CoilMaster Series of construction framing nailers includes two tools, the F275C (shown) and the F325C, that feature the PowerMaster Plus design for reliability, a new valve design for speed and power, and a "feed claw" design for smooth travel of n...
On an 80-acre plot that used to be a family tree farm, a young New Urbanist town is emerging in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains near Longmont, Colo. But Prospect New Town isn’t your usual TND.
A house is just a physical manifestation of what we really build — dreams. And everyone is entitled to those.
Bedfellows do not get any stranger than when Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, takes the dais with Gary Garczynski, first vice president of the National Association of Home Builders, and the resulting “debate” is more than amicable.
A couple of years ago the Cahners Residential Group, which includes Professional Builder, decided to do something about the lack of qualified labor available to the construction industry.
Luxury production homes built during the past several years have been marked by dramatic, vaulted entries leading to vaulted great rooms. The problem is that these houses, while popular among those wanting to make a statement about their success, perha...
Tom Gillespie, a partner in Illinois-based Kennedy Homes, just wants good people. He’s not asking for much, is he?
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