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How are builders of all sizes and niches responding to the downturn? What's in their business plan for 2008? What are they doing on the sales front that seems to be working with today's seemingly all-too-patient buyer? These were the questions we sought to answer when we set out to interview four bu...
Two builders, two developers, and a remodeler received the first Livable Communities Awards, presented by the National Association of Home Builders and AARP. The awards, presented Dec. 11 in Washington, recognize homes and communities that are well designed, safe, comfortable, and accessible, regard...
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The NAHB Research Center recently announced the winners of the 2008 National Housing Quality (NHQ) Awards, presented annually to home builders and trade companies that demonstrate best-in-class customer satisfaction and business management standards in residential construction. The NHQ Awards, which...
FOR ALL OF THE INNOVATIONS HE'S pioneered in housing design and the attention he's received for them, Carson Looney has no pretense about his job or his legacy. In fact, he disdains the marketing side of architecture in favor of simply serving his clients with thoughtful solutions. “Our first ad was...
Meet the judges of the 2007 Builders Choice Awards.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINNING ENTRIES VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.BUILDERONLINE.COM, CLICK ON “THE MAGAZINE” TAB, AND THEN CLICK ON “BUILDER ARTICLE LINKS.”
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- The NAHB is glad to hear President Bush's response to the subprime mortgage crisis.
- The NAHB names the 2007 recipient of its Daniel B. Grady Memorial Award.
- The Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind. metropolitan area retains the title of most affordable major U.S. housing market for the eighth consecuti...
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Three students from the University of Maryland architecture program claimed the top three spots in the first-ever TCA/PCA Storm Housing 2007, a Tilt-Up Concrete Association- and Portland Cement Association- sponsored international competition that seeks conceptual designs for a storm-resistant housi...
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Who says compact can't be terrific? With its comforting front porch and shingled dormers, Plan 2 at Acacia looks like something from the set of “Leave It to Beaver.” Cute as it is, though, there's nothing retro about this 2,866-square-foot home, designed by Dahlin Group and part of a collection of f...
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When you are fortunate enough to have one of the most breathtaking views in the country, you want to enjoy it as much as possible. That's how architect Denis Henmi's clients felt about the custom home they commissioned in Southern Utah.
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The newest resident in Oakland's Jack London Square neighborhood makes a great first impression. Amid-rise luxury building with 70 condominiums and four live/work units on just under a half acre, it proves that high density and great visual impact aren't mutually exclusive. Almost a full city block ...