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News Flash: The sun is hot. there's renewed and widespread attention being paid to it as a legitimate home energy source—and this time that interest might stick. A perfect storm of factors has come together to keep solar solutions on the front burner, including record crude oil prices, federal tax a...
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Five likeable projects prove that not all teardowns warrant a crackdown.
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When the June 2007 Angora Fire burned its way into the residential streets of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., firefighters were ready. The neighborhoods, unfortunately, were not.
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THERE IS A HOUSE IN OMAHA, NEB., that is unlike any other house in the state—perhaps the ountry. Built under HUD's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), this “concept” house is loaded with 60 of the best technologies and products home building has to offer and is seen as a model fo...
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Builders, architects, urban planners, and sustainability experts held a design charrette on Oct. 24 to come up with floor plans, construction processes, and product suggestions for Concept House Charleston in South Carolina, the second PATH Concept Home and the first in the Southeastern U.S.
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There is a house in Omaha, Neb., that is unlike any other house in the state—perhaps the ountry. Built under HUD's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), this “concept” house is loaded with 60 of the best technologies and products home building has to offer and is seen as a model fo...
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Neighborhoods used to be built this way. Back in the day, at the turn of the previous century, there were no developers, no master plans, and no model-home complexes with a choice of six floor plans. Houses would go up individually on roomy lots, respectful of the regional style and the scale of wha...
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A DEMONSTRATION HOME IN Paterson, N.J., by the chemical company BASF recently became the first house on the Eastern seaboard to receive an LEED-Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED designation means the house is 80 percent more energy efficient than the average home.
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LAST YEAR, FORBES PROCLAIMED SAGAPONACK, N.Y., the country's most expensive zip code, with a median home price of $2.7 million. When architect Michael Lomont staked out a street address for his young family in this once agrarian community on the eastern tip of Long Island, he paid less than half tha...
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Lennar Corp. announced Wednesday that, beginning immediately, all of their new communities constructed in the greater San Francisco Bay market will be equipped with a roof-integrated solar electric system from PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation, as a standard feature. The launch begins...
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The New American Home would not be possible without the support of the members of the National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI)/Supplier 100, as well as a legion of local and regional suppliers and installers. More than 40 NCHI members contributed products to this year's house and provided con...
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In recent years, The New American Home has been a beacon of innovation with regard to energy and resource efficiency, earning local and national distinction for low energy consumption and the use of sustainable construction materials and methods.
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FOR MANY OF THE HOMES HE DESIGNS FOR THE SUN VALLEY RESORT area, Idaho architect Rich Childress is asked to find wood flooring that has been purposely (and recently) distressed to look old, presumably so that it conveys character and authenticity. “It would be more authentic to put in a new wood flo...
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WITH ITS QUIET symmetry and subdued palette, this wooded retreat appears the epitome of simplicity.
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THE PEPPERING OF quaint towns between Boston and Providence, R.I., are what many would consider the quintessence of New England. Rich in colonial history and succinct in their Shaker pragmatism, these villages have long been celebrated for their simple beauty.
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This month's top shelf products includes roofing materials from Huber Engineered Woods, the innovative Fuego outdoor grill, and the Wrap 'N' Snap column covering from Royal Wood.
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FOR YEARS, NOBODY PAID MUCH attention to the aging Sears store that anchored a hill in Tenleytown, a Northwest Washington neighborhood just south of the Maryland-District line. When the concrete, curvilinear, Deco-inspired store opened in 1941 it made quite a splash, especially the two ramps that sw...
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BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMES IN A HOT REAL estate market seems difficult enough, but building them to withstand a Category 3 hurricane seems nutty and impossible. “It's a challenge,” says Mount Dora, Fla.–based builder Kristin Beall. But she says it is possible.
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The building process is inherently slow, but here are some products and systems that can help you shave days off your schedule.
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Let's just say there were a few codes and ordinances weighing in on the design of the Aptekar House, an oceanfront prize in tony Stinson Beach, Calif. FEMA requirements set the floor at 19 feet above sea level to safeguard against storm surges, and a height limit prescribed by the local design revie...