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EDITOR'S NOTE

  • The Art of Infill

    Many of the winners showcased innovative urban design solutions.

     

INSIDE STORY

  • Bay Area entrepreneur Rich Rifkin is photographed at his New Home store approaching its opening date in San Rafael, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Rifikin wants to open a chain of green construction showrooms and stores that will offer eco-friendly building materials. New Home Inc., which is planning its first store in San Rafael, also is planning its first East Bay store at a shuttered Good Guys! outlet in Dublin. (Sherry LaVars/Staff)

    Work in Progress

    New Home Inc. founder says reliable distribution is what this sector has lacked.

     

  • Finding Its Sweet Spot

    Its G-Line series promotes a "philosophy" of living.

     

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    John Widsa needed some fancy footwork and luck to move Savannah, Ala., forward.

     

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TECH TOOLS

  • BIM Boom

    A number of companies join forces to streamline their building planning process.

     

NATIONAL BEAT

  • Kitchen Confidential

    Survey says improving kitchens is an important way to create higher value to potential buyers.

     

  • Speak Up

    HBAs and builders from around the country are urging their representatives to find ways to solve the housing crisis.

     

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