Four projects strive to produce as much energy as they use.
Some local leaders already showed gains in business.
In home building's future, new products and technologies will focus on water, energy, and sustainability.
You know what they say: You can't improve what you don't measure.
What will these new guidelines mean for showering?
But some wonder if estimates about new jobs and people in their markets might be exaggerated.
The startup expects to close around 200 homes in 2010.
When the bottom fell out of the condo market, JAG Development went back to the bank, but they didn't go back to the drawing board. Their designs were still marketable.
HydroRight converters a standard toilet into a dual flush.
The GLL2-80 laser is the first 360-degree dual-plane line laser.
DC012 jobsite radio will charge NiCad and Lithium-ion batteries.
Liquid Nails Extreme adhesive can be applied to wet or frozen lumber.
SKIL power saw makes length and width cuts.
ProForm Lite causes drywall dust to fall straight to the floor.
Composite brick and grid system makes patios and decks easy to install.
PowerAssist targets builders with all-in-one tools.
This green-approved program is designed to identify and qualify products and systems specifically for the National Green Building Standard.
It May be the Next Step in Home Energy Efficiency
NorthWest Crossing in Bend, Ore., takes sustainability beyond building green.
New NAHB survey reveals what builders think is holding back home buyers from purchasing a home.
BIM software can help builders be more efficient and meet these challenges.
New applications developed suited market to older buyers.
Fort Worth, Texas
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Truro, Mass.
Lopez Island, Wash.
Smyrna, Del.-based Bestfield Homes holds the distinction of having the 1,000 certificate under the National Green Building Certification Program.
The NAHB and its members urge Congress to put pressure on lenders to start lending again.
Property management and commercial construction help to cushion the blows of the housing downturn.
What happens when you marry the artistry of a custom home builder with the purchasing power and operational efficiencies of a volume builder? Hopefully, a union that will leave these two Orlando, Fla.-based home construction companies in better stead to weather the downturn.
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