Green production housing for the middle market is perfectly doable, and Green Builders of Austin, Texas is showing how it’s done.

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Get Niche Quick

When the market cools, specialization can be a very good thing.
10 Things You Need to Know About Modular Homes

Surely you've heard the industry's sales pitch by now: lower costs, speedy construction, excellent craftsmanship, and quality building...
Survival Instinct

Chris Coleman doesn't expect his housing market to get well anytime soon. As president of Northfield, Ill.–based The Dearborn-Buckingham...

Projects We Like: The Kootenai

The developers behind this high brow restoration in the Montana wilderness hope to win second home buyers with a piece of history.

A Tale of Two Master Plans

The home building industry is in for a long, grueling winter, but there are signs of spring on the horizon. At opposite ends of the country...
Wofford College Housing Village

Most college students can't wait to get out of the dorms and into off-campus housing. At Wofford College, seniors have a reason to stick...
Aqua Island Homes

LIFE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND offers some unexpected delights in this infill paradise. Proving that New Urbanism need not be synonymous with...

Conventional wisdom hits the chopping block in this year’s kitchen and bath competition.

They are greenfields, brownfields, grayfields, and desert outposts. The 44th annual Gold Nugget Awards celebrate Western projects that...

The architecture was inspired and the site planning exemplary, but the biggest winner in the 2007 Builder's Choice Awards was Mother Earth.

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Kitchen Cabinets for Men

German high-end kitchen manufacturer Poggenpohl has always prided itself on cutting-edge modern products , but its latest launch is...
The 2008 Watermark Awards

Conventional wisdom hits the chopping block in this year’s kitchen and bath competition.
Energy Star Gazing

With electricity prices rising as much as they have been for the last five years, it is important that you outfit your homes with as many...

Spiff Up Your Standing Inventory

Like most real estate agents these days, Lori McGuire has had to step it up a bit to get buyers to sign a contract. A Realtor in Orange...
60 Clermont Street, Denver

DESIGNER DEBRA TONEY DESCRIBES the exterior elevation style of this Denver spec home as Asian-influenced Arts and Crafts. It's an aesthetic...
Old Dominion Showhouse, Mclean, Va.

IS IT RETRO? IS IT CONTEMPORARY? This heavenly, 340-square-foot master bath defies any one label, proving that eclecticism can be stunning...