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Editor's Notes

  • Survival Lessons

    Object lessons in how builders need to respond to the housing recession.

     

Products

  • Product Search

    Manufacturers at IBS 2010 to focus on energy, sustainability, and the environment.

     
  • Hat Tricks

    How creative can tool companies get in a slow economy? Very.

     

Inside Story

  • BASIC BOXES: Level Construction builds the same home KB Home would have, but with far fewer options.

    Picking Up the Pieces

    Level Construction and Development is finishing a community in Baton Rouge that KB Home walked away from.

     
  • Missouri Compromise

    “Mandatory option” requires builders to help educate customers about home safety.

     
  • Body Heat

    Passive House Institute is adding consultants to spread the word about this European-style concept.

     
  • Unfinished Business

    KB and Centex accused of reneging on deal with local developers.

     

Success Stories

  • Low Key: Located within walking distance of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the market-rate units (mostly townhomes stacked on top of condo flats) complement the neighborhood with Key West???style architecture.

    Cultural Creative

    A unique public-private partnership uses affordable artist housing to revitalize one of Fort Lauderdale's oldest neighborhoods.

     

Top Shelf

Green House

  • No-Maintenance Myth

    Virtual home designer and building scientist weigh in on defining true sustainability.

     
  • Pushing EEMs

    Despite the growth of green building, EEMs can't gain a foothold.

     
  • Neighborhood Fit: Traditional styling combined with a high level of performance is expected to appeal to a wider audience and enable New World Homes to fit seamlessly into existing infill locations.

    Mod Generation

    New World Homes offers traditional house styles that combine off-site building with high-level performance.

     
  • Partnering With LEED

    The overseer of the LEED rating systems wants to tap into green housing-focused programs around the country.

     
  • Hot Water Option

    Valley Electric Association is partnering with Rheem Manufacturing.

     
  • That???s a Wrap: Hollywood???s newest residential address clusters 34 detached brownstones around the neighborhood???s oldest-standing house, a 1904 frame house being renovated into a museum.

    Seeing Stars

    Not only are these detached brownstones affordable, they're energy efficient.

     

Industry Insight

  • Headscratchers

    Why is no one measuring the biggest robbers of profit?

     

Crowe's Economy

  • Buy Now

    As affordability settles down, demand is starting to increase.

     
  • Prime Drivers

    Demographics drive long-term housing demand.

     

Digital Home

  • Virtual Sales Agent

    Interactive content augments the sales process.

     
  • Sounds of Silence

    Whole-house distribution of high-definition signals will be the next big thing in home technology.

     

Tech Tools

Features

  • Jump Start

    They see recovery for their companies in more modest terms.

     
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    Thawing the 55-Plus Home Buying Market

    Quelling fear and creating must-have products are secrets to selling to Baby Boomer buyers.

     
  • Ten Attention Getters

    Here is a collection of successful projects that speak to a wide range of housing solutions that builders can undertake.

     
  • Is the McMansion Dead?

    From accusations of ostentatious overconsumption to environmental indifference, the McMansion has taken some brutal hits in the recession economy.

     
  • Defective Thinking

    Different perceptions among builders and their customers can blow up into defect lawsuits when communication falters.

     

Special Section

  • Show Home Tour

    It's a brave new world for our annual show homes this year, both of which reflect how the industry has changed to new realities.

     
  • Show Time

    Even in a down economy, manufacturers are introducing innovative products.

     
  • It’s That Time Again!

    The show will be held in Las Vegas from Jan. 19–22.

     

National Beat

  • We did it!

    The organization called its members to action and they responded.

     
  • 500 and Counting

    The NAHB Research Center provided National Green Building Certification for its 500th project.

     
  • Bath Bonanza

    Survey shows that improving bathrooms is a great way to create superior value tat is recognized by potential buyers.

     
  • Survival Essentials

    It can be your lifeline toward surviving one of the worst housing markets in decades.

     

Last Word

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