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Editor's Notes

  • Boyce ThompsonEditorial Directorbthompson@hanleywood.com

    Life on the Edge

    Our Generation xyb project includes features that potential buyers have never seen in a production home.

     

Foundations

House of the Month

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    An Ode to the Ocean

    A harborside home draws inspiration from the craft of shipbuilding and the history of the Provincetown waterfront.

     

Field Report

Dashboard

Details

  • LG ResidenceVancouver, B.C., Canada

    Great Wall

    For the ground-floor renovation of a 100-year-old house, a herringbone wall made of salvaged planks lends warmth while being an expression of the owners' desire to blend past and present.

     

Jump Ball

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    Touch Ups

    Three builders focus changes on kitchens and baths.

     

Red Tape

Game Changer

Products

Editor's Pick

Top Shelf

On a Budget

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    Shady Characters

    An architecture firm uses galvanized steel for inexpensive sunshades.

     

Category Review

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    Hot and Cold

    What's new in heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems?

     

Sound Off

Crowe's Economy

Housing Pulse

  • Paul CardisFounder and CEO Avid Ratingspaul.cardis@avidratings.com

    Survey Error

    Don't get scammed by high response rate programs that measure very little.

     

Features

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    Family Ties

    Architect Barry Berkus discusses his ideas about the reinvention of multigenerational housing.

     
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    Gen B: It's Chill Time

    For empty-nesters, it’s about scaling down and having fun, with room for kids, grandkids, and friends to visit on holidays and weekends.

     
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    Gen X: All in the Family

    For a hard-working professional couple with active kids and a live-in relative, here's the ticket: a home that multitasks as hard as its owners do.

     
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    Gen Y: Feathering the Nest

    A young couple starting out needs room for a growing family, plus space for visiting friends and relatives.

     
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    Therapeutic Effect

    Hearthstone and Builder magazine recognize the efforts of Dan Wallrath and Van Metre Homes.

     
  • Show & Sell

    Builders, architects, and designers discuss what elements are helping homes sell.

     
  • A quick glance at this Florida beach house from the pool could make a new-comer think he has had to many mojitos.

    Best in Show

    From a big house with big views to a jewel box house with hang space, a few highlights from the National Association of Home Builders annual Best in American Living Awards.

     

Build Smart

How To

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    ICF Bracing

    A good ICF job depends on proper bracing to avoid bends and blowouts.

     

Application

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    Water Combo

    The New American Home 2012 employs a single piping run for cold water and fire suppression.

     

Redline

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    Sharp Curves

    Curves aren't always the impractical whimsy of some nutty architect. They're a sensible choice when you need to squeeze more room out of a tiny floor plan.

     

Callbacks

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    An Unsettling Problem

    Foundation settling happens. Here's how to keep it from becoming an expensive problem and sinking your reputation.

     

National Beat

Chairman's Letter

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    Crucial Support

    To ensure homeownership remains a national priority, NAHB members need to make it a vital issue in the upcoming presidential elections.

     

Interview With New Chairman

NAHB Research Center Corner

  • News From the Center

    Consensus committee to meet: education and networking at the International Builders' Show.

     

Next

  • Seeing the Light Italcementis i.light panels covered two-fifths of the exterior surface of Italys pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

    Shining Through

    The product, called i.light, could have decorative and energy-saving applications for new-home construction and remodeling.

     
 

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