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Symphony Park at Strathmore
North Bethesda, Md.
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New Metric Helps Builders and Architects Maximize Daylighting
Thanks to a new metric from the Lighting Research Center, builders, architects, engineers, and other design pros have a better method for predicting the maximum amount of beneficial daylighting in their designs.
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fishing line disaster kit essentials
Use fishing line (a super-strong, waterproof filament) to tie a flapping door closed or secure a tarp over a broken car window. — 6 Surprise Disaster-Kit Essentials
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A High-Style Modular Option for up to 45% Less
A Seattle-based modular builder says it has cracked the code to offering high-end custom homes at nearly half the price of site-built.
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FourPlans: Pretty Porches
Porches are popular, at least judging from the bestselling designs on BuilderHousePlans and its affiliated sites.
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Story Pool House
Centerpoint, Texas
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Shadowboxx
San Juan Islands, Wash.
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Nevis Pool and Garden Pavilion
Bethesda, Md.
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A New Label to Declare Building Products’ Contents
A West Coast–based certifier’s new content label allows manufacturers to declare their products’ contents in an effort to promote greater transparency.
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Classic Bones, New Skin for Victorian Farm House
Designer and builder Ed Binkley shows how a traditional farm house massing paired with contemporary fa??ade details will snag buyers of all generations.
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