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FourPlans: Big Families on a Budget
Sometimes buyers need a lot of bedrooms but not the costs of a large luxury home. These plans deliver lots of sleeping space, great gathering rooms, smart details, and surprisingly modest square footages.
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Pulte, DSLD Honored as 2011’s Fastest-Growing Builders
The companies have proved to be masters of agility in a down market.
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Garbett Homes Mines Vein of Demand for Modern-Designed Homes
The Salt Lake City–based builder commissioned contemporary-style homes that are selling fast and for full price.
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An Eyebrow Dormer Can Unify a Home’s Elevation and its Interior, Too
A playful dormer offers serious unity for both the interior and elevation of a rural guesthouse.
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The NAHB Research Center Recognizes Outstanding Green Certification Program Partners for 2011
Builders, remodelers, verifiers, and other program champions applauded for helping promote high-performance home building.
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One Bedrooms That Sell
One-bedroom apartments are in demand, and rethinking the traditional shotgun approach will make units much more marketable.
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2011 Builder’s Choice Awards: Grand Winners, Single-Family
The single-family homes that nabbed a Grand Award in the 2011 Builder’s Choice competition were a diverse group. Whether urban, country, modern, traditional, or in between, they’re elegant, inspiring examples of builders and architects at the top of their game.
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FourPlans: Simple Footprints
Cutting corners can be a good thing—that is, when you’re eliminating unnecessary rooms and streamlining the home’s footprint.
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Roof Raising Done Right
An expanded 1908 builder’s cottage plays nice with the neighbors, thanks to a third-floor addition that was deftly done, in spite of numerous constraints.
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Revised Code Could Add $5K to Illinois New-Home Prices
Tougher blower-door testing could be particularly problematic, says a state HBA chief.
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