Category: construction
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Sealing the Envelope: Secrets of Energy Efficient Buildings
Portland based developer Ed McNamara is keenly focused on building green and achieving high levels of energy, water and other resource efficiencies. And he’s obligated by HUD and other public financing partners to rent at below-market rates.
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Avant Blurs the Lines for Gen Y Designs
Avant Housing’s latest development, 1880 Mission in San Francisco, targets Gen Y renters with designs that blur the lines between work and play, inside and out, old and new.
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Design Details: Pools, Part II
With styles that range from lavish to low-key, in regions around the country, ideas abound for projects of all kinds.
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Victorian Victory: A New England Victorian Gets a Stylish and Sustainable Remodel
A 120-year-old home in the Boston suburbs gets a modernizing makeover to become a design award winner.
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FourPlans: Impressive Islands
Want to wow buyers? Deliver a big kitchen island. Not only will it boost your layout’s looks, but it’s also incredibly practical, offering counter space and often extra seating.
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Production Homes Can Live Larger Than They Look
Two different floor plans in the same footprint illustrate how smart tweaks make a modest production home live larger.
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Sustainable Award-Winning Beauties
Five award-winning homes follow a variety of paths to sustainability.
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Design Details: Pools
A well thought-out pool can add value to a home and a luxurious touch to an outdoor space.
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FourPlans: Plug and Play
For many buyers, how a home accommodates the technology and gadgets they depend on is an important part of the design mix. These plans offer clever, petite pocket offices and e-spaces engineered to keep phones and tablets within reach of living areas without cluttering the kitchen counter or table.
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Staircase Hidden Behind a Bookshelf Brings an Old House Up to Code
In a remodel of a 1990s shingle-style house, the back stairway is hidden behind a bookshelf, and the stairwell is lined with books.