Tag: cost-effective design
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Success Strategy: Design and Energy Efficiency Power Garbett Homes
Utah-based builder plans expansion into markets where homeowners face high utility bills.
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FourPlans: Narrow Homes with Front-Loading Garages
Infill development is big. Need a plan for a narrow lot? Check out these four terrific designs, each 41 feet wide or less with a two-car, front-loading garage.
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Alternatives to the Pork Chop Eave Return
The pork chop return may be easy to build, but it’s clunky, out of proportion, and shouts cookie cutter. There’s a better way, and architect Don Powers shows three alternatives.
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A Double-dip of Home Building Innovation
Shea Homes creates flexible floor plans and a better way to sell them.
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A Revived Housing Market Wonders If Its Depleted Workforce Is Up To The Task
Labor shortages could lead to higher wages and home prices.
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Production Breaks Out of the Box
Two of the winners of the 2013 Gold Nugget Awards are hard proof that production builders are taking cues from custom builders. In so doing, they’re upping the game.
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Mystery Inspector: More Wasteful Framing
Wall, floor, and roof framing offer opportunities to make a house more energy efficient and comfortable while saving money on the lumber package.
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In small lots, outdoor spaces that live large
Architect Steve James shows how production builders can create outdoor spaces that live large, even on small lots.
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Corium Brick Cladding System
Install genuine brick facade in a snap.
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Prefab Grows Up
A long way from its Sears, Roebuck & Co. predecessors, the newest versions of prefab homes are eco-friendly, cost-effective, with traditional good looks. This deep dive into four project and the state of prefab will help readers decide if prefab is right for their target market.