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Floodproof on a Floodplain

An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot




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Time-Machine Lessons

We ask custom builders: If you could redo your first house or revisit the first years of running your business, what would you do differently?

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Devil in the Details

In the fall of 2018, I had the privilege of taking a day to tour two very special companies while I was visiting Copenhagen, and the level of craft…

Leadership

Guest Columnist: Boost the Efficiency of Your Building Process

Valuable insights Architect Robert Hidey gleaned over decades of residential design experience

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Backstory: Green Gables Opens Up Every Aspect of its Design/Build Process to Clients

"You never want to get to the next phase and realize somebody's not happy."

 

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Strategies for Maximizing Profit

Custom home builders talk about what they do on the front end of a project to achieve better margins

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Landscape Adds Value

On designing a great outdoor program and making sure it gets built

Architecture

Design Details: Feel The Burn

San Diego designer/builder Rob Wells creates the Gnar (short for gnarly) House that breaks some rules

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Custom Builders Branching Out

Two custom builders seek to improve margins: one by unitizing pricing relationships with trades, the other by pursuing a coveted homebuyer group

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Resilient Design: Ready for Natural Disasters

Resilient design creates homes that can survive natural disasters and stay functional in the aftermath

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Being Prepared—Resilient Design

Moving across the country to Los Angeles nearly 15 years ago meant boning up on many aspects of life in the West. This included earthquakes, of…

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