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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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3 Questions Answered About Reliable Energy in Home Construction
Energy expert Bryan Cordill makes a case for why and how propane is an answer to growing concerns about reliability and resilience in home construction
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Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS
At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros
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PERC Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency at IBS with 'Clean Build Conversations'
Hear from industry standouts Matt Blashaw and Anthony Carrino at this hour-long Show Village event
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Details: Stealth Modern
Check out the nifty way modern is blended with the stone hearth fireplace in a 1910 lakeside cottage
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Small Business
You can blame (or credit) architect Sarah Susanka for giving rise to the small-house movement. It depends on your perspective. Back in the 1990s,…
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Design Spotlight: Ceilings
Curvilinear, boundaries, playful, and other expressions of ceiling designs by three architects.
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Multigenerational Homes: Crowd Pleasers
Multigenerational living is on the rise, and custom builders are coming up with ingenious solutions for each client
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High-Performance Homes Sit Lightly on the Land
These high-performance custom homes offer a wealth of ideas, from straw-bale and rammed-earth construction to precast concrete panels and VOC-scavenging drywall
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Details: Separate but Equal
Partial-height screens transformed this basement into a space reminiscent of East Asia.
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Design Spotlight: Staircases
Jeff Goulette Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson Architects, Chicago Stairs provide an opportunity for spatial drama, expressive detailing, and…
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Vacation Homes: Second to None
Imagination plays a big part in designing custom homes. Even though clients usually have a smaller budget for a vacation home, they want to make it…
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Custom Infill: Fitting Right In
Good negotiating skills, creative problem-solving, and flexibility make these infill projects sing