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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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Honest wrong beliefs: Sometimes it’s what we know that gets in the way — Lean Tuesday with Scott Sedam
As I write this week’s blog on a plane from Detroit to Vegas, I happened upon an article in the Delta in-flight magazine about healthy eating and…
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Exposed: The most common framing mistake in home building, Lean Tuesday with Todd Hallett
Headers, headers everywhere! Nearly every builder I have ever worked with (regardless of geography) initially had far too many headers and/or headers…
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Lean design and curb appeal: A marriage made in heaven – Lean Tuesday with Todd Hallett
Lots of matrimony talk lately. From the saccharin sweet royal wedding to the much publicized split between J’Lo and Marc Anthony - some marriages are…
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Retiring in style: 3 custom homes that redefine retirement living
We profile three custom-home projects that redefine retirement living, including a hilltop home in Connecticut designed for a working retired couple and a sprawling ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
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Color forecast: 40 earth-inspired hues for 2012
The Sherwin-Williams Colormix 2012 forecast proves a color palette doesn’t need to stray far from its roots to make a big design impact. Forty hues highlighted in the 2012 selection indicate Earth-inspired color family groups with reds, blues, greens and neutrals dominating the palette.
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Lean Construction Drawings: 4 Elements that should always be there and 1 that shouldn’t - Lean Tuesday with Todd Hallett
Plans, plans, plans, it’s sometimes difficult to know what they should include and what they shouldn’t. After spending the last two years with Scott…
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Lean Design is Infectious
Monday morning 6:30 a.m. Jeff the lead carpenter rolls out the latest set of prints for the new Thornberry model. He sighs as he scans the plans and…
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Lean Design principle #1
The concept of lean architectural design is often misunderstood. Elimination of design- induced waste in both product and process is the overriding…
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Brownies, muffins and dollars
I must admit, as an architect involved heavily in the home building business for the last 20 years I have never come across the concept of “Brownies…
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Is Lean Design the bigfoot of the architectural world?
“I thought I saw it once. Rooms designed in twelve foot dimensions, footing dimensions in 24” increments. Sheetrock scraps wouldn’t fill a…