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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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100 Years in Only 10 Weeks
Tuscany-style homes in the Shady Canyon community in Irvine, Calif., might look like they’re 100 years old, but they opened less than six months ago. The secret to their aged appearance? Tumbled brick.
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Old-World Authentic
Across the country, custom home builders have been returning to the architecture of the past, to familiar forms that resonate so strongly with clients.
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Living Well
Custom home builder Scott Sevon’s goal was to turn as many people as he could green after they toured his latest project, Millennium II, a spectacular showcase house in Glen Ellyn, Ill., a suburb west of Chicago.
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Not for Just Your Father’s Oldsmobile
The American garage is where bands are born, family cribs and rockers are given new life, and old trash awaits its transformation into treasure. It is also, occasionally, where the car is kept.
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Team Building
When it comes to constructing a show house, custom builder Gary Striegler can’t say enough about the value of teamwork.
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A Real Showoff
For Warren Sirzyk, president of Renaissance Development Corp., this 14,800-square-foot Southern belle in Atlanta’s desirable Buckhead community was his first venture into the challenging but rewarding task of constructing a “showcase” home to not only ...
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Don't Bend Over
Typically, less than a third of all kitchen cabinets are easily accessible, which means a lot of time is spent placing objects high overhead, bending down to remove heavy pots and pans, or climbing on chairs to find what is needed.
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Gold-Medal Vistas
Located in ski-chic Deer Valley Resort, one of the venues for alpine and freestyle skiing events in the 2002 Winter Olympics, this $3 million mountain home has an eagle’s-eye view of three local ski areas as well as charming downtown Park City, Utah.