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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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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Why AI Is Now Key to Our Trade Partner Strategy
Thompson Custom Homes Business Manager Erin Day explains how AI became a crucial part of building and maintaining successful trade partner relationships
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A Smart Home Built Smart
Custom builder August Homes blends efficient, high-tech home automation systems with high-performance, sustainable building strategies
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The Lean Builder Blog: PO vs. VPO – Another ‘voice of the process’
One of the requirements in Lean Operations is harnessing the “Voice of the Process.” Your processes can teach you so much and hence save you a lot of…
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Lutron Sivoia QS Wireless
Lutron’s Sivoia QS Wireless system offers convenient daylight control for new or retrofit applications with ultra-quiet performance, precision shade alignment, and the elimination of communication wiring.
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NationWide Homes introduces “Care Cottages” for the disabled, elderly
Martinsville, Va.-based Nationwide Homes introduced its first ever Care-Cottage. The modular units are set up on rural properties next to primary caregivers and offer an affordable alternative to home renovation or assisted living facilities.
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Toll Brothers, EchoFirst to offer green, energy-efficient home communities in Arizona
Toll Brothers and EchoFirst announced that Echo solar systems will be deployed as the state-of-the-art energy management system within new Toll Brothers communities in Arizona.
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NAHB updates its home value estimator
Economist Paul Emrath of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has updated a model he developed that estimates the value various features add to a home.
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Lutron Sivoia QS Wireless daylight control
Lutron’s Sivoia QS Wireless system offers convenient daylight control for new or retrofit applications with ultra-quiet performance, precision shade alignment, and the elimination of communication wiring.
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Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap
This color-matching app allows users to quickly and easily match hues with more than 1,500 Sherwin-Williams colors. Browse existing images or snap a…
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PDF Notes
Manage and display PDF files on your iPad with features like fast display, quick page-turning, zoom, email distribution, and portrait and landscape…
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EcoFlash BD+C
For green builders and remodelers interested in becoming a LEED AP, this app makes studying for the LEED AP 2009 Building Design & Construction…
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Dropbox
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you…