PB August 2004

Installing conventional gravity-based wastewater lines may not be practical where the the land's grade is too low.

More and more people are choosing to follow their own individual preferences when it comes to their homes.

Builders only work within the rules established by cities or towns. For new patterns of development to form, change must begin with the keepers of the zoning codes.

Bathroom vanities are becoming taller for users' comfort.

Austin, Texas, mixed-use infill project appeals to both young urbanites and suburban empty nesters.

There's a debate raging among U.S. economists as to whether the rapid run-up in housing prices in many markets across the country constitutes an investment bubble that could soon burst.

Prime location in suburban Atlanta becomes historic-looking townhomes.

If speculative buyers contribute to the formation of pricing bubbles, this is not good news.

Find ways to create secluded retreats and hallway buffer zones.

Generation Xers now have families of their own and represent a strong market for today's builders.