Home Design Details That Add Distinction
Drawn from winners of the 2020 Best in American Living Awards, these design details can inspire home builders with fresh new ways to differentiate their homes in a competitive market
Custom Age-in-Place Living
There seems to be a disconnect between custom builders and 55+ builders, this despite the fact that…
Best Practices for Multigenerational Home Design
Multigenerational living is on the rise. Here's what Designer Seth Hart of DTJ Design wants…
How Home Builders Can Benefit From Good Design
Editor Nigel Maynard chats with an architect and production builder about what classifies as "good…
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Home Design
Female Homebuyers Want Practicality
According to Housing Design Matters, more times than not, a woman makes the decision whether to purchase a home.
Award-Winning Projects
Design Winners: Best of BALA 2019
These 11 projects from the Best in American Living Awards are a road map to design details that resonate with today’s homebuyers
Pro Builder Design Awards
2018 Professional Builder Design Award Winners
This year’s awards competition recognizes superb attention to detail and innovative problem-solving with a range of exciting, inspiring work
Lean Building
Lean Design for Home Builders? A Primer
The home building industry’s approach to design, plans, and specifications needs a comprehensive overhaul to find and eliminate waste in product and process
Lean Building
Building Lean? Beyond Value Engineering
Builders rightly obsess about cost reduction, but there's a revolution brewing under the banner of Lean operations. On the surface, it resembles traditional value engineering, but there are crucial distinctions
