The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort
Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024
4 Inspiring Adaptive Reuse Projects With Real Impact
From former schools to warehouses, these adaptive reuse projects—winners in the 2023 Best in American Living Awards—succeed in creating new housing and revitalizing their neighborhoods
Kid-Friendly Home Design Four Ways
Do your ‘family’ homes really deliver great design for parents and their children? Here are four clever home design ideas that consider kids and adults alike
4 Single-Family Build-to-Rent Home Designs Offering Comfort and Construction Efficiency
Single-family rentals are popular. Take a look at these detached-home design ideas for the single-family build-to-rent market, one of the fastest-growing segments of single-family construction
Are Agrihoods a Growth Opportunity?
Including a farm in your master plan isn’t just trendy, it also gives back
Attainable Housing Solutions (and More) at IBS 2024
A handful of homes at Pro Builder’s Show Village at IBS 2024 offer a path forward for providing high-quality, lower-cost housing nationwide
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 “…
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…
Vinyl siding top exterior choice on new homes: Census Bureau
Vinyl siding was the most popular choice for new home exteriors in 2010 — the 16th straight year vinyl has been No. 1, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Vinyl has gained market share during the housing downturn, going from 31 percent of new homes in 2005 to 36 percent in 2010.
5 creative outdoor living designs
Creating an indoor-outdoor relationship is nothing new. But as the home-building industry continues to decrease the size of homes and searches for ways to add value to designs, extending living space outdoors becomes a critical design component. Professional Builder's House Review design team presents five outdoor living concepts.
Home exterior research: Fiber cement, brick, wood dominate market
Tried-and-true materials continue to dominate the home exteriors market, but veneer products are gaining in popularity, according to a survey of Professional Builder readers.
"Renters by choice" influence multi-family rental design
Young adults have traditionally fueled most of the demand for rental housing. There are still plenty of young renters in the marketplace, but renters by choice, who are generally older, are changing things up in the multi-family sector.
5 creative concepts in urban townhouse living
Professional Builder's House Review design team offers several examples of urban townhouse that maintain a sense of identity with the existing neighborhoods while also offering a sense of privacy and security.
Survey: Majority of builders believe kitchen is key to selling new homes
When it comes to selling new homes and feature upgrades, the kitchen remains the heart of the home, according to a survey of Professional Builder readers.
6 creative concepts in kitchen design
Our team of architects and designers offers six designs that emphasize the value of proper kitchen layout and location. Ranging from an award-winning luxury home to sketches for smaller-size designs, each concept confirms that the kitchen has become the “command center” and focal point of virtually every new home.
8 best-selling home designs
What makes a home a best-seller? Price, location, and amenities are important, but design can make or break a sale. We profile eight home designs that have what it takes to make customers sign on the dotted line.