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
California building code change may increase legal living space of some homes
A recent change in the California building code may make homes larger, at least on paper.
Lean Design Blog: Review of a high-end 3,800-sf split-garage ranch
Better bust out the Grey Poupon for this one. Turrets, steep roof, stone and stucco will drive up the cost per square foot a bit on this design.…
Lean Design Blog: Presenting a Lean-designed, 3,300-square-foot home
“Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says 'Chicken by the Sea.'"
We can thank Jessica Simpson for…
Lean Building Blog: Some of my best friends are architects and engineers — really!
They say a writer never “makes it” until he gets hate mail. In at least four blog posts this year, I have expressed my frustrations with…
Book Review: 100 Best Kitchens & Dining Rooms
The 100 Best Kitchens & Dining Rooms
This new book from Beta-Plus is a nice collection of design ideas, but…
Exclusive research: What buyers want in kitchen and bath design
Professional Builder readers share their thoughts on the state of kitchen and bath design in home building.