Creative Kitchens
Talk to most new home sales professionals and they will tell you that if a shopper - most often the woman - falls in love with the kitchen in a model, the chances of selling that prospect a house go way, way up.
Milwaukee Electric Tool
With an impact-resistant shell, a steel handle and a blow-molded base, the Job Site Radio is designed to withstand job-site punishment.
Consolidation Beat Goes on as Meritage Buys Perma-Bilt
Flush with high share prices, big public builders are back on the acquisition trail.
Kitchen
Kitchen Design Do's and Dont's
After designing hundreds of kitchens for builder and consumer clients, designer Julie Howes of The Strober-Haddonfield Group has created a list of kitchens do's and don'ts to ensure customers get a safe space with just the right look
Regency Ceiling Fans
The I/O (indoor/outdoor) fan can be installed on porches and other covered areas where dampness but not direct water spray might be present.
Home Builders' Focus Groups Go Online
Home builders are among the most prolific users of focus group research, but few employ the latest innovation in the field online focus groups.
College Students Design, Build Solar Homes
The first Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, BP Solar, The Home Depot, the American Institute of Architects and others, challenged college students in various disciplines to design, build and live in a solar-powered, energy-ef...