PB February 2002

Third-generation builder/developer John Knott is used to being told that what he wants to do can’t be done. It’s the mantra skeptics always attach to projects that challenge conventional development guidelines, and those are the only kind Knott builds....

A phone call, a fax and a drive out to the site are the usual ways builders commonly track the progression of land development.

For the many builders who view New Urbanism as a passing fad, evidence to the contrary is pouring in.

The company’s new sliding patio doors offer various design choices, including a standard rail for maximum viewing area and a French rail for a traditional look.

Most of Leslie Dashew’s clients are not home builders, but a lot more probably should be. For 28 years, she has advised families with businesses how to handle the transition of ownership and/or management from one generation to the next or to an outsid...

Web sites are a company’s clearest link to not only new customers, but also its staff in the field. At least one builder has found a way to enhance that link.

As we walked toward the back of the vast storage yard, I must have been in something of a zone.

The Duet washing machine uses 68% less water and 67% less electricity than the average conventional washer, the company says.

Compared with people in the rest of the world, Americans are among the best housed. Still, a startling number of Americans do not have decent, affordable housing.

This spring, glassmakers will offer builders and window buyers another feature to consider: self-cleaning glass.