Green and Growing
In a recent edition of Nation’s Building News, articles on resource-efficient construction started on the top of the first page.
Get to the Next Level
Are you a builder committed to the quality process but still need a breakthrough to reach levels of quality and customer satisfaction you expect?
A Conservation Community
The first principle of conservation in real estate development is the protection of land.
Fight or Switch?
You can change anything you want, so long as it’s something we do. In a nutshell, that’s the approach most large production builders seem to take with buyers’ requests to change something about their new homes.
Shelter Doctors
The human condition is an interesting one. For mere survival, our needs are few: food, water and shelter. It doesn’t take much more than that to sustain a body.
Insulation Firms Honored for Quality Program
Two insulation firms -- Collins & Co. of Vernon, Conn., and Comfort Insulation of Bend, Ore. -- have been named National Certified Contractor Firms of the Year.
Beach Housing Bull's-Eye
A builder would probably not be surprised if a development priced more than $100,000 below the median average sold briskly - especially in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Going the Extra Green Mile
Long before anyone coined the phrase 'green building,' there was one Colorado builder who adopted these modern-day ideals.
DeLuca and Berwind Acquire Realen Homes
DeLuca Enterprises and Berwind Property Group acquired Realen Homes, based in Ambler, Pa., in June for an undisclosed amount.
One on One With Dianne Walsh Astry
Initially, home builders thought participants in the Health House effort for better indoor quality were crazy radicals, remembers Dianne Walsh Astry, one of the folks taking the brunt of that early negative reaction.
