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Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
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3 Questions Answered About Reliable Energy in Home Construction
Energy expert Bryan Cordill makes a case for why and how propane is an answer to growing concerns about reliability and resilience in home construction
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Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS
At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros
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PERC Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency at IBS with 'Clean Build Conversations'
Hear from industry standouts Matt Blashaw and Anthony Carrino at this hour-long Show Village event
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The Lean Design Blog: Are TJIs costing you more than they should?
My psychiatrist told me I'm going crazy. I told him, "If you don't mind, I'd like a second opinion." He said, "All right. You're ugly too!" When it…
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The Lean Design Blog: 5 most common construction drawing mishaps
Construction drawings are complex and getting them right involves a whole lot of moving parts. From working with builder and trades countrywide I…
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The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 2 — Change your frames
At a recent conference, I shared an analogy that bears repeating here. The auto industry has experienced tremendous changes over the past five…
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Lean Design Blog: Poof! Make $200 of foundation waste disappear like magic
Do you remember David Copperfield making the statue of liberty disappear? It was pretty cool, but I felt certain the green lady was not going to be…
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CB November 2011
6 Trends in Luxury Bathrooms | Mark Richardson: The importance of transition | Kitchen Countertops
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6 trends in luxury bathrooms
They may be scaling down in other areas, but custom-home clients aren’t skimping on bathroom amenities. Many master baths resemble sumptuous, spa-like retreats. Here are six trends in bathroom design.
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The Lean Design Blog: Bad details cost you more than you think
Have you ever looked at a detail on a plan and scratched your head wondering how that was going to work? Sometimes the details that show up on plans…
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The Lean Building Blog: The problem with architects
Last year PB received an official complaint letter from a high level staffer at the AIA, basically saying that I was being unfair to Architects. I…
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Arthur Rutenberg moves into N.C., develops new design collection
Arthur Rutenberg Homes has confirmed its move into North Carolina and introduces the Southern Design Collection.
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The Lean Design Blog: Floor plan renderings? That's whack!
Last week I nagged you about elevation renderings, this week the focus is on floor plan renderings. Floor plan renderings are an easy way to stand…