A Citrus Grove Turned Sustainable Master-Planned Community
Navarro Grove emphasizes sustainable design and smart home technology in this modern twist on agrarian lifestyle By Abby Pittman Moving
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The Continued Appeal of Multifamily Housing
For the Millennial buyer and the 50+ buyer, location and affordability seem to be driving factors for the multifamily market
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Interior Prefabs Gives Homes New Life
New ways to customize prefabs, which are key for translating the building method to homes BY CAROL BULLIED The modular
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Resilience Retrofits Are Essential, But Who Will Pay For Them?
Los Angeles retrofit ordinance showcases the need for changes in building codes to improve home safety and save lives BY
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Safe, Affordable, Sustainable Housing for Small Town Seniors
Senior housing project focuses on affordability, comfort, and a safe and healthy lifestyle for residents By MARLA ESSER CLOOS A
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Above and Beyond – Prioritizing Health and Wellness
Builders and architects should be looking to create homes that focus on health and wellness along with looking good By
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Better Homes By Brookfield
Green Builder Profile: Brookfield Residential Brookfield Residential has been an award-winning builder and developer for more than 60 years. By
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Family-Owned Provides Advantages
Green Builder Profile: Van Metre Homes Van Metre Companies has been growing as a successful, privately-owned real estate company in
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Eco-Luxury Defines Thrive Home Builders
Green Builder Profile: Thrive Home Builders Colorado-based Thrive Home Builders is a pioneer in the zero net energy movement in
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Insight Homes Disrupts the Marketplace
Green Builder Profile: Insight Homes Insight Homes is based on two founding principles. One is ensuring the customer understands
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Value, Integrity, and Quality at Woodside Homes
Green Builder Profile: Woodside Homes The year 2018 marks 41 years of business for homebuilder Woodside Homes, designing and building
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LEED the Way to a More Sustainable Arizona
Green Builder Profile: Maracay Homes Year after year, the demand for green homes continue to grow, and Maracay Homes is
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A Dominant Force in Homebuilding
Green Builder Profile: TRI Pointe Homes Comprised of six premium brands, TRI Pointe Group is a force in the homebuilding
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The ABC Green Home 4.0 Designed in BIM
The project’s design team collaborate online to create and engineer another Net-Zero, LEED Home By NICK SLEVIN The ABC Green
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ABC Green Home 3.0 Continues to Earn Recognition
ABC Green Home 3.0 has been recognized as ASCE-OC’s 2018 Sustainable Engineering Project of the Year
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Choosing and Installing Energy Efficient Windows on Your Next Build
When selecting energy efficient windows, consider their ratings on energy performance in relation to the design of your home and
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Combating Veteran Homelessness with Homes 4 Families
Providing housing solutions for our American Heroes is an everyday goal for this company By Abby Pittman The American Dream
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The Ever-Expanding Green Movement
From record improvements and cultural relevance in 2017, what will 2018 bring to the green movement? By Jason Forrest The
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Redeveloping Brownfield Sites for Energy-Saving Advantages
Zoning for small cottage developments offers energy-efficient value for developers By KATHERINE AUSTIN There is a tremendous challenge we face
Read moreMore Innovation in Sustainable Homebuilding to Come in 2018
2018 will continue to ride the coattails of a strong sustainable 2017 By SERGIO FLORES Overall, the sentiment for U.S.
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Observing Possible Changes Ahead For the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards
California’s residential ZNE by 2020 mandate was and continues to be a goal rather than a requirement for new construction,
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A Clean Slate for the New Year
Moving forward with durability in mind after a tumultuous 2017 By RON NESTOR, AIA 2017 was a great year to
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If You’re Not Predicting the Future, You’re Living in The Past
Our industry has been slow to move into the realm of big data By GLENN RENNER In this magazine last
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Resiliency for Homes in an Uncertain World
How to prepare for the unexpected? Be resilient By HEATHER ROSENBERG In traditional planning and design, we look ahead by
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The Carpet Industry Starts to Clean Up
By Jim Vallette These are revolutionary times in the carpet industry. Thanks to a confluence of rising consumer demands, new
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First EcoSmart, ZeroEnergy Community in Austin, Texas
A blueprint for a new kind of planned community, Whisper Valley is an environmentally-sensitive development dedicated to energy efficiency and
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Just How Far Did Smart Homes Take Off In 2017?
The highly successful launches of smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo and Google Home provide one harbinger of growth By GLENN
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Sustainable Design Begins With American Made Products
2017 brought many great building products to choose from, but the best and most beneficial are always American made By
Read moreHigh-Performance, Net-Zero American Home Building: DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, and CONSTRUCTION
By NICK SLEVIN The original Net-Zero, LEED ABC Green Home was built at the Great park in Irvine, Calif. in
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Alliance Residential’s Culture is Sustainability
Winner of Green Home Builder magazine’s Developer of the Year, Alliance Residential remains ahead of the curve by taking a
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Green Actions –2017 Encouraged Us To Act on Green and Sustainability
Increasingly, how a company conducts their business is an important factor in choosing to buy their product or service By
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Year-End Residential Reflections
Policy, culture, and technology win big in the residential built environment for 2017 By DOMINIQUE HARGREAVES Photo Credit Natalia Knezevic
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