Buid a new home even in the crisis

The financial crisis supposedly affecting us all at the moment doesn't seem to be having much impact on home builders from everything I've been ... , and constructions of new homes is still happening. Having said that I think home construction companies ... them out when they wanted to buy their dream home. You can read more about these sorts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:17:52

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Louisiana Custom Homes by Schumacher

The construction business has come to one heck of a major slow down, both commercial and home construction are experiencing extremely hard times, ... to you at home. At the website of The Schumacher Custom Built Homes Company they always seem to provide me with interesting ideas and concepts with their unique floor plans and model homes to view and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:56:04

Banks Lowering the Boom on Small Builders

The New York Times reports tonight on how banks are clamping down on credit to small homebuilders, with the result that many will go out of business ... is, we’re seeing conditions in home construction and home finance that are the worst since the Depression,” said Steve Fritts, associate director of risk management policy at the Federal Deposit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:51:26

Ship Happens

Wouldn’t you love to get to your office someday and say, “Please, step into my shipping box”? I sure would ... have been reused in the construction of apartments, luxury homes, schools and offices. We’ve seen this trend begin to develop particularly in modular construction and pre-fab homes, but we love to witness the new [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 22:00:27

Remodeling Tricks For Your Old Bedroom

by Alix Montoya There are literally hundreds of ideas for simple remodeling jobs for an old bedroom available in the market nowadays ... , your bedroom is your refuge during troubling times. Keep in mind that you need to keep it as cozy ... Tags: bedroom, building, construction, contractor, design, fabric, Home & Garden, home improvement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:41:07

Tyvek why you should use it

Tyvek is a very common material that is used in home construction ... escape from the interior of the home, helping to prevent mold growth and rot, but it also resists any ... think about their house, they think about whether or not they want brick or wood, stucco or concrete [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:15:12

Old House? New House? Weighing Your Options

by Ada Denis Maybe it has something to do with a childhood home we fondly remember. Many of us long for old homes built with solid construction, quality craftsmanship and beautiful ... of homes we’ve known. On the other hand, how do the old homes we admire compare with newly minted [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 14:45:42

Basement Waterproofing: An Important Investment

by Cooper Waldstein If your area of the country experiences any significant amount of rainfall every year, ... ways to stop flood and water damage in a home. Depending on your budget, waterproofing companies ... construction, newer homes can experience flooding and water damage, too. Regardless of whether [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:01:50

December 15-16, 2008 FOMC Minutes

The Fed seems a bit concerned about the horse now that its out of the barn . . ... weakened again as construction activity, new home sales, and home prices declined further. In the business sector, investment in equipment and software appeared to continue to contract. Industrial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:36:59

3 Things Every Home Buyer Deserves

Believe it or not there is a philosophy of sorts behind most of what happens over here at Postgreen ... efficient homes with little to no increase in construction cost. 2. High Indoor Air Quality Every home ... or expensive to build homes that have significantly better indoor air quality, but it requires a change [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 21:48:34

Avimor’s timeline

Avimor’s timeline by Randy Stapilus under Idaho. We’ve been wondering about how the string of mega-developments around Boise, ... , with about 60 multifamily units such as lofts. 75,000: Square footage of commercial and community space ... with families living therein. One home is under construction for a family. Another pre-sold home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:59:32

Equity to Decline in 2009

Some experts predict that home values will continue decline throughout this year, not picking up again until 2010 ... that call for home prices, new construction and home sales to decline this year, while mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:11:48

Quick action needed to counter serious indoor-air pollution

A funny thing happened on the way to the enviros’ protest march the other day ... by encouraging everybody concerned and especially the home-construction industry to make homes and buildings [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:11:47

‘Contrived Default’

from sddt.com Barratt American, the Carlsbad-based homebuilding firm, and three affiliates, ... he plans to keep operating and develop what he can until the company gets back on its feet. “ ... our company with a view to re-commencing new home construction in 2010. We do not foresee any recovery [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:04:42

Old Brookville mansion lists for $11.5 million

If you’re driving through Nassau’s North Shore and think you see a jewel glistening on the horizon, it just may be La Bijou, ... as spared in the construction of the home, which has 21-foot ceilings with handmade plaster crown m ... garage, an office, library, pool cabana, au pair quarters, intercom and security system. The home also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:59:12

Old House? New House? Weighing Your Options

by Ada Denis Maybe it has something to do with a childhood home we fondly remember. Many of us long for old homes built with solid construction, quality craftsmanship and beautiful details. We wax poetic and wistfully recall the hand carvings, plaster walls and eyebrow dormers of homes we’ve known [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 13:41:08

Upcoming Events in the Twin Cities

Green Building? Healthy Living? Foreclosure Classes? It’s all real estate related ... , by the National Building Museum, is billed as “the first to explore the field of green residential ... .  There isn’t much information available, but a four-part home remodeling and construction class called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:00:48

Build your favorite home

New Yorkers are always being introduced to the new concept of house made since New York City become one consideration for people to build what type ... , the site offers construction of New York log homes. And customer can choose up to 100 floor plans which ... of house would be best home in this place. Usually there is a certain mode booming in that place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:29:22

Basement Flooring Options

Another reader question was my opinion on the best flooring options for basements ... to home construction. Whether your basement is fairly new or old the issues remain the same. Concrete ... 2% and 8%. Moisture contents like that can really cause problems to flooring systems. You should test [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 12:13:00

Family of Tornado Victim Settles Lawsuit against Homebuilder

... her death on improper construction of the home - particularly, imporper installation of anchor bolts ... and collapsed on its walk out basement. The second story remained with vinyl siding, soffits, and roof [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:55:43

RGLC - Running Up Briskly

Regal Life Concepts, Inc. engages in the marketing and distribution of bamboo flooring in North America. These products are used principally in new residential construction, as well as in home improvement, remodeling, and repair work. The company, formerly known as Regal Rock, Inc., was founded [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:50:06

Inaugural speech chew over time

The funny thing about The One’s speech today is that it reads better than it was spoken ... to home. The construction never ends. “Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:03:42

How many EarthCraft Homes are being built in your market?

Have you heard of an EarthCraft home? EarthCraft Virginia provides a new construction certification process that serves as a blueprint for healthy, ... indoor air quality through the use of managed fresh-air intakes. Thus, projects are more energy ... and its mechanical systems, while still allowing for fresh air intake, provides a tighter building [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 20:29:52

No Hamas: Take the quiz you liberal effetes!!!

So, you have that Ivy league masters in Philosophy and shag carpet artisty ... Khalid Meshaal: “Our modest, home-made rockets are our cry of protest to the world.” Which people construct these modest, home-made rockets? a) Murderous Hamas operatives whose weapons have killed dozens [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:20:15

Counstruction industry builds on strength

The construction industry is building on the strength of the South East as low interest rates and increased government grants provide a welcome ... deciding to begin construction of their dream homes. Mr Thompson’s franchise currently has 25 ... housing venture, but recent drops in interest rates has seen renewed activity. Hotondo Homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:20:11

The Moorings - Hingham Shipyard homes

Construction “Launch” at The Moorings Has Begun! In case you’ve missed it, ... , and the Central and South Buildings will soon follow to coincide with the flourish of construction ... to the revitalized Hingham Shipyard as it is transformed from an historic World War II naval shipbuilding site [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 14:55:54

HBPI - 75% Pullback From Lows

Huttig Building Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes millwork, building materials, and wood products used in new residential construction, home improvement, remodeling, and repair work in the United States. It offers millwork products that include exterior and interior doors, pre [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:59:37

Flip that house! ~ Exterior Reveal!

Flip That HouseFirst of all, I have to set something straight right away ... , but they are VASTLY different from the experience we have had with remodeling our home. Looking back ... discussing the construction loan, we told the loan officer that we needed a hobby. Well, needless [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:33:00

The future’s green

It’s the economy, stupid ... . But what does this mean for our built environment? Certainly, construction of low carbon homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:43:00

Bad Credit Home Improvement Personal Loan

Bad Credit Home Improvement Personal Loan By Lauren Thompson | December 20, 2008 by Ada Denis If your house is in shambles, ... decision making. Old houses or homes with faulty construction need heavy repairs and remodelling ... need urgent repairs. You may want to extend the house, add another floor. If you’ve not planned [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 19:24:55

Consultant eyes flat-at-best O.C. housing market

Welcome to Eyeball 2009! This is our holiday gift to you: Two weeks of outlooks on local real estate conditions! ... new home construction in OC in 09 — less than 08’s trough. Also much of the land development [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:00:03

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS

Environmental News Picks presents a summary of news regarding the environment, conservation, science, politics, ... will go for a spin in basement ‘forest’ BIOFUELS: Continental Airlines to Make Algae Biofuel Test Flight BIRDS ... CONSTRUCTION: 10 best ideas for greening your home that you’ve never heard of HEALTH: Mouthwash linked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:26:44

"Destruction of a modernist legacy"

Photo of Eeno Saarinen's US Embassy Building in London from CultureMonsterPlans to construct a new home in a safer location in South London for the ... the same about the plans recently announced to demolish the existing Christchurch Airport Terminal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:15:00

Green Houses Will Reap Sales in New Market

Home builders that embrace green construction strategies will be in the best place to increase sales as the housing market changes, ... to be looking for more than just energy efficiency.  Features like recycled materials, indoor air quality [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 15:02:36

Getting Started In Your Bathroom

Getting Started In Your Bathroom January 20th, 2009 — Home Bathroom designs are often given low priority while home remodeling or construction. But it does not always have to be that way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:41:09

Roofing For New Home Construction

Residential roofing sounds like a boring topic. Except for roofing contractors or other residential roofing specialists, ... resistance, fire resistance, ability to withstand the weight of snow or to allow snow to slide off [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 14:01:54

Roofing For New Home Construction

Residential roofing sounds like a boring topic. Except for roofing contractors or other residential roofing specialists, ... resistance, fire resistance, ability to withstand the weight of snow or to allow snow to slide off [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 14:48:36

Roofing For New Home Construction

Residential roofing sounds like a boring topic. Except for roofing contractors or other residential roofing specialists, ... resistance, fire resistance, ability to withstand the weight of snow or to allow snow to slide off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 15:41:52

Earn A Living in Bathroom Remodeling

For over a dozen years, my career was in the new-home construction business ... -modeling business who happened to need some help on an upcoming Bathroom Remodeling job he was starting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:21:21

O.C. homebuilding down 94%

Construction Industry Research Board figures out this month show that permits for new home construction dropped 94% in Orange County last month ... s housing Builders shave $430,000 off new O.C. house prices [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 07:01:49

7.2 by digby Oh Man... The unemployment rate jumped to 7.2 percent in December from 6 ... , and 630,000 construction jobs disappeared as home-building slowed. Jobs dried up in the financial sector [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:45:37

Permaculture solves problems - got any problems?

These are some of the services offered by well-trained, skilled and practiced permaculture designers ... Works.The Home EcosystemNew construction and renovation projects. Designs that integrate the function [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 05:20:00

Dangers Of Going Green

Dangers Of Going Green Industrial hygienists found that mold, rot, and corrosion are dangers that must be accounted for when builders construct energy-efficient homes.. ... > [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 08:25:49

Home Flippers Still Out There, Still Need License

You would think anyone flipping homes right now is a daredevil given the market conditions ... , concrete, on-site appliance repair, heating and air conditioning, home inspections, tree service ... ? This is what the Construction Contractors Board webpage says: "Oregon law requires anyone who works [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:15:00

Bulleted List of the 100K LEED Checklist Targets

In preparation for our open house this weekend, I created a quick document with a bulleted list of all of the LEED for Homes points we are going ... Preferable Products 4.5 Construction Waste Reduction 1 EQ Indoor Environmental Quality - 13 Points ... Testing 2 Enhanced Local Exhaust 1 Better Air Filters (MERV 12) 1 Indoor Contaminant Control [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:26:35

Fed sees West’s housing slump as ’severe’

Vegas The Fed’s San Francisco unit had little good this to say about the West’s real estate markets in the “Beige Book, ... , rose noticeably in Utah and Idaho. Widespread availability of foreclosed homes at bargain basement ... . Contacts noted that the strongest construction activity by far was for public buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 21:14:53

Upcoming Phoenix Architecture Events

I received notice of these three upcoming architecture events in Phoenix via email. Reprinted below with permission ( ... an exhibit at the College of Architecture and Design which showcased Beadle’s work. Constructions: Buildings ... ://www.sunnyslopehistoricalsociety.org Highlights include five historic and contemporary homes with diverse architecture [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 03:33:28

Brand New Home of Your Dreams!

Isn't it awesome if we could have a house which is built according to what we have envisioned it to be? With the help of Schumacher Homes, your dream home could come true. They been building custom homes since 1992 which is known for their quality construction. Some of their value and award winning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:02:28

$156,529 :: 10677 Rain Springs St, Nampa ID, 83687

$156,529 :: 10677 Rain Springs St, Nampa ID, 83687 More Information One This House 4 beds, 2 ... OUR DUST…UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Beautiful single story home with split bedroom design and 3 car garage! ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:13:51

[Pink Houses] Pre-fab Factory Made Fad To Not Really Mobile Homes

I am struck by the extreme range and contrast of housing development beyond traditional on-site construction ... the house, like the Frank Lloyd Wright utilitarian homes scattered throughout the midwest and Levittown. Long since bastardized to match today’s living standards. Worthy of the Museum of Modern Art [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 15:14:42

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