Mueller Highlights Austin’s Commitment to Affordable Living
Wildflower Terrace is a senior mixed-income apartment property in the 700-acre Mueller planned unit development in Austin, Texas. Completed in 2012 and developed by DMA Development Company, LLC, the...
View ArticleThere’s No Place Like Home…on a Cul-de-sac
It may mean more sprawl, but home buyers in NAHB’s latest consumer survey say they still love traffic-free streets, jogging trails, and lakes. Can you achieve efficient land use by building high...
View ArticleWhat One Thing is Changing the Future of Single-Family Home Spaces?
Originally posted by BSB Design on their blog, NO BS. Ranches, duplexes, three-story homes, condos: How you live depends on what you want and need. And the demands of our families continue to change...
View ArticleCreating a Community of Distinction
Respect the Context Understand how a new community will fit within the natural and built environment to act as a foundation for future decisions. Open large community spaces to the greater region to...
View ArticleSpotlight on Community: The Darcy + The Flats
Project Team Architect/Designer | SK+I Architecture Builder | Clark Construction Interior Designer | Forrest Perkins Developer | PN Hoffman and Stonebridge Carras 2016 BALA Gold Winner for Infill...
View ArticleSnake River Cabin – Award Winning Modular
The 2017 Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design, presented by the Building Systems Councils and the Log and Timber Homes Council was presented to Snake River Cabin for...
View ArticleAn Emergency Housing Prototype Grows in Brooklyn
New York City’s population density and geography make it particularly vulnerable to coastal storms. Over eight million people live on approximately 305 square miles of land with 578 miles of...
View ArticleQuietly Awesome
Billy Pettit, Senior Vice President of Pillar Properties, Seattle, won’t build boring projects. He wants the company’s multifamily communities to relate to their location, to add value to both their...
View ArticleCampus Life Today: Six Campus and College Housing Projects That Make the Grade
Originally posted on the BSB Design Blog, NO BS. Shared bathrooms, shared bedrooms, stripped down amenities: Those are the vestiges of campus and college housing of the past. Today’s students and...
View ArticleHow Smart Home Tech is Impacting Real Estate
By: Matt Murphy, Chime Technologies Imagine living in the world of the Jetsons. Flying cars that fold up into suitcases. Talking dogs. Living in outer space. Many of these smart technologies remain in...
View Article5 Green Home Design Trends: Part 1
5 Green Home Design Trends Building green homes is not just a development trend. It is a construction approach that is suited to the current global demands and whose timing, relevance and importance...
View Article5 Green Home Design Trends: Part 2
Go green this 2017! Three more trends to incorporate into your home. Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring Reclaimed hardwood can be sourced from a number of different places including old barns, factories,...
View ArticleApex at Civita: Responding to the Challenges of High Density
Project Team Architect: Woodley Architectural Group Builder: Ryland Homes Interior Designer: Rooms Interiors Developer: Sudberry Properties Interior Merchandiser: Rooms Interiors Today’s land values...
View ArticleCutting Through the Red Tape
Home prices are once again on the rise—and so are concerns about housing affordability. Many factors contribute to the cost of housing, from outdated ordinances that limit the range and mix of housing...
View ArticleGreen Milestone: 100,000 NGBS Green Certified Homes … and Counting!
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Home Innovation Research Labs reached (and surpassed) the 100,000th NGBS Green Certified home. The project that tipped the ticker into six digits was the Peyton Stakes...
View ArticleAward-Winning Modular
Project Team Manufacturer: Champion Homes – http://www.championhomes.com/ Builder: Eagle Rock Ventures – http://www.eaglerockventures.com/ The Lodges on Vashon, located in Vashon Island, Washington, is...
View ArticleOutdoor Living Excellence
Project Team Architect: Lessard Design Inc. Builder: EYA Interior Designer: Carlyn & Co. Little Falls Place is a boutique townhome enclave nestled in the woods between Little Falls Parkway and the...
View ArticleBathrooms That Work (Safely!) for Everyone
The bathroom may be the most important room in a home—and it’s certainly the most intimate. One uses it first thing in the morning to prepare for the day and last thing at night before going to sleep....
View ArticleSpotlight on Community: Modera Mosaic
Project Team Architect/Designer | SK+I Architecture Builder | Millcreek Residential Trust Interior Designer | Carlyn & Co. Developer | Mill Creek Residential Trust How do you transform a sleepy...
View ArticleFresh Paint by Garman Homes – A New Design Concept for Production Homes
The Fresh Paint by Garman Homes concept was born from a desire to offer more than expected within a production home platform. Buyers want a home that comes straight off their Pinterest feed and Fresh...
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