Amy Albert is editor-in-chief of Professional Builder magazine. Previously, she worked as chief editor of Custom Home and design editor at Builder. Amy came to writing about building by way of food journalism, as kitchen design editor at Bon Appetit and before that, at Fine Cooking, where she shot, edited, and wrote stories on kitchen design. She studied art history with an emphasis on architecture and urban design at the University of Pennsylvania, has served on several design juries, and is a recipient of the 2017 Jesse H. Neal Award for excellence in journalism.

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Safety and Ethics of Smart Home Technology

More and more, builders are considering adding smart home products to their new homes as an option or standard. But a recent story in The New York Times raises questions about...
Aug. 3, 2018
Illustration: Larry Garnett
Illustration: Larry Garnett

How to Avoid Monotony in Production Homes

Building better, faster, and smarter is a tall order anytime, but it’s a taller order than ever in the face of current material and labor shortages and rising prices. This month...
June 26, 2018
Illustration: Courtesy Hollwich Kushner
Illustration: Courtesy Hollwich Kushner

Can Homes Age With Us?

By the age of 40, architect Matthias Hollwich was already a staunch advocate for elders. At a Washington, D.C., conference on designing for an aging population back in 2012, he...
May 31, 2018
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Wanted: Workable Housing Solutions

A lack of tenable housing options for those entering the market or of modest means continues to bedevil many U.S. metros. San Francisco is still the poster child. The median home...
May 8, 2018
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Next Steps for Disaster Resilience and Rebuilding

In “Recovering from the Wreckage,” senior editor John Caulfield examines the recovery efforts of builders in the aftermath of the fires, floods, and storms that have hit northern...
April 1, 2018
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Beginners and Boomers: Fact and Fiction for Home Builders

They’re at different stages of life, but many first-timers and downsizers have desires in common when it comes to home preferences, such as open floor plans, flex rooms, and relatively...
March 6, 2018
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Big Emotion at the 2018 Nationals

This month, we bring you the cream of the cream of this year’s winners of the 2018 National Sales & Marketing Awards, announced last month at the International Builders’ Show...
Feb. 6, 2018
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On Innovation and Disruption

Themes of innovation and disruption run throughout our first issue of 2018, the biggest of the year. For starters, we celebrate the debut of augmented reality on the print pages...
Jan. 11, 2018