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

An increase in calls linked to domestic abuse via smart home technology highlights the need for consumer and manufacturer awareness
Aug. 3, 2018
Illustration: Larry Garnett
Illustration: Larry Garnett

How to Avoid Monotony in Production Homes

Beware: Many of today’s buyers can spot cookie-cutter homes faster than you can say “1950s Levittown”
June 26, 2018
Illustration: Courtesy Hollwich Kushner
Illustration: Courtesy Hollwich Kushner

Can Homes Age With Us?

Finding out whether our homes can remain livable means getting personal and asking what kind of places we’d like to grow old in
May 31, 2018
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Wanted: Workable Housing Solutions

In San Francisco and Atlanta, viable alternatives include a reimagining of the once-common boarding house
May 8, 2018
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Next Steps for Disaster Resilience and Rebuilding

The dream for disaster recovery is kit homes that can be assembled by two mid-level trades
April 1, 2018
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Beginners and Boomers: Fact and Fiction for Home Builders

Clear commonalities and definite differences exist between the groups that bookend the buyer spectrum
March 6, 2018
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Big Emotion at the 2018 Nationals

Leveraging the intense feelings surrounding the most highly charged purchase that most of us will ever make
Feb. 6, 2018
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On Innovation and Disruption

The state of modular home building, what buyers crave most, HVAC best practices, our first foray into augmented reality, and more
Jan. 11, 2018