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    Chris Schell started Schell Brothers with a singular and sincere mission of happiness and delivering 'unreasonable hospitality.' | Photo: courtesy Schell Brothers
    Chris Schell started Schell Brothers with a singular and sincere mission of happiness and delivering 'unreasonable hospitality.' | Photo: courtesy Schell Brothers
    Business Management

    Happiness and 'The Bear'

    Dec. 12, 2023
    The Delaware-based home builder puts nurturing and inspiring happiness first. Ultimately, financial success follows. | All images: courtesy Schell Brothers
    The Delaware-based home builder puts nurturing and inspiring happiness first. Ultimately, financial success follows. | All images: courtesy Schell Brothers
    Business Management

    Built on Happiness: Meet Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year

    Dec. 12, 2023
    Photos: courtesy Cornerstone Homes
    Chickahominy Falls, a 450-unit, 55-plus community outside of Richmond, Va., features a 10-acre working farm at the heart of the master plan. Woodside Farms supports a variety of engagement, educational, and even retail opportunities for residents and the surrounding area.
    Design

    Are Agrihoods a Growth Opportunity?

    Dec. 12, 2023
    A new video from the National Association of Home Builders demonstrates how easy it is to use naloxone in the event of an opioid overdose and why it's essential to have the nasal spray in jobsite first aid kits. | Image: Platoo Studio / stock.adobe.com
    A New Video From The National Association Of Home Builders Demonstrates How Easy It Is To Use Naloxone In The Event Of An Opioid Overdose And Why It's Essential To Have The Nasal Spray In Jobsite First Aid Kits | Image: Platoo Studio / Stock adobe
    Construction

    Life-Saving Help for Opioid Overdoses on Jobsites

    Dec. 10, 2023
    NAHB is working with local and state home builders’ associations to push for sensible land-use laws and making sure citizens and policymakers understand the value of homeownership and housing opportunity. | Image: saravut / stock.adobe.com
    Nahb Is Working With Local And State Home Builders’ Associations To Push For Sensible Land Use Laws And Making Sure Citizens And Policymakers Understand The Value Of Homeownership And Housing Opportunity | Image: Saravut / Stock adobe
    Business Management

    A Broken Housing System Hurts American Families

    Dec. 8, 2023

    More content from November/December 2023

    Cavco's 540-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath model, The Wedge, features contemporary style that includes a distinctive prow-like roof form protecting the entry. | Rendering: courtesy Cavco
    Cavco's 540-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath model, The Wedge, features contemporary style that includes a distinctive prow-like roof form protecting the entry. | Rendering: courtesy Cavco
    Design

    Attainable Housing Solutions (and More) at IBS 2024

    A handful of homes at Pro Builder’s Show Village at IBS 2024 offer a path forward for providing high-quality, lower-cost housing nationwide
    Dec. 7, 2023
    Builder optimism is up: The share of builders that are optimistic about the state of the markets in which they operate rose to 63.6%, about a 10-point bump up from our survey last year. | Image: leszekglasner / stock.adobe.com
    Builder Optimism Is Up: The Share Of Builders That Are Optimistic About The State Of The Markets In Which They Operate Rose To 63 6%, About A 10 Point Bump Up From Our Survey Last Year | Image: Leszekglasner / Stock adobe
    Business Management

    Pro Builder 2024 Housing Forecast

    Sure there are challenges, but overall, Pro Builder's annual Housing Forecast Survey finds home builders are optimistic about the coming year
    Dec. 7, 2023
    All images: Randall Perry Photography
    The cluster of seven single-family homes is built on a former industrial site within walking distance of downtown Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga Race Course. Each home features a unique stone or stucco exterior, and the community is unified by the use of matching custom cypress trim on the homes’ stoops, bracket details, and porches.
    Design

    A Smart Single-Family Infill Development Recalls Traditional European Charm and Detail

    A compact infill lot transformed into a community of seven luxury single-family homes serves as a model for smart land use and engaging design
    Dec. 6, 2023
    On-the-boards design for Cardinal Wood Live/Work (scroll down to read more about the project). | Rendering: Larry W. Garnett
    On-the-boards design for Cardinal Wood Live/Work (scroll down to read more about the project). | Rendering: Larry W. Garnett
    Design

    On-the-Boards Designs to Inspire

    Some of these 'on-the-boards' designs will result in completed projects, while others will remain as schematics, but all of them provide design inspiration and ideas
    Dec. 5, 2023
    Ladder safety for pump jacks includes using netting systems as a protective barrier to prevent falling objects, debris, or tools from dropping to lower levels, which can pose a hazard to workers or bystanders below. | Image: courtesy IBACOS
    Ladder safety for pump jacks includes using netting systems as a protective barrier to prevent falling objects, debris, or tools from dropping to lower levels, which can pose a hazard to workers or bystanders below. | Image: courtesy IBACOS
    Quality Matters

    Ladder Safety Tips for Every Jobsite

    Like any construction tool, proper and safe ladder and pump jack use requires dedicated training and constant respect
    Dec. 4, 2023
    BotBuilt's flexible robotic systems minimize framing waste and their repeatable precision ensures higher standards of quality control. | Image: courtesy BotBuilt
    BotBuilt's flexible robotic systems minimize framing waste and their repeatable precision ensures higher standards of quality control. | Image: courtesy BotBuilt
    Construction

    Q+A With Brent Wadas: How BotBuilt Is Automating Home Construction

    BotBuilt's secret sauce isn't that it uses off-site construction methods but that it's using software to create flexibility in manufacturing, making industrialized construction...
    Dec. 2, 2023
    Image: don / stock.adobe.com
    Whether it's building systems, design considerations, acceptable products, or construction practices and techniques, building in cold conditions has its own specific requirements. These products are suited to construction in colder weather.
    Products

    Building Products for Cold Climates and Cold-Weather Construction

    A range of building products and materials suited to cold-weather construction
    Nov. 28, 2023