Pro Builder

MARCH 1, 2023

It is possible to utilize a setback garage on houses as narrow as 30’ – so no excuses to build a “snout” house (garage sticking out in front like a big snout). It’s also less expensive to build a house with an integral garage than a snout garage. Read more Exterior Home Design Design Best Practices Exterior

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Natural Building

AUGUST 8, 2022

Mud architecture in India has a rich history. Even today, more than 65 million of about 118 million houses in the country are made of mud. But this architecture is slowly being supplanted by concrete as the country progresses. A 47-year-old architect is looking to change our notions about mud housing.

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CivilJungle

JULY 12, 2022

What Are Floating Houses? Floating house is generally a modern type of technology which is very popular in recent times. In today’s world, there are lack of free space to build a house or any type of structure because all the accessible free places are almost covered up. Floating Architecture Examples. Drijvend Paviljoen?

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Natural Building

MARCH 6, 2020

Studio Rick Joy’s Tucson Mountain House was constructed from rammed earth an is a mix of modern minimalism and vernacular construction. This house is one of 250 buildings in The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future , a new book by Jean Dethier and Princeton Architectural Press. James Wang.

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Natural Building

APRIL 4, 2022

The Institute of Nomadic Architecture is a rich source of information on the traditional architecture of nomadic peoples. They have been researching nomadic architecture for over fifteen years and have over 40,000 images and 500 hours of video clips, as well as detailed notes from all around the world.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 1, 2022

Design Ideas for Cost-Efficient Single-Family Detached Homes. Detached-home solutions ranging from 900 to 2,300 square feet that offer attainable single-family housing with flair. Now, with material supply shortages and ever-escalating sales prices, the challenge has become even more intense while the need has never been more critical.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 8, 2023

Best Pool House Designs In summer, everyone needs a pool and begins to enjoy it, and it honestly is the wardrobe you can obtain for a summer holiday at home. The best pool house plans to set off in the exterior luxury center. The best pool house plans to set off in the exterior luxury center.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 1, 2020

How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Home Affordability. Stringent residential design standards imposed by local governments are affecting housing costs; the impact of new residential construction on the broader economy (chart). NAHB Housing Policy Briefing. Design Standards Gone Too Far. Thu, 10/01/2020 - 06:00.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 16, 2021

Bamboo is one of the oldest and traditional construction material used in different construction activities. The bamboos strength it is more as compared to other construction material. Bamboo as a building material has greater compressive strength and it is lightweight so that it is widely used as a construction material.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Imagine a community where every home maintains a comfortable temperature without the use of electricity, built with local materials and aligned to maximize passive solar. These houses are also incredibly durable, having survived thousands of years. These standards force projects to conform to Western design principles.

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Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2022

Pandemic Consumer Demands Continue to Influence Residential Architecture. From added living space to outdoor living amenities, these home design features are still influenced by mid-pandemic consumer trends. pool houses, sheds). Home Design. Home Design. Wed, 07/13/2022 - 10:58. Market Data + Trends.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Can the house be built to take advantage of natural features? This includes designing the house for the best orientation to the sun, specifically for windows and solar panels, for maximum heat and light. Material Selection There are two facets to selecting green building materials.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 6, 2022

Sketch Design Studio designed and built this Mud House in Rajasthan to reference the multi-storeyed stepwells, which date back to the seventh century and are characterized by grids of crisscrossing diagonal staircases. The house combines rammed earth and stone walls with a thatch roof.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 20, 2022

6 Barriers to BIM Adoption in the Housing Industry. Building information modeling has the potential to modernize the housing industry, but residential and low-rise multifamily housing developers face barriers to its adoption. What’s Standing in the Way of BIM Modernizing the Housing Industry? Tue, 12/20/2022 - 08:59.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 29, 2022

Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA. Why Study Masters in Architecture in the USA? 5-year B Arch and the M Arch are the superior two examinations specified by the USA’s National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) for giving an architect license. Harvard University. Cornell University.

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Natural Building

MARCH 16, 2022

Refugee shelters are being developed in northern Kenya as part of an ambitious project by UN-habitat and the Voluntary Architects’ Network to realize four dwelling types dubbed ‘the Turkana houses’ for a pilot neighborhood. The region’s vernacular architecture helped inform the designs.

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Natural Building

MAY 16, 2021

TECLA (an acronym for “Technology and Clay”) is a prototype eco-house built near Ravenna, Italy. It is made entirely by 3D-printing a material based on locally-sourced clay and is a collaboration between architect Mario Cucinella and 3D-printer manufacturer WASP. All images courtesy of MCA Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 16, 2022

Over the past 10 years, Nigel Kermode on the Isle of Man has designed and built his art-deco-influenced house using hempcrete, made from the waste pith of the hemp plant stalk mixed with lime and water. ” Nigel’s house was built around a timber frame structure, with timbered internal walls.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2021

4 Diverse Live/Work Designs. Garnett, FAIBD, House Review Lead Designer. Although live/work buildings have become integral to a walkable community, they must be designed with a certain amount of flexibility to survive financially. On the Boards: 4 Home Designs Offering a Variety of Looks/Lifestyles. cbroderick.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 10, 2023

Gray House Color Schemes What color trim would look best with grey siding?, What is the most appropriate masonry material to use for a long-lasting structure ?, This post has been produced as a starting point about grey house colour schemes, colour theory, and the best paint colours for your home.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable. Profiles of three outstanding affordable housing projects recognized by the U.S. The Arroyo LEED Platinum Affordable Housing. Could we create an urban housing typology that does as much for its neighborhood as it does for its residents? Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 30, 2020

When Cyclone Amphan tore through Bengal, India, Linus Kendall and Rupsa Nath’s house, built with mud, thatch and bamboo sustained minimal damage. Other houses in the vicinity suffered broken window panes or missing tin sheds, but their unique home stood tall. Linus Kendall shared these details about their house, built in 2017. “I

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Natural Building

JUNE 4, 2020

After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, Supertecture was invited to design a school extension in the Himalaya mountain village of Dhoksan. The project embraced the idea of using donated materials from the buildings that were left devastated by the earthquake. The second classroom is made from local rammed earth.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

4 design strategies for successful K-12 magnet schools 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/02/2023 - 09:41 K-12 Schools Clark Nexsen's Donna Francis, AIA, Principal, and Becky Brady, AIA, share four reasons why diverse K-12 magnet schools require diverse design. Design Strategies for K-12 Magnet Schools 1. is global studies.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 4, 2020

This article shows how traditional materials, such as tiles, rocks, bamboo, wooden sticks, timber, rammed earth and bricks are being used in current architecture in China. Not only were the traditional building materials recycled, but also the traditional construction techniques were integrated into the new design.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 28, 2021

Thoughtfully Designed Homes with ICF. The residents of Bainbridge Island have been longing for some “right-sized” housing options. They wanted a community dictated not by square footage or number of bedrooms, but by design, authenticity, and thoughtfulness. The Roost homes put an emphasis on celebrating the building materials.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Passive House Architect Turns Insulation Manufacturer. GO Logic, an integrated architecture and construction firm, has made a name for itself by designing and building prefab homes, along with many Passive House certified projects. Architecture. Architecture. cbroderick. Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:57. Insulation.

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CivilJungle

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Introduction of Gothic Architecture. Since the day the human left caves and started living in houses, the birth of architecture occurred. The establishment of these Antiquity architectural style buildings remains a mystery to modern architectural researchers and archaeologists even with modern technical knowledge.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 12, 2020

How Do You Value Home Design? For a set of good floor plans, it is worth that and more, according to Housing Design Matters. Home building and designing professionals know the worth of well-designed architectural plans, but getting homebuyers to invest money into the idea can be a challenge.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2021

How a Designer Tackled This 35-Foot Wide Infill Project. The house could only be 35-feet wide in order to fit the ribbon driveway to the rear, making the first floor’s design critically important. The design of the roof disguises the homes 2,700 sq. The design of the roof disguises the homes 2,700 sq. Home Design.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 18, 2023

The house design even performs a high activity in getting the correct siding color to your red brick. Do you have a settler, small-town, classic home design ? We obtain this catechism every time we make a brand new house with red brick, and the bricks will define as variety. Can I Paint My Vinyl Siding?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2023

Sourcing and manufacturing building materials also contribute a great deal to climate change. Builders are now exploring sustainable construction materials to replace things like concrete, which is a major source of emissions. This post rounds up some notable examples of sustainable construction materials.

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Natural Building

MAY 20, 2021

Windcatchers are a great example of the marriage between architectural design and the environment to help keep your house cool. The principles of passive solar design are core to building houses that can keep us comfy without using much energy. It is a good idea to protect the exterior from direct sunlight.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. Sidebar: The Synergy of Industrialized Construction and Built-for-Rent Housing. delivers four houses per week, about half the time it would take to frame the same number of houses on-site, Logue says. Less material waste. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Now as our economies move to ease restrictions the industry is faced with managing the impact of material shortages across the supply chain. The sector is addressing a backlog of orders, and revenue expectations along with a surge in construction confidence has meant pressure on material needs are increasing. Build, build, build.

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JULY 1, 2022

In fact, Habitat for Humanity and Alquist 3D recently constructed a 3D-printed house in 28 hours , which is typically a four-week project for the organization. With optimizations to save materials, 3D-printed buildings reduce cement demand, decrease energy consumption, and improve efficiency. with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Using mainly mud blocks, rammed earth and burnt bricks he designs spaces in their raw, natural state. He met the legendary Laurie Baker while studying architecture. For awhile he worked on post-tsunami houses while in Auroville. “My Daniel decided to build his own residence to showcase his design. says Daniel in jest.

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