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Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable

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Currently there are more than 555,000 residential units certified as LEED-qualified because these homes help lower utility bills for families by reducing energy and water consumption while also providing healthier indoor environments by using materials that lower exposure to toxins and pollutants, which results in better air quality.

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Custom Home: A Modern Design of Light and Magic

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This light-filled California custom home reached back into the past to create a stunning present and a memorable future with a design that offers diverse outdoor living options and an invitingly warm, modern aesthetic. Wellness Design, Outdoor Living Features Trend In New Residential Design Survey. . Mon, 10/03/2022 - 09:00.

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Rejuvenation of suspended ceilings

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The most common type of suspended ceiling in non-residential buildings have a T-bar ceiling suspension system or grid with lay-in ceiling panels. The ceiling’s visual condition may simply have fallen below a level that is acceptable to the owner or occupant. Inevitably, aesthetics is one of the ceiling’s major functions.

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What’s Driving Outdoor Living Trends?

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Outdoor living has been propelled to the top of homeowner wish lists and, subsequently, has become a top priority for architects and design professionals focused on residential design. Residential architects and designers report that more of their work is higher density housing, resulting in multiple (if smaller) outdoor spaces.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

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To achieve that goal, The Studio emphasizes design principles of balance and harmony, and keeping visual clutter to a minimum. Bright colors and whimsical visuals fill the Wellen Park Welcome Center, all with the serious purpose of greeting potential homebuyers and telling them about the Venice, Fla., The Studio in Alpharetta, Ga.,

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

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About 15 years ago, the California-based builder Wathen Castanos Homes agreed to be a “guinea pig” for testing the construction of a single home using prefabricated wall panels made by a supplier in Nevada. But not every builder or manufacturer is convinced that the residential construction industry is ready for this level of automation.

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

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Winning projects in NAHB’s 2021 BALA residential design awards present the pinnacle of today’s production housing design. The National Association of Home Builders ’ annual awards program, in which Pro Builder is a media partner, is North America’s foremost residential design competition. Developer: Revolve Residential.

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