How To

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    Make a Custom Counter For $8 Per Square Foot

    Concrete specialist Fu-Tung Cheng tells builders how to easily and economically fabricate their own countertops.

     
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    Bargain Basements

    New building code standard, ACI 332, offers builders a better alternative for building concrete basement foundations.

     
  • The NAHB Research Center is Producing Web-based Videos to Help Solve Moisture Problems

    The Research Center’s new videos spotlight and solve moisture challenges.

     
  • Cold Weather Painting

    Q: I have some homes that need exterior painting, and cold weather is closing in. My painters say they can paint outdoors when it’s as cold as 35 degrees F. Should I be worried?

     
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    Cold Weather Painting

     
  • Lennar's Virtual Reality

    IRVINE, CALIF. -- When Lennar began plans for Irvine, Calif.'s Central Park West, a mixed-use, pedestrian-focused, urban master planned village, one of the challenges the home builder faced was how to show the public the 82 different floor plans for the 1,380 units. And then Mollie Carmichael...

     
  • St. Baristo

    AS LAND PARCELS SHRINK near urban areas, builders face the proverbial puzzle: How to disguise multifamily housing in a single-family neighborhood.

     
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    Special How-to Feature

    One of the more challenging aspects of modern residential engineering is the hybrid nature of modern construction.

     
  • Members Only

    NAHB wants to be an ally who provides valuable services that give members a competitive edge in a complex and demanding industry.

     
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    Formula for Success

    Epmark franchisees build a cookie-cutter product in a formulaic way.

     
  • Hot Stuff: tecHOMExpo(TM) Educational Sessions

    By BUILDER Magazine Staff. A discussion and demonstration on how builder design centers and warranty departments can leverage the tools of technology and the internet to create 1. This session will explore how progressive builders are turning internet leads into sales, the profile of a successful...

     
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    From the President: Building for Tomorrow

    Few things in contemporary America are more contentious than the question of how to fund new infrastructure and improvements to existing infrastructure. To help identify innovative ways of meeting the infrastructure needs of the growing U.S. population, the NAHB's new report--"Building for...

     
  • How-To: Minimize to Maximize

    Frost-protected shallow foundations. In-line framing. Single-layer subfloors. These techniques can save on your hard costs, at the same time benefiting generations of homeowners. Here's how to shave costs without sacrificing quality or energy efficiency.

     
  • Found Water

    Public environmental concerns have forced builders to investigate how to address water shortages.

     
  • Tower of Power

    One of the great challenges builders face on any new project is how to set up data communications at a site where none exist. Other gear at the communications tower included a solar panel to create DC power, two standard 70-amp batteries, and a power inverter to change the DC power to AC.

     
  • Strong Foundations: America's Best Builders

    Winning builders stand firm in recession and sputtering recovery, supported by sophisticated systems, dedication to detail, and buyer-friendly approaches. How many of you, in this age of NIMBYism and public fights over planning and zoning proposals, have had a day named in your honor by your city...

     
  • Lifelong Lighting

    Did you know that adding more light to a room without regard to how that light is delivered can actually make it harder to see? Research for the guidelines was funded by Andrus but carried out by the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

     
  • No Excuses

    Kelly Daniels, director of operations at Arvida's highly successful 10,000-acre Weston community in southeastern Florida, knows how to build houses quickly and efficiently. Take measure of your results: Schedule daily, measure your capacity daily, analyze delays daily, and create closed-loop...

     
  • Tech Tips

    Over 150 builders and business partners attended the Builder Technology Conference in Washington in June to hear how to develop a technology plan. You need buy-in from top management, but you should also form a steering committee with members drawn from sales, IT, finance, and construction.

     
  • Buy Online

    Buyers may find their new homes just a click away at Ebay Real Estate (http://pages.ebay.com/realestate). Ebay Real Estate will include an online library of "how-to" articles, especially geared to first-time home buyers.