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    Brinno Inc. PeepHole Viewer

    PeepHole Viewer offers high-definition view of outside.

     
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    Legrand RF Lighting Control

    RF Lighting Control offers wireless lighting control for new and retrofit construction.

     
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    Dana Innovations' Trufig Installation Kits

    Trufig installation kits allow flush-mounted wall switches and outlets.

     
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    Leviton CFL Dimmer

    First CFL dimmer introduced.

     
  • Video Mount In-Wall Adapter

    In-Wall Box Adapter allows TV to be installed in the wall.

     
  • Home Technology Holds On

    Builders continue to offer home technology even in a down market.

     
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    RadioRA-SR Offers Wireless Control for Single-Room Application

     
  • Jeff Click Homes is Incorporating More Technology into its Home Designs

     
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    Automatic Portable Generator

     
  • Tech-Laden Innoventions Dream Home Debuts at Disneyland

    The new Innoventions Dream Home in the heart of Disney's Tomorrowland showcases the latest high-touch, high-dazzle home technologies.

     
  • Good as Gold

    Whirlpool shows new refrigerator that lets homeowners swap out digital features.

     
  • Harness the Sun

    News Flash: The sun is hot. there's renewed and widespread attention being paid to it as a legitimate home energy source—and this time that interest might stick. A perfect storm of factors has come together to keep solar solutions on the front burner, including record crude oil prices, federal tax...

     
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    Progressive Results

    The housing industry has finally reached the point where many home builders feel that the software products available can meet their business needs, but the ongoing downturn has put a damper on information technology (IT) spending.

     
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    Poised to Grow

    The downturn has left little room for good news, but the story of James Otis, a partner in Accord Development in Glenwood Springs, Colo., reminds us that there's always housing activity somewhere.

     
  • New Sustainable, Disaster-Resistant, Concept House

    Builders, architects, urban planners, and sustainability experts held a design charrette on Oct. 24 to come up with floor plans, construction processes, and product suggestions for Concept House Charleston in South Carolina, the second PATH Concept Home and the first in the Southeastern U.S.

     
  • Seattle Builder Offers Lagotek Home Automation

    A builder in Bellvue, Wash., offers home automation as a part of a luxury condo project.

     
  • 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...

     
  • Appliance Futures

    If you were among the many visitors at this year's International Builders' Show in February, there is one question you should have been asking yourself: What's next for the major appliances category?

     
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    Fast Framing

    One Atlanta builder uses collaboration software and improved sawing technology to solve a perennial challenge:to deliver flooring systems that are accurate and on time and can be backed up by warranty in the event of a defect.

     
  • At Your Service

    IN SOME OF ITS NEW COMMUNITIES IN THE southeast, D.R. Horton is gaining notoriety by offering a unique technology package that includes a 24/7 “tech concierge” who will take home buyers' calls and either troubleshoot a tech problem over the phone or send out a technician.

     
 
 
 
 

Local Markets

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Houston, TX

News and information on permits, job growth, and construction trends

 
Market Hotness
12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents4.8%
Job Growth
Annual rate last 4 quarters-2.5%
Residential Permits
YTD change vs. prior year -36%