FEATURES

  • Builder 100 Company Profiles and Charts

    Profiled in brief: Pulte Homes, Fischer Homes, Mattamy U.S. Group and more. Plus all the B100 charts.

     

  • Beyond the Box

    The factory-built housing explores new markets and energy efficiency to survive.

     

  • Light Fantastic

    Special focus: lighting.

     
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    Clean and Green

    Special focus: green design.

     

  • Fit for a King

    Merit: best kitchen in a single-family detached remodeled home—over 5,000 square feet.

     
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    Hot and Cool

    Grand: best kitchen in a single-family detached remodeled home-2,000 to 3,000 square feet; Special focus: energy efficiency.

     
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    Trading Spaces

    Merit: best master bath in a remodeled home.

     
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    Nice and Small

    Merit: best kitchen in a single-family detached remodeled home—2,000 to 3,000 square feet.

     

  • Center Stage

    Grand: best master bath in a custom home.

     

  • In the Buff

    Bath of the Year and Grand: best master bath in a remodeled home.

     

  • The 2009 Watermark Awards

    Builder's annual look at the best in kitchen and bath design

     

  • Planning An Ascent

    The hard times that began in 2006 for the housing industry dragged on through 2008. That was especially true for those companies that compose our Builder 100, whose market share of total closings fell last year to 38.7 percent from 41.2 percent in 2007.

     

EDITOR'S NOTE

  • New Beginnings

    The biggest builders are reinventing themselves with more sustainable business models.

     

INSIDE STORY

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    Easing the Pain

    Some companies that are restructuring their debt could benefit.

     
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    Scam Stoppers

    Vigilance and auditing are keys to thwarting crimes, says leading risk management firm.

     
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    Chicken or Egg

    Density and affordability mandates for construction around stations can be roadblocks.

     

TOP SHELF

GREENHOUSE

  • Generation Next

    Key components of the next generation of energy-efficient housing.

     

PRODUCTS

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    New Ways

    Window Makers Brace for Tighter Energy Star Criteria.

     
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    Burn Notice

    Fireplace Manufacturers Seek to Make Wood-Burning Fireplaces Popular Again

     

TECH TOOLS

  • Free Advice

    GreenBuildingAdvisor.com is a new one-stop database of green-building expertise.

     

  • Creative Collaboration

    Software companies join forces to offer builders an end-to-end tool.

     

NATIONAL BEAT

  • Booming Green

    Certification requests for the National Green Building Standard are pouring in.

     

  • Tell Your Story

    The NAHB is working to get AD&C credit flowing.

     

LAST WORD

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    Home price index author sees more volatility ahead

    Yale's Robert Shiller is planning to offer investors securities based on housing's risk.

     

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