This New Tech Turns Any Countertop into a Wireless Charger
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Designing, Building, and Installing a Luxury Custom Wine Cube
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Marvin Releases Switchable Privacy Glass Window
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Building A Small Projects Division from the Ground Up
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Attainable sustainability in the ‘hood
Green building has touched nearly every new-home price point in urban areas as well as the suburbs. A recent Chicago Sun-Times article touted…
Normandy Remodeling’s top 13 kitchen trends for 2013
With a new year of projects set to begin, the Normany Remodeling design team have shared their top 13 kitchen trends that they expect to see a lot more of in 2013.
Great home plans: check out this 2,500-square-foot head turner
Today we have a ranch (or if you are on the East Coast, a rambler) to review. It is a Lean Design with a ton of amenities, and it is a beauty. I’m…
Remodeler of the Year: Lindus Construction
Entrepreneurship, partnering, and a dose of trial-and-error characterize a family company’s three-decade rise.
Remodeler's Exchange: To build or design-build, that is the question
In today’s remodeling market, establishing and working with design-build clients can be a difficult process. Professional Remodeler’s Tom Swartz talked to remodelers Bob Peterson and Sherry Schwab about their design-build model, and each offers tips that can make a design-build project successful.
Top 10 remodeling trends for 2013
Remodeling giant Neil Kelly Company put together a list of its top 10 home design and remodeling trends for 2013. Top trends include the move toward clean, contemporary kitchen cabinets and the rise of quartz composite countertops.
The design side - Kicking it up a notch
Come January 2013, we’re taking HousingZone’s already stellar coverage of residential design to a new level. Look for weekly blog posts from yours…
Building Science: Taking another look at solar hot water
So why solar hot water in the U.S., anyway? Many homeowners have little clue about how their water is heated, its contribution to their energy bill or the alternatives available.
2012 Professional Remodeler Design Awards: Whole House $300,000 to $750,000
GOLD: Ginkgo House Architecture, Madison, Wis.
SILVER: Airoom Architects and Builders, Lincolnwood, Ill.
SILVER: Ventana Construction, Seattle, Wash.
2012 Professional Remodeler Design Awards: Addition Under $150,000
BRONZE: Custom Design/Build, Ann Arbor, Mich.