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Housing starts were up 3% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1,288,000 in February, 6.2% ahead of the pace of the same month last year, the Commerce Department reported recently....

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Whether chrome, nickel, bronze, or some other material, it used to be that homeowners preferred one type of metal hardware throughout their home. But these days, the homogeneous look is history....

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There’s a lot of talk these days about net-zero homes and Ontario’s plan to eventually make them standard for all new residential construction. But what exactly is a “net-zero” building, and how could it change the economics of...

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If the home-building industry alone returned to a more normalized level in 2016, Rosen Consulting Group (RCG) estimates that more than $300 billion would have been added to the national economy, representing a 1.8% boost to GDP, according to a new report...

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Solar panels aren’t just for sunny states such as Arizona or California. Even homes in the dreary Northeast can power up with rooftop panel systems. To prove the point, Redfin partnered with the Department of Energy-supported solar-analysis company...

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Scott Lowe was recently named senior vice president of Sales at Dansons. Lowe will be responsible for global sales leadership and growth of the company’s Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills brands....

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Look no further than the suburbs to see how American ideals of success are transforming. People in U.S. suburbs are changing the way they shop, where they eat, and what they want in their homes....

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Last year was a big one for wind power in the U.S. For the first time, the total installed capacity of the country’s wind farms exceeded that of hydroelectric projects to reach a total of 82,183 megawatts – enough to run some 24 million American...

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From the food we eat to the tables we set, 3-D printing is revolutionizing what we can make in our own homes. So why not take things a step further and print the house itself?...

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Leisure Distributors, Evansville, Indiana, just received the Big Green Egg company’s year-over-year top sales increase award....

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