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<h1>Construction Quality</h1><p class="vocab-desc">A compilation of HousingZone's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on construction quality for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.</p>
Building Envelope Solutions To Eliminate Thermal Bridging
Contractors must recognize how and where thermal bridging occurs so they can employ methods to eliminate it
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NARI Renames Awards Program
The awards program has a new name, but continues its tradition of recognizing the best in residential remodeling
Jobsite Know-How
How to Weatherize Roof-Wall Intersections
Mitigating moisture between changes of materials and panes requires special attention
Jobsite Know-How
3 Steps for Installing House Wrap and a Rainscreen
ProTradeCraft's Building Resilience walks you through how to install a self-adhered house wrap, liquid flash obstructions, and top it off with a rainscreen
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Protecting your remodeling company from green litigation
Green construction attorney and blogger Chris Cheatham talks about the potential legal pitfalls in green building and remodeling
Remodeler overcomes major structural issues to revamp kitchen
Dallas remodeler Curb Appeal Renovations successfully manages hidden structural challenges for a beautiful kitchen facelift that blends creative design with resourceful structural repairs.
Stress-free remodeling: Using trade walkthroughs
The more details that can be discussed, clarified and understood before signing a construction contract, the better it is for both the homeowner and the contractor.
People You Should Know: Michael Luzier
NAHB Research Center is helping remodelers and builders find ways to incorporate smart practices
Federal Reserve releases interim rule on home appraisal process
The Federal Reserve released a new interim rule on home appraisals that helps to clarify the home appraisal process. Under the guidelines, home builders may ask appraisers to consider additional information about the property being appraised, including information about comparable properties.
NAHB: Smaller homes to remain popular even after recession's end
A new look at housing starts based on data from the Census Bureau finds that single-family homes in the U.S. continued to get smaller last year, and the downward trend is likely to last significantly beyond the end of the recession. From a peak of 2,268 square feet in 2006, the median size of new single-family homes dropped consistently through last year, when the size was down to an even 2,100, according to NAHB.
People you should know: Sarah Susanka
The market downturn has more people embracing Sarah Susanka’s Not So Big design philosophy
Pattern sheets: What?s old is new
Pattern sheets let remodelers and builders offer design details to ensure a quality outcome
Window market banking on energy efficiency
Even with tax credits soon to expire, manufacturers expect market to stay strong
Design/build focused
Jackson Design and Remodeling keeps strong by sticking with what made them successful