RD Bi-Weekly NL | | | Married architects Jennifer Mowery, AIA, and Brian Marsh, AIA, have a talent for translating Passive House principles into elegant homes that murmur rather than shout. While their intrinsic comfort comes from a set of prescribed… |
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| | | Cotton Estes’s design for this Texas house was inspired by the Spanish colonial missions that stretch south along the river, about 7 miles from downtown San Antonio. These historic buildings—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—sit just... |
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| | | From his office in Greenwich, Connecticut, Joeb Moore, FAIA, has spent nearly 20 years perfecting, among other things, the art of designing modern buildings that innovate the traditional forms of this region’s farmland. The firm’s… |
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| | | Energy resilience is a necessity in home construction. The grid is increasingly unreliable. That’s why builders are turning to propane — an affordable, reliable, on-site energy source that delivers when the grid can’t.
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| | | Elevated construction costs and constrained affordability conditions led to a reduction in single-family housing starts in January. However, led by solid multifamily production... |
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| | | U.S. house prices continued to rise at the close of 2025, though the pace of growth has slowed compared with the rapid gains of previous years. Elevated mortgage rates, affordability challenges, and ongoing economic uncertainty… |
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| | | Combining durable, low-maintenance materials with slim profiles and large-format sizes, Marvin’s new Vivid Collection has broad appeal. The line, which uses a “proprietary fiberglass reinforced composite material” is available in seven states with more on the way this year. |
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| | | Designed for the boutique spaces appearing in high-end custom homes and commercial applications, Alloy LED’s new field-cuttable Thermaline 3 tape lights withstand the heat of steam rooms, saunas, hot yoga studios, and—of course—fireplaces. Maximum run is 16.4 feet in various brightnesses. |
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| | | To wander the land around High Meadow Residence in winter is to be immersed in the vastness of mountains draped in snow and scrabbled with pine, spruce, and fir trees. In the foothills of this dramatic landscape are clumps of quaking... |
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| | | At first glance, one might think this modern home just outside Kansas City, Kansas, has retained its original 1957 design by renowned local firm Kivett and Myers. However, several additions had changed and compromised its integrity over... |
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| | | Growing up in Houston, Texas, Richard Beard, FAIA, had a courtside view of the building industry. His grandfather was a land planner, and his father was a contractor who built spec and custom homes in a variety of contemporary and... |
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| | | The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index® (ABI) dropped to 43.8 in January, down from 47.1 in December, signaling a greater number of firms experienced a decline in billings compared to the previous month. |
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| | | Despite a strong finish in December, single-family home building dipped in 2025 as persistent affordability challenges continued to weigh on the market. Total housing starts for 2025 were 1.36 million, down 0.6% from the 1.37 million... |
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| | | Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell one point to 36 in February, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). |
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