RD Bi-Weekly NL | | | Case Study: False Bay by Heliotrope ArchitectsThe creation of the False Bay residence is a classic San Juan Islands story. As a close retreat to Seattle, the islands draw city folks looking for a second home in which to decompress, despite the difficulties of building here. Chosen for its rugged scenery and proximity to the… |
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| | | Case Study: Hidden Meadow
by Colleen Healey ArchitectureDouble lots are rare in the hilly Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. And when Colleen Healey’s clients found one, they saw it as the ideal place to raise their family. The purchase represented a homecoming of sorts for the couple and their three children, who were settling down… |
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| | | Case Study: 21E22nd by Wendell Burnette ArchitectsFor designers who embrace a site’s context and challenges, even a pencil tower standing in full view of a client’s apartment can be an asset. When Wendell Burnette, FAIA, saw the 1,875-square-foot corner unit in New York’s Flatiron District where his former Phoenix-based client would be... |
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| | | Private Residential Construction Spending Increases in MarchPrivate residential construction spending was up 1.7% in March 2026, following two straight months of declines. The increase was broad-based, with gains in single-family, multifamily construction, and home improvement spending. Moreover, total private residential construction spending… |
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| | | Home Building Shows Signs of Stabilization with Monthly Gain in StartsHousing construction activity strengthened in March, with a notable rebound in both single-family and multifamily starts, signaling improved builder activity despite ongoing headwinds from financing costs and affordability constraints. While the monthly gain points to renewed momentum, year… |
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| | | Case Study: VIA43 by Studio MM ArchitectThe quiet hamlets of New York’s Hudson Valley have long made it a special place for Marica McKeel, AIA, and her husband, who for years divided their time between there and New York City. After she founded her New York City firm Studio MM Architect,… |
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| | | Case Study: Gable House by Knop Killeen ArchitectsIt was the view of a neighboring angus herd that determined Gable House’s footprint. Not that the cattle and a picturesque pond were even visible when Cody Knop, AIA, first set foot on the wooded site. It was so thick with trees that he used a drone to get… |
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| | | AIA/Deltek ABI: Architecture Firm Billings Approach GrowthArchitecture firm billings held steady in March, indicating market stability despite global economic concerns. The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) scored 49.8, reflecting near-equal shares of firms reporting increases and decreases. This marks the closest the index has come to... |
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| | | Count of Second Homes Declines in 2024In 2024, the number of second homes in the U.S. was 6.2 million, accounting for 4.3% of the nation’s housing stock, according to NAHB estimates. This reflects a modest decline from 2022, when the number reached 6.5 million. This decline suggests some cooling following the pandemic-era... |
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| | | Higher Energy Prices Increase Residential Construction CostsEnergy input prices increased in March at their fastest pace since June of 2020 as the conflict in Iran shocked critical global supply chains. Building material prices, excluding energy, rose for the eleventh straight month. Price growth for trade services slowed while transportation and... |
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| | | BUILD FOR RESILIENCE WITH PROPANEEnergy 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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