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Naples Home Builder’s 2010 Home of the Year, Was Awarded Superior Home, Best Exterior, Best Landscape, Best Kitchen, Best Bath, Best Livability and More
Naples Home Builder, The Aubuchon Team of Companies, The Sterling Collections 2010 Home of the Year, was awarded Superior Home, Best Exterior, Best Landscape, Best Kitchen, Best Bath, Best Livability, Best Interior Design, Best Outdoor Living, Best Pool by 2010 LEE BIA Parade of Homes. - February 20, 2010 - Aubuchon Team of Companies
Builders Association's Demonstrational Showhome Benefits Builders and Homebuyers
The Northeast Florida Builders Association announces plans for a demonstrational show home that allows area builders to learn the latest in green building techniques and new products during the home's construction phase. The true beneficiaries will be future homebuyers. - February 19, 2010 - Northeast Florida Builders Association
There’s No Place Like Home at The Irvine Village of Woodbury East
With its many parks and great access to nearby retail centers, employment and award-winning schools, Woodbury East is the newest village to open within the acclaimed Villages of Irvine® and is “home” to four of the eight neighborhoods included within The 2010 New Home Collection, which debuted last month. - February 18, 2010 - Irvine Company Community Development
Northeast Florida Builders Association's Parade of Homes 2010 Slated for April 10-18
The Northeast Florida Builders Association’s (NEFBA) Parade of Homes 2010 is scheduled April 10-18. The free event features new construction and decorator model homes in Duval, St. Johns, Nassau and Clay Counties. - February 18, 2010 - Northeast Florida Builders Association
Local Builder, M&T Investment Builders, and Nationwide Homes Joins ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
M&T Investment Builders, an Independent, Authorized builder for Nationwide Homes today announced that they will be joining ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for an upcoming build later in February. This will be the first time the popular television program has featured a home built with... - February 18, 2010 - M&T Investment Builders, Inc.
Building Envelope Science Institute Holds Training Conference for Defective Drywall in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The “BESI System” offers the most comprehensive remediation; the protocol was developed based on proven science and considers the following major factors: corrosion, cross-contamination of other building materials, personal belongings, IAQ monitoring program, and a proposed national warranty (not an insurance policy). - February 17, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
Highland Homes’ Kathie McDaniel Receives National Recognition
At the 2010 International Builders Show, Highland Homes was represented by Kathie McDaniel, Sales and Marketing Director for the Central Florida home builder. - February 17, 2010 - Highland Homes
Nash Construction Proves That Even in a Recession Quality Reigns
2009 Capital CotY Awards Recognize Creativity & Craftsmanship Among Area's Top Remodeling & Design-Build Firms. - February 14, 2010 - Nash Construction, Inc.
Bowen Family Homes is Now Building in Oakdale Preserve in Smyrna
Bowen Family Homes recently announced it is building in Oakdale Preserve located in Smyrna in Cobb County. - February 14, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes
Aptcon Opens New Office in Wilmington, NC
New Wilmington, NC location and hire of Construction Manager support continued growth. - February 13, 2010 - Aptcon
Royal Oaks Building Group Wins Gold at 2010 Nationals
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has received a Gold Award in the category of Building Industry Spirit at the 2010 NationalsSM Gala held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas on Jan. 19. The award recognizes the... - February 13, 2010 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Bowen Family Homes Announces Final Opportunities at Alcovy Falls
Bowen Family Homes is pleased to announce that they currently have seven move-in ready Townhomes priced from $99,900 at its Alcovy Falls community in Lawrenceville. The community also has one single family home remaining. With move-in ready homes at such affordable prices, these homes should not... - February 12, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes
Building Envelope Science Institute Initiates Patent Process on Remediation of Buildings with Defective Drywall
The Building Envelope Science Institute (BESI) was launched in 2009 to provide a solution to the defective or corrosive drywall crisis which has unfolded over the last seventeen months or so. The Institute developed what is being referred to as the “BESI System” and has now filed a provisional patent on their process for remediation of buildings that have defective or "corrosive" drywall. - February 12, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
Horry Georgetown Home Builders Association Recognizes Lennar at Top Dog Awards Event
Lennar Walks Away with Several Awards at the Horry Georgetown Home Builders Association’s Annual Top Dog Awards. - February 12, 2010 - Lennar
Naples Home Builder, The Aubuchon Team of Companies, Sponsors Music for Cape Coral Farmers Market
Naples Home Builder and Southwest Florida's full service real estate organization, The Aubuchon Team of Companies, is sponsoring music at the Cape Coral Farmers Market. - February 12, 2010 - Aubuchon Team of Companies
Building Envelope Science Institute Holds Conference for Certification of Inspectors & Remediators for Defective or Corrosive Drywall in Ft. Lauderdale
BESI will certify inspectors, consultants, project managers, and remediation contractors in Ft. Lauderdale on March 2-3, 2010. This certification program offered through the Institute (BESI) instructs and trains licensed and approved state contractors in the remediation of defective or corrosive drywall. - February 12, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
NH Custom Home Builder Zetland Homes LLC Winter Planning and Building Seminar
New Hampshire custom green home builder Zetland Homes LLC offering their Winter 2010 Planning and Building dinner seminar. Information on building a custom home whether stick built, structural insulated panel (SIP), log, timber frame or modular. Discusses Energy Star and Green Build NH certification programs. - February 12, 2010 - Zetland Homes LLC
DexSystems Now Offering Online Estimate and Order Decking Material Delivered to the Door–Lower 2010 Pricing
Get exterior decking materials delivered directly to the door, at home or job site. From easy online estimating and freight quote request, this new online ordering system makes it easier than ever to order and manage multiple project orders and all with better 2010 pricing. - February 10, 2010 - DexSystems Inc.
Bob Moore Construction Receives 2009 AGC Merit Award
Bob Moore Construction has received the 2009 Merit Award for Construction Excellence from TEXO, the north Texas chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America and Associated Builders and Contractors. The award was given for the Pioneer 360 Business Center in Arlington, Texas, the largest LEED Gold Core and Shell Industrial project in the state of Texas. With this award, 2009 is the fifth consecutive year where Bob Moore Construction has received honors from industry organizations. - February 10, 2010 - Bob Moore Construction
Royal Oaks Building Group Announces Carriage Heights
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has completed its first homes in Carriage Heights, a thriving community in Fuquay-Varina. The first five homes in the community are move-in ready. Carriage Heights is an 80-lot... - February 06, 2010 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Doucet Remodeling & Design Wins Gold Contractor of the Year Award and Customer Service Award
2009 COTY Awards are presented to Doucet Remodeling and Design for excellence in remodeling and customer service. - February 05, 2010 - Doucet Remodeling & Design Inc.
Cathy Doucet Earns Industry Certification Recognizes Expertise in Kitchen & Bath Design
Cathy Doucet of Doucet Remodeling & Design, Inc. in Stoneham announced that she has earned certification as an Associate Kitchen and Bath Designer (AKBD) from the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), the leading trade association for the kitchen and bath industry. - February 05, 2010 - Doucet Remodeling & Design Inc.
Only 15 Lots Remain at Jim Chapman’s Concord Mill Community
Jim Chapman Communities, an Atlanta-based builder and developer is pleased to announce that only 15 lots remain at its Concord Mill community in Austell, the builder’s only non-age-restricted community. - February 05, 2010 - Jim Chapman Communities
Strong Homebuyer Demand Fuels Robust Opening and Sales of the 2010 New Home Collection
Innovative Consumer-Inspired Floorplans Prove Popular with Homeshoppers. - February 04, 2010 - Irvine Company Community Development
Taylor Morrison Division Uses Team-building Cash Prize to Help Haiti Earthquake Victims
After leading the homebuilder's fundraising efforts, Taylor Morrison's Austin division finds one more cause to support. - February 03, 2010 - Taylor Morrison
Atlanta Building Company Named NARI 2010 CotY Winner
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named Atlanta Building Company, in Grayson, GA, 2010 Regional CotY (Contractor of the Year) winner in the Residential Kitchen Under $40,000 category of its annual awards competition. - February 03, 2010 - Atlanta Building Company
Staticworx Earns AIA Provider Accreditation, Offers Architects Education Credits on Anti-Static Flooring
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced it has accredited “Anti-Static Flooring: The Basics,” a course developed by Dave Long, President & CEO of Staticworx, the largest manufacturer of anti-static flooring solutions in North America. Long, an educator of... - February 02, 2010 - Staticworx
Boston Cedar Introduces Abaco Tropical Hardwood Decking and Railing
Boston Cedar is the exclusive Northeast distributor of high quality ABACO Hardwood Decking and Railing produced by Aljoma Lumber. - February 01, 2010 - Boston Cedar
Stephanie Y. Drake, President of Drake Incorporated, Featured in MBE Magazine, a Successful Woman-Owned Construction Firm at the Smithsonian
When you flip through the pages of the current issue of MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) Magazine you will find an article about how the world’s largest educational and research institute and museum complex, the Smithsonian Institution, is preserving history while enhancing the future for M/WBEs. Simultaneously, you will see the vital face behind some of the Smithsonian’s most visible construction projects: a woman who is making both headlines and history. - January 31, 2010 - Drake Incorporated
Accel Framing, Inc. Wins NARI Contractor of the Year Awards in Team Remodeling
San Diego, CA, Local Building Contractor Accel Framing, Inc.® has been awarded Contractor of the Year (COTY) awards, as part of a team in two categories. The awards are for: Entire House $500,001 to $1,000,000 and the Residential Historical Renovation/ Restoration categories in The National Association of the Remodelers Industry (NARI)’s Southwest Region 7. - January 30, 2010 - Accel Framing, Inc.
Viceroy Homes Southeast Announces 25% Off Promotion on All Home Packages
Now through February 28th all customers will receive 20% off on any custom home package from Viceroy Homes Southeast. If you are planning to build in 2010, contact us for more details. - January 30, 2010 - Viceroy Southeast
Highland Homes Caters to Florida Home Shoppers
In the past year, Highland Homes has adapted their business model to cater to the demands of home shoppers in the new Florida real estate market. - January 30, 2010 - Highland Homes
Staticworx Launches GroundLock Snap-Together with Conductive Base to Provide Flooring Flexibility
Staticworx has introduced GroundLock Snap-Together, a flexible flooring option that enables the installation of anti-static, electrically conductive floors without the use of adhesives. Combining a conductive interlocking base with any Staticworx modular flooring option, this product meets the recommended performance parameters of ANSI/ESD S 20.20-2007 as well as new Class-0 ESD (electrostatic discharge) specifications. - January 29, 2010 - Staticworx
Staticworx EC Rubber Receives Industry Accolades as Best Fault-Tolerant, Static-Control Flooring Product
The latest generation of Staticworx EC Rubber, the industry’s first electronically conductive rubber flooring product, recently received the Seal of Approval, awarded by ESD Journal, as the only fault-tolerant flooring suitable for Class-0 ESD (electrostatic discharge) applications. In... - January 29, 2010 - Staticworx
Jim Chapman Communities Continues New Construction
Jim Chapman Communities announces the construction of six new homes at its award winning active adult community, Brookhaven at Johns Creek. The new construction comes on the heels of building that began in June 2009. - January 29, 2010 - Jim Chapman Communities
Phoenix Area Gets New Master Planned Community - the First in Years
A scenic new master planned community is opening in the greater Phoenix area. The first new home community to open in a number of years, Lone Moutain is a joint venture between Lennar and Pulte Homes. Lennar will open its neighborhood on February 6. Homes back up to natural open area open space in this beautiful desert community. - January 28, 2010 - Lennar, Arizona
Sterling Custom Home Pours Foundation on New Spec Home
Sterling Custom Homes is pleased to announce that they recently poured the slab foundation at 212 Black Wolf Run in Flintrock Falls. - January 28, 2010 - Sterling Custom Homes
Masonry Technology Introduces the Only Weep Screed That Actually Weeps
Masonry Technology's L+R Weep Screed™ is the only metal termination specifically designed to accommodate a rainscreen drainage plane material and allow all the moisture to escape, every time. Join them in evolutionary change. - January 27, 2010 - Masonry Technology, Inc.
Pine Street Carpenters Honored with 2010 “DelCY Award”
Pine Street Carpenters among recipients of DelChester NARI's annual DelCY awards. - January 27, 2010 - Pine Street Carpenters, Inc.
Balfour Beatty Construction Named One of the Country’s Best Employers
On January 21, Fortune magazine recognized Balfour Beatty Construction for its commitment to employees by placing the company on its prestigious “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The distinction is a first for the company, which ranked 76th on the list, and it reflects how a... - January 25, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Only 30 Homesites Remain at Highland Homes' Towne Park in Lakeland
Highland Homes is pleased to announce that Towne Park has only 30 home sites remaining. Towne Park features new homes in South Lakeland priced from the $130’s. The community opened only two years ago, but as one of Highland Homes’ most popular and successful communities, it is already... - January 23, 2010 - Highland Homes
Affordable Housing Work Close to Home for DHHL Director
Habitat for Humanity is building homes and building hope through a partnership with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in Hawaii. Pending a DHHL contract, Habitat is set to build many more homes in the next year. - January 22, 2010 - Hawaii Habitat for Humanity
Affordable Housing Developments in Brazil with MDMY Investment
Home ownership becomes a reality for thousands of residences in Ceara North East Brazil through the Federal Government Program “Minha Casa, Minha Vida”. The affordable housing program established in May 2009 is also attracting the attention of foreign investors wishing to contribute to... - January 22, 2010 - MDMY Investment
Lennar Homes Presents Virginia Heritage at Lee’s Parke, a Premier Active Adult Community in Fredericksburg
Virginia Heritage at Lee’s Parke is Lennar’s Premier Active Adult Community in Fredericksburg. - January 21, 2010 - Lennar
Matt Smith Named Director of Business Development for Hardin Construction
Tom Booth, vice president and general manager of Hardin Construction Company (www.hardinconstruction.com), has announced that Matt Smith has been named director of business development for Hardin’s Raleigh office where he will work to secure commercial construction opportunities throughout... - January 21, 2010 - Hardin Construction Company
Builders Site Protection Awarded Contract to Supply Plumbing Materials for the Indoor Fitness Facility at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
Builders Site Protection has been awarded a Soltek Pacific Construction Contract to supply plumbing materials for the Indoor Fitness Facility at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. - January 20, 2010 - Builders Site Protection
Aptcon Launches New Website
Aptcon launches new website to support in continued growth. - January 20, 2010 - Aptcon
Bowen Family Homes to Continue Building New Homes in January
Bowen Family Homes announced today that it will begin building 43 new homes this month. The new construction will include spec homes and presale homes in 11 of their communities. New construction is being scheduled at Autumnbrooke, Berkeley Chase, Brynfield-Woodvale, Caswell Overlook, Deerfield... - January 20, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes
Jeff Benton Homes Releases Fourth Quarter Home Sales Figures
Huntsville, Alabama homebuilder Jeff Benton Homes has announced that the company had 74 new home sales during the fourth quarter of 2009. - January 19, 2010 - Jeff Benton Homes
Bowen Family Homes Offers Variety of Homes Available for Tax Credit
Now is a great time home buyers to purchase a home from Bowen Family Homes. First-time home buyers can benefit from the extended 2009 tax credit of up to $8,000. Repeat and Move-Up home buyers can now take advantage of a tax credit of up to $6,500. - January 18, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes