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2008 House Plan Trends: What’s Hot, What’s Cooled |
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How has the single-family house changed over the last 10 years, and what are the emerging trends?
Seeking answers, I recently asked four home-plan services to show me their best-selling plans for 2008 and then compare these with their winners in 1998. To round out the reporting, I also interviewed executives with four other firms....
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A Backdrop for Life: The Home of Charles and Ray Eames |
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The Eameses, the most celebrated husband-and-wife design team of the 20th century, are recognized for their furniture, movies and exhibitions, but their house, which created a sensation when it was built in 1949, is not well known outside the design professions....
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Digital Monitor Can Help Cut Electric Bill |
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Most of us think of home energy savings in terms of products, prices and percentages.
For instance: A compact fluorescent light bulb costs about five to 10 times as much as a standard incandescent bulb, it uses about 75 percent less energy, and it lasts eight to 10 times longer.
But you can also save energy and money simply by getting the right information.... |
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Renewable Energy and Home Building: Author Lester R. Brown Breaks It Down |
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I have devoted many columns to sustainability issues in terms of a single house. But every so often I like to pull back for the truly wide shot. From a global perspective, what is the state of our planet, and how might this affect our home building choices?... |
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