Category: PROBuilder

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 10 |  Download

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The 2013 NHQ Awards class includes Gold winner Charter Homes & Neighborhoods, just the fourth builder to win NHQ's highest honor since 2006 and one of only a few firms to have won all three NHQ distinctions: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
COVER DESIGN: ROBIN HICKS

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 9 |  Download

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The Grand Ashford model at Grand Homes' Newton Ranch community in Keller, Texas, is one of the builder’s best-sellers. Grand Homes is among 30 home builders to make Professional Builder’s Big Gainers list (see page 16).
PHOTO: DOUG HANDEL

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 8 |  Download

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Located in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Mar Vista, Four was designed for young working couples, with features like ground-floor flex space and large second-floor decks.
PHOTO: JIM SIMMONS

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 7 |  Download

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Home-building industry consultant John Martin believes design innovation has the power to spark new-home sales in recovering housing markets, and he has the proof to back it up (see page 16).
PHOTO: LEE WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 6 |  Download

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Home builder Arthur Rutenberg visits one of his company's model homes in Gainesville, Fla. The builder has dozens of models throughout the Southeast to serve his 30 franchisees.
PHOTO: JEREMIAH STANLEY

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 5 |  Download

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For more than 40 years, Professional Builder has tracked the business results of the nation's largest home builders with its annual Housing Giants report. The 2012 report includes a special pull-out map with state-by-state building activity by Giant firms, as well as market data for the top 100 metros.

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 4 |  Download

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A strong indoor-outdoor connection, open layout, and abundant daylight highlight this kitchen at Irvine Pacific Homes' Santa Maria at Stonegate community in Irvine, Calif. Bassenian Lagoni Architects designed the plan, which is priced from the mid-$400,000s.
PHOTO: ERIC FIGGE

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 3 |  Download

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An alligator hunter, break dancer, horse trainer, and former professional basketball player are among home building's up-and-coming leaders to be named 40 Under 40 winners by the editors of Professional Builder.
COVER DESIGN: ROBIN HICKS

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 2 |  Download

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Charter Homes and Neighborhoods' Davis model features raised heel-truss heights and 9-foot, first-floor ceilings to give it a taller, more attractive street presence.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHARTER HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS

 Volume: 77 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

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The Platinum Award-winning Residence 3 at The Villas at Pacific Shores in Huntington Beach, Calif., was honored for its detached feel, strong streetscape, and design efficiency.
PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER MAYER

 Volume: 76 |  Issue: 12 |  Download

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Lee Evans, William Levitt, Jack Bloodgood — they are among the many industry pioneers of the last 75 years. In honor of our 75th anniversary, we profile milestones, innovations, and pioneering figures that have shaped home building.
ILLUSTRATION: ROBIN HICKS

 Volume: 76 |  Issue: 11 |  Download

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Saun Sullivan, partner with DSLD Homes Inc. (Professional Builder's 2011 Builder of the Year), visits the site of one of his company’s new homes in Denham Springs, La.

PHOTO: CHAD CHENIER PHOTOGRAPHY