Issue 195 (Houses)
Features
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My Mountain Bungalow
A first-time owner/builder with a modest budget pools talent and resources to create an energy-efficient cottage with rich Craftsman details.
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Angling for a View
An earnest upside-down saltbox is updated with a gracious entry, a shingled seaside style, and windows toward the ocean.
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Privacy and Light on a Small Lot
With a durable exterior and a surprising daylit interior, this neighborhood home remains private even as its walls fold open onto a neat courtyard.
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How Great Houses Take Shape
An architect explains how to use the six principles of massing to shape a distinctive small home.
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Pointed at the Sun
An innovative solar-heating system is the foundation of an artist’s small country house, where an equally smart plan accommodates both life and work.
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Built to Blend In
Overlooking Maine’s rocky coastline, this summer getaway follows the site’s contours and takes on the color of the forest.
Article
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How to Afford an ArchitectProven ways to save the design team’s time and your money.
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Neighborly From the StartA new home combines privacy, daylight, and durability, and fits comfortably into a traditional neighborhood.
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Making the Green-Building Dean's ListLEED for Homes is a new, comprehensive national certification program for green, energy-efficient homes. Builders who’ve tried it like it, but will it change the way houses are built?
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Tax Credits for Historic Buildings
Federal and state incentive programs make rehabilitating durable old buildings cost-effective
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Smart Massing Adds Space and Light
Go inside this lakeside cottage to see how massing influences interior shapes.
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Real-World Rebuild on a BudgetResourceful homeowners apply Duo Dickinson's "10 steps to reduce an architect's fees" to rebuild the home they lost in a fire
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Understanding LEED-H Scorecards
Reports from three case studies outline what it takes to achieve LEED for Home's silver, gold, and platinum ratings
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Podcasts: Common-Sense Design
Many people end up with chaotic home designs, but you don't have to be one of them
What is the Difference
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What's the Difference: Smoke alarms
Product packaging is the only real way to tell photoelectric and ionization alarms apart
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Porcelain vs. Nonporcelain Tile: What's the Difference?These ceramic tiles might look the same, but their durability differs.
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Driveway Material Choices - What's the Difference?Learn the pros and cons of asphalt, pavers, gravel, and more so you can pick the best materials for your new driveway.
Great Moments
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Fixtures and Materials
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Glass-block doors made easyAcrylic-block door inserts can be retrofitted into existing doors
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A fan that heats and coolsReiker ceiling fan/heater is a ductless room conditioner
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Corralling the central-vac hoseRetractable-hose central-vac system resolves two problems with one solution
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Build your own storage
as4 modular furniture system uses cold-rolled steel bars and hardwoods
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Prefab Shower NichesNoble Company's preformed niches are the perfect depth to slide into a 2x4 shower wall cavity.
