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Planning a high-performance house in Massachusetts, Bill L asks the Green Building Advisor's Q&A Forum how to build in an air barrier that will stand the test of time. He's…

Charlie Hague and Megan Williams built their house from scratch, but lacked planning permission. Now authorities have ordered the house bulldozed.

Three time-lapse videos, each of a different style house and set to a different genre of music. Which one is your favorite?

The number of metropolitan areas on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index has declined by eight, but the total is still three times as high as…

Multimedia cables require specialized connectors, but one faceplate accepts all. It also nicely finishes the lo-vo data ring these cables pass through.

In California, construction is picking up, but some wonder whether the many skilled workers displaced when the building market collapsed will want to return. Others aren't so sure there's a…

A Michigan builder and Dow Building Solutions collaborate on a 5-year study aimed at proving that energy upgrades make for more-comfortable and more-durable houses.

FHB author Bill Rainford (#237, Master Carpenter - Reproducing Traditional Moldings) wrote a blog his work with Historic Boston, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to preserving buildings in the Boston area.

The most basic element in good customer service involves frequent and fluent communication. But this simple chore eludes many in the construction industry and represents the number-one customer complaint. How…

Editor's note: We didn't quite have room for the entire interview in the recent issue of Fine Homebuilding so we're posting it here SUSAN MARVIN, WINDOW MANUFACTURER Keeping a labor…