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The article focuses on a kitchen renovation in Texas designed by Barb Mueller, president of Designs Anew Houston in Seabrook, Texas.

The article focuses on the remodeling of the residential buildings in Lake Michigan, Chicago designed by SPACE Architects + Planners.

The article offers information on the remodeling project of HighCraft Builders to a family home located in Old Town, Colorado, along with works conducted by the team of Project Manager Gordon Winner of HighCraft to the house.

The article focuses on the L-shaped terrace in Nashville, Tennessee, designed by Wade Weissmann Architecture.

The article focuses on a house renovation located in Long Beach, California.

The article focuses on the remodeling of a ranch bungalow located in Santa Barbara, California, designed by Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects and remodeled by Allen Associates, which feature elegant textures and designs that gave life to the home.

The article focuses on the restoration of an 1860s stone smokehouse in a home backyard located in Howell, Michigan by Paul McClorey of Paulson's Construction Inc.

The article focuses on the renovation of a 155-year-old Victorian home located in LaGrange, Illinois.

The article focuses on the programs and services offered by manufacturers to strengthen the businesses of remodeling contractors in the U.S. As stated, a coalition of manufacturers support a program through BI Coalition Marketing Group called Contractor Rewards, which incentivizes remodelers. The Liners Direct is helping exterior remodelers provides an iPad application that allows customers to build their own bathroom. Behr has introduced a Direct to Pro program for helping contractors.

The article discusses the growing use of plastics and composite elements as alternatives to natural wood or metal in residential remodeling. It is stated that real wood and simulate wood grains are digitized by manufacturers with the help of technological advances. Jerry Blais, vice president of marketing for the Siding Group of Cary, comments that a way out of the cookie-cutter syndrome is provided to homeowners by the sue of composites.

The article reviews the architectural design of a house, in the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, originally designed by architect, Royal Barry Wills.

The article focuses on the use of prepackaged solar-electric and solar water-heating (SWH) systems for residential houses. The systems enable residential contractors to get into the solar market in an easy way. According to chief executive director of Redwood City, California-based Ready Solar, Bob Giles, the use of the system allows contractors to enter into the solar market even without specialized knowledge and they able to provide customers with a product that is easy to install.

The article discusses the strategies employed by the house construction industry Landis Architects Builders to solve issues like green practices on an older ranch home in Potomac, Maryland. Topics discussed includes insulation of roof structure with Icynene closed-cell spray foam and forced-air HVAC system employed by house.

The article focuses on a kitchen renovation in a house located in Geneva, Illinois that was designed by Synergy Builders.

The article focuses on a kitchen renovation in a 400-square-foot home located in Washington, D.C. designed by architectural firm Landis Construction.

The article focuses on a kitchen renovation in a home located in Nixa, Missouri.

The article reports on the software programs developed to help the remodelers in estimating and managing time and tasks like subcontractors and client relationship. Corey Thrush of H. I. Technologies LLC states the programs that offer remote access allow estimators to pull in additional expertise if needed. It reports that some of the new programs are Internet based, which retains and backs up data in case remodeler's hard drive crashes.

The article focuses on the support by a coalition of environmental groups and home builders on the proposed legislation that would attempt to correct the lapse on the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act in the U.S. It asserts that SAVE Act would be requiring federal loan agencies to take residential energy costs. Jared Asch, national director of nonprofit Efficiency First, says the act sets everything on a level by modifying process inventory of a home and establishing of its value.

The article focuses on the unique design of the dwelling owned by Robin Pharo, president of Healthy Homes in Madison, Wisconsin. It states that house has fewer structural support and with clearer building footprint for easier space reconfiguration in the future. The house was designed by residential architect Jim Gempeler of GMK Architecture who intends to provide it with an angled wall to separate public and private spaces. An overview of the aerial view of the house is offered.

The article discusses the changing trend in cooking appliances technology in the U.S. in 2013. According to Jill Notini, communication and marketing vice president of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), the first quarter of 2013 shows a positive indication in the cooking appliance industry. John Petrie, president of the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association (NKBA) and owner of MH Custom Cabinetry, adds that induction cooking is the latest trend in cooking industry.