Features
- Log Home Go Hi-Tech
- The quaint cabin in the woods is a thing of the past. Log homes have gone hi-tech, and offer lots of lessons to traditional homebuilders.
- Look, No Hands
- The active adult market is the fastest growing sector of the housing industry. It is also your best market for selling home technology options.
- Better with Age
- The active adult market is the fastest growing sector of the housing industry. It is also your best market for selling home technology options.
- Desert Enlightenment
- Vern Haugen of North Peak Construction has bet big that a slew of home electronics will sell high-end homes. It has.
Departments
- Products & Services
- New home technology products from Electrolux; Leviton; Sonance; Mitsubishi Digital Electronics; Jamo; General Electric; Yamaha Electronics Corp.
- People on the Move
- Announcements of recent appointments & promotions in the home technology industry.
- Calendar of Events
- Upcoming shows and conferences that tech homebuilders will want to watch for in 2004.
- Symposium focuses on Boomer market
- The NAHB Senior Symposium will tell you everything you need to know about the active adult housing market, and why you had better be a part of it.
- Lifestyle Dominates IBS
- Coverage of the educational sessions, panels, roundtables and exhibitors at the recent International Builder's Show in Las Vegas.
- Selling Lifestyles, Not Gadgets
- Environment. Atmosphere. Family unity. Lifestyle. Strange terms to associate with home technologies? Quite the opposite, as smart homebuilders are quickly learning.
- VDCs Wow Customers
- Virtual design centers are a great way to let homebuyers see and experiment with home tech options. Here's how to do them right.
- Home Theater for the Huge or Humble Home
- You don't have to build mansions to include home theaters. Here's some advice for builders who want home theaters for their humble efforts.
- Comforting Control Freaks
- A candid interview with AMX vice president Rashid Skaf about the company's plans to work with new-home builders in the home control market.