Issue # 28
Features
- Mixing Green with Technology
- EarthCraft/TecHome Showcase home will feature the latest green building techniques with A/V and lighting control during the Southern Building Show/TBX in Atlanta, June 20-23.
- Making 'Great Rooms' Great!
- Immense windows, high ceilings and a multifunction nature make great rooms desirable for homebuyers—and technologically challenging for builders. Here are some tips.
- Are You Ready for Fiber-Ready?
- What builders need to know about cabling, hardware and power requirements for creating a connected home … plus, how to sell them.
- Providing a Boatload of Technology
- Designed to look like the Titanic, this home theater demonstrates the value integrators and designers can add to a room.
Departments
- Editorial: Glimpsing the ‘Home of the Future'
- The latest study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) predicts what the typical U.S. home will look like in the year 2015.
Tech Options 4-1-1
- Residential Sprinkler Systems Save More Than Money
- Though 80 percent of fire deaths occur within residences, most homeowners are unaware of available fire prevention technologies.