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construction - "Modular House Floor Plan - Getting The Most Value From Your Housing Dollar" By : Rebecca Welch Modular house floor plans are designed with consumers in mind and can be considered some of the best designs around. Modular house floor plans have distinct advantages over other types of floor plans in terms of design freedom and ease of construction. By: Rebecca Welch home improvement : construction - "A WeatherBuilt Home Performs Better During Storm Season" By : Wade Gibson In the event of severe weather, you can protect your home by considering the "science" behind home building. Building science-the study of the perfor-mance of buildings and building materials-has become increasingly important. Building materials are also more advanced, helping builders and homeowners construct more structurally sound homes. By: Wade Gibson energy efficient home improvement : construction- "Building Long-term Energy Savings Into Your Home" By : Silvester Thompson While new homes are 100 percent more energy efficient today than those built three decades ago, most people are not familiar with how to actually design energy savings into the infrastructure of their home. By: Silvester Thompson energy efficient home improvement : construction - "New Home - Building Codes" By : Michael Russell Whenever a new home is constructed, that building has to conform to a number of codes or requirements. Actually, number is a great understatement. Building code documents can be hundreds of pages long. The purpose of this article is not to go over each one in detail but to simply give you an idea of the red tape involved when it comes to building a new home. By: Michael Russell home improvement : construction - "Green House Floor Plan \| Build An Energy Efficient Home" By : Rebecca Welch When planning your new house, an energy efficient green house floor plan would be an excellent alternative to a traditional stick built home. One important thing to consider is the orientation of your home on the property. One way to gain energy savings is to situate the house toward the northwest and use fewer openings and heavier walls on that side. By: Rebecca Welch construction - "Building Habitat homes with concrete: Natural choice for building energy-efficient" By : Joe Nasvik Affordable homes built by Habitat for Humanity now exist in over 80 countries. In the United States there are 1600 regional Habitat offices (referred to as "affiliates"), with the top 200 affiliates building five or more homes each year. Their goal is to build... By: Joe Nasvik energy efficient home improvement : construction - "Old House? New House? Weighing Your Options" By : Neda Dabestani-Ryba Maybe it has something to do with a childhood home we fondly remember. Many of us long for old homes built with solid construction, quality craftsmanship and beautiful details. We wax poetic and wistfully recall the hand carvings, plaster walls and eyebrow dormers of homes we’ve known. By: Neda Dabestani-Ryba home improvement : construction - "Waterproof Your Basement The Easy Way" By : John Morris Sometimes we become aware of leaks at the worst time - when the rains pour. There are, however, different ways to fix these problems. One way of fixing it is to use waterproofing... By: John Morris home improvement : construction - "Why Your Florida Home Should Be A Poured Solid Concrete Home" By : Tom Beaty There are advantage of buying or building a concrete home, there are many other benefits to building with concrete, and especially steel reinforced, poured concrete, that the average Florida home buyer may not be aware of. Solid concrete home are able to withstand hurricane and tornado force winds, are resistant to heat, fire, water damage, wood rot and insect infestation. By: Tom Beaty home improvement-"Five Tips to Quickly Recognize Serious Structural Problems - Home Inspection Tips" By : George Scott Serious structural problems in houses are not very common, but when they occur they can be difficult & costly to repair. These tips won’t turn you into a home inspector, but it will give you some of the common indicators of structural concerns. By: George Scott

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