Passive heating takes advantage of sunlight as a natural energy source.

A recent national survey conducted on behalf of the Hardwood Information Center reveals that the Dream Home ideal is not necessarily a huge, over-the-top home.

Great locations for new home communities deserve and often get great residential architecture.

One look at Ponderosa Homes' 4,400-square-foot Palomino model, and you would think you were in the Midwest.

The 540 acres of rolling hills, creeks and deep canyon that form The Bridges master-planned community in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., seem a replica of the ancient hillsides in Italy's Tuscany region.

The 540 acres of rolling hills, creeks and deep canyon that form The Bridges master-planned community in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., seem a replica of the ancient hillsides in Italy's Tuscany region.

Good design has as many definitions as it does creators.

Good design has as many definitions as it does creators.

Whether you're a builder on a custom home project, a remodeler overhauling an existing home or a homeowner just looking for some great ideas, Wendy A. Jordan, author of The Kidspace Idea Book, has them.