Residential architect Larry Garnett paused a moment before coming up with the words to describe the feeling he was aiming to capture in the rear yard area of a home he recently designed. Finally he said, 'like the courtyard of a European villa.'

People want to age in place, make their home accessible to aging parents who may move in down the road or prepare for unexpected injuries or sicknesses

Last week and the week before, we dealt with some general applications of universal design-both inside and out-and how two different builders incorporated its tenets into their plans.

Take a look at the housing numbers for the last several years.

Ceramic tile appeals to new home buyers for its quality, durability and ease of maintenance. Now new home buyers may opt for ceramic tile for another reason-style.

There's another new entry in the whirlpool bath industry: Sanijet, a Dallas-based manufacturer of a new, patented technology that produces a line of 'pipe-less' whirlpool bath tubs.

Professional Builder has long covered the birth and growth of the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) concept in new home community planning.

The technological revolution that was once contained only in the office is now a fact of life in the modern home as well.