Laing courts home shoppers with a new premise: The competition is resale homes and current residences, not other new home builders.

At John Laing Homes, satisfying the luxury buyer - one uninterested in enduring the usual custom home process - means creating a division populated with people uniquely focused on their needs and wants.

No major window manufacturer's product line currently includes SPD-Smart Glass technology, but a SPD-Smart developer has licensed a handful of companies to distribute SPD-Smart windows.

The American Institute of Architects, which has published contract documents since 1888, has released an updated version of its contract document software.

From land acquisition to customer service, this simple concept drives Laing's production processes.

Reduce financing costs by cutting construction times and the number of spec houses in inventory.

RWR Homes, based in Van Nuys, Calif., prides itself on its ability to add a little more custom to its production homes.

Laing's new infill and luxury divisions are in place. San Diego and California's Central Valley might be next, and that's not all.

Originally crafted as a futuristic concept sink, The Mystic by Elkay wowed kitchen and bath professionals in April at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Orlando, Fla.