Stricter air quality standards published by the EPA in 1997 under the provisions of the Clean Air Act are among the most compelling, most contentious and potentially most costly clean air rules ever undertaken by EPA.

To make shopping for interior finishes for buyers’ new homes easier, Concord Homes has put a new twist on an old idea.

This Total Quality Self-Assessment Survey was originally developed as a tool for the National Housing Quality Award judges to evaluate applicants. Several of the judges began using the survey to evaluate their own building companies.

Architect Russell Versaci has always cultivated his own interest in authentic historical architecture. Through the years, he has discovered many kindred spirits in the home buying public -- buyers who perhaps long for the days of visits to their grandp..

Today, among builders, developers and regulators, the question of land and how it will -- or should be used -- is one of much debate. Often, that question is a component of a much bigger discussion -- green building.

In a matter of a few weeks during July and August, a composite index of home building stocks rose nearly 40%. It will likely go higher in the coming months as investors begin giving the group a closer look, analysts who track home building say.

If there ever was a patron saint of urban revitalization, it was James W. Rouse. As a developer and builder, he has a huge legacy for large-scale projects, mainly in core urban areas, that seemed risky at the time but always succeeded.

Long gone have been the days of Ward, June, Wally and the Beav as the typical model of the all-American family.

The Internet is the after-school activity of choice for kids today; instant messaging with friends, music web sites, and kid-friendly destinations like Nickelodeon and ZoogDisney. That is the safe side of the Internet.