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The 2008 Builder's Choice Awards

How do you define "good design" at a time when the housing industry is hurting and builders are more focused on survival than they are on the nuances of, say, proper site orientation, massing, and architectural detailing?
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Glen Park Residence

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Current

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: The Warehouses at Union Row

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Pringle Creek Cottage

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Fort Irwin Family Housing

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: The Union

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Days End Residences

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Depot Walk
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Lake Washington Residence

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Crescent Cove

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: The Club at Central Park West
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Kelly Residence

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Columbia Heights

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Florblanca Reserva

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Piedmont Farm

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: The Village at Irvine Spectrum

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: 32nd St. Modular

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Icon

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Wik Cottage

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Obermeyer Place

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards: Parker Flats at Gage School

2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Awards

Inspiration for this riverside retreat began with a dog-eared photo of an old shucker's shanty—a simple structure typical of the watermen’s homes and boat sheds that populated the Chesapeake, Md., tidewater region in the 19th century.
Builder 2008 Election Preview

The presidential candidates sound off on the issues that matter most to you.
Dixon Sound Studio Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Special Focus Award Winner
Ibiza Outdoor Living Space Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Special Focus Award Winner
Tarrytown Pavilion Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Special Focus Award Winner
Rock Living House Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Special Focus Award Winner
Lake Minnetonka Boathouse Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Special Focus Award Winner
Hunterdon Kitchen Renovation Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Special Focus Award Winner
Laguna Court Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Trapper's Cabins at Promontory Win Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Paseo Chapala Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Post Carlyle Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Park Town Place Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Berkeley Place Low Income Family Housing Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Washington DC Remodel Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Oakwood Shores Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
La Quinta Desert Villas Resort Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Greenfield Residence Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Gilbert Court at the Greene Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Q14 Condos Win Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Contemporary Duplex Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Aspen Custom Home Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Watch Hill Yacht Club Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Gaut + Camarillo Residence Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Erickson Cottage Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Irvington Terrace Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Cintarosa Ranch Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
PATH Concept Home Wins Builder's Choice Awards

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
28th Street Residence Washington DC Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Chauncey Knoll Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
Seabridge Marina Wins Builder's Choice Award

2008 Builder's Choice Merit Award Winner
indigoMODERN wins Builder's Choice Awards

2008 Builder's Choice Merit and Special Focus Award Winner

EDITOR'S NOTE

Editor in Chief Denise Dersin Reminds Builders Why It's So Important That They Vote on Nov. 4, 2008.

Getting through America’s worst economic crisis in decades requires your participation.

INSIDE STORY

Attracting Foreign Buyers in a Down Market

A Miami Realtor taps affluent buyers from outside the U.S.
Report Calls for Abolishing Texas Agency Meant to Protect Homeowners as Ineffective

A scathing report gives failing grades to a Texas agency that resolves construction-defect complaints.
Rising commodities prices one more cross for besieged builders to bear.

Building material prices have skyrocketed, and builders are bearing the brunt of the increases.

GREENHOUSE

BuildClean, A Houston-Based Nonprofit, Focuses on Healthy Indoor Air Studying The Levels of Radon and Radiation That Are Emitted From Natural Stone Surface Materials in A Home

A Houston-based nonprofit takes aim at a void in delivering healthy indoor air.
Builder J.P. McClellan's Latest Home Shows the Industry That Green Building Isn't Just About Energy Efficiency or Low-VOC Finishes

J.P. McClellan’s jewel box on Amelia Island, Fla., exemplifies his passion for green by leaving a smaller footprint.

PRODUCTS

Structural Products, Improving Cycle Time, Reducing Waste

A new crop of structural lumber can improve productivity.
High Efficiency Toilets; Water Conservation; WaterSense Program

High-efficiency toilets step up water conservation.

DIGITAL HOME

Custom Builder Capital Construction Learns that Buyers Prefer Certain Types of Green Technology in their New Homes

Buyers prefer certain types of green technology.
Disney's New Innoventions Dream Home is More than a Theme Park Attraction; it's a Living Laboratory

It’s more than just a theme park attraction; it’s a living laboratory.

NATIONAL BEAT

The International Builders' Show 2009 in Las Vegas Will Have Everything Builders Need for Success

Don’t miss Las Vegas’ biggest attraction this January: the International Builders’ Show!
The NAHB Research Center is Producing Web-based Videos to Help Solve Moisture Problems

The Research Center’s new videos spotlight and solve moisture challenges.

SEIDERS' ECONOMY

Recent Legislation Will Help the Housing Market Recover

Timely moves from Washington work to fight off the housing contraction.

LAST WORD

Q&A with Rodney Friedman president and CEO of Fisher Friedman Associates.

"Modern is selling, and has been for years, in high-rises, condos, apartments, duplexes, townhouses, and lofts."

OTHER ARTICLES

Top Shelf Products: October 2008

Shower panels, composite siding, garage doors and more.
Builder Inducts Three Into Design Hall of Fame

Our three Wm. S. Marvin Hall of Fame inductees see the forest and the trees in their designs.