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SAVOY For the first time in five years, the Showcase of Homes will return this summer, giving area residents a chance to tour seven newly built houses.
The event, coordinated by the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois, will take place June 20-29 in Savoy's Prairie Meadows subdivision.
"Judging from the early response from the community, it's going to be an outstanding comeback for the Showcase of Homes," said Nicole Thompson of McGuire Custom Homes, the association's president.
Seven builders are taking part: Kennedy Builders, Armstrong Construction, Pettyjohn Builders, Signature Homes, Ironwood Homes, Cramer Homes and Miller Construction.
The featured homes will be in the 200 block of Denton Drive on the east side of Prairie Meadows Park. Six of the lots are along the lake, while one is on the opposite side of Denton.
To enter the subdivision, drive east on Old Church Road from U.S. 45 and turn right on Denton.
Visitors will be able to view the interior and exterior of each house, meet the builders and vote for the Builder's Choice award. Hours for the showcase will be 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends.
Starting June 20, tickets to the showcase will be available at the gate. The price is $5 for adults, $3 for youth ages 6 to 11 years old and no charge for children under 6.
The Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois has about 200 members. The association serves a region that includes Champaign, Vermilion, Ford, Douglas, Piatt, Coles and Edgar counties.
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A version of the California Room in a home in Issaquah, Wash., where protection from rain is critical to using the contiguous space. NanaWall
Bad times teach us valuable lessons. Yet, the American housing industry prefers to create larger tract homes as soon as times improve, forgetting the difficulty of unloading massive houses.
It all circles back to a peculiar American greed, a deep devotion to the belief that more is always desirable. Instead of a focus on quality, we tend to revere bigness. Nevertheless, some Americans will be forced by economics to evaluate their homes from a different perspective.
During the building bust, some national companies quickly got on board with the discipline of building better small homes. General reluctance to innovate otherwise can be accredited to industry characteristics. Stubborn regional presidents in the largest national builder companies often operate autonomously. Many of the brightest innovations produced by small builders arent effectively transmitted coast to coast. When pioneering concepts are used in custom homes, rarely are they shared broadly due to privacy concerns and pride.
In The New New Home by Boyce Thompson (The Taunton Press, 2013), we learn about one of the early success stories of the housing recession. The Irvine Ranch of Southern California has 798 acres in holdings, and the Irvine Company has historically been a breeding ground for originality in tract homes. Donald Bren, the billionaire owner of the Ranch, hired market researchers to ask people what might induce them to buy during the period when new developments had nearly halted.
Thompson reports the findings: Decent pricing, more storage space, great rooms as opposed to formal living spaces, and functional porches that work with indoor spaces. Bren developed new plans that came with increased storage space, a mudroom, a great room that flowed sensibly into a functional kitchen and the celebrated California room that offered undercover patio living.
Combined with other revolutionary ideas, and marketing the homes at 35 percent to 40 percent below boom market peak prices, Bren sold 20 per month right through the recession blues.
U.S. builders have experimented by eliminating anywhere from 160 to 500 square feet from plans, and successful builders dont just shrink layouts. Instead, they analyze what kind of space is desired in their markets and eliminate spaces that were included because of habitual gluttony.
A 2011 National American Home Builders (NAHB) survey found that the American living room is likely to vanish within just a couple of years! One discovery of the past decade is that each generation looks for different function: Generation B baby boomers are downsizing and interested in less maintenance. Yet, they are still attracted to special amenities.
Generation X, busy raising children, is immersed in expanding space. Generation Y is challenged to buy starter homes and may live in nontraditional situations for years, sharing with parents, grandparents, siblings or another relative under one roof.
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The 59th annual Parade of Homes Austin comes to a close on Sunday, April 11, so grab your tickets now! The two week event is presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and is held at Willie Nelson's Tierra Vista community in Spicewood, Texas.
It showcases the latest trends in home designs, technology and layouts.
Five multimillion dollar homes and four builders showcase their own custom construction, landscaping, and interior designs. The "Best in Show" home features a huge walk-in "California Closets" closet, motion-censor lighting, a breathtaking backyard view of the Texas Hill Country and a digital shower.
"The shower is really awesome. It's fully digital. So there's no handle to reach in and turn on in the morning, it actually has a remote control, you can preset it like almost like a car seat where you choose what your temperature is," said Heather Harkovich, owner of Heather Scott Home & Design.
Tickets are $20. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday which is also Mother's Day.
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Franks Glass & Mirror has been proudly serving Hamilton, Burlington and the surrounding areas for almost 25 years.
Focused primarily on residential projects, Franks Glass and Mirror works with home builders, designers, contractors, and homeowners on a daily basis. Glass and mirrors can be cut, polished, and shaped in-house by the experts to fit most areas of the home.
Exceptional customer service is what sets this company apart from the others and all the staff is always friendly and helpful. All quote requests are responded to quickly with an estimator available to measure custom jobs within a day.
As trends move forward, Franks Glass & Mirror can help homeowners create their very own spa experience with a beautiful frameless custom glass shower.
We are able to accommodate the simplest of single shower doors to complex, multi-pieced showers. All of the installers are highly experienced and they take in their work is evident on every job. From the moment the installers arrive on the job to the time they leave, a homeowner can be sure that their home is always respected and the work area is left clean.
Franks Glass & Mirror offers beautifully designed mirrors that can give homeowners a customized look their bathrooms, dressing areas, dining rooms and living rooms.
Back painted glass is an ever-growing trend. Starfire glass is a low iron, clear glass that can be colour matched to any paint chip to add a personal and contemporary touch to your home. It is most often used in kitchen backsplash areas, vanity tops and table tops.
As home trends come full circle, mirror backsplashes and accent walls are making a comeback. Mirror is available in clear, bronze and grey and can add light, space and dimension to any room.
Franks Glass & Mirror offers a variety of decorative glass options for cupboards and pantry areas. All of the glass can be custom cut and installed to fit.
Glass is a great way to protect expensive wood furniture from scratches and water marks. All of our glass is custom cut and hand polished in-house, to give you a subtle and beautiful piece that wont hide or take away from the beauty of your furniture.
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North Greenbush
The professionals rolled up their sleeves and got to work in the sunshine Wednesday at a popular camp for kids.
Nail guns popped, power saws buzzed and the smell of fresh-cut pine filled the air as red-winged blackbirds provided a little background music at Camp Scully on the edge of Snyders Lake. About a dozen local volunteers who usually construct custom homes and office buildings were building neat and sturdy overnight sleeping cabins for youngsters 7 to 17 years of age who call the camp their home away from home for one week during the summer.
Sister Betsy Van Deusen grabbed a tape measure and helped one worker with a wall they just built by making sure the length of the diagonals matched.
"I got a lot of experience in building while I was with Habitat for Humanity International," the director of community partnership for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany said as she returned the ruler to her work belt.
Around her it was a busy and well-planned scene as professionals from the Capital Region Builders & Remodelers Association, Otterbeck Construction, Bluman Roofing, Bellevue Builders Supply, Roarke Custom Builders, Bonded Concrete, Capitol District Supply and Prime Properties built the cabins on concrete slabs poured two weeks ago on a hillside overlooking the lake.
Crews grabbed from piles of 2-by-4s, 2-by-6s, chip core siding and prefabbed roof trusses and knocked together three 18-by-36-foot cabins that will contain six bunk beds each.
It will increase the camp's capacity by 36 kids to provide a total of 140 children a summer opportunity some may not normally be able to afford.
Each will have a space for a counselor and storage, the cabins will come complete with ample front porches.
"Sister approached us a couple of months ago and we started planning this job, said Adam Zima, whose family co-owns Capitol District Supply. "We were eager to help out again. We are hoping to have all three framed in today, roof them on Thursday and finish them with white vinyl siding Friday."
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Waukesha, WI (PRWEB) May 07, 2014
The evening of May 1st, 2014 was very special to Don Belman for many reasons. As the founder of Belman Homes, a Milwaukee new home builder, Don was awarded the most prestigious honor of Metropolitan Builders Associations 2013 Hall of Fame Award. In addition to this esteemed prize, the Milwaukee Builder of the Year was presented with his award by his son, David Belman, who, just moments before, won the Wisconsin Builders Association s Rising Star Award.
It was an incredible honor and privilege to be able to present my father with such an esteemed honor. It was truly a highlight of my career to tell my father how proud I was of him, said David Belman.
The event was held at Surg on Water, in Milwaukees Historic Third Ward. Don was not aware in advance he was going to receive the award. Don has also been very generous to the community when it was in need. Often donating money to save important things in the community such as the City of Waukeshas Fireworks on 4th of July and an ice skating rink the he used to play on as a child. Don did this without ever being asked, and without any thought of getting any recognition from it. He did simply because it was the right thing to do, his son mentioned while presenting the award.
Don and Belman Homes have built over 1500 homes and developed over 14 subdivisions in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. He has been a new home builder for over 33 years, and has served on various MBA boards, including the marketing committee, ethics committee, and new building committee.
Belman Homes is a new home builder in Milwaukee and Waukesha. They specialize in custom home building and energy efficient homes. They have had homes showcased in the Parade of Homes for several years. These recognitions by the Metropolitan Builders Association are held in high regard.
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Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) May 06, 2014
Organized Living, a leading manufacturer of home organization systems, will reveal new, innovative programs at the 2014 PCBC show, including a revolutionary design software for architects and unique upgrade programs, to help builders leverage demands for storage and organization.
Whether it is new home construction, or a multifamily dwelling, homeowners and tenants agree on their priorities they want smarter, custom storage solutions in their homes, not just a shelf or two, said Jennifer Castenson, vice president of marketing for Organized Living. We can help builders leverage that in a unique way that is custom to their buyer or renter and to them. Organized Living offers:
With a clear focus on simplifying the sales process for builders, Organized Living covers all the bases model home allowance, design center allowance, professional closet designs, training, and product lines to match any buyer demographic. To learn more, stop by the Organized Living booth (N-6632) at the 2014 PCBC show. Or, visit OrganizedLiving.com/professionals.
About Organized Living Organized Living brings superior storage and organization to the world through strong products, strong people and strong brand, helping people organize their lives. From the closet to the kitchen to the garage, Organized Living offers high-quality, innovative storage and organization products that make everyday life easier and sells through professionally installing dealers, retailers and online retailers. http://www.OrganizedLiving.com.
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