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Improv­ing prof­its with­out sac­ri­fic­ing qual­i­ty — the ulti­mate goal of all home­builders. Here are five alter­na­tive build­ing meth­ods that can improve your net prof­it mar­gin by sav­ing time and mon­ey.

Research by Texas Tech Wind Sci­ence and Engi­neer­ing Research Cen­ter has demon­strat­ed that ICF walls bet­ter pro­tect occu­pants of hous­es from wind­blown debris, than frame walls. Being hit by wind­blown debris is the most com­mon cause of injury dur­ing tor­na­does.

The build­ing indus­try cites a lack of qual­i­fied con­struc­tion work­ers as the major obsta­cle hold­ing up their con­struc­tion projects. Here are five ways builders can speed up home con­struc­tion.

Mixed-Use Busi­ness and Res­i­dence Blends His­toric Charm and Mod­ern Design. A For­ti­fied Gold mixed business/​residence with an impres­sive bal­ance of clas­si­cal his­toric and mod­ern fea­tures.

Before you begin your con­crete foun­da­tion forms DIY project, con­sid­er these five dis­ad­van­tages of DIY con­crete form con­struc­tion.

The project was built to cre­ate a sound and visu­al bar­ri­er between the neigh­bor­ing home after a sec­tion of trees on the side yard that joined the two prop­er­ties was cleared.