Design Projects Trends
Prefab Construction Trends
Southern Living magazine is onto something big. Last year, the popular consumer publication created its annual Idea House in Watersound, Fla. The home serves to showcase ideas and designs that the public can consider for their own homes. So what was the big lesson learned this time around? The home, named Tucker Bayou, was 80 percent complete when it arrived in Watersound. A beautiful, modern, and, more importantly, modular home, Tucker Bayou was far from the mobile home image so often associated with prefab projects. It’s a perfect example of a growing and promising construction trend.
Is LEED Relevant in Development?
Seal of Approval- Nearly 15 years after it was introduced, LEED is still the dominant green standard. But is that a good thing?
Universal Design Trends Allow Developers to Appeal to a Broader Audience
In recent years momentum has been building to make universal design more widely acceptable to all people—hence its name—as proponents have stressed that anyone of any age may suddenly experience an illness or accident that changes their ability to function, either temporarily or permanently.
Federal Realty Redevelops Urban Infill Sites
Federal Realty may not be a household name among shoppers, but Wall Street, along with other retail developers and owners, is certainly aware of the company and its long-standing reputation in the real estate industry.
Texas A&M University
Situated on 5,200 acres in Brazos County, Texas, A&M University covers so much land that by 2004, university officials began to worry about campus sprawl.
