Whole House Design

Passive survivability is a life-safety issue. How long could you live in your house without power or fuel?by Alex Wilson

Resourceful homeowners apply Duo Dickinson's "10 steps to reduce an architect's fees" to rebuild the home they lost in a fireby Robyn Aitken

Overlooking Maine’s rocky coastline, this summer getaway follows the site’s contours and takes on the color of the forestby Roc Caivano

Proven ways to save the design team’s time and your moneyby Duo Dickinson

This concept home shows how smart design, advanced building practices, and modern technologies improve livability and energy performanceby Rob Yagid

Still driving nails at 75, a veteran framer recalls the postwar housing boom of the 1950s and how it changed the way we buildby Larry Haun

In 25 years, a new house won't look like a spaceship, but appearances can be deceivingby Roger Yepsen

An architect offers smart strategies to fix imperfect situationsby Jeremiah Eck

A painter and a musician get creative in their affordable home made from a simple plan and common materialsby Robert Gerloff

A basic box embellished in just the right places saves an architect money on her first homeby Erica Broberg

A low-budget vacation house proves that simple doesn't have to mean shortchangedby Gene DeSmidt

Top 10 blunders that rot your house, waste your money, and make you sickby Joseph Lstiburek

One builder's plan yields Vermont's most energy-efficient houseby Al Rossetto

From the ashes rises a Mediterranean-style home with eclectic details, commanding views, and comfortable roomsby John Connell

Although it's healthful, low maintenance, and easy on the environment, this Texas home is also lots of fun to live inby Peter L. Pfeiffer

A challenging site of sloping rock becomes the inspiration for this house on San Juan Islandby Geoffrey T. Prentiss

by Sarah Susanka

A Texas builder tackles affordable housing with recycled materials, job-site waste and minimum-wage crewsby Dan Phillips

A masonry facade is an economical way to give wood-frame walls the look of solid stoneby Steven Snyder