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Posted in Home Design on Jan 26th, 2011
Like we hear so many times, great things really do come in small packages. I was recently looking at the house plan #SU-B1267-441-FT and I really liked the look of this home. It is one of the smallest house plans that can you find that can still houses a family. With all the rising costs [...]
Posted in Construction Methods, Home Design on Jan 12th, 2011
We at The Plan Collection receive a lot of questions about foundations. Is a basement or a slab foundation better? Will a crawlspace have the space I need to store my stuff? What is a piling foundation? With all the questions, I decided to take some time and explain what each foundation type features and [...]
Posted in Construction Methods, Home Design on Jan 11th, 2011
I really enjoy seeing southwestern style homes. I have always considered southwestern homes as some of the prettiest designs around. I especially liked the Coronado design that I saw the other day. It takes the traditional southwest look and throws in a few special features. This house has a neat guest suite that is separated [...]
Posted in Home Design on Jan 10th, 2011
Well, today was an extra cold morning. While driving to work I was wishing for a vacation home on the beach. Right now, nothing sounds better than soaking up some sun and playing on the beach. I would love to find a little vacation house that I would be able to throw up close to [...]
Posted in General, Home Design on Jan 6th, 2011
I worked with house design a couple years ago but left the industry for a short stint. I am back now and trying to catch up on what I missed out on during my 2 year hiatus. I was looking through the newest house plans that The Plan Collection has. I was surprised to see [...]
Posted in Home Design on Dec 3rd, 2008
If there is actually someone out there that really reads these blogs, I feel like I need to explain a few things. Woody and Engjake are two of my good friends. I have worked with them both at www.theplancollection.com for over a year now. They started this blog as a place where they could discuss their [...]
Posted in Home Design on Nov 7th, 2008
For years, Clemson has been designing houses for Habitat for Humanity during their homecoming week. Each year, there are rows of volunteer students that gather on Bowman Field and begin construction on a home being donated to a family in the area. The house being built this year is based up plans designed by students [...]
Posted in Green Building Info., Home Design on Aug 25th, 2008
While on The Daily Texan‘s website I came across an article about at-risk and disadvantaged youth that are finding a way to contribute to their society and can useful on-the-job training. I was intrigued by the head and decided to read on. The youth are representatives of a organization called American YouthWorks. Through this program, [...]
Posted in Construction Methods, Green Building Info., Home Design on May 19th, 2008
I’ve been reading a delightful blog called 100khouse.com. This is the first hand experience of author Chad Ludeman, president of Postgreen, who is developing the 100khouse. The neatest thing of all is indeed the reality of green building. Some things go smoothly for Chad, others don’t, and some don’t go at all. I’m still not [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Construction Methods, Green Building Info., Home Design on May 14th, 2008
I wrote about using old shipping containers to build houses with a few weeks ago. Well here is a great example of a proposed project in Detroit. Designed by architect Steven Flum, in partnership with developer Leslie Horn, the project is waiting city approval. Once received, the condos will end up near Wayne State University. [...]
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