Hopeful News for Remodeling Industry
from Builder Online
A new report from the Remodeling Futures Project of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University indicates remodeling will fare better than other sectors in the housing industry, although the decline home values and economic volatility are likely to reduce the size and scope of projects that homeowners are willing to undertake in the future. More

Major Changes Ahead for LEED APs
from National Real Estate Investor
New LEED AP credentials reflect the recognition that different levels of understanding and expertise are needed to serve the industry. More

Men Feeling More at Home
from Kitchen and Bath Business
The man of the house should not be overlooked by those seeking to market residential services, according to a new white paper. This month’s issue of Kitchen & Bath Business has the story and a link to the full report. More

Cathedral Renovated into Garden Museum
from Inhabitat
London’s Museum of Garden History, housed in a former church, recently underwent a stunning renovation. More

Harvard Expresses Its Interiority Complex
from Harvard Design Magazine
The latest issue of Harvard Design Magazine explores the topic of the state of interiors and interiority in contemporary arts and architecture. More

Good, Green Design Can be Stimulating, Timeless
from Orlando Sentinel
The federal economic stimulus package is an opportunity for green and sustainable design to become an automatic and essential part of the architecture of new buildings, not just an add-on. More

Contract Magazine Announces Its 2009 Interiors Award Winners
from Contract Magazine
John Cary and John Peterson of Public Architecture garner Designer of the Year honors. See pictures and videos of all the projects on Contract’s Web site. More

Striped With Light
from The New York Times
When the architect David Hertz first saw the house that his clients, David Feldman and Judy Iriye, had asked him to make over, he was appalled. A squat box in Marina del Rey, Calif., built in 1923 but with a second floor and an unsightly wood-shingled mansard roof that were added in the ’70s, the house “was a dog, an abomination,” said Mr. Hertz, who dryly describes the renovation as “a community service project.” More