Information related to green building and building energy efficient new homes.
The cost of building your own home depends largely on your decisions in the process, and what your budget is. There is a wide-range of choices in many different price ranges, and traditional stick building is only one of those choices. You can certainly spend as much as you want, and depending on your location…
In order to truly understand green home building ideas, you should first understand the ideals of the people who pioneered the technology. The affordable green building ideology began in the 1960s. The field very quietly continued to grow despite the absence of mainstream interest, throughout the last fifty years. Green building was occasionally featured in…
If you are preparing to visit a home builder or contractor for the first time, you may be wondering what questions to ask a home builder or contractor about building your dream home. By now you should have a clear mental picture of your dream home. You should also research all the home builders and…
Before you build, be sure to research energy efficient home building information. Energy efficiency is one of the most important aspects of building in the 21st century. There are new building materials and methods that home builders and home buyers alike must stay abreast of. We offer a lot of this sort of information on…
Building a new construction home can be overwhelming with choices and decisions. There are many tips for buying new construction you’ll want to learn about. Here we’ll go over four tips to get you rolling. Let’s begin. Tips for Buying New Construction One People often spend extra money on upgrades that do not need to…
There are several ways to obtain custom home building plans. A quick search on line will help you find numerous ideas. One can hire an architect, find an existing plan to bring to an architect, find a home builder who can customize one of the plans they normally use, or use one of their standard…
The new home building process offers many options and innovations that were not widely available in previous decades. Choices in building materials and methods include: • Traditional framing • Modular homes • Structural insulated panels • Insulated concrete panels • Lightweight insulated concrete panels • Insulated concrete forms • Shotcrete over foam insulation and wire…
Understanding average new home building costs can be extremely confusing. For one thing most websites vary considerably when discussing average costs. This is because what constitutes average is very hard to define. There are huge differences between the cost of an economy home and a luxury home, and also between all the various quality levels…
Frugal home building ideas are increasing in popularity, due to economic and ecological concerns. A back to basics approach to homebuilding, which stresses sturdy construction and energy efficiency has now come into play. Today’s homes are smaller, and more energy efficient. While large homes of more than 5000 square feet were in demand in the…
Enjoy our new home building guide below, and be sure to download our 98 page free book, on the subject of home planning. Take advantage of all the articles on this site in order to learn how to build your own home. The goal of HomeBuildingSmart is to educate and inform our readers, so that…