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Design and Planning

Design and Planning on Fine Homebuilding

Energy-Efficient Houses

Explore these examples of high-performance homes to get inspiration for your own energy-saving home projects.
Webinar: Heat Pumps and Cold-Climate Applications – Designing for Comfort and Resiliency

Join us Nov. 14 at 2pm EST for a FREE online seminar and Q&A session to learn the ins and outs of high-performance electric HVAC systems and how to choose the right system for your next energy-efficient home.
The Basics of Makeup Air

Code expert Glenn Mathewson describes how to provide makeup air for a kitchen exhaust fan to prevent backdrafting of water heaters, furnaces, and other fuel-burning appliances.
The Boomers and Their Kitchens

Scott McBride takes a look at the evolution of the American kitchen through the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Stainless-Steel Shower Shelves

Schluter Systems sleek metal shower shelves come in a variety of shapes and styles to fit any tile shower enclosure.
Structure Dictates Design

New framing added to reinforce an aging structure inspired a creative use of space in the remodel of this 1950s home.
Eight Units Become One

Cramped apartments make way for a bright and airy kitchen and breakfast nook when converting this historic Philadelphia building into a single spacious home.
Posts and Beams Revised

Non-structural beams help a new kitchen match the aesthetic of this post-and-beam home.
Concealed in the Kitchen

Tall cabinet doors disguise a spacious pantry and office in this new kitchen.
On-Point En Suite

Creating a cozy new master bathroom in a compact home in Portland, Oregon.