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Formal living rooms, McMansions a thing of the past – USA Today

USA Today Formal living rooms, McMansions a thing of the pastUSA TodayCompleted new homes, only 1500 square feet in 1970, peaked at an average of 2520 square feet in 2007 but fell to 2377 square feet last year, the NAHB … Continue reading

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US homes in 2015 will be smaller, greener: survey – USA Today

USA Today US homes in 2015 will be smaller, greener: surveyUSA TodayCompleted new homes, only 1500 square feet in 1970, peaked at an average of 2520 square feet in 2007 but fell to 2377 square feet last year, the NAHB … Continue reading

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KB Home Ranks No. 1 in Sustainability Practices Among Largest Public Builders – EcoHome Magazine

Mother Nature Network (blog) KB Home Ranks No. 1 in Sustainability Practices Among Largest Public BuildersEcoHome MagazineFor the second time, KB Home and Pulte landed atop Calvert Investments' study of green home building practices among the country's top 10 public … Continue reading

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Study: Top homebuilders fall short on green features – USA Today

Mother Nature Network (blog) Study: Top homebuilders fall short on green featuresUSA TodayAmerica's top homebuilders are offering more energy efficient homes but still fall far short with other green practices, says a new report that ranks the 10 …Top homebuilders … Continue reading

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The greenest homebuilders of them all – San Antonio Express (blog)

Mother Nature Network (blog) The greenest homebuilders of them allSan Antonio Express (blog)And it said that KB and Pulte are propping up the industry. Without them, the overall performance of the industry “would have been far worse. …KB Home Ranks … Continue reading

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Looking ahead: Weekend and Monday – USA Today

Looking ahead: Weekend and MondayUSA TodayThe Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for September, and the homebuilders' trade group offers an October snapshot of construction. … and more » read more

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Habitat for Humanity builds $90000 green Miss. gem – USA Today

USA Today Habitat for Humanity builds $90000 green Miss. gemUSA TodayEach of the affiliate's homes now meet at least the silver standard from either the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) or the US Green Building … and more » read … Continue reading

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USA Today: Home Buyers are Focusing on Smaller Homes – Forex Hound

USA Today: Home Buyers are Focusing on Smaller HomesForex Hound•KB Home's (KBH) smaller model helped it achieve a 62% increase in year-over-year net orders in the third quarter. The trend cuts across the industry. … and more » read more

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