The Builder's Daily (Page 12)

Car-Free, Heat-Smart, People-First: Culdesac’s Bold Model

Architect Daniel Parolek and Opticos Design answered with Culdesac Tempe, the nation’s first purpose-built, car-free community. With shade-rich design, missing middle housing, and a self-sustaining mix of homes and businesses, it’s a climate-conscious model now scaling to nearby Mesa.

Architecture

How A Gamble On Floor Plans Can Be a Win for Homebuilders

If done right, floor plans can remove uncertainty for homebuyers and help builders close the sale. My top advice: Keep things simple, and make sure your teams understand how to read plans.

Land

Texas Land, Texas Spirit: A Wake-up Call For Better Neighborhoods

Scott Finfer calls for a reinvention of how communities are built—away from formulaic lot counts and toward ecosystems rooted in landscape, design, and daily experience. His essay challenges developers to deliver neighborhoods that endure and reflect the best of the Texas spirit.

Policy

Vacant To Vibrant: Baltimore’s $6B Housing Play To Revitalize

Baltimore launches a $1.2B redevelopment initiative—leveraging $5B private capital—to tackle vacant homes and rewrite zoning for “missing middle” housing.

Policy

State Vs. Suburbs: The Stand-Off Over Texas Housing Density

Texas suburbs are finding creative ways to evade the state’s new housing laws—raising building heights, piling on amenities, and even rezoning for heavy industry. Richard Lawson details the “Texas Housing Tussle.”