2011 NeoCon Report: Gray, Green, Groovy & Gather

The Disney-like event for designers and architects this year has come and gone, but the trends will live on… at least until next year. With no office chair unturned and no textile untouched, the 2011 trends include: Gray, Green, Groovy & Gather. Hot...

8 Brands Not to Miss at PCBC 2011

Just eight short days from now, San Francisco will host one of the nation’s largest regional builders’ shows. PCBC brings together builders, developers, building scientists, architects, environmental engineers, landscape companies, and manufacturers to...

Today’s Man: Different, But Not How You Might Think

The television sitcom has provided thousands of hours of entertainment for Americans since the concept was first adapted in the 1950s. Although hundreds of shows have come and gone, the theme is always the same: show the humor in “real life” people, doing...

Better Design for Small Spaces

In case you missed it, I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar last month with Leah Thayer of Daily 5 Remodel on the small-spaces trend for homes that has swept the nation. The trend toward larger homes in the U.S. stopped abruptly in 2007, and the resulting trend...

Learning from the Storm

This year has been one of the deadliest years on record for natural disasters in the US. So far, more than 500 people have been killed by tornadoes, and hurricane season is just around the corner. After the devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri some officials are...