Builder Magazine

11/06/2025

🔧 Ready to elevate your next residential build? Discover how glass-mat gypsum sheathing delivers durability, code compliance and better moisture/fire resistance for exterior walls.

✅ Protect your envelope.
✅ Simplify installation.
✅ Meet standards.

Read more and see if it’s the right substrate for your project 👉 https://bit.ly/3Jof22u

Glass mat gypsum sheathing is becoming a trusted solution for exterior wall assemblies in residential construction. Developed in the 1980s, this specialized gypsum panel is designed for installation on the exterior face of wood or steel framing members, serving as a reliable substrate for a wide var...

11/05/2025

🚨 Imagine installing a safety system that not only protects lives—but also lowers construction costs for entire developments. Explore how one-and-two-family homes with built-in sprinklers are unlocking smarter infrastructure incentives. Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

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House fires have changed over the years. They are hotter, faster, and more deadly because today’s homes are filled with products that burn quickly and produce toxic smoke. These include synthetics, plastics, lithium-ion batteries, and more. Smoke alarms warn when there is smoke, but occupants must...

11/04/2025

📐 Energy code compliance starts at the window. Choosing the right glazing, frame, and ratings ensures your builds pass inspection and perform better. Andersen Windows + Doors

📘 Learn how to make the right call before the install. https://bit.ly/4nvmc46

Construction codes are changing faster than ever—especially around energy efficiency standards for windows. For builders, keeping up is increasingly complex as window options expand to meet stricter thermal performance requirements, says Cliff MacDonald, an Andersen Windows & Doors product manager...

11/03/2025

Twice as strong as vinyl, performs in extreme temperatures, and resists fading, flaking, blistering, or peeling.

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10/30/2025

🗣️ Are brands listening? Builders are asking tough questions — “What can you do to ease my burden?” It’s about warranty claims, lead‑times, quality, and support. Brands that respond visibly are the ones building trust. JELD-WEN Windows & Doors

🔗 Check out what this shift means for provider‐builder relationships: https://bit.ly/3Lg0ouo

It wasn’t long ago when a home builder’s biggest worry was whether they could build homes fast enough. And today? Let’s just say we’re all waiting for things to stabilize, from land availability and mortgage rates to labor and material lead times, as well as the number of qualified home buye...

10/29/2025

🚪 Elevate your door hardware coordination game: early involvement, mandatory trade meetings, verifiable QC, and more — all broken down in 8 steps. Hager Companies

🧩 Want better alignment across stakeholders? Click to explore: https://bit.ly/48UBdaF

Door hardware can quietly make or break a project. For architects, the difference often comes down to when and how specifications are made, coordinated, and enforced in the field. Brian Clarke DAHC/EHC, DHT, DHC, CFDAI, CDT, CSI, director of architectural specifications at Hager Companies, shared pr...

10/28/2025

📈 In a shifting market, smart spending wins. Luxury buyers are now prioritizing energy efficiency, better materials, functional design, and investment return over superficial [extras]. 🏘️💡

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Talk of tariffs and rising material costs doesn’t concern Gabe Barnhardt. The Lake Norman, N.C.–based custom homebuilder says the chatter hasn’t translated into major price spikes or project delays—at least not yet.  “I haven’t really seen tariffs affect my projects directly,” says th...

10/28/2025

Great Stuff™ Wide Spray is a must-have on the job. And pros are talking about why they’re adding it to their toolkits. GREAT STUFF

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10/27/2025

Raymus Homes has been building in California’s Central Valley since 1945, when founder Antone Raymus began constructing Manteca’s first neighborhoods.

Toni and Bob Raymus reflect on carrying forward their father's legacy, adapting to change, and why staying local matters

10/27/2025

Pros are adding Wide Spray to their toolkits to finish sealing jobs more quickly. And the reviews are in. GREAT STUFF

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10/27/2025

🌐🔨From the ground up, great homes start with great ideas — and even better ex*****on. See how global ideas are shaping homes that reflect local values. Marvin

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Architect Jeff Guggenheim of Portland, Ore.’s Guggenheim Studio bristles at the shorthand that tends to dominate design conversations. “People like to put out these labels, like Scandinavian or Japandi, to describe a certain aesthetic,” he says. “But what’s most interesting is when you get...

10/24/2025

💧 What if your plumbing could perform better—with fewer materials and lower costs?
That’s the promise behind right-sized plumbing, a smarter approach to water system design that cuts waste, speeds delivery, and supports wellness.

In our latest Builder Session, BUILDER Editor-in-Chief Steve Ladurantaye sits down with Jacob Atalla (KB Home) and Christoph Lohr (IAPMO) to discuss how builders can:
✅ Reduce material and labor costs
✅ Deliver hot water faster
✅ Lower wellness risks from stagnant water
✅ Integrate the Water Demand Calculator into their workflow

🔧 Watch “How Right-Sized Plumbing Saves Money, Saves Water, and Protects Wellness,” underwritten by IAPMO.

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What if your plumbing system could deliver the same or improved performance—with fewer materials, lower costs, and better water quality? That’s the promise of right-sizing, a smarter approach to plumbing design boosts efficiency. In our new Builder Session, “How Right-Sized Plumbing Saves Mone...