Archive for January, 2009

AVID Home Studios introduces the Intelligent Home Plan™

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 9:06 am

Can a home plan be intelligent?  At AVID Home Studios, we think our Intelligent Home Plans™ are the smartest plans in the business.

A home plan is a set of construction documents that serve as the “assembly” manual for a new home.  There are no standards or laws that require specific information on these drawings so there is a wide variety in the quality of the plans available on the market today.  Some plans show only a floor layout and a simple front elevation.  Other plans show more details and include accurate dimension lines, construction details and wall cutaways.  But regardless of how detailed the plan may be, the plan is typically designed for one specific lot, one specific region and one set of building codes.  The AVID Intelligent Home Plan™ has the ability to meet any lot, region or code.  In fact, the AVID Intelligent Home Plan can make a new home less costly, more efficient and easier to build. (more…)

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The House of Tomorrow from the Recession Today

Monday, January 5th, 2009 1:57 pm

Can the current recession affect future home design?

For those of you returning to your childhood home over the holidays, you might have noticed how much houses have changed over the years.  Lifestyle trends, building product technologies and economic fluctuations have all had a hand in changing the American home.  How will the current economic outlook affect the homes of tomorrow?  If the current recessionary period is anything like those from the past, you may be surprised. (more…)

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