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3D Building Information Modeling House Design

It’s typically referred to as “3D/BIM.”  Three-Dimensional Building Information Modeling.  Rand Soellner, Senior Staff Architect at the HOME ARCHITECTS ® is learning it.   This is not something to be taken lightly.  The AutoDesk Official Instruction book is 1,000+ pages long, and this still isn’t enough instruction to cover everything that the program can accomplish.  […]
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Top 5 House Design Trends for 2013

First of all, these are the 2013 top 5 house design trends for a specialized market: People who are at or near retirement age who are moving from urban areas to more country and suburban locations. These rankings are per the HOME ARCHITECTS ®, one of the leading custom house architecture firms in the USA. The […]
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Septic System Construction Permitting

ALERT!   In recent years, there has developed quite a lot of discussion and trouble with septic permits.  It used to be, when you bought a piece of property that had a septic permit, you were just about guaranteed that you could later install your septic system.  Unfortunately, that is no longer the case.  This online […]
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