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Renovating for long-term ROI can be a balancing act. For homeowners, it’s important that renovations offer immediate benefits while also standing the test of time, both functionally and aesthetically. The key to timeless renovation is functional design rooted in tradition. One of the oldest and most renewable building materials—wood—is sustainable, stylish, and classic.

This year our focus is on renters by choice. These demanding renters can easily afford to purchase homes but opt not to due to factors such as lifestyle, mobility, flexibility, and convenience. Learn who they are and what makes them tick.

Kai-Uwe Bergmann, a partner at BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), discusses the innovation behind the SMILE building in New York’s East Harlem neighborhood. Hear how reinterpreting the NY building code allowed them to create a design winning mixed use space that appeals to renters while investing in the good of the community.

Most people don’t consider vinyl an eco-friendly building product, but data shows it actually is. See why it is a great choice for all your siding projects.

MFE editor Christine Serlin interviews COO Greg Lamb of Jefferson Apartment Group. Greg shares his expertise on the challenges and problem solving solutions that define mixed-use developments and the lessons learned over his past 30 years in the industry.

Greg recently sold his home to become a renter by choice. Hear why he has chosen this lifestyle and what he knows to be the reasons people choose to rent instead of own.

A collaboration between Masonite, Yale and Ring has created the next generation front door. This short video shows you why these doors will change the future of residential building.

Ensuring facilities have a backup power source for resilience and redundancy is gaining traction as a goal by organizations everywhere.

In this Studio Session with ARCHITECT's Editor-in-Chief watch to learn how the energy and engineering team behind an Army National Guard project specified micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) systems to cut energy costs and carbon emissions while improving resilience.

Managing your online presence is an import part of your marketing strategy. Here is an update on what is trending now to help keep it simple.

In this editorial webinar, Symone Strong, associate editor at BUILDER speaks with Ronda Conger, VP of CBH Homes and Kevin Oakley, managing partner at Do You Convert to answer questions about the current status and future of online home buying.

Discussion centers around their real-life experiences implementing a web based home buying strategy, how they overcame their biggest challenges and advice for others who are interested in this lucrative venture.

Hear how some in the industry are working to advance impartiality in their firms, and what we should be doing collectively to promote social equity in the built environment.