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Florida Builder Offers Concrete Safe Rooms to Provide Shelter From Violent Storms Third-generation home builder Kristin Beall, of Charlie Johnson Builder Inc. near Orlando, offers concrete in-home safe rooms or storm shelters in her affordable, modest-sized homes as a bulwark against the hurricanes and tornadoes that regularly slash through Central Florida beginning this time of … 6/18/2013	Web page
What a Housewarming Party! NAHB's Building Systems Councils and partner Operation Finally Home give the keys to a mortgage-free systems-built house to Iraq War veteran SSGT Vincent Gizzarelli and his family. 5/1/2012	Web page
Tilt-Up Concrete Construction a Fast, Efficient Alternative for Single-Family Builders Tilt-up concrete construciton offers single family builders a unique alternative. 4/5/2012	Web page
Ancient Japanese Art Form the Inspiration Behind Modern, Concrete Green Home The "origami-loft" -- a concrete home -- shows off the possibilities of residential concrete construction. 12/19/2011	NBN Article
Building Systems Manufacturers, Builders Awarded for Marketing and Design Excellence The DeSocio II residence by Honest Abe Homes, log home winner in the 3,001-4,000 square feet category The Building Systems Councils (BSC) presents the 2012 winners of the Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design, presented by the BSC and Log Homes … 10/31/2011	Web page
Solar Decathlon Contenders Demonstrate Advantages of Building Systems Technology   The University of Maryland modular submission Representing universities from New York to New Zealand, the teams participating in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23-Oct. 2, … 10/3/2011	Web page
Six State-of-the-Art Systems Available for Waterproofing, Damp-proofing Basement Walls Six state-of-the-art systems are available to builders who use concrete masonry, a common material choice for foundation wall construction, to help prevent water from penetrating basement walls. Building codes typically require that basement walls are waterproofed where hydrostatic pressure exists … 9/5/2011	Web page
Concrete vs. Nature: Commentary on the Strength, Efficiency, and Beauty of Concrete Homes In the face of severe weather, such as Hurricane Irene, concrete homes withstand nature, and do it beautifully. 9/1/2011	External Link
Builder Magazine Special Section on Systems-built Housing Builder magazine recognizes building systems for their construction speed, design options and green properties. 7/18/2011	External Link
Systems-Built Advantage The Systems-Built Advantage is the monthly e-newsletter of the Building Systems Councils of NAHB. Bi-monthly	E-Newsletter
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