Leveraging to Live Larger

Who knew that thinking small can sell big? But that’s exactly what happened for Boulder,...

Walk Through Wednesday – October 8, 2014

1120 Montana is this week’s feature Walk Through Wednesday.

Streets as Public Places

America’s car-dominated city streets are being reclaimed by pedestrians.

WALK THROUGH WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 1, 2014

Our weekly Walk Through Wednesday. This week is the 2010 Best in American Living Award...

What’s Cooking in the Kitchen: Design for All!

by Amy Kuykendall The kitchen is the heart of a home, and arguably the most...

Walk Through Wednesday – September 24, 2014

Residence 8

Quick stats Stories: 2 Square footage: 2,641 square feet Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 ½ Green...

Chicagoland’s First Certified Passive House

Quick stats Stories: 2 (plus finished and conditioned basement) Square footage: 4,763 square feet Bedrooms:...

Healthy Ever After

It sounds like the latest reality show: hundreds of low-income people are placed in a...

Walk Through Wednesday – September 17, 2014

It’s our weekly Walk Through Wednesday! This week we take a look at the 2011...

Keen on Green?

Homebuyers tend to have a strongly favorable opinion of green features, if the impact on...

Arcadia’s Edge

Quick Stats Stories: 3 Square footage: 756 to 1,454 square feet per unit Units: 226...

You Can Still Enter the Best in American Living Awards!

You spoke and we heard you! Summer has been busy – travel, work, kids…we know...

Preserving our Environmental Heritage in Heritage Hills

Quick stats Stories: 2 Square footage: 2,080 square feet Remodel: Kitchen, Family Room, Home Office,...

5 Days Left to Enter Best in American Living Awards!

The September 1 deadline for Best in American Living Awards entries is almost here! The Best...

Jack Weiss Residence, 2014 Green Awards Honorable Mention for Single-Family: Custom

Quick stats Stories: 2 Square footage of living space: 4,119 square feet Bedrooms: 3 Baths:...

Daylighting: Bright, Warm and Green

Anyone who has ever seen a cat stretching in a sunbeam knows how primal our...

Emory Point, 2014 Green Awards Overall Winner for Site Development: Multifamily/Mixed Use

Quick stats Stories: 5-6 stories with an 8-story concealed parking deck Square footage: approx. 400,000...

Loving Waterfront Living

It’s easy to be jealous of those living near the water, but it’s not as...

The Performance House, 2014 Green Awards Overall Winner for Single Family: Custom

 Stories: 2 ½ Square footage: 2,676 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3 ½ Green certification(s): NGBS-Emerald, LEED...

30 Years of Design Trends

Still haven’t entered the 2014 Best in American Living Awards? What are you waiting for? For...

Arbor House

Arbor House, designed by Blue Sea Development Company, LLC and located in the Bronx, is...

Our Summer Issue is Here!

It’s summertime, and Best in American Living is looking at all things outdoors: expanding infill...

Out of the Gallery and onto the Streets: Public Art on the Rise

–by Dylan Giordano Public spaces have been getting an aesthetic makeover with the emergence of...

Bringing Indoors Out in Texas

This July we are all about the outdoors. This week, we celebrate bringing the indoors...