Trending in home building is to design your home for the way you live.
Master and Guest Suites
Homebuyers are looking for accessible, customized master suites. More people are taking care of their aging parents or have grown children move back home, sometimes with a family. When building your new home, choose a design with dual master suites or a guest suite to allow for the extra family members.
Smart Home
Efficient use of space is also trending, rather than small, compartmentalized rooms connected by hallways. Alongside this trend, appliances are becoming more streamlined.
Going Green
Build using sustainable building products and you may be eligible to receive certain tax credits. For example, a tax credit available under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s ENERGY STAR program will mandate triple-glazed windows.
Use of energy efficiency measures are easier to implement and more effective than renewable energy, so programs rewarding energy efficiency in residential homes will be increasingly implemented.
Such rewards — both practical and emotional — for homeowners living an eco-conscious lifestyle have spawned innovative product lines, such as tile made of recycled materials that simulate wood and stone.
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