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    Excluding heat and humidity saves energy, improves comfort, and increases durability

  • Lumen Awards

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    Apartment Finance Today polled three of the industry's top research houses to identify three markets with high demographic upside, and three others that have numbers working against them. Surprisingly, Fort Lauderdale emerged as one of the hottest, while Atlanta is expected to continue its slump.

  • Permit Rules for Teardowns Are Tightening

    Teardowns aren't as common as they were during the boom, but they're still causing problems in some communities.

  • Residential Rainwater-Collection Systems

    Water for household use is within easy reach, but you have to filter and disinfect it first.

  • Pop Quiz

    Walter Moreau is executive director of Foundation Communities, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in Austin, Texas.

  • Pop Quiz - Walter Moreau

    Walter Moreau is executive director of Foundation Communities, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in Austin, Texas.

  • People

    Phil Weber left his post as head of Fannie Mae’s multifamily division in late September to become an executive vice president at Austin, Texas-based residential developer Forestar Group.

  • Keeping Austin Affordable

    AUSTIN, TEXAS—A popular bumper sticker here reads “Keep Austin Weird.”

  • Foundation Returns to Green Basics

    AUSTIN, TEXAS—Contractors for Foundation Communities are getting out their caulking guns— the nonprofit plans to make 1,800 of the affordable apartments it owns and manages more energy efficient.