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Homebuyers have stopped optimizing for size and started optimizing for how a home performs and feels. That's not a design trend — it's a redefinition of housing value. Our take on PCBC 2026: purgula.com/construction/pcb…
@CaliforniaBIA @greenbuildermag @JBREC #PCBC #PCBC2026
Home used to be where you shut work off. For many, it isn't anymore. We spoke with Sensate CEO Anna Gudmundson about vagus nerve tech, passive relaxation and how you can manage stress proactively, instead of reactively.
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#HomeWellness #VagusNerve @MySensate
Universities are becoming homebuilders' new R&D labs. The Housing Innovation Challenge requires every finalist to build a full-scale home—permitted, financed, sold, and measured. Not concepts. Proof.
10 teams. 1 city. October 2027. @clangfordvc
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On July 2nd, the U.S. grid nearly broke a record set in 2006. Not from an attack—from heat. Millions of homes leaned on AC to survive. Some barely noticed.
The difference wasn't smart tech. It was basic building science. 🧵👇 #passivehouse
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How to create a private backyard even without a fence by balancing soft plantings, clear sightlines, and calming outdoor spaces.
#landscaping #landscapingideas #backyardgardens
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Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸 🎂❤️🤍💙💥
A little something to help spread the spirit this weekend, one flag at a time!
#July4th #America250
Your landscape is competing with a data center for water. Here's what you can do about it.
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#Graywater #WaterResilience
Follow the shade. Move to the fire pit. Pack it for the weekend. Here are 10 portable products for effortless outdoor entertaining this summer. ☀️😎
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#OutdoorEntertaining #SummerEntertaining #BackyardLife
Most homes are built like laptops—sealed, fixed, and impossible to upgrade. Your forever home should be built like a desktop tower. Here's the 3-phase framework that shows how and why.
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#ForeverHome #Construction #Resilience
America builds ~1 million new homes a year. Very few ask whether residents will actually get to know each other. We took a hard look at The Granary in Milton, DE — a development betting that better design can cure loneliness. What it gets right. What buyers must know. What would make it great.
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Just dropped: Our latest deep dive into Repair Cafés: Fixing Things and a Whole Lot More! These free community events turn broken toasters, torn clothes, and balky appliances into opportunities for hands-on learning, skill-sharing, and real sustainability—while championing the right-to-repair movement and building connections that go far beyond the fix. #RepairCafes #RightToRepair #HomeMaintenance #SustainableLiving #CircularEconomy #DIYRepair
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Just dropped: Our latest deep dive into Emerging Trends in Tile: Texture, Craft, and Quiet Luxury. From tactile 3D fluted accents and fabric-inspired weaves to wabi-sabi artisan imperfections that celebrate natural patina and storytelling, tile has evolved from simple surface to sensory experience. #TileDesign #QuietLuxury #InteriorTrends #TextureAndCraft #HomeRenovation
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Just dropped: Our in-depth look at the 2026 Pasadena Showcase House at Baldwin Oaks Estate. A stunning 1907 shingle-style home reimagined through craft, provenance and storytelling—the perfect example of a modern Arts & Crafts revival.
#PasadenaShowcaseHouse #PSH2026 #BaldwinOaksEstate #InteriorDesign #HistoricRenovation #ArtsAndCrafts
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Just published: "The Science of Shaping Experience". Check it out and subscribe to get everything we're exploring.
#wine #hospitality #entertainingathome #homeinnovation #foodwine
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What we learned at a recent Riedel Sensory Workshop: how the shape of a wine glass can dramatically transform your enjoyment of wine, and much more!
@uakc #homeinnovation #wine #winetasting
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Just published: "What Luxury Italian Design Can Teach Tiny Homes". Check it out and subscribe to get everything we're exploring.
#homeinnovation #italiandesign #homeinspo
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The keys to building equity in a fixer-upper property before investing: structural, environmental, budgeting, market preferences & more.
#homeinnovation #fixeruppers #realestate #HomeBuying
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Linked below are highlights from a recent thought-provoking panel—titled "Redefining Luxury"—that brought together prominent voices from the LA luxury home design and construction industry at the Lualdi Los Angeles showroom.
#homeinnovation #luxuryhomes #hometrends #homeconstruction #homedesign
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Why a forever home should prioritize your long-term well-being using resilience, accessibility, flex layouts, assistive technology, and more.
#homeinnovation #foreverhomes #realestate #hometrends #aginginplace
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Purgula's short-list of innovative products homeowners should know from this year's Design & Construction Week: #IBS2026 + #KBIS2026.
@DIGS @BlumSafe @CosentinoUSA @CRANACHHOME @nichiha @EuroWallSystems #homeinnovation
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