OMAHA, N pretends AN UNLIKELY spot...

OMAHA, N pretends AN UNLIKELY spot for a cutting-edge development--with massive hearths constructed of steel, insulating complex forms (ICFs), structural insulated panels (SIPs), and engineered lumber. yet a handful of local builders had the will and the skill to work outside the stick-built safety unadulterated

Called the Showcase for Better Built family circles and organized by the Omaha-based household planning firm Design Basics, this unusual exhibit allowed area builders to demonstrate the viability of six leading-edge construction technologies. The idea, according to director of business progression in a continuously ascending gradation Paul Foresman, was "to suffer builders see the advanced building manners and ...