The alliance between the AARP and the NAHB to build livable communities took center stage at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, as two of the five winning builders talked to the press about their award-winning communities.

With authentic detailing and conveniences to suit the modern boomer, this stately Gulf Coast plantation home brings a fresh look to Orlando's luxury market.

Passive thermodynamics have heated and cooled homes for thousands of years.

It's concerns like these that often provide the rationale for teardowns, be they about structural decay, rampant mold, energy inefficiency, or the prohibitive cost of bringing an old house up to code.

Two builders, two developers, and a remodeler received the first Livable Communities Awards, presented by the National Association of Home Builders and AARP.