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Designing Affordable Customizable Kit Homes

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 29, 2014 · We learn more about Brett Zamore whose company, Zamore Homes, designs ready-to-assemble kit-home built with off-the-shelf components that provide affordability and customization.

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Posted on June 23, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Local municipalities are taking action to prepare for more intense heat in the coming days. Then we learn why expiring corporate tax incentives will cost Texas taxpayers billions of dollars. Plus: Using architecture to prevent flooding, and Tiffany Derry of The Great American Recipe.

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Houston’s strong place in the global economy despite the pandemic (May 20, 2022)

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Posted on May 20, 2022 · On Friday's show: How Houston fared in international trade and business in 2021, plans to restore natural prairie around town, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and how bees have influenced human architecture.

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COVID-19 Update, Hurricane Delta, And Roman Mars Of 99% Invisible (Oct. 7, 2020)

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Posted on October 7, 2020 · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: An update on the COVID-19 situation in the region, the latest on Hurricane Delta, our weekly political roundup, and Roman Mars discusses his new book on how design affects our daily lives.

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