diff --git a/spec/stdlib/template/builder-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/template/builder-spec.coffee
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+Builder = require 'template/builder'
+
+fdescribe "Builder", ->
+  builder = null
+
+  beforeEach -> builder = new Builder
+
+  describe ".tag(name, args...)", ->
+    it "can generate simple tags", ->
+      builder.tag 'div'
+      expect(builder.toHtml()).toBe("<div></div>")
+
+      builder.reset()
+      builder.tag 'ol'
+      expect(builder.toHtml()).toBe("<ol></ol>")
+
diff --git a/src/stdlib/template/builder.coffee b/src/stdlib/template/builder.coffee
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+_ = require 'underscore'
+OpenTag = require 'template/open-tag'
+CloseTag = require 'template/close-tag'
+
+module.exports =
+class Builder
+  constructor: ->
+    @reset()
+
+  toHtml: ->
+    _.map(@document, (x) -> x.toHtml()).join('')
+
+  tag: (name) ->
+    @openTag(name)
+    @closeTag(name)
+
+  openTag: (name) ->
+    @document.push(new OpenTag(name))
+
+  closeTag: (name) ->
+    @document.push(new CloseTag(name))
+
+  reset: ->
+    @document = []
+
diff --git a/src/stdlib/template/close-tag.coffee b/src/stdlib/template/close-tag.coffee
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+++ b/src/stdlib/template/close-tag.coffee
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+module.exports =
+class CloseTag
+  constructor: (@name) ->
+
+  toHtml: ->
+    "</#{@name}>"
+
diff --git a/src/stdlib/template/open-tag.coffee b/src/stdlib/template/open-tag.coffee
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+++ b/src/stdlib/template/open-tag.coffee
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+module.exports =
+class OpenTag
+  constructor: (@name) ->
+
+  toHtml: ->
+    "<#{@name}>"
+