7 Sales and Marketing Trends to Watch (and Learn From)
These award-winning campaigns from NAHB's 2024 National Sales and Marketing Awards showcase next-level strategies and stellar results
Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
Sales and Texting? Know the Rules
Texting your sales prospects en masse can be an efficient way to get your message through if you follow these best practices
How to Create a More Inclusive Workplace for Women in Construction
Consider these tips and techniques to attract and retain more women in your home building company and reap the benefits of a more diverse workforce
Ways Women Are Overcoming Hurdles and Making Gains in Construction Careers
Actionable advice for women construction workers who encounter bias on the job
7 Ways Jobsites Could Be More Inclusive and Welcoming to Women
Four industry pros weigh in on simple but significant ways to make construction sites more welcoming to women
Quality Matters
Say Goodbye to Concrete Cold Joints
A look at cold joints in concrete and how to prevent them
Best Practices
The 2020 Roundup of The Weekly
We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next year! Thanks to all of our readers and viewers. Happy New Year!…
Best Practices
How to Manage Basement Moisture
From the attic to the basement, every area of the home has become a living space rather than just the main levels, as once intended. Basements,…
Construction
Spooky Sounds at Night? Call the Ghostbusters: Builders
Cold rooms sending shivers down your spine, creaking staircases, even sounds of shuffling through the house—it must mean a home is haunted, right…
Building Materials
Try These Strategies to Build With Less Lumber
As lumber continues to increase in price, builders have been looking toward alternative materials and methods for construction. Other materials…
Quality Matters
Mitigate Cracks and Warranty Calls With Correct Construction Detailing for Siding
Creating adequate separation between materials—such as cementitious stucco, stone, or brick adjacent to wood-based or vinyl products—is critical to mitigating cracks (and worse) along surfaces
Quality Matters
Waterproofing Showers, Part 2: Site-Built Shower Pans
Pay attention to these details to properly waterproof site-fabricated shower pans
Construction Quality
7 Deadly Sins: Construction Defects to Avoid, Part II
Home builder best practices for identifying and eliminating construction defects in concrete foundations and slabs, mechanicals, HVAC and fire resistive assemblies, and insulation
Construction Quality
7 Deadly Sins: Avoid These Construction Defects, Part I
Home builder best practices for identifying and eliminating construction defects in roofing, siding, and decks
Quality Matters
Building Homes That Deliver Form and Function Starts With This
Form without function is a quick recipe for problems on the jobsite and after
