“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” — Confucius

It is that time of year. Customer satisfaction…

Since 1993, Professional Builder and the NAHB Research Center have teamed to sponsor the National Housing Quality Awards — the highest…

I just finished a day in Australia, working with suppliers and trades in one-hour Lean meetings. Guess what? If not for the accent, local…

For more than 20 years, I have traveled the U.S. and Canada almost weekly. One-hundred nights or more in hotel rooms is not so much fun, but…

The PCBC show held its first Capital Markets Forum in June. The program was well attended and many of the industry’s top financial experts were on…

In the race to reduce energy use and carbon in the residential housing arena, I’m concerned that we’re playing down the importance of indoor air…

Want an excellent book to read? Try Dov Seidman’s “How: Why…

The scenario is all too familiar to builders that have lived through multiple economic recessions: The moment the housing market dives, banks and…

Big move by NARI last week:  the trade association has hired a lobbyist to represent remodelers' interests in Washington, D.C.

This is all…

Hoping for something provocative to read on a long trip, I picked up a book of short essays by Kurt Vonnegut. I have always felt an unwarranted…