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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
AI in Home Building ... What Now? What Next?
Artificial intelligence is coming to home building. How can builders use AI in new-home construction? Start with this primer
Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation
Home builders can maximize efficiencies gained through simplification and standardization by automating both on-site and back-office operations
Built on Happiness: Meet Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year
Delaware-based Schell Brothers, our 2023 Builder of the Year, brings a refreshing approach to delivering homes and measuring success with an overriding mission of happiness
A Broken Housing System Hurts American Families
NAHB Chairman's Message: In a challenging business environment for home builders, and with higher housing costs for families, the National Association of Home Builders is working to help home builders better meet the nation's housing needs
Pro Builder 2024 Housing Forecast
Sure there are challenges, but overall, Pro Builder's annual Housing Forecast Survey finds home builders are optimistic about the coming year
Economics
Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Home builders that survived the Great Recession offer strategies for recovering from the coronavirus' impact on the industry and economy
Builders
Insight Into Trumark’s Growth Strategy and Daiwa Partnership
Trumark's co-founders discuss Daiwa House Group's equity interest in their business and the ways in which the two companies align
Building Materials
Rethinking the Global Supply Chain
Avoiding supply-chain disruptions in the future (and especially in a crisis) requires a recommitment to American-made products
Nearly a Quarter of Builders Slashed Prices in April
Demand may be bouncing back, but the damage from the pandemic may take longer to heal. Nationally, 22 percent of builders reduced their housing…
Modular Homes
Ken Semler on Franchising's Role in Helping Modular Building Grow
Can a national franchise be the solution to what is holding back single-family residential construction from modular building?
Building Materials
Pandemic May Shrink Global Trade, Hasten Adoption of Regional Supply Chains
After months of our personal lives shrinking to the confines of our homes, the scope of trade may diminish as well as companies turn to suppliers…
Operations
5 Tips for Closing a Jobsite
If you choose to or are required to close a construction site, follow these five tips to reduce your liability and protect your team and customers
Coronavirus Resources and Information
How Do Builders Move Forward Post-Pandemic?
The coronavirus pandemic is a national emergency no builder could have prepared for, but CohnReznick Director Steve Friedman advises that builders…
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Builders Foster Collaboration Over Competition to Weather Current Market Conditions
American life completely changed in the course of a month, and for builders, it is a time to come together to figure out to navigate this new…
Business Management Best Practices
Tips for Managing You and Your Team While Working From Home
The key word in working from home (WFH) is “working.” Builders, consultants, and PR folks share tips for creating a productive space and routine for remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic
