Paint | Pratt & Lambert
Heron is the 2018 Color of the Year from Pratt & Lambert. The midnight-blue shade is inspired by current cultural trends including the desire…
Paint | PPG Paints
Designed especially for volume home builders and commercial contractors to ease color-matching in touch-up projects, Builder Performance interior…
Paint | Rust-Oleum
A water-based primer for exterior applications on new or previously painted wood, Rust-Oleum’s Zinsser Exterior Wood Primer blocks tannin stains…
Quality Matters
Construction Quality, Part 2: Getting the Results You Paid For
You’ve created standard work specifications. Now you need to make sure people follow them. Part two in a two-part series
Sales
Seeing the Future of Online Sales
While the human touch will always be essential in home sales, technology can help by enhancing what an online sales consultant can do
House Review
Primary Suite Design Ideas and Plans
Custom features in the primary suite are sought by a range of buyers. These designs deliver
Construction’s Opioid Epidemic
Construction workers suffer the highest rate of job-related injury and illness compared with all other occupations, and opioids make up 20 percent of total spending on prescription drugs in the industry.
Passive Building on the Rise
What began as a construction industry response to the energy shortages of the 1970s is a burgeoning green building sector today.
Women, Wellness Are Major Market Forces
“She Power” is a dominant market force, and buyers are also seeking technology that accounts for emotional and physical well-being and promotes wellness.
Tech Adoption in Construction
Builders trailed other small businesses in terms of investing in cybersecurity to protect their company and customer data—also lower than all business owners surveyed.