Builder/developer Mark Gibbs discusses new insights on active adults gained from the success of Silver Springs Village, in Powder Springs, Ga.

Mold prevention can be a watershed for your business

Most companies we encounter overlook relationship value, the measurable things a company does to create 'likability' between employees and customers

To make your company stand out, select one thing you do or can do better than any other home builder in your area. Master it throughout your organization and make it part of your standard operating procedure

When home builder Stephen Shaw received a four-page checklist from a customer detailing how the customer perceived their relationship would unfold during construction, he knew he had a problem ...

If you're talking about mold in home construction ... Keep an eye on moisture intrusion in wood products, such as framing materials, before they go into a house 

The company plan should support and provide a road map for ownership's vision

Quarterly and yearly planning sessions fall under your strategic planning umbrella, and regular tracking gives you timely, accurate and plentiful data with which to work

As the industry phases out wood pressure-treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), keep in mind that the high level of copper in the alternatives reacts with aluminum, causing corrosion

Increasingly, buyers and builders seek out reclaimed wood; used lumber “harvested” from old homes, factories, warehouses, barns, wineries, breweries, and even bridges and railroads