It All Adds Up to Zero
A small but significant movement is afoot to build homes that produce as much energy as they use.
Creating a Stand-Apart Product
Discover what separates you from the competition, and then celebrate the difference in everything you do.
Trust Your Core Products, People
The opportunity to do something meaningful at work is the best thing an employer can offer.
Cracking Interview Code
The ability to read between the lines and decipher vague statements can be invaluable in the interview process.
Who Cares About J.D. Power?
The short answer about whether J.D. Power scores matter to wall Street: NO. If you look at earnings per share or ROI, no correlation exists between J.D. Power and any other measure of customer satisfaction.
Epmark Perfects the 'Hamburger'
Since the late 1980s, Epcon Group evolved its designs towards an innovative pinwheel cluster four-plex, an affordable condominium product that might be the closest thing in real estate to the McDonald's hamburger.
Indirect Construction Costs: Check Staffing Level
Indirect construction costs are part of the construction process and are overhead but can't be tied to individual houses.
Low Impact, High Rewards
Most developments use a conveyance system to transport water off site through a series of pipes and into a local waterway. Increasingly, however, public officials and developers want to use rainwater as a resource.
Birdhouse Offer Touts Development's Trees
To stimulate traffic after a slight summer downturn in the Houston market, Sienna Plantation waived Sienna Golf Club's $3,000 initiation fee for anyone buying a Sienna home, plus buyers received for free a $1,000 birdhouse.
Inland Focuses on Partners, Process
Inland Homes Group builds mainstream housing with an average sale price of $210,000 and uses franchising agreements to define a business relationship.
