Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
A Deming Dozen: Nuggets of Wisdom to Work and Live By
Wise words from quality and efficiency expert Dr. W. Edwards Deming abound. Here’s a look at a dozen of the best of Deming's ideas that home builders can learn from
Software for Home Builders: Why It Isn’t Working
Software systems offer home builders real operational advantages, but several stumbling blocks continue to undermine success
Builder Reputation Basics: One Make-or-Break Factor You Can't Miss
If you do nothing else, do this one thing to ensure you have a great relationship with the client right from the start. Your reputation depends on it
2023 National Housing Quality Award Winners: A Commitment to Excellence
The 2023 National Housing Quality Award recognizes two exceptional home builders for their continued quest for operational mastery
Construction Site Fall Protection Made Simple
Do you want workers to take jobsite safety seriously? Then don’t overcomplicate it
D.C. Area's Tight Housing Inventory Won't Be Relieved Anytime Soon
Prospective home buyers in Washington, D.C., won’t see inventory loosen up anytime soon. The Washington…
Quality Matters
Framing in a Time of Shortage
By facilitating and requiring collaboration among all construction trades, builders can mitigate the expense of framing rework and better avoid the consequences of the skilled labor shortage
Innovation
Home Builders Need to Innovate or Get Back to Basics
What the home building industry really needs now
Business Management
Conquering Complexity: Confronting the Source of Profit Loss
Complexity kills good process. Good process drives profit. Your only choice is to conquer complexity
Immigration’s Role in the Labor Shortage
Builders are short on workers, and that's in part due to immigration trends.
Business Management
Improving Process With Clarity, Priority, and Focus
What to do when everything on the list is Job No. 1
Business Management
Listen Up Home Builders, It’s All About the Process
Significant savings can be found in being more efficient with trade labor, materials, and employees, but that isn’t how you find the real cost savings in production building. The route to the margin you seek is through process
Business Management
Additional Margin: Find It, in These 6 Buckets
2015 will be the Year of Building Dangerously, unless ... you find additional margin. Here’s where to look for it
Focus on How the Client Buys
Today, you need to have multiple ways of doing business.
Christopher Derrick on the iPad
Architect Christopher Derrick talks about his favorite iPad apps and how he uses the iPad for business.
