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I Hear and I Forget
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” — Confucius
It is that time of year. Customer satisfaction…
4 Best Practices From the 2011 NHQ Award Winners
Since 1993, Professional Builder and the NAHB Research Center have teamed to sponsor the National Housing Quality Awards — the highest…
Down Under II
I just finished a day in Australia, working with suppliers and trades in one-hour Lean meetings. Guess what? If not for the accent, local…
Wonder Down Under
For more than 20 years, I have traveled the U.S. and Canada almost weekly. One-hundred nights or more in hotel rooms is not so much fun, but…
4 Observations on the Housing Market
The PCBC show held its first Capital Markets Forum in June. The program was well attended and many of the industry’s top financial experts were on…
Does Energy Efficiency Jeopardize IAQ?
In the race to reduce energy use and carbon in the residential housing arena, I’m concerned that we’re playing down the importance of indoor air…
How To Out-Behave the Competition
Want an excellent book to read? Try Dov Seidman’s “How: Why…
What to do when banks come calling
The scenario is all too familiar to builders that have lived through multiple economic recessions: The moment the housing market dives, banks and…
NARI hires DC lobbyist - great news for industry
Big move by NARI last week: the trade association has hired a lobbyist to represent remodelers' interests in Washington, D.C.
This is all…
First, Do No Harm
Hoping for something provocative to read on a long trip, I picked up a book of short essays by Kurt Vonnegut. I have always felt an unwarranted…