Business Management
Solving the Labor Shortage in 12 Steps
Attaining "unicorn status" as a builder means attracting and keeping the best trade contractors. These 12 steps will get you there.
Business Management
Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’
Builders are feeling their margins being squeezed. How to respond? Here are 10 suggestions
Labor + Trade Relations
What Labor Shortage? Not All Home Builders Affected Equally
Why is it some builders aren’t feeling the labor crunch? Truth is, the trade shortage is a great opportunity for builders to establish a true competitive advantage
Business Management
Lean Construction’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Lean building is never about dumbing down houses and making them hard to sell; it’s about adding value
Business Management
The Role of Rhythm and Tempo in Home Building
What sets the very best builders apart? The key is beautifully coordinated rhythm and tempo
Business Management
The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part III: The Missing Link
Other industries have managed to harness technology to boost productivity. Why not home building?
Business Management
The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part II: Understanding the Obstacles
Feedback to Part 1 of this series provides instructive insights about how home building’s status quo is hobbling the industry
Building Technology
(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution
Claims about how new and impressive technologies will revolutionize product and process in home building are nothing new. So why don’t they work?
Leadership
Business Success: Easy as 1, 2, 3?
Great leadership essentials to turn your business around
