Business Management
Welcome to a Home Builder's VPO Nightmare
Each variance purchase order is a failure, for everyone. It’s lose, lose, lose—for the builder, the supplier or trade, and for the customer
Business Management
Grand Theft Home Building
Someone is stealing from your business, eroding your margins, and beating up your bottom line. Beware: Bandits remain at large
Labor + Trade Relations
Immigration and the Leadership Gap—the Readers Speak
Reader response on the labor shortage, immigrant workers, and the need for action comes flowing in. Here’s a sampling
Labor + Trade Relations
15 Ways to Solve Your Trade Shortage
A message for the Housing Giants to move the needle on addressing the trade shortage
Labor + Trade Relations
Immigration Reform and the Leadership Gap
The U.S. is overdue for immigration reform, and it's time for builders to step up and play a leading role in that movement
Business Management
Does the Old School Still Rule?
A lesson in how essential truths endure and key best practices remain relevant in home building
Labor + Trade Relations
The Trade Shortage: Opportunity Lost ... or Gained?
In terms of how builders run their companies, stop and ask yourself: Have we gotten better or worse since the crash?
Labor + Trade Relations
Trade Shortage Survey Results, Part 2
The survey shows the trade shortage gets worse before it gets better
Labor + Trade Relations
Survey Says: Insights on the Effects of the Labor Shortage, Part I
In Part 1 of this article series about the construction labor shortage, we look at the impact of the trade shortage on margins, quality, and delivery nationwide
Education + Training
Shop Class Makes a Comeback in Colorado
Shop class is back, and it has the potential to make a huge impact on the trade shortage