Innovation
Home Builders Need to Innovate or Get Back to Basics
What the home building industry really needs now
Construction
Wanted: More Than a Few Good Architects and Engineers
The vast majority of architects aren’t trained in the intricacies of efficient construction. Engineers are trained, but most show little or no concern
Labor + Trade Relations
Quest to Create a New Generation of Skilled Trades
How MiCareerQuest aims to finding an answer to the construction industry's labor shortage
Labor + Trade Relations
Choices and Responsibilities in Solving the Trade Shortage
Scott Sedam examines popular conceptions on how to fix the trade labor shortage
‘Brick & Kick,’ Open the Borders, or ... ?
Scott Sedam takes a look at the choices and responsibilities in solving the trade shortage
Labor + Trade Relations
America’s Trade Shortage: Failure of an Industry
The lack of skilled labor is a massive problem for the construction industry, but so far there's been little effort made to find solutions
Business Management
Could Your Largest Obstacle Be ... You?
12 home building fallacies that get in our way
Business Management
Bust These Home Building Myths
From myths about mayonnaise to myths about the effects of the trade shortage, fallacies aren’t mere errors in fact, but rather errors in thinking and reason—and they could be holding back your business
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
Business Management
On the Road to Simplicity in Home Building: A Way of Thinking and Operating for Business Success
Simplification is never about merely stripping out features or dumbing down the product. In fact, simplification is a way of thinking, designing, and operating that can improve product along with profits
