Education + Training
The Best-Kept Secret in Solving the Trade Labor Shortage
The Home Builders Institute is dedicated to providing a path to employment for those who need one—and it’s helping alleviate the labor shortage in the process
Business Management
That Was Then. This Is Now.
No one wants to hear about how great it was 30 years ago. Experience is one thing, but relevance is just as important
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
