Lean Building
3 Ways Lean Design Can Help Home Builders Recover Margins
Using a Lean design and construction approach, home builders can reduce waste and costs without sacrificing amenities or marketability of their produc
Infill Housing
Home Designs: Infill With a Twist
The lure of a walkable downtown, public parks, and vibrant city life is driving buyers to seek out urban infill properties. When designed properly…
Infill Housing
Design for Custom Infill With a Lean Twist
Collaboration is far and away one of my favorite aspects of the building industry. In fact the practice of Lean Design demands collaboration…
3 Major Distinctions Between Good and Great Design
In my travels working with builders all over the country, I have the opportunity to see a lot of home designs. I see good, bad, fair, and…
Transformers—More than meets the eye!
This is a transformer-type plan that offers “plug and play” options without too much of a fuss for the builder. A very popular option as of late…
The goods for today’s move-up buyer
Move-up buyers are a fickle bunch, and this blog entry focuses on a Lean Design for that group. It is actually an excerpt from a future House…
This 2,800-square-foot stunner makes them slam on the brakes!
I had the pleasure of meeting Mary Schumacher from Schumacher Homes a few years back while doing plan reviews at the International Builders' Show…
Combating narrow-lot woes
This 2,800-square-foot plan utilizes Lean design to combat narrow-lot woes.
Lean 2285 Plan solves all the riddles
Imagine you are in a cement box quickly filling up with water. The box is sealed on all sides, yet you still find a way out and survive. How? I…
Re-imagining existing plans can pay off huge
What do you do if a previous best-selling plan hits the skids? Dump it, pitch it, give it the old heave-ho? Possibly, but many builders are using…
