Good or Great: What Distinguishes Good Home Builders From Great Ones?
Why do some builders continue to struggle, even when they’re making money?
National Housing Quality Award Winners and Profiles 1993–2023
An archive of NHQA-winning companies that represent home building's best in Total Quality Management
Construction Job Search? Make Your Résumé Shine With These Tips
Résumé-writing advice for construction industry job seekers
Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being
Jobsite safety is critical for workers and for your home building company. Consider these elements of a training and awareness program to save lives, mitigate injuries, and reduce liability and costs
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Business Management
Downturn Revisited—Why Efficiency Wins Every Time for Your Business
Pundits may not agree on the severity of the coming economic downturn, but one thing’s certain: these 10 essential tactics will boost your business' efficiency, productivity, and profit
Quality Matters
Better Attic Insulation: Simple Solutions for 4 Common Problem Areas
Home builders generally do a good job with blown-in-place attic insulation but should take care with these common trouble spots to ensure a better insulation job and greater home energy efficiency
Business Management
15 Management Systems to Help You Avoid the High-Speed Wobbles
Unprepared home builders experiencing rapid growth run the risk of squandering opportunities during the best decade in housing’s history
Quality Matters
Construction Site Fall Protection Made Simple
Do you want workers to take jobsite safety seriously? Then don’t overcomplicate it
Business Management
How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached
Restrictive covenants can help your business avoid loss of trade secrets and litigation when workers jump ship
NAHB
NAHB Chairman’s Message: Development of Next National Green Building Standard Underway
Home Innovation Research Labs has begun the process of developing the next edition of the ICC-700 NGBS, the national standard used to define and measure sustainable design and construction
Quality Matters
Construction Details for Trouble-Free Stucco Overhangs
Transitions where horizontal and vertical stucco surfaces intersect are prone to moisture problems. Attention to proper detailing will help you avoid issues with water intrusion
Lean Building
Reducing 3 Types of Construction Waste to Increase Home Builder Profit
Waste in home building is a much broader term than most home builders think. Here’s how builders can take stock of all forms of waste throughout the construction process to achieve greater profitability
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11 Tactics for Creating an Outstanding Construction Brand Identity
Branding isn’t just your company logo, it’s how you want customers to perceive your business. Follow these 11 steps to create a great brand identity for your construction company
Quality Matters
Gaps Are Good: Leave Strategic Gaps in Construction to Limit Cracks and Callbacks
It may sound counterintuitive, but by creating gaps that allow the roof, walls, and floor of a house to move, home builders can mitigate callbacks and lost profit
