Best Practices

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Savannah by Tim O'Brien Homes

Embracing Improvement: Tim O'Brien Homes 2018 NHQ Gold

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Lessons Learned: Pacific Lifestyle Homes 2018 NHQ Gold

Continuous Improvement is a Journey

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The Variance Measurement Quagmire—the Nightmare Continues

Installing blown-in fiberglass insulation

For Better R-Values, Blow in the Insulation

How Institutional Landlords Responded To Hurricane Harvey

An entirely new asset class of large institutional landlords was put to the test by Hurricane Harvey. Two such companies, Starwood Waypoint and American Homes 4 Rent, collectively own about 6,000 single-family rental…

Disaster Resliency Could Be Selling Point For Solar Panels And Batteries

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The Lazy Engineer

Preventing leaky doors

Making Sure That Doors Are Watertight

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Welcome to Your VPO Nightmare