Shinn Group's 2024 Achievement Awards Winners
The awards recognize home builders for their excellence, discipline, and continuous improvement
7 Sales and Marketing Trends to Watch (and Learn From)
These award-winning campaigns from NAHB's 2024 National Sales and Marketing Awards showcase next-level strategies and stellar results
Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
Sales and Texting? Know the Rules
Texting your sales prospects en masse can be an efficient way to get your message through if you follow these best practices
How to Create a More Inclusive Workplace for Women in Construction
Consider these tips and techniques to attract and retain more women in your home building company and reap the benefits of a more diverse workforce
Ways Women Are Overcoming Hurdles and Making Gains in Construction Careers
Actionable advice for women construction workers who encounter bias on the job
Construction Quality
Quality Assurance—How to Build an Effective Program and Why It Matters
Builders and industry consultants talk about what’s working and how to build a program to ensure quality standards are consistently being met
Quality Matters
Building Garages That Are Airtight
Garages are a difficult area to correctly detail, but also one of the most important
Quality Matters
How to Prevent Tile Cracks
Properly isolating the tile from the subfloor helps builders eliminate cracked tile—a common callback
Quality Matters
Getting Deck Ledgers Right
It’s a seemingly simple detail, but mistakes made when building deck ledgers can cause multiple headaches
Young Adults Say No to Trades
A recent poll found that most young adults who are undecided on a career are not interested in construction trades
Factory In Thailand Can Produce 1,000 Homes Per Year
Prefabricated home factories in the U.S. use robots and advanced tech, but they still resemble the traditional factory and assembly line…
Quality Matters
Batts Done Right—Insulation Best Practice
To boost comfort and efficiency, pay close attention to details when installing fiberglass batts and insist on a Grade 1 job from your crew and subs
Tough Immigration Laws Lead To New-Home Premium Surge In Georgia
In 2010 in Georgia, the average new home was 33.9 percent more expensive than the typical existing home in the same ZIP code. That chasm…
Modular Homes Now An Option For Buyers In The Hamptons
Homebuyers in premium locations such as Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the Hamptons on Long Island are starting to consider…
Century Communities And UCP Announce $336 Million Merger
The combined company will operate in 10 states in the west and southeast
