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
7 Ways Jobsites Could Be More Inclusive and Welcoming to Women
Four industry pros weigh in on simple but significant ways to make construction sites more welcoming to women
Tips for Placing HVAC Ducts in Conditioned Space
See how putting HVAC ducts inside conditioned space in a home benefits both the builder and the homeowner
Built on Happiness: Meet Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year
Delaware-based Schell Brothers, our 2023 Builder of the Year, brings a refreshing approach to delivering homes and measuring success with an overriding mission of happiness
Don’t paint yourself into a corner and create a negative work environment
Often managers set goals for employees such as a minimum number of units to be produced each week and once this is achieved on a regular basis,…
Back to Basics: Checklists and clearly documenting errors to reduce costs
Checklists and audits may be one of the most basic approaches to quality but they frequently lead to problems of accurate data collection. A…
Step by step process diagrams for performance excellence: NHQA
NHQ Award winning builder, NHQA Judge and consultant Tom Gillespie has developed a set of process diagrams that provide an overview of the intent…
Lean Building Blog: There is no future in pessimism
Our business picked up in late 2011, started the New Year off well, and we were deluged at the IBS show, beginning with a standing-room-only…
Sometimes risk management is as simple as listening to your customers
Recently I’ve seen a financial company misplace $30k, a health care organization twice have a patient end up back in ER and a manufacturer face a…
New Virginia statewide building code goes into effect March 1
After March 1, all building plans in Virginia must adhere to the 2009 code that was adopted a year ago.
New-Home Sales
How to Sell Homes Using Incentives
In today’s market, homebuyers have come to expect incentives and discounts when buying a home. New-home sales guru Bob Schultz offers advice on effective selling using incentives
Panel advises Tennessee legislators to stiffen worker misclassification penalties
A Tennessee task force recommended sterner penalties for companies found to be misclassifying construction workers after a study revealed such misclassifications are costing the state millions of dollars.
Impact your bottom-line: Apply for the 2013 National Housing Quality Award
The NHQA is open to home builders, trade contractors and remodelers. Whether you are building production or custom homes, within communities or…
Timber Framing
10 Wood Framing Errors and How to Prevent Them
An expert engineer in wood structures identifies the most common house framing mistakes and offers advice on how to avoid them