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
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
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
Wyoming considering disclosure requirement for roofers
A Cheyenne lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would require full written disclosure by roofing contractors, including out-of-state roofers, of the work they will perform.
‘They’ are sure sign of improvement opportunities
We have all heard of ‘they’ or ‘them’! You know, ‘they’ never give us enough material to do the job. ‘They’ didn’t leave it ready for us again. It…
20/20 Insights on Performance Excellence (Free downloadable book)
In this free book, leaders of Baldrige Award winning, World Class, organizations from all sectors share their success stories and eye-opening…
Implementing Quality Management at Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes
This case study details the implementation of an extensive program of quality management at Wathen-Castanos, including training, the formation of…
Quality culture (with link to video of Coca-Cola on the topic)
Quality culture is essential not only to implement and establish quality management in an organization but also to sustain it. A Quality…
Trumark Homes' Maples on launching a post-bubble home-building company
Launched in 2008 during the heart of the housing crash, Trumark Homes has achieved double-digit sales growth during each of the last three years largely by sticking to a single principle rule — build only where the jobs are. We recently sat down with Trumark Homes’ co-founder, principal, and CEO Michael Maples to discuss his business strategy.
Purchasing: the Harsh Realities of Buying Concrete
Buying concrete turnkey can add a level of confusion about what is being purchased and for how much. Purchasing expert Charles Schneider offers a better way
