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
ISO9001 Impact on Construction Workmanship Performance
A study published in ASQ’s Quality Management Journal this month (Jan 2012) found that ISO9001 Certification (Quality Management Systems…
The Lean Builder: Our future – Fairmont or Fusion
With the February edition of Professional Builder, I begin a series on the evolution of quality management. Here is a more detailed version of an…
Some ADA accessibility rules changing in 2012
Some changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act go into effect beginning March 15, 2012.
Trades and NHQA Performance Excellence
Trade partners have used the National Housing Quality Award over the years as an application process to gain independent feedback on how they can…
Remodeling and NHQ Performance Excellence
Remodeler winners of the National Housing Quality Award over the years cite a range of best practices that helped them to achieve this level of…
The foundations of Quality, Deming
Many people today still see quality as being about 'incremental improvement' rather than innovation and fast dynamic change and particularly those…
Cost of Quality Video: The cost of breaking the quality rules
This short video wonderfully highlights key quality issues that impact the Cost of Quality and avoid risk. It is ideal for introducing quality,…
Improve the process before streamlining with software
Perhaps you heard the story in December about the truck driver that won a Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640 worth over $200,000. A few hours…
Listen to the culture of Lean
Having the right culture is the key to making Lean work in an organization. To demonstrate what a culture of commitment looks like, Scott Sedam profiles builders that truly “get it” when it comes to Lean operations.
Lessons from the worst CEOs of 2011
Netflix loses 60% of its market and RIM (Blackberry) also loses over 50% of its market, not a great year for what had been some of the strongest…